Deunan Knute
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is a character and the main protagonist
from the science fiction
manga
Appleseed and its adaptations in anime
. Along with her partner Briareos Hecatonchires
, she is one of ESWAT's most important members. Known for her tendency to anger
and lack of patience
, Deunan is still widely appreciated by her partners for her professionalism and acumen. In the OVAs
she is voiced Masako Katsuki
in Japanese and Larissa Murray in English. In the films, she is voiced by Ai Kobayashi
in Japanese, Jessica Straus
in the English dub of the first film and Luci Christian
in the sequel and the Blu-ray edition of the first film.
As an ESWAT member, Deunan is a specialist in weapons handling, explosive devices manipulations, hand-to-hand combat, and an excellent Landmate
pilot. According to the Appleseed Databook, she is trained to be ambidextrous. In the original manga, Briareos was a cyborg
before Deunan arrived at Olympus, and she was temporarily blinded in one eye in Volume 4, due to a training accident.
The following data is from the 2004 Movie adaptation.
The daughter of Carl and Dr. Gilliam Knute she is considered a highly skilled warrior and spent almost her entire life fighting in a war that is, for the most part, over. It wasn't until she was captured in the middle of a ruined city by an ESWAT (Extra-Special Weapons and Advanced Tactics) team led by Hitomi and her former lover Briareos, that she was finally evacuated from the Badlands. When she arrived in Olympus, the change of environment was severe, but it was a greater shock to her to find out that Briareos had lost over 75% of his original body during the last Global War and was now a cyborg.
The day after she is brought to the city of Olympus, Deunan learns that over half of the population of the city are artificial humans called Bioroids. She also finds out that her new friend, Hitomi, is one herself. Deunan also discovers that other people are looking for her, mostly because she possesses, without knowing it, the secret of "Appleseed". The Appleseed data was given to Deunan by her mother inside a pendant just before her death at the hands of the military. The situation puts Deunan into conflict with the powerful Olympus Regular Army (ORA), composed 100% of humans, and under the command of General Uranus and Colonel Hades.
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Protagonist
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from the science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
Appleseed and its adaptations in anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
. Along with her partner Briareos Hecatonchires
Briareos Hecatonchires
is a character from Masamune Shirow's Appleseed manga and its adaptations in anime. He is one of the two protagonists of the series, the other being Deunan Knute. Briareos is a trained ESWAT officer, his point man is Deunan. They met in her father's SWAT unit before World War III broke out....
, she is one of ESWAT's most important members. Known for her tendency to anger
Anger
Anger is an automatic response to ill treatment. It is the way a person indicates he or she will not tolerate certain types of behaviour. It is a feedback mechanism in which an unpleasant stimulus is met with an unpleasant response....
and lack of patience
Patience
Patience is the state of endurance under difficult circumstances, which can mean persevering in the face of delay or provocation without acting on annoyance/anger in a negative way; or exhibiting forbearance when under strain, especially when faced with longer-term difficulties. Patience is the...
, Deunan is still widely appreciated by her partners for her professionalism and acumen. In the OVAs
Appleseed (OVA)
is a cyberpunk-style anime OVA that takes place in the future. The anime, produced by Bandai Visual in 1988, is an adaptation of the manga, Appleseed created by Masamune Shirow. The anime departs from the manga's storyline and primarily has only the setting and characters in common...
she is voiced Masako Katsuki
Masako Katsuki
is a Japanese voice actress who was born in Hachinohe, Aomori. Formerly from Theater Echo, she is currently employed by 81 Produce and has voiced in several notable films and tv series...
in Japanese and Larissa Murray in English. In the films, she is voiced by Ai Kobayashi
Ai Kobayashi
is a Japanese voice actress from Adachi, Tokyo. She is affiliated with HeaT.-Television animation:*Detective Conan *Ergo Proxy *Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart *InuYasha...
in Japanese, Jessica Straus
Jessica Straus
Jessica Strauss may refer to:* Jessica Straus * Jessica Straus...
in the English dub of the first film and Luci Christian
Luci Christian
Louisa Michelle Christian is an American voice actress and ADR Script Writer who is affiliated with Funimation Entertainment, ADV Films, Seraphim Digital, and OkraTron 5000...
in the sequel and the Blu-ray edition of the first film.
Background
Before Appleseed, Deunan's father died of the illness before the war.As an ESWAT member, Deunan is a specialist in weapons handling, explosive devices manipulations, hand-to-hand combat, and an excellent Landmate
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pilot. According to the Appleseed Databook, she is trained to be ambidextrous. In the original manga, Briareos was a cyborg
Cyborg
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before Deunan arrived at Olympus, and she was temporarily blinded in one eye in Volume 4, due to a training accident.
The following data is from the 2004 Movie adaptation.
The daughter of Carl and Dr. Gilliam Knute she is considered a highly skilled warrior and spent almost her entire life fighting in a war that is, for the most part, over. It wasn't until she was captured in the middle of a ruined city by an ESWAT (Extra-Special Weapons and Advanced Tactics) team led by Hitomi and her former lover Briareos, that she was finally evacuated from the Badlands. When she arrived in Olympus, the change of environment was severe, but it was a greater shock to her to find out that Briareos had lost over 75% of his original body during the last Global War and was now a cyborg.
The day after she is brought to the city of Olympus, Deunan learns that over half of the population of the city are artificial humans called Bioroids. She also finds out that her new friend, Hitomi, is one herself. Deunan also discovers that other people are looking for her, mostly because she possesses, without knowing it, the secret of "Appleseed". The Appleseed data was given to Deunan by her mother inside a pendant just before her death at the hands of the military. The situation puts Deunan into conflict with the powerful Olympus Regular Army (ORA), composed 100% of humans, and under the command of General Uranus and Colonel Hades.
In other media
Japanese singer Lina Ohta's music video for "Puzzle-Riddle" features Deunan in a brief 'solo'. Puzzle-Riddle was used as the music track for the credits in Appleseed Ex MachinaAppleseed Ex Machina
Appleseed Ex Machina is a 2007 Japanese animated CG film and is the sequel to the 2004 Appleseed film, similarly directed by Shinji Aramaki, and was produced by Hong Kong director and producer John Woo. It was released on October 20, 2007 in Japan and made its American premiere at the Jules Verne...
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