If you loved Appleseed Alpha, try Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War has roughly 5.4× fewer votes than Appleseed Alpha — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Shinji Aramaki, and they both carry the neon soaked mood tag, and they sit in Action / Animation / Science Fiction territory. If that's the register that drew you to Appleseed Alpha, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War is
You live in 2045, after economic disaster strikes, but then AI fuels a hidden war, and the series creator leaves you with a haunting vision.

