In 2007, the sequel "Appleseed Ex Machina" was released and this one really blew me away with its animation. John Woo was the producer and thus, scenes of flying pigeons are inevitable as it is part of his signature but in this movie, the flying pigeons are robots that send out signals which activate a virus that causes people to go crazy and violent (like the rage virus in "28 days later"). Later, when Deunan, Briareos, Tereus, and a Poseidon task force confront HALCON which controls the virus, they are met by drones in a scene reminiscent of "The Matrix".
Hot Toys released this Movie Masterpiece figure in conjunction with the movie and it is truly a Masterpiece!! The usual slipcase cover with metallic card stock but printed with a beautiful image from the movie.
Box cover with actual product shot
Deunan Knute in tray
Basic Deunan Knute without accessories
One of the most beautiful anime headsculpt ever
Her armour suit (made from flexible rubber, just like wetsuits worn for scuba diving, surfing, windsurfing, kitesurfing and triathlon)
Olympus Police ESWAT badge worn on her left sleeve
Her weapons, accessories and three additional hands
Deunan Knute suited up
Deunan with her targeting scope
Her sword
Another angle of her targeting scope
Her Hecate P-08 pistol
The sheath for her sword 
Fully armed
Hecate STG 1002 rifle
Don't bet on her surrendering or giving up her weapons
Her Hecate P-08 pistol holstered on her right thigh
What can I say? I love this figure!!!Next up: Deunan's former lover and comrade, Briareos Hechatonchires
8 comments:
i have this figure with me, i find out the rubber suit is a bit difficult to pose, and the hand joint is a bit small and loose.How about your figure?
hi zirron, this was one of the first rubber suit figures released by Hot Toys and they were still experimenting with the materials so extreme poses might be a problem as these figures were meant as collectibles and not meant to execute extreme poses as stretching the rubber might cause it to become worn and even tear over time. the new dx batman has much better articulation even in his rubber suit as hot toys have improved on the type of material used in making the costume.
I'm couple years late on commenting. But the apple seed body armor is still THE most fav body armor in anime I have ever seen, looks futuristic but also like something that could very well be made in this day and age. Too bad military body armour is so thick and bulky lookijg, we had this would make us look badass. Kickin' ass in style baby!
It's never too late to comment as all posts are linked and I get notified when someone posts a comment :) I just did an update of this awesome figure recently too. You can check it out at the link if you like ;p CHEERS http://toyhaven.blogspot.sg/2012/11/hot-toys-mms-appleseed-ex-machina-16_3.html
I can't believe how great this figure is! I just have discovered this 1/6 addiction recently, and while I try to save some coins to get my first figure, I can peek in this wonderful blog!
Regards from Argentina :)!
Patricia
Hi Patricia of Argentina
Thanks for the wonderful comments :)
I had recently posted pictures of Appleseed again under better lighting - you can check it out at http://toyhaven.blogspot.sg/2012/11/hot-toys-mms-appleseed-ex-machina-16_3.html
Hope you enjoy what you see on my toy blog
CHEERS
Alex
Fantastic figure, I would like to seek your comments on whether the rubber material will start to fall off over time? Knowing that this is an old generation of Hot toys stuffs, the material used may not withstand till now. Kind of worried that I will buy one MISB off the internet to discover that the rubber tears off after posing. Thanks!
I am happy to report that the one I have is still good :) rubber suit is still nice and has not hardened or cracked after all these years. Quite happy with it since I put the pair on display the day they were released.
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