The Animatrix
アニマトリックス
Synopsis
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: ANN)
Characters
Staff

Arias, Michael
Producer, Special Effects

Takeuchi, Hiroaki
Producer

Tanaka, Eiko
Producer

Chung, Peter
Director, Script, Animation Director, Character Design

Kawajiri, Yoshiaki
Director, Script, Key Animation

Koike, Takeshi
Director, Mechanical Design, Key Animation, Character Design, Animation Director

Maeda, Mahiro
Director, Character Design, Animation Director

Morimoto, Kouji
Director, Storyboard, Key Animation, Screenplay

Watanabe, Shinichirou
Director, Script

Niibayashi, Marefumi
Storyboard, Background Art

An, Mi Kyoung
In-Between Animation

Andou, Masashi
Key Animation

Byun, Eun Soon
In-Between Animation

Fletcher, Jack
ADR Director

Fukushima, Atsuko
Key Animation

Hashimoto, Shinji
Key Animation, Character Design, Animation Director

Hirakawa, Tetsuo
In-Between Animation

Honda, Takeshi
Key Animation, Animation Director, Character Design

Hwang, Su-Jin
In-Between Animation

Imakake, Isamu
Setting

Ina, Ryoko
Background Art

Itou, Hidetsugu
Key Animation

Iwanami, Yoshikazu
Casting Director

Kanai, Jirou
Key Animation

Kobayashi, Osamu
Key Animation
















