The Animatrix are 9 (prequel) episodes in the anime-style, based on The Matrix. Four of them are available for download and all 9 of them are available on a single DVD worldwide. Definitely unmissable if you want to know every aspect in the Matrix universe.
Most of the files available are in Quicktime format. Get the latest version <here>.
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The Second Renaissance, (part 2) - Download
Download the last part of the Animatrix episode, The Second Renaissance. It's the Genesis of the Matrix: the last cities of mankind, the war with the machines, and humanity's ultimate downfall. An epic guided tour of the Zion archives and the history of the Matrix.
WRITTEN BY
Andy and Larry Wachowski
DIRECTED BY
Mahiro Maeda
ANIMATION & PRODUCTION DESIGN BY
Studio 4°C, Tokyo
Animatrix Episode: The Second Renaissance (part 2)
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Thanks to <IntotheMatrix.com>
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Detective Story - Download
Download the third Animatrix episode, Detective Story. The episode is about hard-boiled private investigator Ash who tries to track cyber-criminal Trinity through the looking glass…
WRITTEN BY
Shinichiro Watanabe
DIRECTED BY
Shinichiro Watanabe
ANIMATION & PRODUCTION DESIGN BY
Studio 4°C, Tokyo
Animatrix Episode: Detective Story
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Thanks to <IntotheMatrix.com>
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Official Animatrix trailer - Download
Download the official Animatrix trailer for all nine episodes. This four-and-a-half minute long quicktime video gives a great preview to the episodes that will be released on DVD June 3.
Official Animatrix trailer
4 minutes and 30 seconds
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Thanks to <IntotheMatrix.com>
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Program - Download
Download the second Animatrix episode. The episode is about CIS, a soldier of Zion, who's forced to choose between love and her comrades in the real world, in the simulated world of a Samurai training program.
WRITTEN BY
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
DIRECTED BY
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
ANIMATION & PRODUCTION DESIGN BY
Madhouse Studios, Tokyo
Animatrix Episode: Program
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Thanks to <IntotheMatrix.com>
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Final flight of the Osiris preview - Download
A preview of Animatrix episode #9: Final flight of the Osiris is available for download. The CGI animation is truly stunning but people who've seen Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within already new that these guys can work miracles with computers. The preview is just over a minute and weighs in at around 9Mb so even people with a slower connection can get a glimpse of what is to come.
The full version of Final flight of the Osiris (around 10 minutes) will be in theaters bundled with the supernatural thriller Dreamcatcher and will be on the Animatrix DVD coming out on June 3.
<Final flight of the Osiris preview>
320 x 256 - 9,24 Mb - Quicktime
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Thanks to <IGN.com>
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The Second Renaissance (part 1) - Download
Download the first Animatrix episode. The first part of the second renaissance is about the first events that lead to the war between the humans and the machines. Take a dive into the Zion historical files.
WRITTEN BY
Andy and Larry Wachowski
DIRECTED BY
Mahiro Maeda
ANIMATION & PRODUCTION DESIGN BY
Studio 4°C, Tokyo
Animatrix Episode #1: The Second Renaissance (part 1)
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To download: Right-click and "save target as..."
Thanks to <TheAnimatrix.com>
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Episodes
#1, The Second Renaissance - part 1 (Directed by Mahiro Maeda and written by Andy and Larry Wachowski)
Available online from February 4, 2003
#2, The Second Renaissance - part 2 (Directed by Mahiro Maeda and written by Andy and Larry Wachowski)
Available online from May 2003
#3, Program (Written and directed by Yosiaki Kawajiri)
Available online from March 2003
#4, Kid's Story (Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe and written by Andy and Larry Wachowski)
DVD only
#5, World Record (Directed by Takeshi Koike and written by Yosiaki Kawajiri)
DVD only
#6, Beyond (Written and directed by Koji Morimoto)
DVD only
#7, Matriculated (Written and directed by Peter Chung)
DVD only
#8, Detective Story (Written and directed by Shinichiro Watanabe)
Available online from April 2003
#9, The Final Flight of the Osiris (Directed by Andy Jones, Square USA and written by Andy and Larry Wachowski)
Released in theaters together with WB's "Dreamcatcher" from March 21, 2003.
