The Animatrix
Ranked 8 of 10 animated series by recommenders
Animated shorts that expand the Matrix world, recommended for showing a civilization where machines replace human labor and for being worth watching even if you have never seen them. No recurring caveats.
Animated shorts that expand the Matrix world, recommended for showing a civilization where machines replace human labor and for being worth watching even if you have never seen them. No recurring caveats.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Highly recommended viewing
“if you haven't seen the Animatrix check it out”
Comment from 23 Dec 2025 in “I wish people were more public” “a must watch if you've never seen them”
Comment from 30 Oct 2026 in “China unveils 13-foot robot that can lift a cow” “one of my all-time favorites”
Comment from 17 Nov 2025 in “Where do the children play?”
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The four most recommended other animated series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| The Simpsons | 14 | 15 | 48% | 8 | — | — |
| Arcane | 13 | 1 | 93% | 8 | — | Approved |
| The AnimatrixThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“a must watch if you've never seen them”
“The Animatrix highlighted it beautifully what one can expect in a civilization where machines replace human labor”
“I wasn't too impressed by Matrix as much as I was impressed by Animatrix”
“if you haven't seen the Animatrix check it out”
“one of my all-time favorites”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.