Gachiakuta

Living in the slums of a wealthy town, Rudo and his foster father Regto try to coexist with the rest of the town's residents, but Rudo despises the wastefulness of the upper class. Ignoring the warnings from those around him, Rudo regularly rummages through the town's garbage in search of anything useful or valuable to save from the "Abyss"—a massive hole where anything considered trash is dumped, including people. Rudo's biological father was one such person, having been thrown into the Abyss after he was accused of murder.

One day, after running into a mysterious figure on the way home, Rudo returns to find Regto's dying body on the floor. He is immediately found at the scene by the authorities and is charged with murder. No one believes his claims of innocence, and he is thrown into the Abyss. Instead of dying, however, he finds himself in a strange, foul-smelling place surrounded by monsters made out of trash.

When Rudo is attacked by said monsters, he is saved by a man named Enjin, who reveals himself to be a "Cleaner"—someone who uses special weapons called Vital Instruments to combat these creatures. In order to get his revenge on the one who killed Regto, Rudo reluctantly becomes a Cleaner to fight his way back up and out of the Abyss.

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Surebrec, Rudo Main

Ichikawa, Aoi Japanese

Enjin Supporting

Konishi, Katsuyuki Japanese

Reaper, Riyou Supporting

Hanamori, Yumiri Japanese

Nijiku, Zanka Supporting

Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu Japanese

Tunito, Follo Supporting

Ura, Kazuki Japanese

Wongar, Jabber Supporting

Shin, Yuuki Japanese

Grier, Semiu Supporting

Sonozaki, Mie Japanese

Caines, Tamsy Supporting

Saiga, Mitsuki Japanese

Rubion, Gris Supporting

Hino, Satoshi Japanese

Typhon, Zodyl Supporting

Takeuchi, Shunsuke Japanese

Amano, Naoki Producer

Tanaka, Wataru Producer

Ogo, Hirotsugu Producer

Tagai, Isao Producer

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Jul 28, 2025

Lord_shadow11

Recommended

Preliminary (3/24 eps)

Three episodes in and it’s already a favorite. Not because it’s revolutionary, but because it knows exactly what it wants to be: loud, stylish, gritty, and insanely fun.

Visually, it goes hard. The art style screams Fire Force (unsurprisingly, same artist roots), but it adds its own raw, trashcore vibe that perfectly fits the world. Every frame pops with energy, the animation is fluid, the designs are sharp, and the camera work during action scenes? Clean and intense.

But what really hits is the vibe. It’s got that dark, cursed-world tension à la Jujutsu Kaisen, mixed with absurd humor and chaotic pacing that somehow works perfectly. One ... second you’re tense, the next you’re laughing at some offbeat moment and that contrast keeps the whole thing fresh.

If you liked Solo Leveling, this might just be the next big thing for you. It’s not trying to reinvent the genre, it’s just doing everything right. The worldbuilding is intriguing, the main character is raw and full of potential, and the whole setting feels like it’s ready to explode into something huge.

I don’t have a favorite character yet, but the tone, the style, and the attitude are more than enough to keep me hooked.

In short: Gachiakuta is that new-gen shonen that slaps. Stylish, gritty, and chaotic in all the right ways. Don’t sleep on it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Aug 5, 2025

paperip

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (4/24 eps)

I'll just quickly lay out what I think is good about the show and what my criticisms are based on the first 4 episodes.

What's promising?

Premise and world
The sanitized, wealthy Sphere contrasted with the impoverished, trash strewn Ground creates a powerful and instantly understandable dystopia. I'm praying the class conflict isn't just used as a hook and then discarded. If the show commits to this theme, I'm very excited to see where it goes.

Power System
The magic system, centered around giving life to cherished objects to create "Jinki," is a good starting point. It avoids many tired tropes by tying a character's power directly to their ... personal history and values. This opens the door for creative and personalized fighting styles that are more meaningful than just generic energy blasts.

