Gachiakuta

“They say that when an object is well loved it is eventually imbued with a soul, then what about the garbage, the trash that gets thrown away? What is that imbued with?”
— , Chapter 1

Gachiakuta (ガチアクタ, Gachiakuta) is an ongoing dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Kei Urana featuring graffiti designs by Andō Hideyoshi. It has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine since February 16, 2022.

In March 2023, Kodansha USA announced the series has been licensed for English publication. The first volume is slated for Fall 2023.

In June 13, it was announced that the series had been picked up by Studio Bones for an Anime Adaptation.

Introduction[]

The city, where the civilized class live, and the slum, where the descendants of criminals "tribespeople" gather, are the two sides of society separated by high walls, and below—the Ground—a dumpsite for trash and where criminals are exiled, is feared even by the people of the slum. Orphaned boy Rudo lives in the slum with his foster parent Regto earning a living by carrying out criminal activities in the town. Though urged by Regto to stop doing dangerous activities before he gets caught, Rudo has no intentions of stopping as he is convinced it is the only way to make money and even out with Regto for raising him. However, one day he comes home only to find Regto murdered and he is ultimately accused by everyone for the gruesome crime. As he is sentenced into the abominable Ground, Rudo vows with fury to kill the person responsible and all of society who accused him of murdering his family.