Appleseed XIII
| Appleseed XIII | |
A promotional graphic for the series | |
| アップルシード XIII (Appurushīdo Sātīn) | |
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| Genre | Science fiction, action, war |
| Original net animation | |
| Directed by | Takayuki Hamana |
| Produced by | Katsuji Morishita Hiroki Kawashima Shinichi Ikeda |
| Written by | Junichi Fujisaku |
| Music by | Conisch |
| Studio | Dynamo Pictures (#1) Welz Animation Studios (#2) Premium Agency (#3) Mozu & Chika (#4) Dandelion Animation Studio (#5) Kūki (#6) Frameworks Entertainment (#7) Garage Film (#8–9) Kantana Animation Studios (#10) N-Design (#11) Jinni's Animation Studio (#12) P.I.C.S. (#13) |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Released | June 3, 2011 – January 25, 2012 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes (each) |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Anime film | |
| Appleseed XIII: Tartaros | |
| Directed by | Takayuki Hamana |
| Produced by | Katsuji Morishita Hiroki Kawashima Shinichi Ikeda |
| Written by | Junichi Fujisaku |
| Music by | Conisch |
| Studio | Jinni's Animation Studio Production I.G (production co-operation) |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Released | June 13, 2011 |
| Runtime | 100 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Appleseed XIII: Ouranos | |
| Directed by | Takayuki Hamana |
| Produced by | Katsuji Morishita Hiroki Kawashima Shinichi Ikeda |
| Written by | Junichi Fujisaku |
| Music by | Conisch |
| Studio | Jinni's Animation Studio Production I.G (production co-operation) |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Released | October 24, 2011 |
| Runtime | 100 minutes |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Akira Miyagawa |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Monthly Afternoon |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | October 25, 2011 – April 25, 2013 |
| Volumes | 3 |
Appleseed XIII (Japanese: アップルシードXIII, Hepburn: Appurushīdo Sātīn) is a 2011 Japanese CGI anime adaptation of Masamune Shirow's science fiction manga series Appleseed. Composed of 13 episodes, the series retold the exploits of E-S.W.A.T. member Deunan and her cyborg partner Briareos. The series was produced by Production I.G and under the direction of Takayuki Hamana with Junichi Fujisaku as script supervisor. All 13 episodes were compiled into two feature-length films. The first feature film titled Appleseed XIII: Tartaros (アップルシードXIII ～遺言～, Appurushīdo Sātīn ~Yuigon~) was announced by Shochiku and released on June 13, 2011. The second film, Appleseed XIII: Ouranos (アップルシード XIII ~預言~, Appurushīdo Sātīn ~Yogen~) was released on October 24, 2011.
A North American release of the TV series was released in June 2013. It was licensed by Funimation.