Apple Nuclear War ( アップルシード ) is a science fiction manga based on Greek mythology and featuring cyberpunk and mecha elements commonly found in Shiro's authentic works , and explores political and philosophical issues. It was adapted into an OVA in 1988, an animated film in 2004,[1] a 13-episode anime in 2011, and several video games.
"Apple Nuclear War" tells that in 2131, the non-nuclear war that destroyed the entire world finally came to an end. Dina Naz, a soldier who survived the war, led by Brienos, whose body was almost mechanized, and hitomi, a mysterious woman, came to the peaceful city of Olympus. "Olympus" is a city where cyborgs coexist with humans, a fine breed that is less aggressive than humans and has no reproductive ability, everyone thinks that humans and cyborgs can maintain a balance of power in Olympus, but the confrontation between the two is becoming more and more intense, and finally even Dina and Brienos are involved in this fight for "APPLESEED".
The movie "Apple Nuclear War" was produced with full "3D Live Anime" technology, and was released in Japanese cinemas on April 17, 2004, and a sequel to the production was published. "3D Live Anime" technology is a combination of Japanese animation and 3DCG with 3DCG to convert traditional animation styles of cartoon rendering (Toon rendering) technology, and character action and Motion capture technology.) More realistic and freely expressive photographic techniques than previous animations. In terms of traditional Japanese animation performance, it is easier to invest in emotions.
The director of this work is Nobushi Arama, who also works as a mechanical designer in Shiro's authentic works, giving full play to his extraordinary creativity. The producer position was to invite Fumihiko Tsang, who had participated in the production of "Titanic" as a 3D animator, and served as the director of the super-selling film "PING PONG" of Matsumoto's original work.
On October 20, 2007, the sequel to the film "EX MACHINA", "EX MACHINA (エクスマキナ)", was produced by Wu Yusen, the director of "Face Change" and "Mission Impossible 2". The main point of the story is the love affair between Brienos, who lost his body and was mechanized, and the female soldier Dina Naz, although Brienos became an artificial control robot, Dina's love for him has not changed until now. But before the two of them, there is Tres, an artificial man exactly like Brienos when he was a human, and they perform the mission together.
Apple Nuclear War XIII is the first TV series in the Apple Nuclear War series to be launched in the form of a full 13 episodes, and is a completely new work in the series, and it has been handed over to 13 production companies to each episode and re-edited into two theatrical versions. Since June 2011, it has been released for limited time during the theatrical screening, and has also been broadcast online, and the BD disc has been released. The anime takes place after World War V and revolves around the story of Dina and Briareios in "OLYMPUS".
On July 22, 2014, "Apple Nuclear War: Alpha" was released in the United States, and the director of this work is still Nobushi Arama. Set against the backdrop of the ruins of Earth after World War 5, the film tells the story of Dunant, a post-war survivor of the Special Forces "ESWAT", and his partner Brienos in a sworn-to-death confrontation with the enemy in order to protect their new allies.