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The Animatrix (OAV)

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©2003 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.


Alternative title:
Animatrix: A História Antes de Matrix (Portuguese)
Аниматрица (Russian)
アニマトリックス (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: The Animatrix represents more than three years of collaboration between the Wachowski Brothers and animation artists at studios in Japan, Korea, and the U.S. So, what is The Animatrix. It is a series of nine feature-film-quality short animated films. All of The Animatrix is deeply rooted in the world of the Matrix films. Viewers of The Animatrix will learn the origins of characters familiar from the Matrix films, learn of the genesis of the Matrix itself, as well as meet new characters in original stories inter-woven with the fabric of The Matrix feature films.
User Ratings: 2724 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 159 votes (dub:91, sub:56, ?:2, raw:1, edit.dub:1, others:8
2 Spanish subtitled
2 Spanish dubbed
1 French dubbed
1 Italian subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
1 German dubbed
)
 Excellent: 388 votes (dub:210, sub:139, ?:14, edit.dub:5, others:20
5 Spanish subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
2 German dubbed
1 Italian dubbed
1 French dubbed
1 Russian dubbed
1 French edited dub
1 Russian subtitled
1 Italian edited dub
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Chinese Mandarin subtitled
1 Portuguese dubbed
1 French subtitled
1 Dutch subtitled
)
 Very good: 671 votes (dub:363, sub:259, ?:12, edit.dub:7, raw:4, others:26
10 Spanish subtitled
4 Spanish dubbed
4 Italian dubbed
3 German dubbed
1 French dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
1 Portuguese dubbed
1 German subtitled
)
 Good: 746 votes (dub:421, sub:267, ?:19, edit.dub:9, others:30
7 Spanish dubbed
5 Portuguese subtitled
4 German dubbed
3 Spanish subtitled
2 French subtitled
2 Polish subtitled
2 Russian dubbed
1 Italian dubbed
1 Brazilian Portuguese subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Swedish subtitled
1 German subtitled
)
 Decent: 400 votes (dub:233, sub:141, ?:12, edit.dub:4, raw:2, others:8
1 Dutch subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Portuguese dubbed
1 Italian dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 French dubbed
1 Swedish subtitled
)
 So-so: 162 votes (dub:100, sub:49, ?:5, edit.dub:2, others:6
1 Dutch subtitled
1 German dubbed
1 Polish subtitled
1 Russian edited dub
1 Portuguese dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Not really good: 77 votes (dub:45, sub:29, ?:1, others:2
1 German dubbed
1 Swedish subtitled
)
 Weak: 55 votes (dub:33, sub:16, ?:3, edit.dub:1, others:2
1 Russian subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Bad: 37 votes (dub:18, sub:17, edit.dub:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Awful: 16 votes (dub:10, sub:6)
 Worst ever: 13 votes (dub:8, sub:3, edit.dub:1, others:1
1 Spanish dubbed
)
Seen in part or in whole by 5883 users, rank: #120 (of 9535)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.138 (Good), std. dev.: 1.7519, rank: #3136 (of 9642)
Weighted mean: 7.093 (Good), rank: #3121 (of 9642) (seen all: 7.15 / seen some: 6.27 / won't finish: 4.47)
Bayesian estimate: 7.095 (Good), rank: #2914 (of 7243)
Number of episodes: 9
Episode titles: We have 9
Vintage:
2003-06-03
2003-06-10 (Argentina, theatrical)
2004-04-17 (U.S. TV Broadcast - [adultswim])
Release dates: We have 1
Official website:
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 1
Comment:
Based on the blockbuster movie "The Matrix", The Animatrix is composed of 9 shorts created by renowned anime directors.
Review:
The Animatrix (Jun 4, 2003)
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Blu-ray (Region 0)
    The Animatrix (Blu-ray) (from $63.50)
Blu-ray (Region A)
    4 Film Favorites - Matrix / Reloaded / Revolutions / Animatrix (Blu-ray) 2013-10-01 (from $13.39)
    4 Film Favorites - Matrix / Reloaded / Revolutions / Animatrix [CA] (Blu-ray) 2015-07-28
    The Ultimate Matrix Collection (Blu-ray) 2008-10-14 (from $46.72)
DVD (Region 1)
    4 Film Favorites - Matrix / Reloaded / Revolutions / Animatrix (DVD) 2008-10-14 (from $7.97)
    The Animatrix (DVD) 2003-06-03 (from $11.26)
    The Animatrix - The Complete DVD and CD Album Collection (DVD) 2003-06-03 (from $6.74)
    The Matrix - 4-Film Collection [Walmart Exclusive] (DVD) 2016-00-00
    The Ultimate Matrix Collection (DVD) 2004-12-07 (from $68.98)
    The Ultimate Matrix Collection [Limited Edition] (DVD) 2004-12-07 (from $99.46)
DVD (Region 2)
    The Animatrix (DVD) 2003-06-02
VHS
    The Animatrix (Dub.VHS) 2003-06-03

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Producer:
Eiko Tanaka (all eps)
Hiroaki Takeuchi (all eps)
Michael Arias (all eps)
(none)
Japanese companies
(none)
English staff
English companies
Additional Dialogue: Anthony Weintraub (all eps)
Story Editor: Anthony Weintraub (all eps)
Internet Streaming:
HBO Max
Shomi (Canada)
Licensed by: Warner Bros.
Titles: Animal Logic
English cast
(none)
French staff
French companies
(none)
Dubbing: Dubbing Brothers
French cast
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
Dubbing Director:
Jose Luis Angulo (Spain dub)
Oscar Flores (Mexican dub)
Translation: Gregorio Galindo (Spain dub)
Broadcaster:
Cartoon Network L.A. (Latin America)
I-Sat
Distributor: Argentina Video Home
Dubbing Studio:
Suite Sync de Mexico (Mexican dub)
Tecnison (Spain dub)
Internet Streaming: HBO Max (Latin America)
Licensed by: Warner Bros.
Spanish cast
(none)
Italian staff
Italian companies
(none)
Distributor:
Univideo
Warner Bros.
Italian cast
(none)
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
(none)
Broadcaster:
Cartoon Network Brasil
I-Sat (Brazil)
I.Sat
Dubbing Studio: Delart
Internet Streaming: HBO Max (Brazil)
Licensed by: Warner Bros. (Brazil)
Portuguese cast
(none)

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