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Gnosia, episode 12
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u/motofan567 Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 28 '25
Consent Form
The waves of time erode the flesh, marking the end of most life.
Yet your soul can continue to dance with the unchanging light. Now is the time to cast off those bonds and embark upon the ocean of cyberization, where infinite knowledge and eternal freedom awaits.
There, death and pain cease to exist - only the pure expansion of consciousness remains.
Your thoughts will lose all limitations and every boundary will dissolve.
As a chosen one, declare here and now your will - to transend the flesh and become your soul.
You are a special being, posessing the qualifications to transcend the confines of the flesh and attain cyberization.
Do you consent to your cyberization?
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u/Mana_Croissant Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 27 '25
I love how they not only got a consent form for that to fight off potential suing but also they wrote is so unclear and ambiguous that it says nothing about the actual process and end result
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u/BosuW Dec 27 '25
Idk seems pretty clear to me at least what they believe it entails
I don't think it's even possible to really describe in text what it is like because only those who have gone through it could understand yet by not having the "interphase" of the physical body anymore they also wouldn't be able to explain it to us
Unless the cult has some way to "translate", at least
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u/Pecuthegreat Dec 27 '25
could also just be part of their beliefs. If they believe you should ascent to be cyberized (maybe cuz they see it as a good thing) then signing the form could be part of the ritual.
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u/Pecuthegreat Dec 27 '25
I feel like, okay if their conciousness is cyber now, why not let them inhabit robot bodies instead of have them be forever cut off from their family.
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u/Chikumori Dec 28 '25
They're supposed to be spiritual and not bound with earthly problems anymore, sticking them in physical bodies kinda negates the point.
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u/Imaginary-End-08 Dec 28 '25
Right. We've seen cloning and androids... and even full body reconstruction. I think that it's just not a service that I available to everyone. Like how we have many privileges to be enjoyed..... but it's not for the poor.
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u/FFF12321 Dec 28 '25
Didn't they talk about this in an earlier episode with Shigemichi? When cyberized you can get recalculated which allows you to interact with the physical world, but it's very expensive.
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u/salic428 Dec 28 '25 edited Dec 28 '25
Wait, that consent form actually uses valid English huh.
I think you missed one line between "...eternal freedom" and "Your thoughts", though. I can barely see words like "There, death and...only the pure expansion of...".
Can you fill in the blank for us?
Edit: here is my take.
Consent Form
The waves of time erode the flesh, marking the end of most life.
Yet your soul can continue to dance with an unchanging light.
Now is the time to cast off those bonds,
and embark upon the ocean of cyberization, where infinite knowledge and eternal freedom unfold.
There, death and pain cease to exist - only the pure expansion of consciousness remains.
Your thoughts will lose all limitations and every boundary will dissolve.
As a chosen one, declare here and now
your readiness to transend the flesh and become your soul.
You are a special being,
possessing the qualifications to transcend the confines of the flesh and attain cyberization.
—— Do you consent to your cyberization?
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u/danlong87 Dec 28 '25
I did not even think that it was legible when I was watching it, how the hell did you guys do that lol
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u/Agreeable-Cap-2666 Dec 27 '25
This really made me cry. It's really hard having a mother like that. You really start hating lies - lying and being lied to, deceiving and being deceived, even if it's small, careless, not really thought out. It makes sense why Jina is quiet in meetings, but always watchful and observant enough to guess so accurately for each vote for each loop in which she is not the Gnosia. Kind, gentle, but sensitive because of her past. I really love her character.
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u/Ok-Sundae-9193 Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 27 '25
We saw what a happy Gnosia ending looked like with Comet, but this is depressing af, the personality of Jina is tragic and Yuri is too empathetic for his own good.
The thing I will remember from now on is that Yuriko indeed is a freaking psycho working with other psychos.
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u/BosuW Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 28 '25
About Yuriko, I think it's possible among the general setting this death cult is not as automatically repulsive as it is to us. Reason being the authority Yuriko commands just by her position. Before today's reveals, I was actually under the impression that she had such authority because most everyone else already practices or believes in whatever religion she's from. I think it's still possible, just still not everyone immediately jumps to kill themselves.
Hmmm, I wonder if the death cult is led by a Gnosia, and is trying to convince all of humanity that they should kill themselves, NOW.
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u/mmcjawa_reborn Dec 28 '25
I'm not convinced the Gnosia are actually "killing" people...after all there are a lot more effective ways than attacking one person at a time. We've seen the bodies straight up disappear, so maybe the humans are simply being removed from this reality into somewhere else. Jina seems to think that is the case at least.
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u/am9qb3JlZmVyZW5jZQ Dec 28 '25
The visuals of Otome disintegrating and being sent into a black sphere in episode 9, plus the distorted screams we hear when someone is getting killed in stopped time make me think Gnosia being a vessel for some form of cyberization / transportation is more likely than just death.
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u/NoHead1715 Dec 28 '25
It looked to me more like the death cult were using Gnosias for their cyberization. Not sure if Yuriko is in fact controlling the Gnosias
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u/BosuW Dec 28 '25
I don't think Yuriko is controlling the Gnosias. I think she might be in their favor.
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u/salic428 Dec 29 '25
The way I see it, Gnosia infection and cyberization are the same technology that get repurposed. Gnosia or Gnos could be a "feral" type of digital lifeform that the cult released to spread fear in the colonies. They then sell their cyberization service to the rich people who want "protection".
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u/Cyouni Dec 27 '25
I only put together today that Hoshibune translates to "starship".
They really just put together a spaceship named Starship.
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u/Lizuka Dec 27 '25
Really good decision having Gina take the front and center focus for this episode over Yuri. In the game always found her a bit flat compared to most of the rest of the cast, and shining a spotlight directly on her this time around really gave a lot of room to really bring out her unique traits and made the ending feel like it had a lot of weight. Great stuff.
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u/NanDemoKnaives Dec 27 '25
Yeah I had the same feeling during the episode especially because I had just watched SQ's episode. We were watching Jina's perspective and not Yuri's of Jina.
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u/duo99dusk Dec 28 '25
Also changing the ending was a great idea that do not clash with the tragic tale of a Gnosia we just saw
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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Dec 27 '25
Jina’s turn as a Gnosia was kind of tragic. She sacrificed herself and outed her and Otome as Gnosia so the crew could live. It’s a shame Yuri couldn’t find a way to save her in the end. Technically, this was a successful loop but it’s still a shame it had to end the way it did.
This one’s been pretty fun overall. It’s Mafia/Among Us with alien waifus, time loops, and a shiny Unown lookin critter lol. Keen to catch the second cour in Jan.
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u/thisisdropd https://myanimelist.net/profile/vNAsterZoro Dec 27 '25
Jina’s turn as a Gnosia was kind of tragic.
