アップルシード XIII

Appleseed XIII

After facing massive destruction from a devastating war, the city Olympus has become the last stronghold as the center of command for the world. In order to protect the city from a group of terrorists known as the Argonauts, former LAPD SWAT member, Deunan Knotts, runs special military forces consisting of Biroids (cloned humans) and her cyborg partner Brialeos. Knotts must protect the city at all costs but is met with difficulties when Al Ceides, the Argonaut leader thought to be dead, resurfaces and causes problems. (Source: FUNimation)

Names

Original	アップルシード XIII (japanese)
Romaji	Appleseed XIII
English	—
Chinese	苹果核战记XIII (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known as	Appleseed (2011)

Facts

Format	OVA (home video) · 13 ep · 22 min · 5h total
Aired	2011-06-03 → 2012-01-25 (Summer 2011)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Production I.G, Jinni's Animation Studio
Source	Original work
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Action Mecha Sci-Fi
Themes	Military Police CGI Full CGI Robots Female Protagonist Primarily Adult Cast Urban Guns Terrorism
Streaming	Hulu

Reception

Community score	5.62 / 10
Bayesian score	6.94 / 10
Composite	41.6
On lists	2,968
Favourited	13 (0.4%)
Completion	66.1%
Drop rate	15.6%
In backlog	49.1%
Score spread σ	1.94

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Summer 2011	E	60 of 73
Studio	Production I.G	E	234 of 250
Year	2011	E	257 of 305
Genre	Mecha	E	407 of 484
Format	OVA (home video)	E	819 of 944
Length	OVA / Special	E	1,130 of 1,260
Genre	Sci-Fi	E	1,194 of 1,409
Era	Early 2010s	E	1,324 of 1,627
Season (all years)	Summer	E	1,406 of 1,662
Source material	Original work	E	1,424 of 1,732
Genre	Action	E	2,375 of 2,765
Origin	Japan	E	6,039 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Takayuki Hamana, Youta Tsuruoka
Series composition	Junichi Fujisaku
Character design	Masamune Shirow, Takayuki Gotou
Music	Conisch
Original creator	Masamune Shirow