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Press Release
Warner Home Video and Village Roadshow Pictures Present
THE ANIMATRIX
A Groundbreaking Collection of Nine Short Films From the Creators of The Matrix Trilogy
Featuring Techno Soundtrack Including Juno Reactor,
Death in Vegas, Meat Beat Manifesto & More
Music Supervised By DJ Jason Bentley
Worldwide Release June 3 on DVD & VHS
After
breaking domestic and international box-office and DVD sales records, garnering
four Academy Awards® and setting the standard by which all futuristic action
films are measured, The Matrix is poised to break new ground with the highly-anticipated
release of Warner Home Video and Village Roadshow Pictures’ The Animatrix. An unprecedented fusion of CG-animation and Japanese anime, The Animatrix is a collection of nine original short films conceived by the Wachowski Brothers, the creators of The Matrix trilogy. Inspired by the visionary action and innovative storytelling that power the trilogy, this spectacularly visual short film series delves deeper into the mind-bending world of The Matrix and the characters who inhabit it. Created in the anime style pioneered by Japanese animation artists and helmed by world-renowned anime directors, The Animatrix also features the voices of actors Keanu Reeves (Neo) and Carrie-Anne Moss (Trinity) in two of the shorts.
One complete episode from The Animatrix, The Final Flight of the Osiris, will accompany the worldwide release of the supernatural thriller Dreamcatcher when it debuts in theaters on March 21. Written by Larry and Andy Wachowski, this nine-minute computer-generated short serves as an explosive prelude to The Matrix Reloaded.
The Animatrix debuts worldwide on DVD and videocassette on June 3, between the release of the next two films in The Matrix trilogy – The Matrix Reloaded, which opens theatrically on May 15, followed by The Matrix Revolutions, which debuts in theaters in November. The Animatrix will be available on DVD for $24.98 SRP/$19.95 MAP and on VHS for $19.98 SRP/$13.95 MAP from Warner Home Video (WHV).
The Animatrix features an eclectic techno soundtrack supervised by renowned DJ/producer/remixer Jason Bentley with some of today’s hottest electronica artists such as Juno Reactor, Death in Vegas, Meat Beat Manifesto and others. The original score for the project is provided by Don Davis, who crafted the music for all three films in The Matrix trilogy.
The Animatrix features short films directed by some of the world’s premiere anime filmmakers, including:
· Yoshiaki Kawajiri (writer/director of the anime classics Ninja Scroll and Vampire
Hunter D)
· Shinchiro Watanabe (writer/director of the anime feature Cowboy Bebop)
· Koji Morimoto (animation supervisor of the seminal anime film Akira)
· Mahiro Maeda (director of the sci-fi anime series Blue Submarine No. 6)
· Takeshi Koike (lead animator on several of director Yoshiaki Kawajiri’s films, including Wicked City)
· Peter Chung (creator and director of the popular MTV series Aeon Flux)
· Andy Jones (animation director for the stunning CG film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within)
This “ultimate dream team” of anime collaborators provides The Animatrix with the creative power to take viewers on a cerebral journey of cutting-edge animation, mind-blowing visuals and pulse-pounding music.
To generate early awareness for the release, fans will be able to view several complete episodes before street date as well as learn more about The Animatrix by visiting www.theanimatrix.com.
“The Animatrix is certain to become the genre-defining standard by which all other anime films are judged. More than three years in the making at animation studios in Japan, Korea and the U.S. with some of the most revered talent in the anime world, The Animatrix is truly a not-to-be-missed experience,” said Mike Saksa, WHV vice president U.S. marketing. “With the release of The Animatrix along with The Matrix two-disc Special Edition DVD, the two theatrical films, the new video game and other ancillary projects spawned by the franchise, 2003 is strategically poised to become ‘The Year of The Matrix.’”