Character Design
This is the star of the show. The graffiti inspired art style is a breath of fresh air in a sea of homogenous designs. It's a style that's hard to dislike and gives the show a unique visual identity.

MC
The medium is rife with loud, angry shonen protagonists, and I'll admit I groaned when Rudo first showed up ticking all those boxes. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find there's more nuance to him. He has these moments of self reflection where he actually considers the consequences of his words and actions. This caught me off guard and showed a maturity I didn't expect. This hint of maturity gives me hope for his development as the story goes on.


What's disappointing?

Not enough "show" and too much "tell"
This is a persistent issue. Instead of letting us experience the world's rules and lore through Rudo's journey, the show often grinds to a halt for characters to deliver clunky exposition dumps. For a visual medium, it relies too heavily on telling you how things work instead of showing you, which slows the pace and kills the sense of discovery.
For instance: Our MC comes face to face with a trash beast, panics, and then remembers another cleaner he saw in battle staying calm - all conveyed through an internal monologue. It would have been far more effective to show us that earlier battle, allowing both Rudo and the audience to come to the same realization organically.

Humor
This is the worst offender for me. The show struggles with a massive tonal imbalance. One moment it’s trying to be a gritty, serious story about classism and survival, and the next, a character is pulling an exaggerated, silly face that feels completely out of place. The jokes often feel forced, awkward, and dated: what I can only define as "boomer humor." I know comedy is subjective, but here it actively undermines the tension the rest of the story is trying to build.

CGI
At first, I thought using 3D for the trash beasts might be a creative stylistic choice. Unfortunately, the execution is often jarring. The CGI models for the beasts lack weight and don't integrate well with the 2D character animation, creating a visual disconnect that makes the action scenes feel less impactful than they should.

Polish
This might be the most important one. With every new hype show, you see how much care and creative energy went into elevating the source material. That extra "oomph" is what often separates a good show from a great one. Gachiakuta feels somewhat lacking in that regard. Don't get me wrong, the production is good, but it doesn't quite go above and beyond. It lacks the refined direction, ambitious cinematography, and seamless animation you’d expect from a series with this much prerelease buzz, and that distinction keeps it from reaching the level of recent megahit successes.


Who this is for?
If you're new to anime and haven't watched a ton of battle shonen, this could be a good starting point.
If the opportunity cost of time investment doesn't bother then it ain't a bad watch. There are definitely worse ways to spend 24 episodes.

Luckily, there’s still plenty of room for the show to develop on my criticisms. I'd be glad to be proven wrong. BUT it was constantly praised as amongst the best "next gen shonens," so my expectations were fairly high coming in.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Aug 27, 2025

Blake_Arius

Not Recommended

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Preliminary (5/24 eps)

This show is the definition of mid. It has an intriguing world and power system. A vast land of garbage where objects are given power via peoples attachment to them.. could have some interesting insights on consumerism and endless growth.
But no it doesn't engage with any of that. after an interesting start where he gets framed and thrown in the garbage pit we instantly get the "show them the ropes character" oh and then you meet a group of guys that do missions fighting trash beasts, idunno i zoned out. The characterisation is the worst i've seen in a looong time.. its both generic and ... inconsistent at the same time. I still don't quite get the main characters vibe but then when he meets the guy with the staff whos just so over the place going from antagonistic to flippant to chill and back. are these people schizophrenic??
I'm dropping the show at ep 5. the fight with edgy sadistic edward scissorhands sucks.. the animation is acceptable.. but aren't we supposed to be focusing on the objects that can be manipulated and their meaning... suddenly MC just has this random Eye and is able to dodge well but oh no the enemy is unconscious and has no intent..
Nah i'm done.. this is just so shallow and generic.. like what a 12yo thinks is cool level of stupid and any interesting ideas the setting and power system could provide don't seem to be utilized.

I'm putting the score as average cause they're is alot more worse trash out there(lol), But you can do better before you get this desperate.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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