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Season 1 – Gachiakuta

Play trailer 0:56 Poster for Season 1 – Gachiakuta Jul 2025 Action Fantasy Anime Play Trailer Watchlist
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In a floating city where the rich discard their waste, Rudo is framed for murder and thrown into the Pit, where a hellscape of mutated garbage beasts dwell.

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Gachiakuta — Season 1

Critics Reviews

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Elijah Gonzalez AV Club Jan 20, 2026
B
Compared to many works of fiction that superficially ape the aesthetics of counterculture, this one embraces graffiti, street art, and the culture around it through its anti-establishment themes. Go to Full Review Ayaan Paul Chowdhury The Hindu Dec 17, 2025
[Gachiakuta] thrums with a punk-rock, heavy-metal restlessness, and its visuals amplify its disorder with margins spilling into the center, and feedback snarling in every frame. Go to Full Review Jeremy Looney Common Sense Media Oct 28, 2025
3/5
The storyline moves quickly and includes so much tragedy that it's important not to look away. Go to Full Review KT Mahe For Your Reference Podcast Aug 20, 2025
4.5/5
From the opening scene we are introduced to the same conflict, Rudo experiences in the world of haves and have nots. Each episode we build emotional resonance with the characters and world. Go to Full Review Oti For Your Reference Podcast Aug 20, 2025
4.5/5
We can always find value in trash. Gachiakuta spins that truth into a striking anime; beautifully animated, heartfelt, and brimming with timely themes of inequality and resilience Go to Full Review Mariló Delgado Espinof Jul 18, 2025
3/5
As far as shonen action anime go, 'Gachiakuta' has the potential to be a real hit, although perhaps they were trying to sell it too hard and it doesn't live up to its potential. It's not bad at all...But it just seemed...average.[Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Hilarion A @H0kv5 2 days ago I heard the hype around Gachiakuta, watched it for myself, and now I completely understand why people were talking about it. The world, characters, action, and visual identity pulled me in quickly. By the time I finished, I was fully invested. And now I have one problem. WHERE THE HELL IS SEASON 2, BRAH?! 😭🔥 I cannot contain myself. Gachiakuta got me hooked and then left me wanting more. See more Ashlynlyn T @RT32844848 Aug 27, 2026 This anime is trash (iykyk) See more stevko O @EldoradoAvocado Aug 10, 2026 I didn't love the story, but the art style and character designs might be my all time favourite. The power system is solid and fights are well animated. See more Krystal G @Krystal643 Jul 29, 2026 Finished this and really liked the show. See more Valeria R @RT91381478 Jul 12, 2026 It was soooo good I liked the animation style and how they animated it See more Dennis P @RT22994393 Jun 8, 2026 breath of fresh air. addicting and amazing! cant believe the manga never got more attention See more Read all reviews
Gachiakuta — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Aoi Ichikawa

Rudo Surebrec

Katsuyuki Konishi

Enjin

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Zanka Nijiku

Yumiri Hanamori

Riyo Reaper

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Regto

Yuki Shin

Jabber

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jul 6, 2025 The Sphere Bullied outcast Rudo finds respite in repurposing trash, until a terrible tragedy changes his life forever. Details
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Season Info

Director
Fumihiko Suganuma
Screenwriter
Hiroshi Seko
Network
TBSJP
Genre
Action, Fantasy, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date
Jul 6, 2025
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