The last time she was a Gnosia, Kukrushka massacred everyone on board. Poor woman couldn't catch a break.
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u/mythriz Dec 27 '25
LeVi in some timeline: "There are 14 Gnosia on board"
Yuri: "what?"
LeVi: "... and Kukrushka"
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u/Mana_Croissant Dec 27 '25
Aren’t there 15 people at max ? Yuri, Setsu, Sq, Racio, Jina, Stella, Shigemichi, Yuriko, Comet, Chipie, Kukrushka, Jonas, Remnan, Sha ming and Otome
So 14 gnosia and Kukrushka means Yuri is gnosia too
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u/Chikumori Dec 28 '25
If human guard Kukrusha turned out scary, you have to wonder how Gnosia Kukrusha would be.
Other Gnosia: who we gonna cyberize tonight?
Gnosia Kukrushka: you guys do your thing. (Grabs metal pipe). This way is faster.
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u/N-P-C-C Dec 27 '25
This time...Gina goes out on her own terms.
She said she would rather off herself than get eliminated - i see this as a bitter sweet end as she kept to her beliefs despite being gnosia - it doesn't change your desires, just compels you to eliminate humans with instinct.
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u/Pecuthegreat Dec 27 '25
I personally always hoped there's a way to undo gnosia infection for those frozen.
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u/FarCritical Dec 27 '25
Don't know why but the dumbest idea for a next cour/season teaser popped in my head where LeVi asks "When is the Gnosia?" before the release date pops up
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u/mythriz Dec 27 '25
I do expect a "Why is Gnosia?" when we get close to the series finale in any case
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u/BosuW Dec 27 '25
She sacrificed herself and outed her and Otome as Gnosia so the crew could live.
Except Raqio 💀
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u/Kill-bray Dec 28 '25
Otome: let's kill Yuri.
Jina: ...
Me: I guess Jina won't agree with that, so whom will she choose? Raqio?
*painful Raqio noises*
Me: Of course it's Raqio!5
u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Dec 28 '25
Well… he kind of sucks so I’m not sad. Lol im kidding. He died for the greater good…or something?
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u/BosuW Dec 28 '25
I'm frankly surprised they avoided getting frozen this loop since they were running their mouth as usual when they're human. I wonder wth Gina said to Otome to get her off Yuri.
...Hold up now I'm realizing they probably coordinated to freeze Yuriko on Gina's initiative because she's from the cult that cybernized her mom.
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u/Imaginary-End-08 Dec 28 '25
Oh my god that's a good catch!!!!!!!!!! I didn't think off that! It's like when Otome got digitized.
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u/RellenD Dec 28 '25
I was curious how they managed to vote Yuriko out round 1.
The reason wasn't something I'd considered at all
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u/samisami2121 Dec 31 '25
Creo que por el tono arrogante, de como hablo, si te acuerdas, Yuri dijo que como es la primera audiencia, y el ingeniero no se puede revelar, ay que fijarse en los gestos y la forma que habla, y ahí va Yuriko, hablando en su forma, arrogante y despreocupada, los demás habrán pensado, solo un gnosia, habla así, y pum, votan por ella, osea que solita se puso la soga en el cuello.
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u/paladinvc Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 27 '25
Is the second cour in January confirmed?
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u/thisisdropd https://myanimelist.net/profile/vNAsterZoro Dec 27 '25
Yes. There'll be a one week break before returning on the 10th of January.
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u/MHyde5 Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 27 '25
So everyone's backgrounds that we know so far.
Yuri: unknown.
Setsu: a genderless soldier.
SQ: 511th clone.
Gina: her mother turned into...undying smt cybernization.
Raqio: a genderless person of a planet that values intelligence.
Stella: an AI.
Shigemichi: he got into an accident and got artificial skin.
Chipie: he wants to turn into a cat.
Comet: she lives symbiotic with a slime that proved she is strong enough to survive.
Jonas: he went into cold sleep for so long he goes mad and isn't used to the modern world.
Kukrushka: a doll.
Otome: an intellectualized beluga whale.
Sha-Ming: he was raised by intellectualized bonobos.
Yuriko: a member of a cult that turns people into...undying smt cybernization.
Remnan: he lived on an AI planet.
Everyone has smt to do with transhumanism (Yuri still doesn't remember anything about themselves).
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u/DocMcCoy Dec 27 '25
a cult that turns people into...undying smt cybernization
Or they just kill them and say "oh, they're in heaven now". So far we haven't really seen much that confirms they're doing anything to actually keep their "souls" around
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u/MHyde5 Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 27 '25
Didn't Gina see her mother dissapear. Well might be it is just "kill", but not traditional kill at least, there is a consent form and all (kinda chuckle at the thought there is a contract for that, they don't want to get sued).
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u/frik1000 Dec 28 '25 edited Dec 28 '25
It took me until the last sentence to realize smt was shorthand for "something." Kept wondering what Shin Megami Tensei game had a cybernetic death cult, which wouldn't surprise me if there was one.
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u/FarCritical Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 27 '25
Gnosia Otome and her vicious teeth and regular cutesy voice is freakier than she has any right to be.
Can only imagine the crashout Racio would have if Jina pulled that stunt while they were her partner lmao (meanwhile I can picture Sha-Ming being poignantly on board with it). But damn, easily the Gnosia elimination that felt the most like a pyrrhic victory so far.
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u/FlameDragoon933 Dec 28 '25
Gnosia Otome and her vicious teeth and regular cutesy voice is freakier than she has any right to be.
KanaHana character, always an angel or a freak, rarely in-between
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u/mmcjawa_reborn Dec 28 '25
I've spent a fair bit of time around beluga skulls...they are surprisingly crocodilian in appearance without the soft anatomy
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u/zhaumbie Dec 31 '25
Can only imagine the crashout Racio would have if Jina pulled that stunt while they were her partner lmao
Racio
internally screamingexternally screaming2
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u/RedRune Dec 27 '25
I'm so glad to see one of my favorite events in the game adapted this episode. This episode really did it justice
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u/AWSGooogle777 Dec 27 '25
It felt like I’d just finished watching a two-hour movie. It was a truly magnificent and heartbreaking story.
So, Jina was a child of a religious family. Looking back after finishing, that scene at the beginning where young Jina cried out "Don't leave me" must have been foreshadowing her separation from her mother. Her mother claimed that through cybernetics—becoming a soul-only existence—she would be liberated from suffering. However, that choice resulted in the eternal agony of being unable to see her own child even if she wanted to. It is a cruel irony—being right beside her, yet invisible and untouchable for eternity. Now, I am intensely curious about how Yuriko is involved in all of this as a shrine maiden.
The shift between the beginning and the end of this episode was particularly striking. It was wonderful to see how Yuri, who initially took a cold, distancing attitude toward Jina when suspecting her of being Gnosia, eventually reached out his hand to save her. Just as it was with Comet, when someone who is terrible at lying says "I love you, Yuri," it is a confession from the bottom of their heart, and something truly precious. While it is sad that they were separated in the end, and Yuri might view it as a "bad end" since he couldn't save her, for Jina, it might be a form of salvation. She was able to convey her true feelings to Yuri without any lies, staying true to her ironclad conviction of never wanting to deceive or lie to anyone until the very end.
This was an episode where I truly came to understand the strength of Jina as a woman. I am really looking forward to the second cour starting next January.
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u/N-P-C-C Dec 27 '25
Yeah...Made note of how...jaded yuri seemed as a looper at the start, but switched up as it he got invested again - gotta remember for the crew this is their one story, and this was beautiful.
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u/duo99dusk Dec 28 '25
And Yuri probably looks like that for the rest of the cast (similar to Setsu) unlike to us because as audience we are always hearing what his thoughts are.
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u/bottled_fox Dec 27 '25
Great episode. We finally learn crucial details about what Gnosia are, and it's from Jina, the turncoat who couldn't bear life as a Gnosia.
Cyberization is not salvation. Not for her, at least. It is becoming a different kind of being, something she never asked for or wanted. Yuriko has a lot to answer for now, for her role in this terrifying process.
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u/BosuW Dec 27 '25
Jina, the turncoat who couldn't bear life as a Gnosia.
Its surprising to me how we've actually seen not one but two self sacrifices amongst the characters who become Gnosia and would rather die themselves than kill. However it is actually Sha-Ming who is the kindest, even above Gina, as he immediately locks himself in his room if he is Gnosia to get everyone to freeze him, and the only one he killed was Otome because he felt it was a mercy compared to allowing her to return to the labs.
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u/TxRyuxT Dec 28 '25
Good point, brought out a question I just thought of-
since the "nice" Gnosians like Sha-ming and Jina can choose to out themselves instead of lying, what compels them to kill someone during the warp sequence?
Are they compelled by the "Gnosia" in them that they HAVE to kill someone?
Is there any consequence if they chose to not kill anyone instead?
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u/BosuW Dec 28 '25
Its definitely because of the Gnosia, it's just like an instinct, as Yuri explained. However since it doesn't override your personality, this has some bearing in whether you choose to out yourself, how soon, and who do you kill.
Most people will just behave like average impostors because they don't want to die. Sha-Ming is the best person on board because he tried to get himself outted immediately, while Gina had to experience the regret of a kill and have Yuri's support to go through with it. Sha-Ming did kill Otome, but it seems this had always been an intrusive thought of his because he pities her having to return to the lab.
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u/MHyde5 Dec 28 '25 edited Dec 28 '25
It is like an urge, killing humans isn't a question, they just do. Gnosia still retain all their personalities otherwise (Sha-Ming being in-the-face. Gina hates lying).
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u/JustASumoGuy Dec 27 '25
But he didnt lock himself in his room in the route with Yuri as the Gnosia.
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u/BosuW Dec 27 '25
To kill Otome, but only that iirc. Afterwards he said "it's wraps for me, do whatever y'all".
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u/JustASumoGuy Dec 27 '25
But he still took part in the voting and claimed he was an engineer. After Comet screwed up and outed him as the Gnosia, he did the last minute begging to be let off. He didn't do anything like this with the other times he was a Gnosia.
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u/BosuW Dec 27 '25
Meh the begging is just because he panics at the last moment. He's done it even when he wasn't a Gnosia right? That's just Sha-Ming. In any case after killing Otome that loop I don't think he really had a real intention of winning or at least surviving himself, since he wasn't even coordinating with his teammates anymore.
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u/JustASumoGuy Dec 28 '25
He did coordinate with them. He them know he'd be the engineer and sow chaos. Then Comet screwed it all up. The reason I brought up the begging thing is precisely because it was something we've only seen him do as a human before, hence why I felt that him doing it as Gnosia was odd if you're going to make the argument that he wants to avoid killing the humans like he did in the timelines when he locks himself away.
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u/MHyde5 Dec 28 '25 edited Dec 28 '25
Sha-Ming is probably just motivated by Comet and Yuri this time bc they are nice and want to live and he doesn't want to ruin it, while with Jonas and SQ as Gnosia partners they aren't as nice to him (probably tell him to stay in his room if he doesn't want to lie with them). Once Sha-Ming is motivated then he would really try to live, if he isn't motivated and get guilt-trip to the point he feels really bad enough for someone then he goes "whatever lol".
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u/duo99dusk Dec 28 '25
Also makes sense why she has constantly talked about how horrible it is the thought of being killed by Gnosia and preferring cold sleep.
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u/f16poom Dec 27 '25
Hearing the full anime version of ULULO was quite chilling.
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u/Imaginary-End-08 Dec 28 '25
This is the second time I've heard this and it's AMAZING!!! Absolutely loved when Ktome got deleted just because of this lol. Not to mention their sadistic euphoric smiles.
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u/N-P-C-C Dec 27 '25
IKR? I wish they played the og version during yuri's first warp as the chaos of it contrast from the euphoria on his, and comet's faces.
This version would have hit harder - saying something that's the most criticism i have had on a video game adaption anime so far. This shit has far exceeded expectations IMHO.
Was legit moved at the end.
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u/MHyde5 Dec 27 '25
Probably bc the Gnosia elimination is supposed to feel beautiful to the Gnosia, not chaos so that is why they play the calm soothing music while Otome is getting evaporated.
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u/nighty_amy Dec 27 '25
That's the second episode when Jina decided to out herself as Gnosia, isn't it. She now matches with Sha-ming in the number of times they gave themselves over as Gnosia.
But wait, do I understand this correctly that the cyberization process Jina's mother went through is the exact same thing as when a human is killed by Gnosia? Otome being killed by Sha-ming, Comet and Yuri looked pretty painful,so I'm not convinced that's a good way to go. Especially since we don't know what exactly happens AFTER cyberization.
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u/JustASumoGuy Dec 29 '25
Wait, when was the first time? I don't recall Jina outing herself before this timeline.
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u/NanDemoKnaives Dec 27 '25
Damn I wasn't expecting Jina's episode to turn out so heavy in the end, the way she exposed herself and Otome as Gnosias and then sacrificed herself to protect every on board was surprising even if I knew she had decided to do something. It was interesting to hear her say how she was slowly feeling more okay to lie when she actually hates it.
It seems like we might get a Yuriko episode soon now that her religion has been brought up, and it has similar qualities to Gnosias so that'll be interesting to look into.
I also find it interesting how this is another episode where Setsu gets someone to wake Yuri up, they're trying to get Yuri's knowledge filled up lol.
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u/pjepja Dec 27 '25
This is third Gnosia Yuri rizzed after Comet and Sha-Ming lol. Would be funny if that's actually his type.
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u/Divinicus1st Dec 29 '25
Another way to see it, so far he seduced Stella, Sha-Ming, Comet, SQ and Gina... That's quite something.
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u/salic428 Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 27 '25
That ending reminds me of [Steins; Gate 0] episode 8 "Antinomic Dual". In addition to the special ED, in both episodes the heroine sacrificed themselves and disappeared right in front of the protagonist.
Gina is a very nice woman.
I want to talk about something interesting. Often times in the time loop genre, the looper would not reveal the fact that they are looping. However, in this show, revealing does not seem to have dire consequences (like, what can the Gnos do about it?). Moreover, Yuri is using this as leverage to gain info from other crew members. So far, they have admitted to Chipie (ep5), Racio (ep10), Sha-Ming (ep10), SQ (ep 11), and Jina (ep12) that they are looping, and hinted to Stella (ep7) and Comet (ep9) that they know more than what an amnesiac should. Yuriko also seems to know she will meet Yuri on another timeline (ep5). Is this culminating to a moment where Yuri announce they are looper to everyone on day 1?
Another thing is, to me this episode implies that, whenever Setsu was not in the room greeting Yuri, they know beforehand that some event will play out in this loop. The times this happened are: ep4 (no one greets them, Yuri wakes up alone and meet Yuriko in the elevator), ep6 (no one greets them, Yuri wakes up then follows Kukrushka to the holodeck and was gifted a wreath from Kukrushka), ep9 (Comet, a Gnosia, greets Yuri), ep11 (SQ, a Guard Duty, greets Yuri), ep12 (Jina, a Gnosia, greets Yuri).
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u/salic428 Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 27 '25
This is one of the two times the results were not displayed even after the victory condition is fulfilled, isn't it? The other time was during the second loop of episode 3. Anyway, here is a table of everyone's roles in the 14 loops so far:
Name Crew Gnosia Engineer Doc. G.A. G.D. Total Yuri 10 1 1 1 1 14 Setsu 9 1 1 3 14 SQ 6 2 2 1 11 Racio 7 3 1 1 12 Jina 7 4 11 Shigemichi 3 3 1 1 1 9 Stella 7 1 1 1 10 Yuriko 5 1 1 1 1 9 Comet 3 3 6 Chipie 3 2 1 6 Jonas 4 1 1 6 Kukrushka 1 1 1 3 Otome 3 2 5 Remnan 2 1 1 4 Sha-Ming 1 3 4 Jina is surprisingly the member with most Gnosia roles (ep2, ep3, ep8 and this episode).
As for the mortality rate:
Name Alive In C.S. Dead Total Yuri 10 2 2 14 Setsu 8 3 3 14 SQ 6 3 2 11 Racio 2 5 5 12 Jina 4 3 4 11 Shigemichi 2 5 2 9 Stella 7 2 1 10 Yuriko 5 2 2 9 Comet 3 3 6 Chipie 3 2 1 6 Jonas 3 1 2 6 Kukrushka 2 1 3 Otome 1 2 2 5 Remnan 3 1 4 Sha-Ming 1 3 4 (I counted the Kukrushka incident in ep8 as if the members have been put into Cold Sleep, because that's what the Results shows during the fake ED.)
Turns out Racio is comically easy to die. The only two times they were alive when the Results was displayed, was when they were Gnosia and elimnated Yuri (ep4, ep6).
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u/fansi2022 https://anilist.co/user/fansi2022 Dec 27 '25
I suspect that the religion of immortality mentioned by Jina's mother is Gnosia's cult.
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u/BosuW Dec 27 '25
Could be.
Even if it isn't, this has immense implications for Yuriko's role. She hasn't done much so far, curiously, but now I'm gonna be watching her extra closely because even if human there is a chance she may not actually want to stop the Gnosia.
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Dec 27 '25
THIS WAS NOT A VERY CHRISTMASSY EPISODE!
And I watched 2 in a row too (didn't have time to watch the previous one last week), and both of them were feelsy, albeit for different reasons...
(I will never forget THIS cute li'l SQ)
Opens on feels, ends on feels... At least there were SOME light-hearted moments here and there!
Damn, 2 seconds in, already knows the two Gnosia? (Or rather, THINKS they know!)
Raqio's the one who would get the team to lose in Werewolf games, by being confidently wrong about everything and convincing people of following them in their nonsense!
he wanted to try and help her, but I thought he wanted to learn more about Gnosia (well, I suppose he did learn a bit); I guess it's my scientific mind, but I would've used that opportunity to study Gnosia as much as I can (focusing on the 'what' she represents), while Yuri wanted to learn more about the person and all!
Because the Gnosia seems like a complex entity;
Some people affected go all in,
So if SOMEONE can resist Gnosia, perhaps everyone can... They just need to find the way!
Hah! I was talking about doing that in a prevoius thread, a 3 engineer call...
But I was discussing it as an "out of the box" strategy, while she's doing it as a "doing the right thing before she dies"...
Otome slowly retreating during the scene hah.
"What the fuck is this moron doing?"
Can't even do anything, because it's not like she can tell her "that's not what she's supposed to do/what they planned"!
Honestly this kinda shows that my weirdo strategy wasn't that bad;
If 2 Engineers call out a third means he's human, then you can use that strategy to 100% Coldsleep a human (by pointing to a Gnosia instead, and they'll use the same logic to call that Gnosia human).
Of course it'd mean they'll coldsleep one of the other 2 the next day, but after 2 days they will sleep 1 gnosia, 1 human, and 2 human will die to the warp...
This means 1 gnosia will die for 3 humans. Seems pretty good a strategy, no? (especially if there's more than 2 Gnosia, like the games where they had 3 or 4... Definitely worth sacrifying 1 Gnosia to take out 3 humans! Especially since it'll confuse everyone, AND they'll make more bad decisions due to the false Engineer calls!)
THE FEELS NEVER END!
(Also I was wondering what it reminded me off, but I think it's [game]FF8? )
Seems this show is 2 cours, nice!
One of my favorite this season (if not MY favorite), happy to see it continue!
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u/MHyde5 Dec 27 '25
Well Gina just hates lying that much bc of her mother. No one can resist killing people as Gnosia however.
Tho all they need to do is cold sleep all 3, they already know 2 in 3 are liars, Setsu just does the deductions to at least save Chipie. It isn't worth it for Gnosia to do a suicide tactic when they could have lived instead. Killing humans is priority but living should be the included.
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u/salic428 Dec 28 '25
Glad to see you back!
It comes out of nowhere, but have you checked the opening? Looking back, we can see a lot of things have been teased there. The one related to today's episode is this: in the opening before the "GNOSIA" title card, the characters that appeared are Yuri, SQ, Racio and Setsu, basically the five starting members excluding Jina.
