The Animatrix

The Animatrix
Directed by
Written by
  • The Wachowskis[a]
  • Mahiro Maeda
  • Shinichirō Watanabe
  • Yoshiaki Kawajiri
  • Kōji Morimoto
  • Peter Chung
Produced byThe Wachowskis
Segment producers
Music by
Animation by
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Home Video
Release date
  • June 3, 2003 (2003-06-03)
Running time
102 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United States
  • Japan
Languages
  • English
  • Japanese

The Animatrix (Japanese: アニマトリックス, Hepburn: Animatorikkusu) is a 2003 adult animated science fiction anthology film produced by the Wachowskis.[2] The anime compiles nine animated short films, detailing the backstory of The Matrix film series, in addition to providing side stories that expand the universe and tie into the film series.

The film received generally positive reviews from critics and fans.


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  1. ^ "THE ANIMATRIX (15)". British Board of Film Classification. June 5, 2003. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.