First impressions:

Graphics and Animation: WOW! 9/10 for Graphics. Way better than Appleseed 2004. A very big improvement. However, only a 5/10 for Animation. Facial expressions are still rather frozen. Especially on Deunan. Though it's understandable that there is a lack of emotion in the bioroids(due to the fact that they're genetically made to have no negative emotions), the human elements in this movie still lack a little of the human touch. Even the "emotionally expressive" moments between Deunan and Briareos were rather tepid. Though Briareos no longer has a human face or body, i was expecting more emotion from Deunan. GATTAI!!! between human and cyborg still needs work.

Story and Plot: Oops! *falls flat* Kind of weak this round. Much weaker than Appleseed 2004. But at least it was consistent. Not many/little holes this time round. Some flashbacks to Deunan's past with Briareos. Then there's the third party thrown in but then ravu turiiangaruu falls flat at this stage.

WTF Moments: Plenty! I'll be damned if i didn't find a somewhat familiar scene/s and eat my laptop. From Final Fantasy to The Matrix, you name it.

Spoilers ahead! Beware!

The fight scene with Briareos and Deunan vs the cyborg terrorists in the opening sequence. Short of calling it gun-kata or something out of Matrix, what would you call it? Heck...the way Deunan moves you'd think she was a super-cyborg or bioroid, not a human being.

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Opening sequence. They've dropped the old V-22 osprey hybrid for something more organic that looks like a fly.


Commander Lance! This guy looks to be the younger version. For those of you who've watched the 2004 movie, you'll notice that the old Commander Lance had white hair, not black.


Spotlight on the Church... YAAGGHH!!! BEGONE FOUL DEMONSSSSS!!!!


Advancing on roof after shooting a tango with a rope and using him as an express lift, over.


Now where have i seen this pose before? Lemme think... S.T.A.L.K.E.R?


Wooo.... Nike has a nice body there. But hell, she's an artificial being. But i'd still tap it.


Hitomi, Minister of Political Relations. Looks more mature and fappable.


Hitomi at her birthday party. Apparently, being an artificial being doesn't mean she's not shy to keep her age a secret. Go figure. She can still be 999years old, look the same but i'd still fap to it.


COMRADES OF THE GREAT SOVIET UNION OLYMPUS! WE WILL TRIUMPH AND CRUSH THOSE CAPITALIST B*******!!!!!!!


The Borg have arrived! *Assimilateeee.... join usssssss*


One dude's that going to wake up feeling he split into two. And hint: Briareos gets a HUEG blade like Cloud.


OH SHI-... Jenova's back!


One shot to end them all, one shot that will end the riots, quell the violence and in the process, negate all mindhaxx3s.


Brain matter goes flying and the story ends with Tereus(new character...hmmm...), Briareos and Deunan escaping.

If you've noticed, i haven't given out all the spoilers. You gonna have to watch it yourself if you want the rest of the story.

Aoshi out.