Gachiakuta
Manga | |
Written by | Kei Urana |
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Published by | Kodansha |
English publisher |
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Imprint | Shōnen Magazine Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | February 16, 2022 – present |
Volumes | 10 |
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 March 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected in ten tankōbon volumes.
Plot
Living in the slums of a wealthy society are a population of "tribesfolk", who are descended from criminals exiled from society. Living amongst the tribesfolk is a young boy named Rudo, who detests the upper class' wastefulness. They often dump anything deemed trash, including criminals, into a massive dump site below the town known as "The Pit". Rudo was told by his foster father, Regto, that his biological father was dumped into The Pit for a crime before he was born. One day, after rummaging through a dump site, Rudo returns home to find Regto killed. Apprehended at the scene, Rudo is immediately charged with murder despite his innocence, due to his status as a tribesman. Unable to escape his fate, Rudo swears revenge upon the people, and is dumped into The Pit.
After being dumped into The Pit, 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 Enjin. The man explains to Rudo that he is in fact not underground, but has fallen to the surface from "The Sphere". After testing him and awakening his power as a "Giver", Enjin invites Rudo to join him as a "Cleaner". Enjin explains that the Cleaners are an organization of Givers who use the power of unique weapons known as "vital instruments" to hunt the trash beasts which attacked him. Rudo reluctantly accepts Enjin's offer to join the Cleaners, so long as it helps accomplish his goal of returning to The Sphere and enacting revenge on those who dumped him into The Pit.
Characters
- Rudo Surebrec (ルド スレブレック)
- A former Sphereite as well as Regto's adopted son whose false convictions led to him being sentenced to The Pit. After being saved from a group of trash beasts, he joins the Cleaners as part of a plan to enact murderous vengeance on his accusers. His vital instrument consists of 3R, a pair of gloves from the Watchman series, which were given to him by Regto before his death.
- Enjin (エンジン)
- A fellow member of the Cleaners who saves Rudo from a horde of trash beasts. He carries a vital instrument called Umbreaker, which takes the form of an umbrella.
- Zanka Nijiku (ザンカ・ニジク)
- A warrior Cleaner and master combatant, of whom Engine proclaims as the youngest member of the organization. His vital instrument is a staff-like weapon named the Lovely Assistaff.
- Riyo Reaper (リヨ・リーパー)
- A carefree, energetic, and outgoing member of the Cleaners whose vital instrument comes in the form of a pair of scissors called The Ripper.
- Semiu (セミュ, Semyu)
- The receptionist at the Cleaners' headquarters. Using her vital instrument, Eyes, which takes the form of a pair of glasses, she can examine the overall capacities of a giver, which gives them the efficiency needed to join the organization. However, this ability does not work in combat.
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 March 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected in ten 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]
Volumes
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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1 | May 17, 2022[7] | 978-4-06-527922-9 | January 16, 2024[8] | 979-8-88-877020-7 | ||
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2 | July 15, 2022[9] | 978-4-06-528430-8 | April 30, 2024[10] | 979-8-88-877094-8 | ||
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3 | September 16, 2022[11] | 978-4-06-529138-2 | July 23, 2024[12] | 979-8-88-877095-5 | ||
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4 | November 17, 2022[13] | 978-4-06-529777-3 | October 22, 2024[14] | 979-8-88-877096-2 | ||
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5 | February 17, 2023[15] | 978-4-06-530527-0 | — | — | ||
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6 | April 17, 2023[16] | 978-4-06-531344-2 | — | — | ||
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7 | July 14, 2023[17] | 978-4-06-532179-9 | — | — | ||
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8 | October 17, 2023[18] | 978-4-06-532888-0 | — | — | ||
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9 | December 15, 2023[19] | 978-4-06-533899-5 | — | — | ||
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10 | March 15, 2024[4] | 978-4-06-534863-5 | — | — | ||
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11 | June 17, 2024[20] | 978-4-06-535779-8 | — | — |
Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
- 86. "Contact" (接触, Sesshoku)
- 87. "Ancestry" (先祖, Senzo)
- 88. "I Want to Eat Cake (ケーキを食べたいの, Kēki o Tabetai no)
- 89. "Finding Information" (情報探し, Jōhō Sagashi)
- 90. "Completion and Arms" (完成と標的, Kansei to Hyōteki)
- 91. "Multiple Purchases" (重なる品物, Kasanaru Shinamono)
- 92. "Tamsy's Day Off" (タム休, Tamu Kyū)
- 93. "Kuro the Information Broker" (情報屋“クロ”, Jōhō-ya "Kuro")
- 94. "On Your Mark"
- 95. "Hi There!" (こんにちは~, Konnichiwā)
- 96. "Three-Way Battle, Give or Take" (三つ巴+α, Mitsudomoe Purasu Arufa)
Reception
The columnist for Real Sound [ja] 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.[21] Atsushi Ohkubo recommended the series.[22]
In the 2022 Next Manga Award, the series ranked 13th 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.[23] The series ranked 14th in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2023.[24] It was nominated for the 47th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2023;[25] it was also nominated for the 48th edition in the same category in 2024.[26]
References
- ^ a b c 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 [ja] (in Japanese). March 16, 2022. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ 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 (in Japanese). Oricon. February 16, 2022. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ a b ガチアクタ(10) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (August 31, 2022). "Gachiakuta Manga Creator Kei Urana Reveals Overseas Version in Production". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (March 30, 2023). "Kodansha USA Licenses Gachiakuta, Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!, Love, That's an Understatement Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ ガチアクタ(1) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ "Gachiakuta 1". Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ ガチアクタ(2) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ "Gachiakuta 2". Penguin Random House. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ ガチアクタ(3) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ "Gachiakuta 3". Penguin Random House. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ ガチアクタ(4) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ "Gachiakuta 4". Penguin Random House. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ ガチアクタ(5) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ ガチアクタ(6) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ ガチアクタ(7) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ ガチアクタ(8) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ ガチアクタ(9) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ ガチアクタ(11) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ 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). Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 31, 2022). "Medalist, WITCH WATCH, Akane-banashi Win Next Manga Awards 2022 Results". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ Harding, Daryl (February 2, 2023). "RuriDragon is Japanese Bookstores No. 1 Manga Recommendation of 2023". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ 第47回講談社漫画賞、最終候補作15作品を発表. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 10, 2023. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (April 8, 2024). "48th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Gachiakuta (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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