appleseed

An 80s science fiction manga created by Shirow Masamune.

The series follows the adventures of ESWAT members Deunan Knute and Briareos Hecatonchires in Olympus, a fictional utopian city in the far future.

Like much of Masamune's work, Appleseed merges elements of the cyberpunk and mecha genres with a heavy dosage of politics, philosophy, and sociology.

The manga series spans four volumes, released between 1985 and 1989.

It has been adapted into an OVA (1988), two animated films (released in 2004 and 2007), and a series of video games.