The Animatrix

The Animatrix (Japanese: アニマトリックス, Hepburn: Animatorikkusu) is a 2003 American-Japanese adult animated science-fiction anthology film produced by the Wachowskis. The anime compiles nine animated short films, detailing the backstory of The Matrix film series, revealing the major events of the apocalyptic war between humanity and machines which led to the creation of the Matrix in the two parts of The Second Renaissance short, in addition to providing side stories that expand the universe and tie into the film series.

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

The film received generally positive reviews from critics and fans.

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