Anime like Appleseed XIII

Vexille: 2077 Nihon Sakoku

Also known as Vexille: 2077 Isolation of Japan.

Studio: Funimation , TBS , Oxybot
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

In an alternate 21st century, the robotics industry undergoes a period of rapid advancement worldwide. By the year 2050, Japan has firmly established itself as the leader in robotic technology and manufacture with Daiwa Heavy Industries. As the technology evolves to include robotic enhancements to the human body, the blurring of the line between man and machine triggers a sudden shift in world opinion. In response, the U.N. passes a unilateral ban of further research and development on robotics in 2067. Japan fiercely objects to this ban, but is unable to prevent its passage. In protest, Japan withdrew from international politics and chose to pursue a policy of high-tech national isolation. While only trade continues, Japan disappears from the world scene.

Ten years later, a series of bizarre incidents lead the American technology police agency SWORD to believe that Japan has concealed extensive development of banned technologies through the use of the RACE network. SWORD dispatches a unit of special agents to infiltrate Japan and gather intelligence on the country. Vexille, a veteran agent among the group, uncovers the horrifying truth behind the ten years of isolation.

Tags: Military , Full CGI , Real Robot , Dystopian , Love Triangle , Female Protagonist , Robots , CGI , Cyberpunk , Post-Apocalyptic , Tragedy , Foreign , Conspiracy

Appleseed Saga Ex Machina

Also known as Appleseed: Ex Machina.

Studio: Sega Games , Warner Bros. Japan , Digital Frontier
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Deunan, a young female warrior, and Briareos, a veteran cyborg-soldier, are both partners and lovers. As members 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.



Tags: Urban , Police , Robots , Tomboy , Cyberpunk , Military , Politics , Terrorism , Full CGI , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Guns , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , CGI , Tragedy

Appleseed α

Also known as Appleseed Alpha.

Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment , Sola Digital Arts
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Appleseed Alpha depicts the early days of Deunan Knute and Briareos in the 22nd century, as they embark on a journey throughout dystopic ruins of New York in search of the city of Olympus. They are hired by Two Horns, the warlord of the ruined city, to eliminate bipedal combat machines. During the fight, they encouter Iris and Olson, both on a mission. Deunan and Briareos befriend with them and decide to join their mission.

Iris is tasked with preventing the malevolent cyborg Talos from capturing a secret weapon humans were building. Talos uses Iris to activate the gigantic war machine.



Tags: CGI , Robots , Military , Police , Dystopian , Primarily Adult Cast , Guns , Seinen , Full CGI

SSSS.GRIDMAN

Also known as SSSS.GRIDMAN.

Studio: Trigger , Tsuburaya Productions , Fields , Pony Canyon , Docomo Anime Store , KLOCKWORX , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Ultra Super Pictures , BS11 , Graphinica
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Collaboration with Tsuburaya Productions.

Yuta Hibiki awakens with amnesia and the ability see things that others cannot. He first encounters a Gridman in the reflection of his friend Rikka Takarada's computer and it tells him to "Remember his calling," but Yuta doesn't understand what this means. Later, in the distance, he sees an extremely large monster but it doesn't move. It's only when Yuta gets to school that the two sightings make sense: a monster attacks and the hero Yuta saw in the computer screen pulls him within the computer and transforms Yuta into a giant hero named Gridman.



Tags: Tokusatsu , Kaiju , Super Robot , Alternate Universe , Denpa , Memory Manipulation , Meta , Virtual World , Superhero , Anti-Hero , Henshin , Gods , Hikikomori , Amnesia , CGI , Yandere , Super Power , Aliens , Male Protagonist , School , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Gore , Villainess , Love Triangle