
The Second Renaissance Part II(2003)
The battle for Earth turns against the humans, despite their infamous desperate act of blackening the skies.


Tells the early history of how conflict began between the humans and machines. Part 1 of 2.

Julia Fletcher
The Instructor (voice)

Dane A. Davis
01 Versatran Spokesman (voice)

Debi Derryberry
Kid (voice)

Jill Talley
Mother (voice) / Additional Voices (voice)

Dwight Schultz
Additional Voices (voice)

James Arnold Taylor
Additional Voices (voice)
The Second Renaissance Part I is a science fiction, animation film released in 2003 exploring themes of artificial intelligence (a.i.), adult animation, anime, movie. Directed by Mahiro Maeda, it stars Julia Fletcher, Dane A. Davis, Debi Derryberry. Tells the early history of how conflict began between the humans and machines. Part 1 of 2.
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