Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated.
Directed by Koji Morimoto and Peter Chung and Shinichiro Watanabe and Mahiro Maeda and Yoshiaki Kawajiri and Takeshi Koike and Andrew R. Jones
martial arts
artificial intelligence (a.i.)
hacker
virtual reality
dystopia
post-apocalyptic future
anthology
cyberpunk
adult animation
multiple storylines
alternative reality
matrix
short compilation
anime
action hero
supernatural power
Rank
#53 in 2003·#3318 overall
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Cast
Keanu Reeves
Neo ("Kid's Story") (voice)
Carrie-Anne Moss
Trinity ("Kid's Story" and "A Detective Story") (voice)
Clayton Watson
The Kid ("Kid's Story") (voice)
Pamela Adlon
Jue ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Manabu ("Beyond") (voice)
Melinda Clarke
Alexa ("Matriculated") (voice)
John DiMaggio
Crew Man ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Kaiser ("Program") (voice)
The Instructor ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II") / Narrator ("World Record")
Crew
Koji Morimoto
Director
Peter Chung
Director
Shinichiro Watanabe
Director
Mahiro Maeda
Director
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Director
Takeshi Koike
Director
Andrew R. Jones
Director
Shinichiro Watanabe
Writer
Koji Morimoto
Writer
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Writer
Peter Chung
Writer
Lilly Wachowski
Writer
Popular Reviews
225 reviews
Adrian LopesPRO
9.1★ · 01/27/26
I’m not even into anime like that, but the artwork in each of these stories are phenomenal. Takes you deeper down “rabbit hole” and gives a little more insight into The Matrix lore.
I’m not even into anime like that, but the artwork in each of these stories are phenomenal. Takes you deeper down “rabbit hole” and gives a little more insight into The Matrix lore.
Izkai
1.0★ · 05/23/26
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Aaron T. Hendel
6.0★ · 04/21/26
Immersive, although I question the costume choices of some of the characters here…
Immersive, although I question the costume choices of some of the characters here…
Nata
8.0★ · 02/16/26
Before we were all obsessing over Love, Death & Robots episodes, The Animatrix was already out there being weird and ahead of its time
Before we were all obsessing over Love, Death & Robots episodes, The Animatrix was already out there being weird and ahead of its time
Ben Quadrinaros
6.0★ · 01/18/26
1. Second Renaissance 2. First Renaissance 3. Kids Story 4. Detective Story
The rest sucked
1. Second Renaissance 2. First Renaissance 3. Kids Story 4. Detective Story
