We Got Anime ‘Among Us’ Before That Stacked Hollywood Cast ‘Among Us’ Cartoon

Back in 2023, Infinity Train Producer Owen Dennis and Star Trek: Lower Decks Animation studio Titmouse announced that they were working on an animated series adaptation of Innersloth’s mega-popular sci-fi multiplayer deduction game, among us, For CBS. TeaThe following year, we learned that it would feature a solid cast of voice actors, including Ashley Johnson And Elijah Mad Wood. But since then there has been no news about the show. In its apparent absence, a new Crunchyroll show has, very randomly, decided to step up to the plate and release what is clearly an anime. among us.

Well, technically, gnosiaAnimated by Studio Domerica, there is an anime adaptation of an entirely different game, a visual novel of the same name. But apparently – it’s anime among us. Its premise, like that of the game, is a crew of strangers on a spaceship who must vote on who among them is Gnosia.

“Gnosia” is basically a made-up anime jargon name for a among us Imposter. A lot of allegations are made on the slightest suspicious statements etc. made by each person, but the only difference is that instead of taking the accused out of the airlock, they are put in deep freeze. Should everyone fail, the Gnosia wins and wipes out humanity. Womp womp.

The show follows Yuri, a stand-in for the audience, with the added trick being that despite suffering from amnesia about how he got here, he is also stuck in a time loop where he is forced to repeat the entire rigmarole from episode to episode with a mix of new roles and characters. In non-anime: The show causes a plot to emulate what iPad kiddos and Twitch streamers have been doing for the last eight years, which entails another round of playing Innersloth. talk-Inspired game.

Overall, though, the show doesn’t feel like it has much rewatch value due to its reset episodes – like among us-With secret role shuffling between rotating slots of anime character archetypes, this show is going to be an ineffective time waster for those who are curious about how the phrase “anime” came to be. among us“Will play outside.

I especially favor the English dub because of it’s cast depends a lot on how much you like between uThe premise is that it reads some very funny lines The screaming, the deceit, the double-anger and the gentle reassurances that keep happening from one episode to the next.

Instead of each episode ending with an asspool before resetting, the upcoming guessing game to find out who the crew member is is a mystery game that viewers can play with Yuri. It doesn’t hurt that its characters, except for a rare few, have very attractive designs, making them attractive to any anime fan. There’s even a normal-looking alien and a talking dolphin rolling around in a tiny scooter thrown into the mix, which from episode to episode creates even more doubt over who is “human” and who isn’t. The show is also quite clever in how it portrays the characters Danganronpa-esque conclusion and misdirection, creating doubt as to who or not the villain is.

what’s more, gnosia There’s a Fall 2025 anime, which for the layman’s anime audience means the show has a good enough number of episodes for people to binge-watch, dub and subbed (we don’t judge) until it runs out of story threads to spin.

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