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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

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Season 1

  • Final Flight of the Osiris
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    Final Flight of the Osiris

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/21/2003

    Immediately before the events of The Matrix Reloaded, the crew of the hovercraft Osiris discovers a quarter of a million sentinels drilling through the surface of the earth towards the last human city of Zion. But can the Osiris survive long enough to warn Zion?

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Second Renaissance Part I
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    The Second Renaissance Part I

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/4/2003

    Tells the early history of how conflict began between the humans and machines. Part 1 of 2.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Second Renaissance Part II
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    The Second Renaissance Part II

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/6/2003

    The battle for Earth turns against the humans, despite their infamous desperate act of blackening the skies.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Kid's Story
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    Kid's Story

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/3/2003

    A high school student is haunted by thoughts of "The Matrix" and a person named "Neo".

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Program
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    Program

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/3/2003

    Cis and Duo discuss leaving the real world while during a samurai sword fight. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • World Record
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    World Record

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/3/2003

    A record-breaking competitive runner begins to stretch the limits of the Matrix. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Beyond
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    Beyond

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/3/2003

    While looking for her cat, a young woman and some kids find an abandoned building where strange things happen and the rules of physics don't always apply. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • A Detective Story
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    A Detective Story

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/4/2003

    A private detective is hired to find the elusive computer hacker "Trinity." Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts in the Matrix universe.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Matriculated
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    Matriculated

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/3/2003

    The human resistance works to convert a sentinel to their side. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown