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The anime has come to an end, yet part of me still can’t believe Gnosia actually received an adaptation, and such a high-quality one at that! 🥹

It wasn’t perfect. I have my fair share of complaints because those early episodes were so incredible. Therefore I was genuinely sad to see it start fumbling (sometimes pretty hard) in the middle.

There are missed opportunities, strange choices, poor characterization at times and unfortunately some characters were neglected. I felt let down because the show proved many times that it could be better.

I understand that squeezing this story into only 21 episodes must have been a massive undertaking. While I wish we’d had more time, I know budget and scheduling constraints are real. Even so, I can’t help but feel that the limited runtime could have been managed a little more effectively.

That said, I’m immensely grateful that this niche indie game got an adaptation at all 😭

The anime introduced Gnosia to many new people. It revitalized the fandom with new fanart and discussions, and I’ve met some lovely folk because of it!

We’ve even gotten so much great merch (impatiently waiting for the GoodSmile Raqio plush 🙏) and actually getting to see the characters animated and hearing them talk was a dream. The voice cast is excellent! These characters have truly come to life on the screen!

And my beloved Raqio received a whole audiodrama with backstory and lore… gosh, I’m just so so so lucky 🥹💕