Animatrix Trailer

NeoCode writes "Like The Matrix? Like anime? Well, feast your eyes on this. The Matrix web site has released a preview trailer for Animatrix, a series of 9 anime stories set in the world of matrix, to be released on DVD. They are done rather beautifully, by the looks of the trailer, in both traditional anime and using computer graphics."

Comments

I will consider the irony

[Com2Kid]

Low budget eastern films influence big western producers to create gigantic megabuck flick;

for a follow up?

Why not export huge megabuck flick story line in an Eastern visual medium?

Oh well, at least Anime kicks ass for fight scenes. :-D

Typo in story, should read:

[tunah]

NeoCode writes "Like The Matrix? Like anime? Well, I downloaded the trailer before submitting this story, and you can't have it. Neener neener neener."

I am still waiting

[jukal]

that they would publish Ma(rketing)trix the Movie, where they reveal how they managed in this :) These guys really know how to exploit and squeeze every penny out of the idea. The most amazing part of this is that everything is well done and thought, we consistent. You could believe for example, that you could ruin the matrix concept like this, but somehow they have managed to keep it in order.

Episodes made by various studios

[doc modulo]

From the art style, I could recognise:

* Studio that made: Ghost in the Shell, the movie (not sure about this one)

* Studio that made: Ninja Scroll and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (new version of VHD)

* Square studio that made: Final Fantasy, the movie.

* The American studio that made: Aeon Flux, Sci-Fi animation for BBC's Liquid TV and MTV. (not sure about this one either).

Anyone else have any additions or corrections?

Who's Who

[Longinus]

Second Renaissance Part 1
Mahiro Maeda (Blue Submarine No. 6)

Second Renaissance Part 2
Mahiro Maeda

Program
Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Ninja Scroll, Wicked City, X (the series, not the movie))

Kid's Story
Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Macross plus)

World Record
Takeshi Koike (Don't know)

Beyond
Koji Morimoto (Episode 1 of Memories: Magnetic Rose)

Matriculated
Peter Chung (Aeon Flux)

Detective Story
Shinichiro Watanabe

The Final Flight of the Osiris
Square U.S.A (Final Fantasy et al)

Direct download links...

[Saeger]

...for the annoyed:

Animatrix_Trailer_640.mov - 18MB (the one you want)
Animatrix_Trailer_480.mov - 13MB
Animatrix_Trailer_320.mov - 7MB
Animatrix_Trailer_240.mov - 3MB

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And I thought it was Yakko, Wakko, and Dot.

[Genady]

Suuuuuure... and I was expecting Yakko as Morpheous, Wakko as Neo, and Dot as Trinity. Sure, go ahead and spoil my expectations!