WC 08: Exclusive Appleseed Ex Machina Clips

February 22, 2008 - This evening at WonderCon 2008, fans will get a chance to view the latest Appleseed anime in full. Since we can't bring you to San Fran with us, nor can we let you download the movie, we did the next best thing - bring you some fresh clips.

We'll bring you impressions of the film as soon as we can. In the meantime, enjoy these. Before we get to that, just in case there are some of you that missed the first two trailers, and our Ten Reasons Appleseed Kicks Ass feature, here's a brief description of the franchise. (To check out the trailers and the feature, check out the links below the new clips).

"Following the non-nuclear war that killed half the world's population, the city-nation of Olympus stands as a beacon of hope in a world of chaos and conflict. The utopian metropolis is governed by Gaia, a vast artificial intelligence, and administered by genetically engineered humanoids known as Bioroids, whose designer DNA suppresses strong emotions. With Bioroids being half of its population, peace and order are easily maintained.

"Deunan, a young female warrior, and Briareos, a veteran cybord-soldier, are both partners and lovers. As memboers of E.S.W.A.T., the elite special forces serving Olympus, they are deployed whenever trouble strikes. The two fighters find their partnership tested in a new way by the arrival of a new member to their ranks - an experimental Bioroid named Tereus.

"Created by Gaia using DNA from Briareos, Tereus uncannily resembles Briareos before the wartime injuries that led to his becoming a cyborg. Not only does this trouble Deunan, but Briareos's DNA gives Tereus more than top-notch fighting skills, this battle-ready Bioroid is like Briareos in another way - he has strong romantic feelings for Deunan!

"At the same time, Olympus finds itself under a stealth attack by a mysterious cabal of scientists intent on imposing their own version of world peace upon the peoples of the world."

Let's get to those clips!

"United"