The Animatrix

The Animatrix
The Animatrix
Japanese name
Kanji	アニマトリックス
Revised Hepburn
Transcriptions
Revised Hepburn	Animatorikkusu
Directed by	Andy Jones; Mahiro Maeda; Shinichirō Watanabe; Yoshiaki Kawajiri; Takeshi Koike; Kōji Morimoto; Peter Chung;
Written by	The Wachowskis; Mahiro Maeda; Shinichirō Watanabe; Yoshiaki Kawajiri; Kōji Morimoto; Peter Chung;
Produced by	The Wachowskis
Segment producers	Michael Arias; Hiroaki Takeuchi; Eiko Tanaka;
Music by	Don Davis; Junkie XL;
Animation by	Square Pictures; Madhouse; Studio 4°C; DNA Productions;
Production; companies	Village Roadshow Pictures; NPV Entertainment;
Distributed by	Warner Home Video
Release date	June 3, 2003;
Running time	102 minutes
Countries	United States; South Korea; Japan;
Languages	English; Japanese;

The Animatrix (Japanese: アニマトリックス, Hepburn: Animatorikkusu) is a 2003 adult animated science fiction anthology film produced by the Wachowskis. It includes nine animated short films, some of which provide backstory for The Matrix film series, while others present side stories. The Animatrix was released by Warner Home Video on June 3, 2003.