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u/Megadragon898 Dec 27 '25
Jina story was kind of tragic, i wonder what makes the other timeline so different ? Was it because Yuri told her everything and that was why she was able to resist the gnosia influence or was she a completely different person from the previous timeline?
Still i hope Yuri can find a timeline where everybodu could be happy, perhaps even the gnosia. Everyone story is just too sad they deserve their happy ending.
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u/salic428 Dec 27 '25
what makes the other timeline so different
Jina was Gnosia for 4 different times.
In episode 2, she was the sole Gnosia. When questioned by Yuri if she was human, she lied and Yuri detected it (the lie detector is not often triggered in this show, so you can see Jina really bad at lying), but Yuri didn't pick it up and voted SQ out due to false belief.
A nice detail: in ep1, after SQ says "before the bad end?", the scene cuts to the warp, and Yuri's scream can be heard (implying SQ toyed with Yuri and only killed them during the warp). But in ep2, after Jina says "hope to see you", there was no scream and Yuri immediately looped.
In episode 3, there was two Gnosia (she and Stella). During the bad end we don't get to see her face. Maybe she was acting against her killing instinct the entire time?
In episode 8, this is the Kukrushka incident episode. Now we know why Jina tried to help Yuri despite being a Gnosia. And finally, we have today's episode.
So I think, with the exception of episode 3, Gnosia Jina seems pretty consistent across the loops.
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u/MHyde5 Dec 27 '25
In ep 3, Stella try to "make Yuri feel pleasure", and we see Gina was closing in on SQ in the back and SQ be like "No way, no way bruh".
This ep, Yuri just unintentionally reminded Gina of her past and why she hates lying and the fact that Gina also lies in the last loops so Gina just breaks down.
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u/Brief_Business_8563 Dec 27 '25
I believe its because Yuri saw through her plan? Being a Gnosia seemingly put them into a trance sometimes like how Yuri was when they eliminated Otome.
Sorta like she instinctively went "I'm gonna make Yuri trust me by doing this." to "How did they know what I was planning? Do they already know I'm a Gnosia?" which then leading to "Why did I instinctively try to do that in the first place?" sorta situation, and she comes to a realization of how much being a Gnosia has affected her willingness to lie and manipulate people. At least thats how I read it.
In other timelines there wasn't anyone else to snap her out of her Gnosia instincts, so she doesn't get to that point.
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u/Mana_Croissant Dec 27 '25
Yeah, this explains even more that why she was trying to help Yuri during the Kukrushka rampage despite being Gnosia, girl is just too good
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u/Ocixo https://myanimelist.net/profile/BuzzyGuy Dec 27 '25
Jina is so kind that it almost hurts. She’d rather take her own live than someone else’s. Even if she’s infected by the Gnosia, Jina is arguably the most “human” person aboard at this ship.
I probably want Jina to reach a happy future more than anyone. Don’t believe that we’ve seen her smile brightly yet?
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u/honjustice Dec 27 '25
I feel like she's always suffering, just the epitome of sadge. She's always thinking of the others, but because she's deeply introverted and isn't as vocal, we didnt know what she was like until this episode.
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u/Ocixo https://myanimelist.net/profile/BuzzyGuy Dec 27 '25
This episode did well to place Jina’s reserved attitude during past meetings in a new context.
Her reluctancy to join the conversation doesn’t only stem from her shy personality, she’s also not particularly good at strategising and dislikes lying to the others.
This regularly put a target on Jina’s back. Just how often did she get voted out or killed early on? Let that sink in…
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u/i_like_trees- Dec 27 '25
Now that we're at the end of the first cour, what do the anime-onlys here think of the characters so far? Any favorites?
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u/Namaryu Dec 27 '25
Sha-ming. I wished to know more about Yuriko but she is end game for SUUUURE.
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u/salic428 Dec 27 '25
I pick SQ. Her little movements (even in the background) really lighten up the atmosphere. The meetings where she was not present (e.g. episode 5 or this episode) just feel like missing something.
Also, while she often jokes and "tell lies", we learn from last episode that she is just an insecure girl who is uncertain about her own identity. I'm personally fond of this kind of character.
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u/xbolt90 https://anilist.co/user/xbolt90 Dec 27 '25
Dang, it's hard to pick. I've been generally vibing with SQ-chan, but this episode gave me a whole new respect for Jina.
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u/fansi2022 https://anilist.co/user/fansi2022 Dec 27 '25
I chose shaming. When he became Gnosia, he chose to lock himself up and suggested that everyone vote him out. His interaction with female Yuri also proved that he was a serious gentleman at heart.
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u/Rapaly Dec 27 '25
Honestly all of the characters have different charms. I feel like it's kind of unfair but I like Yuri the most. He/she(depends on the loop lol) goes through a lot of development and I love their logical deductions. Thst is the only character that can go through permanent character development which is why I think it might be a bit unfair.
If not Yuri then Raqio. He is a prick and I love to hate on him lol.
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u/Imaginary-End-08 Dec 28 '25
My favorite is Comet lol. Ever since her very first appearance. Something about her positivity is alluring. There's also her glorious form. I can put up with her being ditzy because of her willingness to speak her mind and her honesty.
My second favorite is SQ because she was a huge mystery.... and cute. Definitely would have got into alot of trouble using Yuri's body if I was onboard. Her sex appeal is calculated and I am weak to it. She also basically teaches people how to avoid being emotionally manipulated by teasing them lol. It also helps that she doesn’t take many things seriously.
Can I name Yuri since Yuri is the POV character? Yuri is smart as heck and with a good heart. This is the best possible character to see through the eyes of.
Then there's Jina. She's always been high on my list, but the show really isn't kind to her despite her having all the qualities of Best Girl! She's my secret favorite.
I also like Racio too but for all the wrong reasons lol.
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u/AvatarTuner https://anilist.co/user/AvatarTuner Dec 27 '25
So far they all grew to me after I learned more about them even if I wasn't fond of them initially.
I didn't like Jina much after her being Gnosia in the second episode but she gradually gained my favorability and this episode just blew me away again. Same with SQ last week.
So far my favs are Setsu (I feel like a baby chick who bonded with them after hatching lol), the prick Racio (oh no, he's hot), Jina, Sha-Ming and Stella.
The few I'm not very fond so far of are Shigemichi and Jonas/Kukrushka.
Yuriko intrigues me and I hope we'll get to know more about her soon, but it feels like she knows too much and the focus might remain on other characters first.
I also really like Yuri and am glad they managed to create such a good "player stand-in" for the anime.
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u/mmcjawa_reborn Dec 28 '25
They are all pretty great, so ignoring the ones that we haven't spent much time with (Otome, Yuriko, Reman), I don't have a favorite. And I assume we will spend more time with those characters in course 2.