THE ANIMATRIX DVD FEATURES
The Animatrix DVD is highlighted by the following special features:
· Scrolls to Screen – The History and Culture of Anime
· Seven “making-of” featurettes including director profiles featuring interviews and behind-the-scenes looks at each film
· Four audio commentaries (featured on the films The Second Renaissance Pt. 1 & 2, Program and World Record) – all with Japanese audio and English subtitles
· Enter the Matrix Game Trailer – exclusive look into the creation of the “Enter The Matrix” video game, featuring interviews from some of the film’s stars including Jada Pinkett and Carrie-Anne Moss
THE ANIMATRIX FILM SYNOPSES
The Final Flight of the Osiris
Written by Andy and Larry Wachowski; Directed by Andy Jones
Animation and production design by Square USA, Inc.
The crew of the hovercraft Osiris must get a message back to Zion, a message of vital importance. Easy to do, but for the armada of Sentinels between them and Zion.
The Second Renaissance – Parts 1 and 2
Written by Andy and Larry Wachowski; Directed by Mahiro Maeda
Animation and production design by Studio4°C, Tokyo
The Genesis of the Matrix: the last cities of mankind, the war with the machines, and humanity’s ultimate downfall. An epic guided tour of the Zion archives and the history of the Matrix.
Kid’s Story
Written by Andy and Larry Wachowski; Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe
Animation and production design by Studio4°C, Tokyo
Sitting in his high school classroom, THE KID gets a personalized invitation from Neo (voiced by Keanu Reeves) to escape the Matrix. But finding an exit proves more difficult than he ever imagined.
Program
Written and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Animation and production design by Madhouse Studios, Tokyo
In the simulated world of a Samurai training program, CIS, a soldier of Zion, is forced to choose between love and her comrades in the real world.
World Record
Written by Yoshiaki Kawajiri; Directed by Takeshi Koike
Animation and production design by Madhouse Studios, Tokyo
Through an incredible combination of will power and physical strength, DAN, a world-record-holding sprinter, breaks out of the Matrix and gets an all-too-brief glimpse of the real world beyond.
Beyond
Written and directed by Koji Morimoto
Animation and production design by Studio4°C, Tokyo
In a quiet town where all is not as it seems, YOKO finds a bug in the system: an abandoned mansion in which anything seems possible. And then the exterminators arrive to “de-bug”.
Detective Story
Written and directed by Shinichiro Watanabe
Animation and production design by Studio4°C, Tokyo
Hard-boiled private investigator ASH tracks cyber-criminal TRINITY (voiced by Carrie-Anne Moss) through the looking glass…
Matriculated
Written and directed by Peter Chung
Animation and production design by DNA, Seoul
A small group of rebels have captured a sentient robot and proceed to program it to act as an ally for their cause. They succeed too well in teaching the robot to prefer their “human Matrix” to machine reality. And the robot’s appetite for the “human Matrix” may exceed the humans’ ability to supply it.
The Matrix revolutionized science-fiction action films and boggled the minds of moviegoers, becoming one of the most successful sci-fi films of all time, with a domestic box-office gross of nearly $172 million. Recently inducted into the DVD Premiere Academy of Artistic Achievement, the DVD was the first ever to reach sales of three million units. Voted “DVD of the Year” by the Video Software Dealers Association at the first annual DVD Festival 2000 Awards, it has sold over 15 million units worldwide, and its fiercely dedicated fan base has spread feverish anticipation of The Matrix sequels across the Internet.
BASICS
DVD SRP $24.98/$19.95 MAP
VHS SRP $19.98/$13.95 MAP
Street Date: June 3, 2003
Languages: ENG (5.1), JAP (5.1)
Subtitles: ENG, FR, SPAN
Program Running Time: Approx 90 mins.
DVD Running Time: Approx 180 mins.
Rating: Not Rated
Dolby/Digital [CC]
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