Appleseed Companion

Collecting the contents of the previously published trade paperbacks Appleseed ID (Illustration and Data) and Appleseed Hypernotes, the Appleseed Companion is a rich sourcebook for the action- and intrigue-filled future world revealed by Shirow Masamune in the Appleseed Deluxe Edition, plus a treasure trove of bonus material.

The Appleseed Companion Deluxe Edition includes:

• 132 fully translated additional pages of the Appleseed manga, including the 48-page short story "Called Game", plus the 84 pages drawn by Shirow for the never-completed Appleseed Book Five.
• 40 pages of Appleseed illustrations in full color by Shirow Masamune, in his painted style.
• Extensive notes by Shirow on the Appleseed story and its characters.
• A timeline of Appleseed’s alternate future from 1988–2147, maps of its war-ravaged Earth, and of the vast artificial island Olympus.
• Concept sketches, page layouts, and bonus illustrations done for Appleseed.
• An interview with Shirow Masamune.
• Designs by Shirow for his projects Bounty Dog and The Ghost in Machinehead.
• And more!

Take a deeper dive into the future world of Appleseed with the Appleseed Companion Deluxe Edition — a sourcebook supplemented with bonus Appleseed manga stories!