When Does "The Animatrix: A Detective Story" (2003) Take Place?
"A Detective Story" is a science fiction short animated film written by Shinichiro Watanabe and released June 3rd, 2003.
It takes place on the fictional The Matrix timeline roughly in the year:
We know this because while it is technically unplaceable it probably takes place sometime not far behind the film "The Matrix" (1999) because the character of Trinity appears and therefore it absolutely cannot be after the film "The Matrix Revolutions" (2003), which takes place in 2700 AD.
~2690s AD
We know this because while it is technically unplaceable it probably takes place sometime not far behind the film "The Matrix" (1999) because the character of Trinity appears and therefore it absolutely cannot be after the film "The Matrix Revolutions" (2003), which takes place in 2700 AD.
The timeline of the Matrix Universe is fairly unique among the largest franchises because the human characters within its fictional world (diegesis) do not themselves know what year it truly is for the duration of most of the stories.
It is the third chronological short film in The Matrix Universe timeline. It can be watched at its timeline point, as an extended flashback after the film "The Matrix" (1999), or entirely separately.
