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アニマトリックス

The Animatrix

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: Anime News Network)

Names

Originalアニマトリックス (japanese)
RomajiAnimatrix
EnglishThe Animatrix
Chinese黑客帝国动画版 (simplified · via wikidata)
Also known asAnimatrix: Final Flight of the Osiris · Animatrix: The Second Renaissance · Animatrix: Kid's Story · Animatrix: Program · Animatrix: World Record · Animatrix: Beyond · Animatrix: Detective Story · Animatrix: Matriculated · Аніматриця · Аниматрица

Facts

FormatOVA (home video) · 9 ep · 10 min · 2h total
Aired2003-06-03 (Summer 2003)
StatusFINISHED
StudioMADHOUSE, Studio 4°C, Square Pictures, DNA
SourceOther
OriginJapan (Anime)
GenresActionDramaPsychologicalSci-Fi
ThemesAnthologyCyberpunkVirtual WorldArtificial IntelligenceDystopianRobots
StreamingTubi TV · Max

Reception

Community score7.07 / 10
Bayesian score7.16 / 10
Composite53.5
On lists21,699
Favourited302 (1.4%)
Completion92.7%
Drop rate1.6%
In backlog42.7%
Score spread σ1.60

Score distribution

14626531274205566561,22072,31381,812997710356

Where it places

CohortValueTierRank
Broadcast seasonSummer 2003A2 of 29
StudioStudio 4°CB9 of 34
Source materialOtherA17 of 182
Year2003B32 of 148
StudioMADHOUSEC95 of 229
LengthShort-formA100 of 1,250
EraEarly 2000sB141 of 687
FormatOVA (home video)B197 of 944
GenrePsychologicalD219 of 416
GenreSci-FiC365 of 1,409
Season (all years)SummerC462 of 1,662
GenreDramaC905 of 1,917
GenreActionC947 of 2,765
OriginJapanC2,107 of 7,157

Key staff

MusicDon Davis
Original creatorLana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

AniList id 1303 · MAL id 1303 · record updated 2026-08-27