[2] The first feature film titled Appleseed XIII: Tartaros (アップルシードXIII ～遺言～, Appurushīdo Sātīn ~Yuigon~) was announced by Shochiku and released on June 13, 2011.

The utopian metropolis is governed by Gaia, a vast artificial intelligence, and administered by genetically engineered humanoids known as bioroids.

Conspiracy, terrorism, deadly military weapons technology, greedy corporations, and power-hungry politicians: these are just some of the threats that Deunan and Briareos must contend with as they fight to protect Olympus and conduct their personal quest to find Eden in the wasteland.

Junichi Fujisaku supervised and co-wrote the scripts, and Takayuki Goto designed the characters based on Shirow's original work.

[6] During the release of the feature films, limited edition first Blu-ray volumes were being sold in theatres and the episodes were being streamed online.

A manga adaptation titled Appleseed XIII (アップルシード・サーティーン, Appurushīdo Sātīn) by Akira Miyagawa was published by Kodansha and was serialized in Monthly Afternoon magazine from October 25, 2011[8] to April 25, 2013.