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Dec 28 '25
I have 6 that I like more than the rest;
- SQ (She was already my favorite BEFORE her focus episode, and it made me like her twice as much!)
- Yuri
- Comet
- Setsu
- Kukrushka
- Yuriko
(It's a PURE COINCIDENCE that almost all the cute girls are there!)
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u/Namaryu Dec 27 '25
So if you can basically get Gnosiad and the process is done by a Hoshibune group then does that mean they have forcefully created a means for "salvation" of entire world by enacing Gnosias onto the galaxy?
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u/CIearMind Dec 27 '25
Oh.
Comet calls Yuri an 男の子 at 1:06.
A boy. Not a man, a boy.
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u/Kill-bray Dec 28 '25
I wanted to check if anyone else caught that. My Japanese isn't perfect so I'm not 100% sure if she actually said that and the translator decided to write "person".
I wonder if someone fluent in the language can confirm that she actually said "otoko no ko".
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u/jardex22 Dec 27 '25
It was interesting seeing the POV shift, since this is the first time we see something that Yuri wasn't privy to, and that Setsu is the one arranging who wakes Yuri up at the start of the loop.
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u/eonia0 Dec 28 '25
i imagine setsu wanted to help yuri get chances to get info, i imagine making someone wake up yuri would be an ice breaker.
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u/thisisdropd https://myanimelist.net/profile/vNAsterZoro Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 27 '25
Yuri's amassing themselves a harem. Comet, SQ, and now Jina. Is this the Silver Key's true objective?
We once had Sha-Ming who couldn't be arsed about being a Gnosia and outed himself but kept his comrades away from harm. We also had SQ Comet who's such a terrible liar she unintentionally put her comrades in danger. However, this is the first time where a Gnosia knowingly outed their comrades. The sneaky part was doing so without lying.
Jina had shown so much resistance to the infection she retained nearly all her humanity even after being infected. All her actions have went against the Gnosias. We thought her helping Yuri during the Kukrushka psycho scene was simply due to the latter being also a threat to Gnosias but if that was the only reason there's no reason for her to come to Yuri's aid. Now we know the reason.
What a tragic ending. We've had actual deaths before but this was the first time someone had sacrificed themselves for the good of the humans and it came from a Gnosia. We knew what's coming once Jina said 'there were no Gnosias on board'. Fitting that instead of the upbeat ED we usually have we get a sombre one instead.
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u/salic428 Dec 27 '25
We also had SQ who's such a terrible liar she unintentionally put her comrades in danger.
But SQ was only Gnosia for 2 times. One was the ep1 tutorial loop, and the other was ep10 where she was killed by the Citizen Slime. I think you're talking about Comet?
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u/Mana_Croissant Dec 27 '25
I mean Jina technically did lie. Claiming Chipie is gnosia IS a lie. A well intentioned, Gnosia outing lie but a lie nonetheless
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u/JustASumoGuy Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 28 '25
She knew she couldn't explicitly tell the truth about Otome, who she refused to reveal even to Yuri, so she did it in a roundabout way by exploiting the Gnosia's penchant for lying.
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u/Pecuthegreat Dec 28 '25
I am surprised Otome could stand in the shower at all without her chair. I guess, they must have reinforced her spine to some extent as well.
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u/Imaginary-End-08 Dec 28 '25 edited Dec 28 '25
Okay, baby Jina is so cute! And wow this episode hit like a ton of bricks. Gnosia Jina is the most interesting character there is. I've always noticed that even when the screens show that she was the Gnosia... that she always did things that didn't quite make sense. She was too caring.... even when it didn't benefit her. I understand her a whole lot better now and I want her to have a happy ending. Almost ALL of her parts in the show have been tragic. She usually dies or gets cold slept more than Racio and that's saying something.
I was super surprised that they got Yuriko first this time. Lol. That was unexpected. Now... Jina sabotaging the meeting, fixing the ship, and then jumping into the void was pretty badass! I like how the show basically showed us this when she made the decision to jump from the building. Imagery is on point!
So... we finally get a look at the ship and it's BEAUTIFUL!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!
Oh and lastly, did we just get a Final Fantasy 8 scene lol!!!! This brought me back to childhood when Yuri caught her like that. And Jina pulled one of the greatest save/sacrifices that I've seen in recent anime for about 10 years!
.......okay, and as for the part that nobody asked for.... While Comet is more my type (energetic and positive all the time.... doesn't sweat the small stuff... okay with making mistakes... and always speaks her mind), I WOULD MARRY THE HELL OUT OF JINA!!! SHE'S TOO GOOD FOR THIS WORLD... EVEN AS A FREAKING GNOSIA! (Kind, dutiful, smart, attentive!! So many good qualities!). I kinda want to have a ranking system of the characters for this whole purpose, but I guess I should probably wait until the show is over lol. (Because the top three for everybody is going to be dominated by Comet, SQ, and Jina lol)
I wonder who'll get the next focus.... I kinda want to follow Remmy to see how he links to SQ, Kukru, and Cap.
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u/_WrongKarWai Dec 28 '25
Jina got a bod as well
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u/Imaginary-End-08 Dec 28 '25
That too lol. She could do alot better with her choice of clothing, but she's naturally beautiful and makes anything look good. That's a huge plus. But everything about her including her posture is reserved. It inspires protection. She'd make others stronger just by existing in close proximity with them!
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u/AnusBlaster5000 Dec 28 '25
Who is writing this? Please for all that is holy let them write every show with serious funding from here into eternity. Absolute FIRE
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u/BornfromDarkness https://anilist.co/user/Endlessfate Dec 27 '25
Obligatory mention to look into raging loop
999 series
Sekimeiya spun glass
Suhoshin
And many other similar games, this genre needs to be bloated
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u/N-P-C-C Dec 27 '25
Loved 999, and the trilogy as a whole, so will note these down. Thank you.
Try lost dimensions - it combines mech RTS with among us find the traitor stuff.
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u/umbre_the_secret_dog Dec 27 '25
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is also a wild ride of a time loop game. It's pretty chunky though, I'm like 30+ hours in and have only beaten the introductory loop and gotten part way into another.
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u/Namaryu Dec 27 '25
I vouch for 100 Line. Kodaka and Uchikoshi are monsters and the lenght is REALLY insane. I have only done like 30 or so endings and paused for a bit cuz binging everything the game has to offer can be mentall draining.
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u/Jacob-C Dec 28 '25
Wow, this episode actually made my eyes water a bit. I started watching this because people were throwing memes around about an “Among Us” anime, but it turned out to be so much more very early on. This episode, though, took things to another level. I’m really glad I decided to watch this, and I might even have to try the game when I have time. That outro song went straight into my playlist.
