“In T.C. 4767, humanity battles Gnosis aliens using android KOS-MOS after Earth was abandoned 4,000 years prior.”
Xenosaga The Animation
ゼノサーガ THE ANIMATION
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Synopsis
In T.C. 4767, humanity battles Gnosis aliens using android KOS-MOS after Earth was abandoned 4,000 years prior.
The year is T.C. 4767. Four thousand years have passed since humanity abandoned its birthplace, the planet Earth. Beset by the hostile alien Gnosis, mankind is now scrambling to find ways to defeat this threat to their existence. The development of KOS-MOS (a specialized android with amazing capabilities) by Vector engineer Shion Uzuki was one response to the threat. But when their ship is destroyed by the Gnosis, Shion and her companions find themselves thrust into the middle of a battle with no clear sides... (Source: Anime-Planet)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
What 6 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.70 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.33
Running avg · Dec 2008 → Jun 2025
- 9 “Being a huge fan of the Xenosaga universe it was bound to happen I would eventually give this anime a try and I must say I'm quite suprised. Those that have played the game will see changes however...”
- 10 “Beautiful world, beautiful characters. I'm a Xenosaga fan and I wholly enjoyed the anime. The ending really made me tear up, would recommend especially in Japanese dub. One of my favorite animes of...”
- 7 “Story: 6 Animation: 7 Sound: 8 Characters: 7 Enjoyment: 7 Total: 7 As the title suggests: Xenosaga The Animatino is based on the first Xenosaga Game. It is thusly, for a game adaptation, complete....”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2005 – Mar 2005 Winter 2005
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0162 catalog
Produced by
- Happinet Pictures Producer
Licensed by
- ADV Films Licensor
- Funimation Licensor