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Description
World War III is over, and nomad soldier Duenan Knute and her cyborg partner Briareos struggle to survive in the abandoned cities and demilitarized zones of the post-war wasteland, the "Badside." Matters appear on the upswing, however, when they are found and brought to Olympus, an urban utopia and centerpiece for the reconstruction of civilization. Duenan and Bri join the Olympus police, a force that seems hardly necessary in such a paradise. But, like in most pretty pictures, perfection is an illusion, and Olympus's peaceful facade hides a dark secret, a violent struggle between human and...
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World War III is over, and nomad soldier Duenan Knute and her cyborg partner Briareos struggle to survive in the abandoned cities and demilitarized zones of the post-war wasteland, the "Badside." Matters appear on the upswing, however, when they are found and brought to Olympus, an urban utopia and centerpiece for the reconstruction of civilization. Duenan and Bri join the Olympus police, a force that seems hardly necessary in such a paradise. But, like in most pretty pictures, perfection is an illusion, and Olympus's peaceful facade hides a dark secret, a violent struggle between human and cyborg that could once again plunge the world into war... and genocide.
Note: Won the Seiun Award for Best Manga in 1986. Less...
Note: Won the Seiun Award for Best Manga in 1986. Less...
Type
Manga
Related Series
Associated Names
Apple Seed
Appleseed Hypernote
Яблочное зёрнышко
Яблочное семя
Яблычнае насенне
アップルシード
애플시드
Appleseed Hypernote
Яблочное зёрнышко
Яблочное семя
Яблычнае насенне
アップルシード
애플시드
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Latest Release(s)
v.1-2 by MangaProject over 16 years ago
v.3-4 by The Furry Triangle over 16 years ago
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v.3-4 by The Furry Triangle over 16 years ago
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Status
in Country of Origin
4 Volumes + Hypernotes (Complete/Discontinued)
Completely Scanlated?
Yes
Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A
User Reviews
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User Rating
Average: 7.4 / 10.0 (143 votes)
Bayesian Average: 7.21 / 10.0
Bayesian Average: 7.21 / 10.0
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Last Updated
September 6th 2023, 12:08pm
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Author(s)
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Year
1985
Original Publisher
Serialized In (magazine)
Comic Gaia (Seishinsha)
Licensed (in English)
Yes
English Publisher
Dark Horse (4 Volumes - Complete)
Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #735
(+27)
Monthly Pos #1844 (No change)
3 Month Pos #2928
(+398)
6 Month Pos #3525
(+1168)
Year Pos #6498
(-39)

Monthly Pos #1844 (No change)
3 Month Pos #2928

6 Month Pos #3525

Year Pos #6498

List Stats
On 151 reading lists
On 392 wish lists
On 376 completed lists
On 36 unfinished lists
On 150 custom lists
On 392 wish lists
On 376 completed lists
On 36 unfinished lists
On 150 custom lists
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Good Manga, Bad Animes
by Cosmogiri
July 21st, 2015, 9:56am
July 21st, 2015, 9:56am
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
Hard to follow? haha, gotta read the two ghost in the shell volumes then guys.
i find appleseed a lot easier to understand...
this manga has a multi layered storyline, some of them pass on the media surrounding the heroine, some are just small background stuff...re-reading a lot it is mandatory.
This said, political intrigues involved in appleseed are all lost in the video adaptations, too bad.
i frankly got disappointed by ALL of them, only the two latest oav's are worth more than a 5/10.
the full 3D cellshading ones are a complete no-go, even action scenes s*ck.
i find appleseed a lot easier to understand...
this manga has a multi layered storyline, some of them pass on the media surrounding the heroine, some are just small background stuff...re-reading a lot it is mandatory.
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the moment when she loses her eye took me a while to completely understand
This said, political intrigues involved in appleseed are all lost in the video adaptations, too bad.
i frankly got disappointed by ALL of them, only the two latest oav's are worth more than a 5/10.
the full 3D cellshading ones are a complete no-go, even action scenes s*ck.

Excellent series
by sabasebatyne
January 9th, 2008, 9:06pm
January 9th, 2008, 9:06pm
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
This was great, art wasn't the best at first, but by the third volume Shirow hit his stride. Yeah, it's a little hard to follow at times, but it's a great story nonetheless.

Hard to follow
by m1sael
September 8th, 2007, 8:26pm
September 8th, 2007, 8:26pm
Rating: 1.0 / 10.0
This 80's cyber punk manga is full of technicisms from technology, military & police worlds. You add to that some international conspiracy, mix in a little bit of existentialism and there you have: appleseed. I found it very hard to follow. Not worthy enough to read.
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