Gachiakuta

Gachiakuta (ガチアクタ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kei Urana. It began serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in February 2022. As of July 2023, the series' individual chapters have been collected into eight volumes.

Gachiakuta
First tankōbon volume cover
ガチアクタ
GenreAction, dark fantasy[1]
Manga
Written byKei Urana
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 16, 2022 – present
Volumes8

Plot

Living in the slums of a wealthy society are a population of "tribesfolk", who are descended from criminals exiled from society. Living amongst the tribesfolk is a young boy named Rudo, who detests the upper class' wastefulness. They often dump anything deemed trash, including criminals, into a massive dump site below the town known as "The Pit". Rudo was told by his foster father, Regto, that his biological father was dumped into The Pit for a crime before he was born. One day, after rummaging through a dump site, Rudo returns home to find Regto killed. Apprehended at the scene, Rudo is immediately charged with murder despite his innocence, due to his status as a tribesman. Unable to escape his fate, Rudo swears revenge upon the people, and is dumped into The Pit.

After being dumped into The Pit, Rudo awakens to find himself disoriented in a foul-smelling, endless landscape of trash. Rudo is then attacked by large beasts made of trash, and fends them off until he is rescued by a man named Enjin. The man explains to Rudo that he is in fact not underground, but has fallen to the surface from "The Sphere". After testing him and awakening his power as a "Giver", Enjin invites Rudo to join him as a "Cleaner". Enjin explains that the Cleaners are an organization of Givers who use the power of unique weapons known as "vital instruments" to hunt the trash beasts which attacked him. Rudo reluctantly accepts Enjin's offer to join the Cleaners, so long as it helps accomplish his goal of returning to The Sphere and enacting revenge on those who dumped him into The Pit.

Characters
Rudo (ルド, Rudo)
A former Sphereite as well as Regto's adopted son whose false convictions led to him being sentenced to The Pit. After being saved from a group of trash beasts, he joins the Cleaners as part of a plan to enact revenge. His vital instrument consists of a currently unnamed pair of gloves from the Watchman series, which were given to him by Regto prior to his death.
Enjin (エンジン, Enjin)
A fellow member of the Cleaners who saves Rudo from a horde of trash beasts. He carries a vital instrument called Umbreaker, which takes the form of an umbrella.
Zanka Nijiku (ザンカ・ニジク, Zanka Nijiku)
A warrior Cleaner and master combatant, of whom Engine proclaims as the youngest member of the organization. His vital instrument is a staff-like weapon named the Lovely Assistaff.
Riyo (リヨウ, Riyou)
A carefree, energetic, and outgoing member of the Cleaners whose vital instrument comes in a form of a pair of scissors called The Ripper.
Semiu (セミュ, Semyu)
The receptionist at the Cleaners' headquarters. Using her vital instrument, Eyes, which takes the form of a pair of glasses, she can examine the overall capacities of a giver, which gives them the efficiency needed to join the organization. However, this ability does not work in combat.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Kei Urana, the series began serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on February 16, 2022.[2][3] As of July 2023, the series' individual chapters have been collected into seven tankōbon volumes.[4]

In August 2022, Urana stated an "overseas version" was in production.[5] In March 2023, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[6]

