Appleseed takes place in the aftermath of World War III, where the General Management Control Office has constructed the experimental city known as Olympus. Built to be a paradise on Earth, Olympus is inhabited by humans, cyborgs, and bioroids (genetically engineered humans designed for increased physical capabilities and decreased emotional capabilities). Bioroids run and control all of the administrative functions of Olympus, ensuring that the city remains the utopian society it was meant to be for all of its citizens. But for some people living in Utopia, the city has become less of a home and more of a cage.

Police officer Calon Mautholos has grown to despise Olympus following his wife's suicide, blaming her death on the lack of creative freedom caused by the rules binding the citizens of the city. As his hatred for the city grows, Calon conspires with the terrorist A.J. Sebastian to destroy the Legislature of the Central Management Bureau to send the rules of Olympus that killed his wife tumbling down. But when Calon discovers it is not political malcontent, but rather hatred for bioroids that motives Sebastian, Calon turns renegade and gains the attention of city officials. Deunan Knute and her partner Briareos of the ESWAT counter-terrorism unit are dispatched to hunt down and stop Calon and Sebastian. by any means necessary!

Background

The OVA has an almost completely original storyline, only sharing some of the characters and the setting with the source material.

Characters & Voice Actors

111users Knute, Deunan

79users Katsuki, Masako

2users Sakaguchi, Yoshisada

4users Areios, Athena

5users Sawada, Toshiko

0user Mautholos, Calon

276users Furukawa, Toshio

9users Shou, Mayumi

6,322users Wakamoto, Norio

Recommendations

MotokoAramaki
Overall Rating 6

Given that the newer versions of Appleseed have become popular, I figured that I.

Sep 16, 2008 6:09 PM | 19 people found helpful

kajia
Overall Rating 5

This anime lacks a certain. something. Nothing seems to be horribly wrong, b.

Mar 16, 2010 4:09 PM | 17 people found helpful

FullmetalCowboy
Overall Rating 2

Critic’s Log - Earthdate: October 21, 2013. Review #61: Appleseed (1988 OVA).

Oct 21, 2013 11:41 PM | 9 people found helpful

GoodEnoughForMe
Overall Rating 7

Appleseed is a work that seems to show up every now and then, after many of us h.

Feb 28, 2011 1:50 PM | 8 people found helpful

Shura-shurato
Overall Rating 9

Saw it the 1st time on tape i got from a friend in 1997, AND I LOVE IT, little t.

Dec 18, 2012 10:40 AM | 6 people found helpful