I've been eyeing this title up for a while now in Japanese but wanted to wait to see if I could get in English - I'm so glad I did! A seemingly unique story so far, I hope there is way more world building to come because the world itself, where Rudo came from and the inhabitants are quite mysterious. The dystopian like world we're introduced to has a lot of seemingly poor characters trying to obey the government the best they can. Of course our main character gets framed for a heinous crime and is dropped into the pit. The pit is where they drop criminals and now we're seeing the other side. Of course Rudo did not do the crime so now it's a story of revenge and mystery!

ENJIN <3 is probably going to be my favorite character haha but I'm definitely going to continue reading this, and by volume 3 if it still has me hooked I'll definitely purchase physical volumes if it's released physically!

This was such a refreshing change from all the manga I have read. I absolutely could not put it down. This story follows a teen boy who is set up to fail in life. His father, a serial killer, abandoned him as a baby to be raised by a stranger. When later this father figure is murdered Rudo is framed and thrown away. With hints of comedy and packed with adventure the story will keep you engaged as you see Rudo discover his strength. Coming from a dark past and broken family everyone wants him gone. From trash monsters to super powers you will be eager to see what awaits you on each page.

4 stars
This is definitely more in the darker side and the art was great and the story definitely left me hooked. I will definitely be reading the next volume and love the whodunnit it aspect to this book.

Thank you netgalley, kodansha comics!

What first drew me to this new series was the artwork. Absolutely GORGEOUS and stylish. Fans of Dead Leaves, FLCL, and Jet Grind Radio will be right at home, it oozes style. The story starts slow and slightly familiar, about halfway through it really picks up the speed, twists, and had me hooked. I absolutely can’t wait to see where this series goes. I’ll be following this one to the end.

I loved the art style so much, and I think this series has amazing potential to be one of the best series I've read. However, sometimes there were too many lines in one panel, and it was difficult to decipher what exactly was going on. I will, however, definitely be continuing the series.

Absolutely loved from the art, characters, to the story and will definitely be continuing! It is bit of a darker manga

It's something a bit new where society is divided into two-rich and poor/criminal sections. Our main character is from the poor/criminal family background and he repurposes "trash" and believes if you trat things right they will end up with a soul. Without spoiling anything he is dropped in the pit (where criminals are sent) and finds out about a whole new world while also wanting to get back up for revenge on those who wrongly believed he was the criminal.

Thank you to NetGalley, Kodansha Comics, and Kei Urana for the opportunity to read this manga in exchange for an honest review.


In a poor part of a rich society, there are tribesfolk who come from families of criminals. Rudo is a young boy in this group, and he doesn't like the rich people because they throw away everything they don't want, even people, into a huge dump called "The Pit." Rudo's foster father, Regto, tells him that his biological father was thrown into The Pit too. One day, Regto is found dead, and because Rudo is from the tribesfolk, they blame him and send him to The Pit.

In The Pit, Rudo battles garbage creatures but gets saved by a young man named Enjin. Enjin tells Rudo that they're not underground, but they fell from a place called "The Sphere." Enjin sees that Rudo has the power to imbue items with anima and asks him to join the Cleaners, a group that fights trash creatures using special weapons called "vital instruments." Even though Rudo is unsure, he agrees because he wants to get revenge on the people who put him in The Pit and go back to The Sphere. But is there even a way back for him?

I fun manga with very stylized shounen art. The who-done-it aspect leading to a quest for revenge is an intriguing aspect that sets this series up to be something interesting and spectacular. Recommended for an older teen male audience, though others can certainly enjoy this story too.

When I first saw this on Net Galley, I was hesitant to request it because the art style didn't seem to be my thing and I found out that this mangaka is the former editor for the mangaka of Soul Eater and Fire Force and those 2 are not really my thing. However, I read the description and was intrigued.

I'm so glad that I read this. The story is set in a dystopian world where the rich and the descendants of criminals are divided by a fence with a large pit in the middle filled with trash. Not only trash, but also people who have committed crimes and large and scary trash monsters.

This was so good and I highly encourage fans of Deadman Wonderland, Promised Neverland, or anyone who likes mysterious and creepy manga to read this!

Thank you Net Galley and Kodansha for the ARC in exchange for the review!

3.75 stars

Think Soul Eater meets Mad Max in this gritty & dark future world.
A world in the sky that dumps their trash & their criminals below. A boy on the wrong side of town who believes that objects can have a soul with enough love & care. A murder he is falsely accused of and a plan of revenge that he is ready to undertake.

I've heard a lot of hype about this series getting a Western release, so I was excited to give it a try. The setting and worldbuilding are really promising, with a good mix of unique elements and typical shonen traits. Rudo, the main character, feels like he'll be a different sort of shonen protag, so i'm looking forward to seeing how his character develops. This volume is a lot of set up, showing bits of the kind of world the characters inhabit and how Rudo ends up where he does, and how he joins the Cleaners. From the way this first volume went, it feels like this will be a series that takes a bit to get going, but patient readers will be rewarded in the end. I also love the art, there's something about the dark, thick lines that work really well with the setting.

YO, calling it now, this is going to be a HIT new anime in the upcoming years. I know dystopias aren't new, but this set up is great!

Honestly its compelling as a first volume so far. The beginning of the story and art style is so cool. I loved the steampunk trash kind of vibe . Love the characters i was introduces first and loved the cool take they put on trash and pollution but its cool power system so far and excited to see how it goes from there.

this was a great begining of a new story... the art style was a little creepy, but i did really work for the style of the story. the fight scene against the trash monsterest was a little hard to follow but after a coupel of pannels i got it

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I first heard of Gachiakuta online when many people were talking about Atsushi Ohkubo’s recommendation of the series (the mangaka of Fire Force). The art for this manga is absolutely beautiful, and although the power system and setup for the story is similar to many other shonen fantasy series Kei Urana puts a really interesting and unique twist on it by implicitly criticizing consumerism and class division. Each character readers are introduced to in the first volume already has a distinct and enjoyable personality. This with the incredible and distinct art style makes this a series I look forward to reading more from!

I am not sure what the original dialogue was in the Japanese version of this volume, but the use of "turd" repeatedly threw me off as a reader because it seemed very juvenile in scenes that otherwise had very dark and ominous artwork and meaning. At first, I explained it away by assuming it was because the demographic for this manga was shonen, so maybe the English translation was trying to avoid swearing, but in the second half of the volume, there was lots of swearing from both Rudo and Enjin, so it was clear that this wasn't the case.