At a Glance
- Crunchyroll’s fall 2025 anime Gnosia mirrors Among Us with crewmates voting out hidden killers
- The show adapts a 2020 visual novel, not the hit Innersloth game, but keeps the same social-deduction loop
- English dub cast leans into the comparison, delivering wink-and-nod line reads for Twitch-savvy viewers
- Why it matters: Fans waiting for the stalled Among Us animated series finally get a binge-ready substitute
While CBS’s officially announced Among Us cartoon has stayed radio-silent since 2023, Crunchyroll has quietly launched what amounts to anime Among Us under a different name. The new series Gnosia, animated by Domerica and streaming now, lifts the core social-deduction hook-crewmembers on a spaceship sussing out hidden killers-almost beat for beat.
From Visual Novel to “Anime Among Us”
Gnosia began life as a 2020 visual novel for PlayStation Vita and Nintendo Switch. The anime keeps the premise intact: a stranded spaceship crew must vote to identify the “Gnosia,” shapeshifting imposters who will erase humanity if they survive. Instead of ejecting suspects through an airlock, the crew freeze them in cryo-pods-functionally the same elimination mechanic that made Among Us a streaming phenomenon.
Each 24-minute episode resets the timeline. Protagonist Yuuri, suffering from amnesia, relives the same paranoia-fueled debates with a rotating cast of anime archetypes. Roles shuffle every loop, forcing viewers to spot new lies and alliances. The repetition mimics the “one more round” rhythm that turned Among Us into late-night Twitch fodder.
Easter Eggs for Among Us Veterans
The English dub peppers in direct nods to the comparison. Characters drop “sus,” trade frantic accusations, and scream “It’s self-report!” during heated votes. One early scene recreates the iconic emergency-button standoff, complete with a red crewmate stand-in waving a gloved hand.
Character designs heighten the resemblance. A neon-pink space soldier, a green alien with a single eye, and a talking dolphin in a hover-scooter suit round out the crew, echoing Among Us‘s simple, color-coded avatars. Viewers can play along at home, pausing to scrutinize who lingers too long on tasks or fakes card-swiping animations.
How It Differs from the Real Deal
Unlike Among Us‘s silent imposters, Gnosia gives killers voiced monologues, revealing motives and adding anime melodrama. The time-loop twist also supplies narrative justification for repeated rounds, something the CBS cartoon had yet to explain when news went dark.
Episodes end with humanity’s extinction if players guess wrong, raising stakes beyond the original game’s cartoon mayhem. The showrunners lean into Danganronpa-style trials: rapid-fire deductions, contradictory evidence, and last-second misdirects that flip viewer assumptions.
Binge-Friendly Release Strategy
Crunchyroll dropped the first 12 episodes subbed and dubbed on October 7, 2025, with new installments arriving weekly through December. The full season will run 24 episodes, giving binge watchers a hefty backlog while the Among Us animated series-announced with fanfare by Titmouse and Infinity Train creator Owen Dennis-remains in limbo.
Key Takeaways
- Gnosia offers a legally distinct but spiritually identical fix for Among Us fans starved of content
- The English dub embraces the comparison, turning suspicion into meme-friendly dialogue
- Time-loop resets provide built-in rewatch value, letting viewers hunt for missed clues
- With the CBS adaptation still missing in action, Crunchyroll’s clone is the only animated social-deduction game in town
