Gachiakuta anime announces July 2025 premiere, main cast, and more with new PV

On Friday, March 14, 2025, the official website and X (formerly Twitter) account of Gachiakuta anime unveiled the first teaser promotional video. The short video reveals the anime's July 2025 premiere, main cast, and additional staff members. However, an exact release date is yet to be disclosed.

Gachiakuta anime is based on the eponymous dark fantasy manga series, written and illustrated by Kei Urana. Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine has been serializing the series since February 2022, with 13 tankobon volumes published thus far. Studio Bones' subsidiary studio, Bones Films, is in charge of the show's animation.

Gachiakuta anime's teaser PV confirms the July 2025 premiere and reveals the voice cast for Rudo, Zanka, Enjin, and Riyo

According to the latest teaser promotional video shared by the anime's official staff on Friday, March 14, 2025, Gachiakuta anime will begin airing in the Agaru Anime programming block on 28 CBC and TBS-affiliated networks, starting July 2025, i.e., Summer 2025. Crunchyroll has announced that it will stream the series in the USA, Africa, Europe, CIS (excluding Belarus and Russia), the Middle East, and India. A narrower release date will be revealed in the future.

The promotional video begins with a scene where Rudo is cast into the abyss. He exhibits feelings of angst and curses humanity. Besides Rudo, the Gachiakuta anime trailer features Enjin, Zanka, and Riyo for the first time. The short PV heightens the anticipation for the anime's release, with crisp and vibrant animation quality.

Information related to the main cast members has arrived on the anime's official site. Aoi Ichikawa stars as Rudo, a lonely boy who resides in the Sphere by picking up trash. He lives with his foster parent, Regto. However, one day, he gets framed for a crime he didn't commit, and thus cast into the abyss.

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Katsuyuki Konishi voices Enjin, an energetic man, who belongs to the Akuta team of the Cleaners. He observes Rudo's potential as a Giver and scouts him into his team. Zanka and Riyo also belong to Team Akuta. Yoshitsugu Matsuoka stars as Zanka, while Yumiri Hanamori voices Riyo.

Comments from the voice actors have also arrived on the anime's official website. Aoi Ichikawa mentions how he was immediately drawn to Rudo's strong character when he read the original work. Likewise, Katsuyuki Konishi is "super excited" about the Gachiakuta anime adaptation, calling it his "favorite manga."

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka and Yumiri Hanamori have urged fans to look forward to the series. Notably, the main cast members will appear at the anime's Blue Stage event at AnimeJapan 2025 on March 22, 2025.

Moreover, Kei Urana, the original author, has posted a series of tweets to appreciate the staff working on the anime:

"The character designs in Gachiakuta are complicated, but I'm grateful to everyone, including the ainmation director, Mr. Ishino, for their hard work.../The voice actors, their voices, and acting are spot on, it's so great. Everyone is amazing/And when I found out that my favorite person, Taku Iwasaki would be participating, I was thrilled." - @KEI_URANA, X

Staff and the plot of Gachiakuta anime

Rudo, as seen in the latest PV (Image via Bones Films)

Fumihiko Suganuma directs the dark fantasy anime at BONES FILMS, with Hiroshi Seko, renowned for his contributions to Chainsaw Man and Vinland Saga, handling the series scripts. Hiroshi-san is also listed as the show's character designer and the chief animation director. Notably, Taku Iwasaki has joined the main staff as the music composer.

Based on Kei Urana's original manga, Gachiakuta anime centers around Rudo, who lives in the slums of a floating town, commonly known as the Sphere. Although his tribe has discriminated against him, Rudo lives his life picking up trash under the care of his foster parent, Regto.

Yet, one day, he gets set up on a crime he didn't commit and is cast into the depths of an abyss. Down on the surface, Rudo encounters various monsters born from humanity's waste. However, he seeks vengeance against the ones who cast him into Hell.