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© 2025 GACHIAKUTA Production CommitteeMilan Records has revealed that the Gachiakuta original series soundtrack EP is now available on a variety of music streaming platforms. The series soundtrack EP features composition by Taku Iwasaki and marks the initial release of new music from the anime, which will be succeeded by a full Season 1 soundtrack album.
The TV anime adaptation initially aired in Japan on July 6, 2025, and is set to have 24 episodes.
The anime adapts the dark fantasy action manga series by Kei Urana (with graffiti artwork by Hideyoshi Ando), which first began serialization in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine on February 16, 2022. As of June 2025, there are fifteen tankobon volumes published, with a 16th volume scheduled for release in Japan on September 17, 2025. Kodansha USA is responsible for publishing the series in English.
Crunchyroll is streaming Gachiakuta globally outside of Japan, summarizing the main plot as:
Crawl back from the abyss of Hell to change this lousy world!
Rudo resides in the slums of a floating town, where the impoverished struggle beneath the affluent, who enjoy a lavish lifestyle while disposing of their waste into the abyss. One day, he finds himself wrongfully accused of murder, leading to a severe punishment — being exiled over the edge, with the rest of the refuse. Down below, the discarded remnants of humanity have given rise to terrifying monsters; if Rudo hopes to uncover the truth and enact revenge against those who condemned him to Hell, he must harness a newfound power and ally with a group known as the Cleaners, who combat the massive trash creatures lurking in the Pit!
Source: press release
