Japanimation that Doesn't Suck

The Cartoon Network has a show called the Animatrix, and it's about 3,000 short (15min.) cartoons about various aspects of the Matrix (the movie and comic book) backstory. Each one, as near as I can tell, is done by a different artist and addresses widely different subject matter. These appear to have been made for Japanese consumption, and they're visually stunning and far, far more engaging than that shitball of a trilogy with Keanu "Whoa" Reeves.
Check your local listings. It seriously rocks.