The Appleseed graphic novels are tons better than anything Appleseed animated I have seen. It really sucks that Ghost hit so hard in a way, not that the TV stuff and movies we got from it weren’t brilliant but he just laid Appleseed aside. Now I guess all he does is sweaty girl nude pinup crappola as far as I can tell.
Freegards
Yea, Appleseed could have been something huge. It had all the foundation of GITS and could have gone any number of places indefinitely.
I have to wonder if his well went dry or there were creator vs. corporate vision issues that led to him going the route he ultimately did. The guy was a rock star with GITS even before the first movie. I mean I’m not opposed to the finely rendered boob mind you but if you have talent and sit atop a goldmine, why not dig?