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 February 2023, the series' individual chapters have been collected into five 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
Volumes5

Plot

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

After being dumped into the Abyss, 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 Engine. Engine explains to Rudo that he is in fact not underground, but has fallen to the surface from “Heaven.” After testing him and awakening his power as a “Giver,” Engine invites Rudo to join him as a “Janitor.” Engine explains that the Janitors are an organization of Givers who use the power of unique weapons known as “Jinki” to hunt the beasts which attacked him. Rudo reluctantly accepts Engine’s offer to join the Janitors, so long as it helps accomplish his goal of returning to Heaven and enacting revenge on those who dumped him into the Abyss.

Characters
Rudo (ルド, Rudo)
A former resident of the Slums as well as Regto’s adopted son whose false convictions led to him being sentenced to the abyss. After being saved from a group of monsters, he joins the Janitors’ group to assist them in dealing with their affairs. His own realization as a Giver all stems from the fact that his gloves are part of the Jinki, which allows Givers to utilize its “thoughts” for combat.
Engine (エンジン, Enjin)
A fellow member of the janitors’ group who saves Rudo from a horde of monsters. He carries a Jinki called the Unbreaker, which takes the form of an umbrella.
Zanka Nijik (ザンカ・ニジク, Zanka Nijiku)
A warrior Janitor and master combatant, of whom Engine proclaims as the youngest member of the organization. His Jinki is a staff-like weapon named the Love Stick.

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 February 2023, the series' individual chapters have been collected into five 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]

Volume list
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 May 17, 2022[7]978-4-06-527922-9
2 July 15, 2022[8]978-4-06-528430-8
3 September 16, 2022[9]978-4-06-529138-2
4 November 17, 2022[4]978-4-06-529777-3
5 February 17, 2023[10]978-4-06-530527-0
6 April 17, 2023[11]978-4-06-531344-2

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.[12] Atsushi Ohkubo recommended the series.[13]

In the 2022 Next Manga Award, the series ranked thirteenth 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.[14] The series ranked fourteenth in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2023.[15]

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. 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. 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. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  4. ガチアクタ（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  5. Mateo, Alex (August 31, 2022). "Gachiakuta Manga Creator Kei Urana Reveals Overseas Version in Production". Anime News Network. 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. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  7. ガチアクタ（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  8. ガチアクタ（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  9. ガチアクタ（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  10. ガチアクタ（５） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  11. ガチアクタ（６） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  12. 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). Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  13. 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. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  14. Loveridge, Lynzee (August 31, 2022). "Medalist, WITCH WATCH, Akane-banashi Win Next Manga Awards 2022 Results". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  15. Harding, Daryl (February 2, 2023). "RuriDragon is Japanese Bookstores No. 1 Manga Recommendation of 2023". Crunchyroll. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
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