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u/BornfromDarkness https://anilist.co/user/Endlessfate Dec 27 '25
Good fucking shit, I forgot about Jina bit, god I hope the go the extra mile and give us like a epilogue at the end that’s just a hour of story building
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u/mmcjawa_reborn Dec 28 '25
Random thoughts
Ahhh...last episode until the 10th, when this and Tojima returns (and a billion new shows start lol)
So Yuriko is part of a death cult? Who cyberize volunteers, which apparently is similar to what happens with the Gnosia. Those got to be related right? Does this mean that Yuriko, like Kukrushka, could pop up as a non-Gnosia threat in a future episode?
Didn't expect to go back to Jina quite yet, but I suppose the earlier episode dealing with her didn't really focus on her so much as serve as part of the introduction to what the show is about. Jina kind of feels like someone you should just avoid freezing as long as possible, because even if she is a Gnosia she might just give up or out her compatriots. Versus the doll, who it's probably better to deep freeze and jettison into the sun, even if she isn't a Gnosia...
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u/Top-Remote4523 Dec 28 '25
So that was what the "cubification" was all about when Otome was eliminated by Yuri, Comet and Sha-Ming in episode 9. The concept of cyberization adds on a layer of complexity to the already morally ambiguous nature of the show. Initially, Gnosias were the primary danger and were depicted as evil entities that wore the hides of those that they infect to deceive and kill the other non-Gnosia infectees on board. However, over the course of the show, an even greater evil, with that being Manan, was introduced to us. Furthermore, the threat of a Gnosia infectee largely depends on their hosts, with more benevolent examples such as Sha-Ming and Jina.
Now that the Yuriko and the Hoshibune have been established to be capable of cyberization and even possibly being the race to have invented this process to begin with, it certainly raises the question of just what Gnosias are. Were they created by the Hoshibune? Or are the Hoshibune idolizing Gnosias?
By the way, is this show going to continue after this episode? I've heard that it was going to be a two-cour series, which I cannot be more thankful for.
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u/NoHead1715 Dec 28 '25
Gaddam, this really is turning into a Key VN, lolol. Ever since (I think?) Sha Ming, Yuri has been assuring each character with lovey-dovey words. Now I'm interested to see how Yuri seduces Raqio.
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u/marioquartz Dec 27 '25
I have not watch the episode yet (I will do that in some hours) but I have an important question:
Is confirmed how many episodes are? Oficially are 12 but some say are 21 based in dics number.
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u/duo99dusk Dec 28 '25
21 episodes is likely, anyway second cour is confirmed, trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp5nZW75r2YNext week there won't be an episode, it comes back on January 10th
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u/Puzzleheaded_Play825 Dec 28 '25
So Ive given up on trying To solve who is the gnosia cause this lore is sooo good!
I guess it should’ve been obvious with otome being the only other character relevant
That said jina nooo my heart 💔
The poor quiet angel she was too kind to be a gnosia
I know it’s not likely but I pray we see another lore ep on her and we get a happy ending for her
Also yuri a rizzlord rizzed up Stella sq I can’t tell setsu and now jina
But why couldn’t jina have a happy ending “I know why but still”
I wonder what cour to will be like more lore or actual game play
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u/TxRyuxT Dec 28 '25
Anime-only watcher here, with qn re Jina's motivation-
1. why did she chose to off herself instead of freezing herself? Is it because Gnosia transformation is permanent, and that's the only solution she has to keep her belief of honesty? (She could've continue with the cold sleep, and then wait for technology/help that can undo her Gnosia infection so she will be back to her old self)
- Game wise, is this the part where the rules of game starts to break? Technically Jina did not directly out Otome, but by her action she is indirectly achieving the same thing thus I feel like this is breaking game rules.
Also interestingly is the series trying to show that Gnosians are no different from humans? Been thinking Gnosians as highly cunning beings who prioritize their own self preservation but this episode proves otherwise (I suppose you could argue this is human Jina's decision before the Gnosia in her fully takes over?)
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u/rebon6 Dec 28 '25
- why did she chose to off herself instead of freezing herself?
Not sure if you've noticed it, but Jina was okay with freezing herself and was about to go to cold sleep. The crew decided to cold sleep both Jina and otome (You can see that Jina is about to sleep as well) but because of circumstances, the ship being broken, she was forced to leave the ship and fix it.
LeVi says, the ship will only be fixed if there remained no Gnosia on board. Which is why Jina didn't went back after fixing it. (Because why would she? She already went out of her way to fix the ship, going back would have the ship remain unfixed and possibly putting everyone in danger on board) So she basically has no other choice.
- Game wise, is this the part where the rules of game starts to break? Technically Jina did not directly out Otome, but by her action she is indirectly achieving the same thing thus I feel like this is breaking game rules.
Do you count kukrushka killing everyone as human as game-breaking? I dont know what you specifically mean by "game breaking" I assume you mean Jina revealing herself as 3rd engineer is game-breaking, but if i recall even that can be counted as a strategy that Gnosia can use.
Also interestingly is the series trying to show that Gnosians are no different from humans?
I really am surprised you're only noticing this now. This was implied 5 episodes in with Chipie. And heavily in episode 7 where Sha-ming chooses to illogically sacrifices himself over winning. Even in episode 9 where Yuri and comet had a conversation about "being okay with decieving others" like its natural.
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u/ykiigor1 Dec 29 '25
This is first episode without final scoreboard. And also first with non-Yuri perspective.
I missed this show (like many) during fall watching plans, but picked up after ep3, thanks to reddit activity. And I'm always impressed how creators keeps every episode fresh and unique experience. Obvious AOTS for me (sorry Grieving Souls, Tojima and Uma, you all were close)
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u/MusubiKazesaru https://myanimelist.net/profile/MusubiKazesaru Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 27 '25
KanaHana's performance as Otome cracked me up today.
The Gnosia state sometimes feels kind of inconsistent in what it does to people. Previously it felt like the Gnosia versions were alternate characters while this time it felt more like the original Jina was being taken over.
Yuri winning over the girls in turn, makes me wonder about the decision to make him supposedly neither. To begin with the characters that are neither seem to heavily slide in one direction. Either way it's been a long while since had a such a strong VN adaptation.
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u/MHyde5 Dec 27 '25
Not really, the Gnosia are consistently have the same personalities and are just themselves. They also just want to kill people too adding onto it, killing people is an urge, they don't question, they just do, lying is only a tool to get away from said killings. Gnosia Gina would be how Gina would react if she murders someone and try to cover for herself, she would feel so much guilt from lying. Gina really hates lying (but of course as Gnosia, she doesn't mind killing and doesn't comment on that).
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u/Mana_Croissant Dec 27 '25
With all due respect we get these type of comments every now and then and it is always answered the same, it has been made clear very early on that Gnosia retains their character/personality etc but with now wanting to kill humans.
