As a series, Appleseed differs by focusing primarily on world politics and counterrorist operations, whereas GITS uses these premises as a backdrop, but attempts to go deeper philosophically by questioning human existence. Most critics seem to prefer the deeper approach of GITS, and pass off Appleseed's recurrent plots as purely action-oriented and shallow; in reality, this is a mistake. --DID YOU KNOW? There was already an Appleseed TV series planned for 2008, but it was canceled due to budget cuts and other disputes.