Gachiakuta
ガチアクタ
The story of Gachiakuta begins in a slum where the descendants of criminals live under discrimination. Rudo, a boy who lives by picking up trash, is framed for the murder of the man who raised him and is cast into the Pit, where waste and criminals are discarded. There he awakens as a Giver, someone who gives life to objects and draws out their power, and joins the Cleaners, who take down Trash Beasts born from trash. The original manga is by Kei Urana, with graffiti design by Hideyoshi Andou. It began serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in February 2022 and won the Shōnen category at the Kodansha Manga Awards in May 2026. Bones Film's TV anime ran for 24 episodes from July to December 2025, and Crunchyroll streamed it in North America, Europe and elsewhere. Production of a second season was also announced in December 2025.
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Main Characters
- Protagonist
Rudo
ルド
Birthday: July 20
The protagonist. In the slums on the Sphere, where people called tribesfolk live and are discriminated against, he picked up trash and lived with Regto, the man who raised him. Framed for Regto's murder, he is cast into the Pit, where waste and criminals are discarded.
- Cleaner
Enjin
エンジン
Birthday: August 22
Enjin belongs to the Cleaners, an organization that takes down Trash Beasts, monsters born from trash. He is a Giver, someone who gives life to an object and draws out its power, and his object, called a Vital Instrument, is an umbrella. He recognizes a potential Giver in Rudo, who has fallen to the ground below, and recruits him.
- Rudo's Trainer
Zanka
ザンカ
Birthday: February 3
Zanka is appointed by Enjin to teach Rudo but clashes with his pupil right away. He is the Giver who is best at handling Vital Instruments, and his own is a stick. By the standards of the ground, he is said to be the son of a fairly well-off family.
- Rudo's Teammate
Riyo
リヨウ
Birthday: April 9
Normally she is a cheerful, playful girl, but in a fight her pragmatic side stands out. Like Rudo, she belongs to the Cleaners, and she is a Giver whose Vital Instrument is the Ripper, a pair of scissors that she deftly wields with her feet.
- Raider
Jabber
ジャバー
Jabber fights by lacing Mankira, the rings that are his Vital Instrument, with a powerful neurotoxin, and he shows a fixation on strong Givers. He belongs to the Raiders, whose boss relentlessly targets Rudo in order to find a way to reach the Sphere.
- Rudo's Foster Father
Regto
レグト
Regto lived in the slums on the Sphere with Rudo, who had lost his parents, and gave him a pair of gloves. Later, Regto is murdered, and Rudo is framed for the killing.
- Mysterious Girl
Amo
アモ
Amo lives alone in a tower that rises in Penta, the desert No Man's Land. Her Vital Instrument is a pair of shoes, and the boots she wears bear the same logo as Rudo's gloves. She says she has seen someone who goes back and forth between the Sphere and the ground.
Sources
- Main Characters: TVアニメ『ガチアクタ』公式サイト
- Bibliographic data: メディア芸術データベース (CC BY 4.0)
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