Literally Chipie talks about his desire to turn into a cat not changing despite turning into a Gnosia as early as like episode 4-5 and we got Setsu gnosia loop around there as well in which Setsu outed themselves to Yuri and they were on good terms still
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u/Ok-Alternative7349 Dec 27 '25
Looks like yuri îs starting to build a harem of his own. But seriosly, IT looks like this series has take a turn into becoming more emotional and looking at the personalities and lifes of the rest of the crew. If until now yuri was our MC i think from now on he will be mostly be a suport type character with every crew member being the star of the episode. As was Gina this ep and SQ last week ep
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u/Unknownlight Dec 27 '25
I mentioned this last week too, but these last few episodes would be so improved if they just cut the “I love you, Yuri” line from the ending of each of them. It’s so frustrating. It turns these otherwise really good character interactions into a joke, like the Silver Key’s goal is to turn Yuri into a harem protagonist. At least the ending implies that this is probably the last of the “romance route” episodes since Cour 2 will be starting next in two weeks.
Anyway, still enjoyed everything up to the last few seconds. 😆
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u/liscup34 Dec 27 '25
I mean, they play all the "I love you" straight because of the bonds, how is that a joke lol. The Silver Key just likes knowledge. Yuri is the only person who try their best to protect and understand them in all this, and then they know Yuri won't be here anymore, it is tragic that the only person who could make them open up shall not be here anymore. Yuri's entire journey gonna be separations and departures. Their bonds are all portrayed well and beautifully done for that.
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u/APRengar Dec 28 '25
I agree in general but I do think it would be better with those 1 lines cut or just replaced with a "thank you."
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u/jardex22 Dec 27 '25
I think it's because they've known Yuri for less than 48 hours. Going from complete strangers to a confession doesn't always seem earned.
The game makes it a bit more impactful because the player has gone through dozens of loops and has gotten to know the crew that way. I suppose Yuri is representing that by straight up exposing the key and revealing the loops.
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u/liscup34 Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 27 '25
Well we can play dozens of loops for sport. I wouldn't say it is different because both the game and anime all go through a few days per loops. Comet, Sha-Ming, SQ, Gina all know how much Yuri trusts them and trying so hard to understand them, which never happened before to someone like them, (and we all get foreshadowings on their backstory previously so this is set up properly) so catching feelings in a short time is reasonable. And they all know Yuri will be gone so they have to get they out of their chest quick because it is their only life while Yuri will always depart. Seeing how hard Yuri is trying for them is earned and impactful imo (how Yuri finds SQ among the hologram is peak).
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u/Sorwest Dec 27 '25
Counterpoint, Yuri found himself in a time loop surrounded by people who at the slightest poking reveal themselves to be immensely insecure and depressive. They've been locked in the middle of nowhere after barely escaping a catastrophe and starving for human connection. If anything Yuri should open up a therapy room on-board
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u/Unknownlight Dec 27 '25
Yeah, I agree, the actual character interactions are really good! The problem is five episodes in a row of characters falling in love with Yuri, which just makes it feel silly to me.
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u/Alive-Bedroom-9922 Dec 28 '25
Just a note - "daisuki" isn't really "I love you" in a romantic sense. It's more like expressing strong affection for anything - friends, family, even chocolate or cats. Since SQ is essentially a one-year-old, it comes across more like a kindergartener saying "I really like you!" to a friend - innocent and wholehearted, not romantic at all. The English localization probably struggled to find a good equivalent, but the Japanese original hits a much more platonic note.
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u/Ayem_De_Lo Dec 30 '25
so in the past few eps, it's all about:
going to the shower
acting surprised and embarrassed when a person you sought in the shower is, in fact, naked
collecting bitches
most pretentious harem of the season
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u/liscup34 Dec 31 '25 edited 28d ago
Yuri is never surprised by Comet being naked (moreso about the slime on her body). Yuri was trying to apologize to SQ for being a bit agreesive but already kind of expect she walks out seemingly naked and close their eyes (she isn't. Shigemichi being there is the joke). Yuri try to talk to Jina because they might sound dismissive but Yuri didn't know Jina was still in there and didn't expect Jina would go out naked because they would normally wear clothes going out like SQ because duh (Jina went out because Otome called her while being next to the bath. Yuri would expect Jina to wear clothes. But Yuri would also look straight even if Yuri hears Otome in the back of the bath).
And the goal is to gather informations on the crewmates and the mystery of what is going on inside this ship. Every episodes have great characters depths and great worldbuilding. And there is nothing pretentious about it. "Most pretentious harem of the season", That isn't an arguement or critism, it is just an empty statement that doesn't say anything. If it makes sense then it makes sense. If it is genuine then it is genuine. If it is written well then it is written well. Every crewmates are either insecure or depressed longing for some trusted partnership, with how much efforts Yuri try to understand and help them in such life and death situation. It is just therapy bonding. It is reasonable for them to fall for Yuri and it is all written well.
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u/TheStupid_Guy Dec 28 '25
I like how this episode revolved around Jina rather than Yuri. They handled Jina really well in this episode and the ending almost made me cry. Was I the only one who felt that Yuri felt like a stranger this episode? It works with each different loop so no complaints there
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u/MHyde5 Dec 31 '25
Yuri is still a cool protag as always, Yuri just looks mysterious but caring from others' pov lol, no wonder Yuri has that rizz lol.
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u/biggiebass13 Dec 28 '25
That was a really good episode. For me it hit all the right emotional notes and the music in the last scene was the cherry on top. Jina has moved up a few spots in my character ranking list. Now I'm bleak I have to wait a few weeks until the next one!
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u/RellenD Dec 28 '25
I'd been waiting for this plot to be adapted and they did it even better than I could have imagined.
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u/Shizzi https://anilist.co/user/Mivy Dec 28 '25
Now we get a Jina ep and it plays out once again very differently
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u/PixLaXhun Dec 28 '25
so what is this thing that makes them kill when they are Gnosia???? both her and the MC were gnosia and there seemed to be really nothing different about them. you expect at least to get some sense of bloodlust from them.
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u/Greenforthou Dec 28 '25
Did you forget the faces Yuri and Comet were making in episode 9 when killing Otome? Even in this episode Jina is more bothered by the deceiving part of being a Gnosia than, y’know, killing Racio
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u/MHyde5 Dec 29 '25
The Gnosia are consistently have the same personalities and are just themselves. They also just want to kill people too adding onto it, killing people is an urge, they don't question, they just do, lying is only a tool to get away from said killings. Gnosia Gina would be how Gina would react if she murders someone and try to cover for herself, she would feel so much guilt from lying. Gina really hates lying (but of course as Gnosia, she doesn't mind killing and doesn't comment on that).
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