The Animatrix

The Animatrix

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

Beyond
Detective Story
Matriculated
Program
The Second Renaissance
Final Flight of the Osiris
World Record
Kid's Story

Japanese

アニマトリックス

English

The Animatrix

Information

Type

OVA

Aired

Jun 3, 2003

Episodes

9

Duration

10 min per ep

Studios

Madhouse
Studio 4°C
Square Pictures

Licensors

Warner Bros. Pictures

Status

Finished Airing

Source

Other

Rating

R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Themes

Demographics

Statistics

Rank

2937

Score

7.3

Scored by

47208

Popularity

2467

Members

90461

Favorites

287

External Links

Synopsis

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)

Background

The film won the 2003 Annie Award for Best Animated Home Entertainment Production.

Characters

Ash
Ash Main
Cis
Cis Main
Duo
Duo Main
Jue
Jue Main
Thadeus
Thadeus Main
Trinity
Trinity Main
Yoko
Yoko Main
Agent
Agent Supporting

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