Crunchyroll, the ultimate anime streaming service today announced that GACHIKUTA, the next big hit in shonen anime based on the manga currently serialized in Kodanshaโs Weekly Shonen Magazine, will stream exclusively on its platform in Summer 2025. Produced by the renowned studio Bones Film (My Hero Academia; Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood), GACHIKUTA is set to captivate audiences with its electrifying action, unique graffiti-inspired art style, and intense revenge-driven storyline โ all set in the dystopian world set in a floating city known where both trash and criminals are cast into an endless abyss.
GACHIKUTA follows Rudo, a young outcast framed for murder and exiled into this wasteland known as The Pit. After surviving his descent into this new world, he now must fight to survive against monstrous Trash Beasts while navigating a brutal world hoping to return to his home and seek vengeance.
Crunchyrollโs exclusive rights include worldwide streaming (excluding Belarus, Russia, and Asia, but including India), ensuring fans across the globe will be able to experience GACHIKUTA!
The anime will be led by first-time series director Fumihiko Suganuma (chief episode director and storyboard artist on Train to the End of the World). The series composition was written by Hiroshi Seko (DAN DA DAN; Chainsaw Man; JUJUTSU KAISEN; Attack on Titan Final Season; Mob Psycho 100). Satoshi Ishino (Date A Live; Tokyo Mew Mew New) will serve as the seriesโ character designer and chief animation director. The music for the series will be created by renowned composer Taku Iwasaki (Bungo Stray Dogs; Shin Kamen Rider).
GACHIKUTA is an action manga written and illustrated by manga artist Kei Uranaand graffiti artist Hideyoshi Andou. It began serialization in Kodanshaโs Weekly Shonen Magazine in February 2022 and won the Global Special Prize in the Comics category of the Next Manga Awards 2022. While developing the concept for the series, Urana thought that incorporating graffiti art would make it more interestingand enlisted the help of graffiti artist Hideyoshi Andou.
โI hope this anime stays in your soul! Iโm looking forward to watching the Gachiakuta anime together with you all!โ said Kei Urana, Creator of GACHIKUTA.
โGACHIKUTA stands out as one of the most unique shonen anime in recent years, blending intense action with a striking artistic style. Crunchyroll is proud to partner with Kodansha and Bones Film to bring this exciting new story to fans worldwide, exclusively to the Crunchyroll streaming service,โ said Asa Suehira, Crunchyrollโs Chief Content Officer.
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