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Appleseed (manga)

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Alternative title:
Яблочное зёрнышко (Russian)
Яблочное семя (Russian)
アップルシード (Japanese)
蘋果核戰 (Chinese (Taiwan))
애플시드 (Korean)
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: Appleseed takes place in the 22nd Century, after the non-nuclear Third World War decimates the Earth. While states like Great Britain, France and China have difficulty maintaining order and power, international organizations like the "Sacred Republique of Mumna" and "Poseidon" have been established in the aftermath.
User Ratings: 140 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 19 votes (Eng:12, dub:3, sub:3, others:1
1 German
)
 Excellent: 46 votes (Eng:27, sub:13, dub:4, ?:1, others:1
1 French dubbed
)
 Very good: 30 votes (Eng:17, sub:8, dub:1, others:4
2 French
1 German
1 German subtitled
)
 Good: 24 votes (Eng:17, sub:6, others:1
1 French
)
 Decent: 12 votes (Eng:6, sub:3, dub:3)
 So-so: 9 votes (Eng:7, sub:1, dub:1)
 Not really good: -
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 345 users, rank: #235 (of 6364)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 8.064 (Very good), std. dev.: 1.4001, rank: #792 (of 6899)
Weighted mean: 8.041 (Very good), rank: #965 (of 6899) (seen all: 8.28 / seen some: 7.65 / won't finish: 5.70)
Bayesian estimate: 8.032 (Very good), rank: #391 (of 3386)
Number of tankoubon: 4
Number of pages: 201
Volumes:
#1. Prometheus Challenge
#2. Prometheus Unbound
#3. Scales of Prometheus
#4. Prometheus Balance
Chapter titles: We have 25
Vintage: 1985-02-15
Release dates: We have 13
Official website:
Appleseed @ sTwo (Japanese)
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 1
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2nd Appleseed XIII Film's Trailer Streamed (Oct 3, 2011)
Appleseed XIII Anime Gets Manga Series in October (Sep 22, 2011)
1st Appleseed XIII Film's Action Promo Streamed (Jun 29, 2011)
J-Comi Hosts Mafia to Lure Manga by Hen Zemi's Tagro (Jun 8, 2011)
Dark Horse Comics Lays Off 7 Employees (Apr 13, 2011)
NEC Biglobe Sells E-Books, Manga in International Android Apps (Apr 4, 2011)
Appleseed XIII Released on Film/Net/BD Simultaneously (Mar 4, 2011)
Appleseed XIII Anime Series' Image, Details Released (Update 2) (Oct 26, 2010)
Appleseed XIII CG Anime Series Green-Lit for Next Spring (Oct 23, 2010)
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New Manga Launch on U.S. Kindle, iPhone, Nokia Ovi (Sep 1, 2010)
NTT, 3 Publishers to Expand E-Manga in North America (Feb 28, 2010)
Shueisha, Microsoft Reveal Details on Phone Manga Sales (Nov 12, 2009)
Slam Dunk Manga, Precure Anime Made into Online Games (Oct 23, 2009)
Masamune Shirow Working with Lucent on Squad Project (Mar 18, 2009)
Masamune Shirow, I.G's Real Drive Trailer Posted Online (Mar 12, 2008)
Appleseed Sequel to be Shown in NYC Friday, Saturday (Mar 6, 2008)
Masamune Shirow Designs Armor for RF Online RPG (Feb 14, 2008)
Production I.G President Talks Ghost Hound Anime (Nov 24, 2007)
Appleseed Gets Online Card Game in Japan This Fall (Aug 27, 2007)
Clannad Movie, Ghost Hound, DuelPod Videos Posted (Aug 13, 2007)
I.G Adds Sakamoto Talk, Asience & Ghost Hound Videos (Jul 6, 2007)
Dark Horse Press Releases (Jul 14, 2001)
July Anime Merchandise list (May 8, 2001)
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Artbook
    Appleseed - ID (Artbook) 2006-12-20 (from $71.77)
DVD (Region 1)
    Appleseed: Ex Machina [Two-Disc Collector's Edition+Manga] [Best Buy Exclusive] (DVD) 2008-03-11
eBook
    Appleseed - ID (eBook) 2015-05-27 (from $4.99)
    Appleseed - The Promethean Challenge (eBook 1) 2014-09-10 (from $8.99)
    Appleseed - Prometheus Unbound (eBook 2) 2014-09-10 (from $8.99)
    Appleseed - The Scales of Prometheus (eBook 3) 2014-09-10 (from $4.99)
    Appleseed - The Promethean Balance (eBook 4) 2014-09-10 (from $8.99)
Fanbook
    Appleseed - Hypernotes (Fanbook) 2007-07-11 (from $295.82)
Graphic novel
    Appleseed - The Promethean Challenge (GN 1) 2007-11-07 (from $42.50)
    Appleseed - Prometheus Unbound (GN 2) 2008-05-21 (from $11.96)
    Appleseed - The Scales of Prometheus (GN 3) 2008-08-27 (from $11.96)
    Appleseed - The Promethean Balance (GN 4) 2009-03-11 (from $11.96)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Masamune Shirow

Publisher:
Harumichi Aoki (Seishinsha)
Hiroji Matsuoka (Media Publisher)
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher:
Kadokawa (Kadokawa Digital Comics)
Kodansha (KC Deluxe)
Media Factory (Bunko; MF Bunko)
Seishinsha (Original Tankoubon; Comic borne)
English staff
English cast
Art Director: Lia Ribacchi
Translation:
Dana Lewis
Duane Johnson
Toren Smith

Design: Tina Alessi
Editing:
Chris Warner (vol. 1)
Tim Ervin (vols. 2-4)
Editing Assistant: Samantha Robertson (vols. 2-4)
Executive Editor: Toren Smith
Lettering:
John Clark (Book 1)
Lois Buhalis (vol. 1)
Tom Orzechowski
Publisher: Mike Richardson
(none)
English companies
Licensed by:
Dark Horse Comics
Eclipse Comics (License expired)
Publisher: Manga Books (UK)
Translation: Studio Proteus
French cast
French staff
Translation: Jun'Ichi Takeda (Vol.1 only)
(none)
French companies
Publisher: Glenat
Italian staff
Italian companies
(none)
Italian cast
(none)
German staff
German companies
(none)
Publisher: Egmont Manga & Anime (Egmont Manga and Anime)
German cast
(none)
Dutch staff
Dutch companies
(none)
Publisher: Mana
Dutch cast
(none)
Polish staff
Polish cast
(none)
Polish companies
Publisher: TM-Semic
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Licensed by: d/visual taipei
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)
Chinese (Hong Kong) staff
Chinese (Hong Kong) companies
(none)
Chinese (Hong Kong) cast
(none)

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