The only manga series ive collected for my book collection has been Appleseed. utter classic. the basic premise is that post WWIII (non nuclear) the old world powers collapse and are replaced by a huge number of smaller states. amongst all the chaos a new super power rises up called AGEIS. They effectivly become the government of the entire world and opperate out of a utopian super city called Olympus. The story follows two new immigrants into Olympus- two ex soldiers, one of which is a cyborg, as they adapt to life there and join the special forces team in charge of keeping thje peace at home and abroad. Its a brilliant story which deals with politics, great characters, the nature of what it means to be human, the idea of utopia and above all GIANT ROBOTIC SUITS OF ARMOUR THAT FLY AND BLOW SHIT UP.
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