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passion and sensibilities for this project.

This time, we really wanted to explore

the story of Deunan.

We really wanted to have her

on board...

...and bring us that sensibility and

understanding of the female psyche...

...and the relationship, you know,

that we couldn't think of.

So she not only, you know,

crafted a brilliant script...

...based on the plot

that was created by Aramaki...

...but I think the film was really helped

by that aspect as well...

...and her being on board.

Our story for this project...

...is a prequel to the original.

The protagonists have not

yet reached Olympus.

Olympus is a utopian society...

...that was built during

and after the war.

Once the war has ended...

...they are just surviving without

really understanding their situation.

So we see their day-to-day lives.

It's a limited point of view.

They are just getting by.

However, the war has stabilised

so there isn't much fighting.

But there is still lawlessness.

Information regarding other countries

is scant.

There are communication barriers.

That's where we start our story.

At its core, Appleseed...

...is about our two protagonists.

The plot always becomes inflated...

...once you start

examining the city itself.

Other characters and

conspiracies come into play.

Politics come to the forefront.

When you look at the source material...

...the things like bioroids...

...really exemplify the detail

that Mr. Shiro put into the story.

However, when you adapt it to film...

...it's very easy for the narrative

to become...

...a bit dull and expository.

So we wanted to simplify it.

We wanted a pure story

about the protagonists.

That's what we focused on.

I worked as a concept designer

for this project.

There's the original story

of Appleseed...

...so I focused on

how I could incorporate...

...the image of the original...

...into the lifelike 3D-CG world.

To tell you the truth,

I was conscious...

...about Hollywood movies out there.

You see many mecha-robots...

...in today's Hollywood movies.

Robot characters that emerged

from the Japanese anime culture...

...used to be our speciality

and signature, but these days...

...people overseas are producing

great stuff.

The director told us that...

...he wanted our robot designs to be...

...unparalleled to the ones overseas.

I've worked with him

on three to four titles so far.

He doesn't just design something...

...that looks cool in the story.

He's a designer

who's very capable of...

...designing things with...

...the actual technical

functionalities in mind.

Regarding some of the mechas

that appear in this new Appleseed...

...such as Landmates and Takyo

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