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Funimation Licenses Appleseed Production Team's Vexille
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North, Latin American rights acquired, theatrical showings planned
Appleseed movie. Funimation holds both theatrical and DVD distribution rights to Vexille in the North American and Latin American markets, and plans to bring it to various film festivals throughout North America next year. The DVD release will follow.
The plot of Vexille, which opens in Japan on August 18, centers on a special forces unit that infiltrates a neo-isolationist Japan to stop a biotechnological threat. Vexille's director and co-writer, Ping Pong live-action movie, and worked on the production team of Appleseed.