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Appleseed XIII

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Appleseed XIII (2011 - ongoing)

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 (via streaming, theatrical showings and DVD/BluRay release), and is slated to run for thirteen episodes and two feature-length films, each cut together from one half of the series.

The following firearms are used in the anime series Appleseed XIII:


Handguns

Unidentified Colt M1911 Variant

For the first time since the 1988 OVA, Deunan Knute's sidearm of choice is a M1911 pistol. 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, and has the notches for the slidelock on both the left and right side of the slide.

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Colt 1911 Series 70 - .45 ACP
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Deunan racks the slide on her M1911, revealing the full length guide rod.
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Deunan with her M1911.

SIG-Sauer P220

One of the Argonauts tries to pull a two-tone SIG-Sauer P220 pistol on a LandMate, with predictable results.

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SIG-Sauer P220 two-tone finish - 9x19mm
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The Argonaut guard draws his P220...
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...and proceeds to aim it at an eight-foot-tall heavily-armored LandMate equipped with a large-caliber automatic rifle.

Beretta 92FS

One of the police KOTUS robots in episode 1 is armed with a Beretta 92FS. Another 92FS with a two-tone finish is seen in the hands of a Human Liberation Front terrorist in episode 2.

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Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm.
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A terrorist takes aim at several police KOTUS units. The KOTUS on the right side of the door is armed with a Beretta 92F.
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The KOTUS with the Beretta 92FS notices the terrorists aiming at him.
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Two-Tone Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm. This has a stainless slide on a standard frame & barrel.
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A terrorist armed with a Beretta 92F is cornered by an ES.W.A.T. cyborg.
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Another shot of the HLF terrorist. Here the Beretta's two-tone finish is clearly visible.

Unidentified Pistol

An ES.W.A.T. combat cyborg is seen with this unidentified pistol in episode 2.

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LandMate Pistol

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. In episode 2, Briareos is seen using a semi-automatic LandMate pistol as his primary weapon when searching a hijacked plane.

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Briareos checks his pistol before an operation.
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Deunan and Briareos prepare to search the plane's cockpit.

Deunan's Pistol

During the climax of episode 2, Deunan uses a fictional semiautomatic pistol.

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Submachine Guns

Heckler & Koch MP5SD3

Most of the terrorists/Argonauts in the first episode use Heckler & Koch MP5SD3 submachine guns.

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Heckler & Koch MP5SD3 - 9x19mm with S-E-F trigger group and Stock Extended.
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A closeup of a terrorist's MP5SD3.
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A terrorist takes aim at several police KOTUS units.
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The terrorists open fire on the police.
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Two Argonaut guards armed with MP5SD3 submachine guns.

IMI Uzi

One of the human police officers in episode 1 is armed with an IMI Uzi.

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IMI Uzi - 9x19mm
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A terrorist takes aim at several police officers. The officer in the top-right corner of the frame is armed with an IMI Uzi.

Seburo J9

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.

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An excerpt from the Appleseed: Databook outlining several of Deunan's preferred weapons, including the Seburo J9.
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A terrorist takes aim at several police KOTUS units. The KOTUS on the left side of the door is armed with a Seburo J9.
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Deunan, armed with a Seburo J9, and Briareos search a hijacked commercial airliner in Episode 2.
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Deunan and Briareos prepare to search the plane's cockpit.

Rifles

LandMate Rifles

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 (ranging from .50 BMG to a 20mm anti-cyborg round).

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Briareos' LandMate, equipped with a large caliber rifle and a Damocles flight system (the fin-like protrusion on it's back).
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An ES.W.A.T. officer in a GUGES-D model LandMate captures a Argonaut guard.
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An ES.W.A.T. GUGES-D LandMate with a standard-issue rifle.
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Deunan and Briareos in their armed LandMates in episode 2.

M16A2

A sniper is seen using a M16A2 rifle during a flashback in episode 2.

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M16A2 Rifle - 5.56x45mm.
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Machine Guns

"Floating Torch" Machine Gun

A "Floating Torch" combat aircraft in episode 2 is armed with a single-barrel, large caliber machine gun reminiscent of the Browning M2 and Browning M3.

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The "Floating Torch" fires it's machine gun at Deunan.