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A prequel to the cyberpunk franchise Appleseed by Shirow Masamune, creator of The Ghost in the American comics readers are familiar with the Appleseed property, which was adapted into popular anime in 1988, 2004, and 2007, with an Appleseed Alpha film last year. Nostalgic anime fans will be excited to revisit this 16 and up.A NEW CHAPTER IN THE APPLESEED SAGABefore the events of Appleseed, Deunan, a human woman and formerSWAT officer, along with her combat-cyborg lover, Briareos, arrive inwar-torn New York City. The city's mayor is a dapper but delusionalcyborg, preparing for the UFO invasion he's convinced is right around thecorner. Briareos's powerful abilities earn the pair refuge, but there are fewhuman comforts to be found in a city catered to cyborgs...After the couple parts ways, the mayor's nightmare takesa turn for the worse. Deunan's group of outcasthumans may be just the extra manpower the mayorneeds-but can the two factions put aside theirdifferences in time to save the world?PRAISE FOR APPLESEEDBY SHIROW MASAMUNE,THE MIND BEHINDTHE GHOST IN THE SHELL"A meditation on utopian ideals...pure SF."-Worlds Without End"Every time you read the manga and watchthe plot develop you find something youmissed before."-"Ten Reasons Appleseed Is Amazing," IGN

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A prequel to the cyberpunk franchise Appleseed by Shirow Masamune, creator of The Ghost in the Shell.

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A prequel to the cyberpunk franchise Appleseed by Shirow Masamune, creator of The Ghost in the Shell.

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A prequel to the cyberpunk franchise Appleseed by Shirow Masamune, creator of The Ghost in the Shell. Iou Kuroda is a popular name in the manga world, as author of the Nasu stories (Kodansha). UK comic fans are familiar with the Appleseed property, which was adapted into popular anime in 1988, 2004 and 2007. Nostalgic anime fans will be excited to revisit this classic . Adapted from 2014 CGI film from Sony Pictures.

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