Unboxing [UK]: Appleseed: Ex Machina - Film (Blu-ray)

It's time for a set of basic Blu-ray releases here in the UK, starting with Appleseed's CGI sequel.

Appleseed: Ex Machina is the sequel to the computer generated anime Appleseed which brought back the frachise from the old days of anime. Unlike the very original, the new Appleseeds (Appleseed, Ex Machina, XIII) are all CGI style anime. This release was distributed from Warner Bros and given a nice Blu-ray release which includes some extras and both the original language and English dub.

Note that once the disc plays, it will automatically go into the film because a main menu doesn't exist (there's the pop-up menu instead).

BD Language: English, Japanese, French, Dutch, German, Cantonese

BD Video: 1080p HD Native 16:9 ratio (1080i for some extras)

BD Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 for other languages

BD Subtitles: English (Japanese Dub), English (English Dub), French, Korean, German, Dutch

BD Region: A, B

BD Discs: 1

BD Defects: None

Plot:

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.

Extra Content (On-Disc):

English Commentary

Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki

Revolution: Animating Ex Machina

The Appleseed Chronicles

East Meets West

Appleseed: Ex Machina is available on Blu-ray and DVD in North America and United Kingdom from Warner Bros.