The Animatrix

The Animatrix
The Animatrix
Directed by	Andy Jones; Mahiro Maeda; Shinichirō Watanabe; Yoshiaki Kawajiri; Takeshi Koike; Kōji Morimoto; Peter Chung;
Written by	The Wachowskis; Mahiro Maeda; Shinichirō Watanabe; Yoshiaki Kawajiri; Kōji Morimoto; Peter Chung;
Produced by	The Wachowskis
Segment producers	Michael Arias; Hiroaki Takeuchi; Eiko Tanaka;
Music by	Don Davis; Junkie XL;
Animation by	Square USA (Final Flight of the Osiris); Madhouse (Program, World Record); Studio 4°C (The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Beyond, A Detective Story); DNA Productions (Matriculated);
Production; companies	Warner Home Video; Village Roadshow Pictures; NPV Entertainment;
Distributed by	Warner Home Video
Release date	June 3, 2003;
Running time	102 minutes
Countries	United States; Japan;
Languages	English; Japanese;

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

[2] "THE ANIMATRIX (15)". British Board of Film Classification. June 5, 2003. Retrieved May 18, 2020.

[3] Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.

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The Animatrix

Directed by	Andy Jones Mahiro Maeda Shinichirō Watanabe Yoshiaki Kawajiri Takeshi Koike Kōji Morimoto Peter Chung
Written by	The Wachowskis^[a] Mahiro Maeda Shinichirō Watanabe Yoshiaki Kawajiri Kōji Morimoto Peter Chung
Produced by	The Wachowskis
Segment producers	Michael Arias Hiroaki Takeuchi Eiko Tanaka

Music by	Don Davis Junkie XL
Animation by	Square USA (Final Flight of the Osiris) Madhouse (Program, World Record) Studio 4°C (The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Beyond, A Detective Story) DNA Productions (Matriculated)
Production companies	Warner Home Video Village Roadshow Pictures NPV Entertainment
Distributed by	Warner Home Video
Release date	June 3, 2003 (2003-06-03)
Running time	102 minutes^[1]
Countries	United States Japan
Languages	English Japanese