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.

Colt 1911 Series 70 - .45 ACP

Deunan racks the slide on her M1911, revealing the full length guide rod.

Deunan with her M1911.

SIG-Sauer P220

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

SIG-Sauer P220 Black - .45 ACP

The Argonaut guard draws his P220...

...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.

Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm.

A terrorist takes aim at several police KOTUS units. The KOTUS on the right side of the door is armed with a Beretta 92F.

THe KOTUS with the Beretta 92FS notices the terrorists aiming at him.

Submachine Guns

Heckler & Koch MP5SD3

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

Heckler & Koch MP5SD3 - 9x19mm with S-E-F trigger group and Stock Extended.

A closeup of a terrorist's MP5SD3.

A terrorist takes aim at several police KOTUS units.

The terrorists open fire on the police.

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.

IMI Uzi - 9x19mm

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

One of the police KOTUS robots in episode 1 is seen using a Seburo J9, a fiction 9mm submachine gun that originally appeared in the original Appleseed manga as a mainstay of the ES.W.A.T. weapons loadout.

An excerpt from the Appleseed: Databook outlining several of Deunan's preferred weapons, including the Seburo J9.

A terrorist takes aim at several police KOTUS units. The KOTUS on the left side of the door is armed with a Seburo J9.

Other Weapons

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).

Briareos' LandMate, equipped with a large caliber rifle and a Damocles flight system (the fin-like protrusion on it's back).

An ES.W.A.T. officer in a GUGES-D model LandMate captures a Argonaut guard.

An ES.W.A.T. GUGES-D LandMate with a standard-issue rifle.