Gachiakuta is a Manga series about a young boy named Rudo who gets framed as a murderer and thrown out of a floating city into the abyss, where all of the garbage and trash of the higher class get discarded. The story follows him and many characters as they fight off the monsters of the underground world while also learning valuable lessons about people, society, and the items they encounter.
Mangaka Kei Urana often recounts a formative childhood moment: she had a beloved pen, and when it broke, she felt genuinely grief-stricken. She describes it as “the pen was pleading with me”. That moment ignited the core concept of Gachiakuta, the idea that even discarded things, even “trash,” hold life and meaning. Characters carry many trinkets and knick-knacks called “vital instruments” that help them fight in combat, including pens, gloves, coats, nail guns, maintenance holes, cloth, and more.
The first pages are an exact retelling of a childhood moment Urana had, where she broke a pen that meant a great deal to her. This moment, as silly as it sounds, inspired the idea for her entire manga. She aimed for the moon, as her dream was to get her manga animated by Studio Bones. Soul Eater is one of her biggest inspirations, and Bones is one of the most critically acclaimed Anime studios in the world, so it only makes sense that this would be the dream she strived for.
Her art is a fantastic blend of Sketchy and messy, but also stylish and unique. Urana’s art is unapologetic and characterized by bold spray-style fills and chaotic visual energy. The aesthetic doesn’t just evoke decay, but it visually embodies the world that she made and its themes of discarded value. Hideyoshi Andou’s graffiti also literally paints the message on walls: trash and junk can have a soul. Their creative partnership turns each panel into a riot of jagged beauty, full of personality and subculture grit.
She finally launched her manga in the Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine on February 16, 2022, where it quickly turned the manga scene upside down. The debut volume was released in May, and the growth continued in 2023 and 2024, culminating in 2024 when she finally achieved her lifelong dream and had Studio Bones announce the anime adaptation for Gachiakuta. Now that the opening has been released on YouTube, several trailers have been released, with the most recent one being for the English dub of the anime. Very inspiring from Urana! Crunchyroll confirmed that the English dub will be released alongside the Japanese subtitles on July 6, 2025, featuring voice talent including Bryson Baugus (Rudo), Christopher Wehkamp (Enjin), Corey Wilder (Zanka), Katie Caruso (Riyo), Zeno Robinson (Jabber), and John Burgmeier.
From a pen’s broken shard to a sprawling trash-beast dystopia, Gachiakuta’s journey is pure poetic fruition. Urana’s dream, animation by her idol studio, Bones, has come true. Studio Bones Film, a 2024‑founded subsidiary, brings its top-tier animation legacy. Now, the gritty beauty of her graffiti-drenched art, her anima‑imbued trash world, and her rebellious themes are set to explode on the screen. Gachiakuta is finally being animated by the studio that inspired Urana from day one, and soon, audiences worldwide will see why even “trash” can be pure gold.
Mangaka Kei Urana often recounts a formative childhood moment: she had a beloved pen, and when it broke, she felt genuinely grief-stricken. She describes it as “the pen was pleading with me”. That moment ignited the core concept of Gachiakuta, the idea that even discarded things, even “trash,” hold life and meaning. Characters carry many trinkets and knick-knacks called “vital instruments” that help them fight in combat, including pens, gloves, coats, nail guns, maintenance holes, cloth, and more.
The first pages are an exact retelling of a childhood moment Urana had, where she broke a pen that meant a great deal to her. This moment, as silly as it sounds, inspired the idea for her entire manga. She aimed for the moon, as her dream was to get her manga animated by Studio Bones. Soul Eater is one of her biggest inspirations, and Bones is one of the most critically acclaimed Anime studios in the world, so it only makes sense that this would be the dream she strived for.
Her art is a fantastic blend of Sketchy and messy, but also stylish and unique. Urana’s art is unapologetic and characterized by bold spray-style fills and chaotic visual energy. The aesthetic doesn’t just evoke decay, but it visually embodies the world that she made and its themes of discarded value. Hideyoshi Andou’s graffiti also literally paints the message on walls: trash and junk can have a soul. Their creative partnership turns each panel into a riot of jagged beauty, full of personality and subculture grit.
She finally launched her manga in the Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine on February 16, 2022, where it quickly turned the manga scene upside down. The debut volume was released in May, and the growth continued in 2023 and 2024, culminating in 2024 when she finally achieved her lifelong dream and had Studio Bones announce the anime adaptation for Gachiakuta. Now that the opening has been released on YouTube, several trailers have been released, with the most recent one being for the English dub of the anime. Very inspiring from Urana! Crunchyroll confirmed that the English dub will be released alongside the Japanese subtitles on July 6, 2025, featuring voice talent including Bryson Baugus (Rudo), Christopher Wehkamp (Enjin), Corey Wilder (Zanka), Katie Caruso (Riyo), Zeno Robinson (Jabber), and John Burgmeier.
From a pen’s broken shard to a sprawling trash-beast dystopia, Gachiakuta’s journey is pure poetic fruition. Urana’s dream, animation by her idol studio, Bones, has come true. Studio Bones Film, a 2024‑founded subsidiary, brings its top-tier animation legacy. Now, the gritty beauty of her graffiti-drenched art, her anima‑imbued trash world, and her rebellious themes are set to explode on the screen. Gachiakuta is finally being animated by the studio that inspired Urana from day one, and soon, audiences worldwide will see why even “trash” can be pure gold.
by Tomas Sierra