The highly anticipated Gachiakuta anime adaptation is set to broadcast for a continuous half-year, spanning two consecutive cours without any breaks. The series premiered on Sunday, July 6, 2025, and is expected to run until December 14, 2025.
Extensive Episode Count and Broadcast Details
The anime is slated to have a total of 24 episodes. This extended run will allow for a comprehensive adaptation of Kei Urana’s dark fantasy manga, which has garnered significant buzz among anime enthusiasts.
The Gachiakuta anime airs on various Japanese networks, including CBC, TBS, and 26 affiliated channels. For international viewers, Crunchyroll is streaming the series in numerous territories across North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS (excluding Russia and Belarus), Southeast Asia, and India. Crunchyroll is also providing an English dub for the series. Additionally, Ani-One Asia streams the anime in selected territories.
Production and Story Overview
Produced by Bones Film, a subsidiary of Studio Bones, the Gachiakuta anime brings to life the narrative crafted by author Kei Urana and graffiti designer Hideyoshi Ando. The story follows Rudo, an orphan living in the slums of a floating town, where the poor are marginalized and considered “tribesfolk” by the affluent society above. Falsely accused of murder, Rudo is cast into “The Pit,” a terrifying abyss below the city where discarded waste and mutated monsters reside. To survive and seek vengeance against those who wronged him, Rudo must master a new power and join a group known as the Cleaners, who battle the monstrous “trash beasts” of the Pit. The manga, which began serialization in Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine in February 2022, has been praised for its unique graffiti-inspired aesthetic.
