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A Animatrix occurs as collection of nine CG and anime short films set in the world of The Matrix, partly written per Wachowski brothers. Apiece short is directed by the different acclaimed anime director. It includes "The Second Renaissance" (the prequel to The Matrix), "Final Flight of the Osiris" (which sets the scene for two The Matrix Reloaded and Enter the Matrix), and a back story on The Child ("Kid's Story") as well as 5 other shorts that reveal other mysteries of the Matrix world. A Animatrix likewise features voice actors world health organization provided a voices for the English version of Square Enix's Final Fantasy X, who come Matt McKenzie, James Arnold Taylor, John DiMaggio, Tara Strong and Hedy Burress. A English version too features a voices of Victor Williams (TV's The King of Queens), Melinda Clarke (TV's The O.C.), and the voices of Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss as Neo and Trinity, respectively.

A Animatrix was freed in DVD by Warner Bros. on June 3, 2003. It was broadcast in Cartoon Network's Adult Swim on April 17, 2004 and has received airplay on Teletoon several months after.

List of shorts in DVD play order

  • "Final Flight of the Osiris" (written by the Wachowski brothers, directed by Andy Jones)
  • "The Second Renaissance" Part 1 (written per Wachowski brothers, directed by Mahiro Maeda)
  • "The Second Renaissance" A share Two (written per Wachowski brothers, directed by Mahiro Maeda)
  • "Kid's Story" (written by the Wachowski brothers, directed by Shinichiro Watanabe)
  • "Program" (directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri)
  • "World Record" (directed by Takeshi Koike)
  • "Beyond" (directed by Koji Morimoto)
  • "A Detective Story" (directed by Shinichiro Watanabe)
  • "Matriculated" (directed by Peter Chung)

    • The Animatrix
    Official site for the series. Includes information, interviews, screenshots of episodes, and Flash previews.

    Anime on DVD
    Contains a review of the DVD, and a list of features.

    The Cinema Laser
    A review of the DVD, with pictures.

    CHUD
    Contains information about the episodes, and a review.

    Digitally Obsessed
    A review of the DVD with information about the episodes.

    DVD Authority
    Disc details, review of the series, and comments on DVD quality.

    DVD Movie Central
    A review of the content and quality of the production.

    DVD Movie Guide
    Synopses of the episodes and details about the extra features found on the disc.

    DVD Talk
    Reviews the component episodes, the sound quality and extra features.

    DVD Town
    The separate sections are reviewed and an overall score given for quality, sound and features.




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