The Animatrix
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“Nine animated shorts expand The Matrix universe, exploring humanity's war with machines and the nature of reality.”
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Nine animated shorts expand The Matrix universe, exploring humanity's war with machines and the nature of reality.
1. Final Flight of the Osiris The crew of the Osiris stumble upon a looming threat that could endanger the last human city. As one member dives into the Matrix to deliver a vital warning, the rest mount a desperate defense against an overwhelming machine force. 2-3. The Second Renaissance Part 1 and 2 In the early 21st century, humanity celebrates the birth of sentient machines—until coexistence frays and tensions ignite. These two parts trace the road from uneasy partnership to an epoch-defining conflict whose outcome reshapes the world. 4. Kid's Story A high-schooler senses something off about his everyday life. When a legendary hacker reaches out, the boy is thrust toward a choice that could tear him from the only reality he has ever known. 5. Program Inside a hyper-real samurai simulation, two warriors spar over ideals, loyalty, and the price of freedom—each strike forcing them to decide whether to stay in the system or risk everything to leave it. 6. World Record An elite sprinter pushes past human limits during a championship race, momentarily glimpsing a truth beyond the stadium lights. The aftermath leaves him—and those watching—questioning the nature of achievement and identity. 7. Beyond A girl searching for her missing cat wanders into an abandoned lot where local kids claim the laws of physics bend. Their playful afternoon hints that the world might be far less solid than it seems. 8. Detective Story Hard-boiled investigator Ash accepts a cryptic commission to find a shadowy cyber-criminal known only as Trinity. Each clue pulls him deeper into a labyrinth where every answer costs a piece of his own reality. 9. Matriculated A small band of researchers attempts to reprogram a captured machine by immersing it in a dreamlike construct. As outside forces close in, the line between captor and captive begins to blur inside the illusion.
1. Final Flight of the Osiris The crew of the Osiris discover an army preparing to invade Zion. While one crew member races inside the Matrix to get the message to Zion, the others try desperately to buy her enough time while fighting off an onslaught of Sentinels they can't possibly defeat. 2-3. The Second Renaissance Part 1 and 2 Humans have created the ultimate AI, which is just as smart as they are. But complications arise when these robots and the humans try to exist peacefully, and eventually all-out war breaks out. The humans ultimately lose the war, and become trapped in the Matrix as seen in the live-action films. 4. Kid's Story A young man discovers that his world isn't real, that it's a computer-generated fantasy land created by robots using humans for energy. He escapes with the help of the hacker Neo. Based on the Matrix trilogy. 5. Program Cis and Duo engage in battle in a virtual recreation of Feudal Japan. 6. World Record While running the fastest race in his life, a champion track star breaks free of his computer-generated world for a small period of time. When he goes back to the real world, he has no memories and is placed in a nursing home. Based on the Matrix trilogy. 7. Beyond While looking for her lost pet, a young woman meets up with some kids in Tokyo to play in a "haunted house," which is really a glitch in their computer world. Based on the Matrix trilogy. 8. Detective Story A detective named Ash is called upon by a mysterious organization to hunt down the notorious hacker Trinity. 9. Matriculated A group of scientists capture a robot and place it in a surreal fantasy world. When the robot's friends come in and kill most of the scientists; however, the robot and the last scientist remaining face isolation in the computer-generated world. Based on the Matrix trilogy. (Source: ANN)
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7.5/10
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- 7/10 “The anime delivers compelling, thematically rich stories with unique musical scores that meaningfully expand the Matrix universe. However, it suffers from inconsistent episode quality where some...”
- 7/10 “The Matrix anime delivers compelling stories that expand the universe with both pre-war prequels and fascinating parallel narratives. Unfortunately, the animation quality is extremely poor, even...”
- 10/10 “This surreal work of art explores philosophical scenarios that make you question reality itself, with each episode teaching emotional lessons about machines' perspectives. The final episode...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — The Animatrix begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-1191
A Ova Production · Spring 2003
Madhouse.- Format
- 9 × 10′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 1h 30m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Jun 2003 – ongoing
- Spring 2003
- Source
- Ova
- media type
- Rated
- R
- 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref.
- BS-1191
- catalog