"Appleseed is the original Manga by Shirow Masamune featuring a couple of futuristic SWAT members working in a Utopian society within a Dystopian world. Appleseed XIII is the Anime series adaptation of the Manga in a similar art direction as the two movies preceeding it. The adaptation also comes from the renown Production I.G, who has handled Ghost in the Shell and it’s corresponding series’ in the past." - Attack on Gaming
hahahaha, finally a site that isnt overly generous and tells it as it is!