"The Matrix Revisited will be released this week. Five short anime movies, supervised by producer Michael Arias will be released next year leading into Matrix Reloaded. Yoshiaki Kawajiri, director of Vampire Hunter D (2000), Yoju Toshi and Jubei Nin Pocho (Ninja Scroll), will direct two of the short films for Madhouse Studios. The first episode follows a simulated ninja program in the Matrix. The second episode follows a man able to from from the Matrix into the real world using his will. Mahiro Maeda, director of Blue Submarine No. 6, will direct a sort of prequel to the first Matrix movie. Squaresoft will also produce one of the films using the CG rendering technology developed for the Final Fantasy movie."