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Appleseed Ex Machina is a 2007 Japanese computer-animated science-fiction film directed by Shinji Aramaki and based on Masamune Shirow's Appleseed manga. It follows Deunan Knute and the cyborg Briareos Hecatonchires in Olympus, a future city populated by humans, cyborgs, and genetically engineered bioroids. The film continues the earlier Appleseed adaptation with a military and cyberpunk story about technology, identity, and social stability.
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What is Appleseed Ex Machina about?
Appleseed Ex Machina is a 2007 computer-animated science-fiction film directed by Shinji Aramaki. It follows Deunan Knute and the cyborg Briareos Hecatonchires in Olympus, a city shared by humans, cyborgs, and genetically engineered beings.
Is Appleseed Ex Machina based on a manga?
Yes. The film is based on Masamune Shirow's Appleseed manga. It is a follow-up to the 2004 animated film Appleseed, but presents a new conflict involving technology and social control.
Who are Deunan and Briareos in Appleseed Ex Machina?
Deunan Knute is a highly trained human soldier, while Briareos Hecatonchires is her cyborg partner. Their relationship is central to the film as Olympus faces a threat connected to bioroids and networked systems.
What other film is connected to Appleseed Ex Machina?
The closest companion is the 2004 film Appleseed, also a Japanese computer-animated adaptation of Masamune Shirow's manga. Ex Machina expands the same Olympus setting and returns to Deunan and Briareos.
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