When Does "The Animatrix: The Second Renaissance" (2003) Take Place?
"The Animatrix: The Second Renaissance" Part I & Part II are science fiction animated short films written by Mahiro Maeda that released June 3rd, 2003. So when is "The Second Renaissance" set?
It takes place on the fictional The Matrix timeline roughly in the year:
We know this because the two works are presented as faux documentaries and both? open as if the viewer is selecting them .

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We know this because the two works are presented as faux documentaries and both? open as if the viewer is selecting them .
They are the first chronological short films in The Matrix universe and can be watched at their timeline point or as an extended flashback after the film "The Matrix: Reloaded" (2003).