Volumes
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 May 17, 2022[7]978-4-06-527922-9January 16, 2024[8]979-8-88-877020-7
  • 1. "The Sphere"
  • 2. "Quasi Living Things"
  • 3. "Imbued"
  • 4. "The Ground"
2 July 15, 2022[9]978-4-06-528430-8April 30, 2024979-8-88-877094-8
  • 5. "Interpersonal Relations"
  • 6. "Dookie-ing it Out"
  • 7. "Cleaner HQ"
  • 8. "Observation Field Trip"
  • 9. "Not at Home"
  • 10. "Drawing Near"
  • 11. "Getting Closer"
  • 12. "Shadows on the Ground"
  • 13. "Raiders"
3 September 16, 2022[10]978-4-06-529138-2——
  • 14. "Arrival"
  • 15. "Deep Down"
  • 16. "It's A Hit!!"
  • 17. "Stabby Stabby Claws"
  • 18. "Hysterical"
  • 19. "An Uncommon Front"
  • 20. "Ended"
  • 21. "Resentment and Appreciation"
  • 22. "Moving Forward"
4 November 17, 2022[11]978-4-06-529777-3——
  • 23. "Favorite Treat"
  • 24. "Rudo's Vital Instrument: P.S. He Went on a Diet"
  • 25. "Before We Go"
  • 26. "The City of Graffiti"
  • 27. "Worthy Successor"
  • 28. "Picture-Drawing and Trash-Picking"
  • 29. "Penta: The Desert No Man's Land"
  • 30. "Penta: VWHRRR KA-SNIFF"
  • 31. "Visitors"
5 February 17, 2023[12]978-4-06-530527-0——
  • 32. "Amo's Hospitality"
  • 33. "Illusion"
  • 34. "A Familiar Fragrance"
  • 35. "Happy Times"
  • 36. "Tamsy Winds Up"
  • 37. "Forgot"
  • 38. "Something Like a Curse."
  • 39. "What is Right?"
  • 40. "Rising Abyss"
6 April 17, 2023[13]978-4-06-531344-2——
  • 41. "Alighting Fragments"
  • 42. "Alighting Fragments 2"
  • 43. "Gains"
  • 44. "Be Extra Wary on the Journey Home"
  • 45. "Pest Control"
  • 46. "The Storm Before the Storm"
  • 47. "Boss"
  • 48. "Clash!"
  • 49. "Ready, Set..."
7 July 14, 2023[4]978-4-06-532179-9——
  • 50. "Glubroachie"
  • 51. "Hey, For Real."
  • 52. "Exchange"
  • 53. "Do You Even Have Eyes?"
  • 54. "Gifted and Not"
  • 55. "The Difference"
  • 56. "The Reason I Fight"
  • 57. "Memories of an Average Joe"
  • 58. "Inferiority of an Average Joe"
8 October 17, 2023[14]978-4-06-532888-0——
  • 59. "Determination of an Average Joe"
  • 60. "Reality"
  • 61. "Oh ZAP"
  • 62. "Totes Legit"
  • 63. "Hidden"
  • 64. "Past"
  • 65. "As a Byproduct"
  • 66. "The Watchman Series"
  • 67. "Are You Kidding Me?"

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
  • 68. "Kids Are Tougher than You Think!"
  • 69. "Midair Road Trip"
  • 70. "Ensign"
  • 71. "Evolution"
  • 72. "And Bullseye"
  • 73. "Race Against Time"

Reception

The columnist for Real Sound liked the world building, action, and dark fantasy elements of the story, as well as the main protagonist.[1] Masaki Endo from Tsutaya News liked the artwork and the main protagonist of the series.[15] Atsushi Ohkubo recommended the series.[16]

In the 2022 Next Manga Award, the series ranked 13th in the print manga category. It was also the most popular choice among English voters, even though the series had not been released in English at the time.[17] The series ranked 14th in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2023.[18] It has been nominated for the 47th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2023.[19]

References
  1. 漫画×グラフィティの鮮烈な作風で話題！ 『ガチアクタ』が切り拓く、新たな表現と戦い方. Real Sound (in Japanese). March 16, 2022. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  2. マガジン新連載『ガチアクタ』開始 新人が描くバトルアクション. Oricon (in Japanese). February 16, 2022. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  3. 孤児の少年を描く下克上バトルアクション「ガチアクタ」マガジンで連載開始. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 16, 2022. Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  4. ガチアクタ（７） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  5. Mateo, Alex (August 31, 2022). "Gachiakuta Manga Creator Kei Urana Reveals Overseas Version in Production". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  6. Mateo, Alex (March 30, 2023). "Kodansha USA Licenses Gachiakuta, Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!, Love, That's an Understatement Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  7. ガチアクタ（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  8. "Gachiakuta 1". Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  9. ガチアクタ（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  10. ガチアクタ（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  11. ガチアクタ（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  12. ガチアクタ（５） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  13. ガチアクタ（６） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  14. ガチアクタ（８） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  15. Endo, Masaki (June 30, 2022). マンガ表現の新たな可能性に挑むダークファンタジーは鮮烈にして強烈――『ガチアクタ』. Tsutaya News (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  16. ガチアクタ：「炎炎ノ消防隊」大久保篤が主人公描く 「一目瞭然！ これはガチ！」. Mantan Web (in Japanese). May 17, 2022. Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  17. Loveridge, Lynzee (August 31, 2022). "Medalist, WITCH WATCH, Akane-banashi Win Next Manga Awards 2022 Results". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  18. Harding, Daryl (February 2, 2023). "RuriDragon is Japanese Bookstores No. 1 Manga Recommendation of 2023". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  19. 第47回講談社漫画賞、最終候補作15作品を発表. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 10, 2023. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
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