Appleseed XIII is an direct-to-video anime "television" series based on the manga of the same name by Masamune Shirow (creator of Ghost in the Shell, New Dominion Tank Police, and Black Magic M-66). While Appleseed has previously been adapted as two CGI films in 2004 and 2008 as well as a 1988 OVA, XIII remains separate from either adaptation, featuring a new storyline using Shirow's characters, settings and themes. The series was released on June 6, 2011. All 13 episodes were compiled into two feature-length films. The first feature film titled Appleseed XIII: Tartaros was released on June 13, 2011. The second film, Appleseed XIII: Ouranos was released on October 24, 2011. An English version was released on DVD and BluRay in June of 2013.
The following weapons were used in the anime series Appleseed XIII:
Deunan Knute's sidearm of choice is a custom 1911 pistol she inherited from her father, Karl. This particular model resembles the Colt MK IV Series 70 (the variant she used in both the manga and the original OVA), but features a full length guide rod, a stainless magazine release, an extended length trigger, and has the notches for the slide lock on both the left and right side of the slide. The Ceryneia gunsmith Lark refers to it as a "custom government model" (likely referring to the Colt Government Model), and comments that only the slide and frame appear to be original, with everything else having been replaced or upgraded.
Numerous Beretta 92FS pistols show up throughout the series, occasionally with a two-tone finish. Another 92FS with a two-tone finish is seen in the hands of a Human Liberation Front terrorist in episode 2.
Lark Ceryne uses Smith & Wesson Model 15 revolver with rubber grips in episode 3. The weapon is oddly rendered, with the frame and triggerguard proportions being slightly off and an absent cylinder release.
The standard sidearm for all ES.W.A.T. officers is the fictional Seburo BoBsonS, a carryover from the orginial Appleseed manga. The BoBsonS is chamered for a special 6x25mm round and sports a 23 round magazine.
As with most renditions of Appleseed, Briareos takes advantage of his size and strength to use weapons designed for LandMates as if they were standard firearms. Briareos is frequently seen using a semi-automatic LandMate pistol as his primary weapon.
The Seburo J9, a fiction 9mm submachine gun that originally appeared in the original Appleseed manga as a mainstay of ES.W.A.T, is frequently seen in the hands of both ES.W.A.T. and regular police officers.
As with any Appleseed adaptation, one of the key armaments for ES.W.A.T. is the LandMate, a halfway point between a suit of powered armor and a small mecha. Each of these machines is equipped with a large caliber rifle. While the specific caliber of the LandMate rifles in XIII is never stated, most itenerations show LandMate weapons as being chambered for anti-armor rounds between 20mm to 35mm.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingBriareos' LandMate, equipped with a large caliber rifle and a Damocles flight system (the fin-like protrusion on it's back). (Ep.1)Error creating thumbnail: File missingAn ES.W.A.T. officer in a GUGES-D model LandMate captures a Argonaut guard. (Ep.1)Error creating thumbnail: File missingAn ES.W.A.T. GUGES-D LandMate with a standard-issue rifle. The smaller arms contain the pilot's arms, while the larger primary arms mimic their movements allowing the pilot to utilize far larger weapon systems than they could on their own. (Ep.1)Error creating thumbnail: File missingDeunan and Briareos in their armed LandMates. (Ep.2)Error creating thumbnail: File missingBriareos in his armed LandMate and Deunan with the cockpit of her LandMate left open. This gives the viewer a good sense of scale regarding the LandMates and their weapons. (Ep.10)Error creating thumbnail: File missingA Argonaut LandMate armed with an assault rifle. (Ep.11)
During a training exercise, Briareos is caught offguard by a LandMate armed with an M16A2. However, given both the size of the LandMate (approximately 10 feet in height for the GUGES-D) and the relative size of the M16, it's safe to say that this particular rifle is significantly larger than a standard M16 rifle.
A "Flying Pillbox" combat aircraft in episode 2 is armed with a single-barrel, large caliber machine gun reminiscent of the Browning M2 and Browning M3.
The mysterious four-armed red LandMate that shows up throughout the series sports a plethora of weapons, but its primary weapons are a pair of rotary machine guns built into the hands on its back-mounted arms.
