Japan Synopsis
“Free your mind.”
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.
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
263 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Animatrix sits at position #92.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Animatrix. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Animatrix premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,717 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (63rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,246 of 2,532 (top 49%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Silver Pictures, Madhouse, Warner Bros. Pictures, Digital Network Animation, STUDIO4℃ |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | May 9, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0328832 |
| Official Site | www.warnerbros.com |