Crunchyroll is taking “trash television” quite literally — the global anime streaming service today announced that Gachiakuta, the highly anticipated shonen anime based on the manga currently serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine, will stream exclusively on its platform in Summer 2025.
Produced by studio Bones Film (My Hero Academia; Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood), Gachiakuta will an intense revenge-driven storyline to screens with a unique, graffiti-inspired art style, set in the dystopian world set in a floating city where both trash and criminals are cast into an endless abyss.
Synopsis: Crawl back from the abyss of Hell to change this lousy world!
Rudo lives in the slums of a floating town, where the poor scrape by under the shadow of the rich who live a sumptuous life, simply casting their garbage off the side, into the abyss. Then one day, he’s falsely accused of murder, and his wrongful conviction leads to an unimaginable punishment — exile off the edge, with the rest of the trash.
Down on the surface, the cast-off waste of humanity has bred vicious monsters, and if Rudo wants to have any hope of discovering the truth and seeking vengeance against those who cast him into Hell, he will have to master a new power and join a group known as the Cleaners who battle the hulking trash beasts of the Pit!
The anime is led by first-time series director Fumihiko Suganuma (chief episode director and storyboard artist on Train to the End of the World). The series composition was written by Hiroshi Seko (Dan Da Dan; Chainsaw Man; Jujutsu Kaisen; Attack on Titan Final Season; Mob Psycho 100). Satoshi Ishino (Date A Live; Tokyo Mew Mew New) will serve as the series’ character designer and chief animation director. The music for the series will be created by composer Taku Iwasaki (Bungo Stray Dogs; Shin Kamen Rider).
“When I’m writing the scripts for Gachiakuta, it makes me want to blast my music. It makes me want to go out and have some fun. And it gives me the urge to meet up with my work buddies and friends for a good meal. An anime that makes you feel that way is the best. I mean that from the bottom of my heart,” said Seko.
The original Gachiakuta manga is written and illustrated by mangaka Kei Urana and graffiti artist Hideyoshi Andou. It began serialization in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine in February 2022 and won the Global Special Prize in the Comics category of the Next Manga Awards 2022. While developing the concept for the series, Urana thought that incorporating graffiti art would make it more interesting and enlisted the help of Andou.
“I hope this anime stays in your soul! I’m looking forward to watching the Gachiakuta anime together with you all!” said Urana.
Andou added, “I hope the passion that Gachiakuta inspires reaches all of you! As you watch the animated Gachiakuta, I hope everyone feels the same spark of motivation!”
Crunchyroll’s exclusive rights to Gachiakuta include worldwide streaming (excluding Belarus, Russia and Asia, but including India).
“Gachiakuta stands out as one of the most unique shonen anime in recent years, blending intense action with a striking artistic style. Crunchyroll is proud to partner with Kodansha and Bones Film to bring this exciting new story to fans worldwide, exclusively to the Crunchyroll streaming service,” said Asa Suehira, Crunchyroll’s Chief Content Officer.
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