Gachiakuta
a review by Benkei
a review by Benkei
● This anime deals with heavy themes such as abuse and depression. If you feel like those themes are sensitive topics for you, please skip this review and the anime. If you are struggling with any issue, call your country's hotline. Take care ♡.
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Story ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ Rudo lives in a floating town, The Sphere, a place where poor people scrape trash off the rich. One day he's falsely accused of murder and they've reserved the worst punishment: to be driven off the cliff. Down on the surface, the trash has bred vicious monsters, and with all the desire to get his revenge onto those who falsely accused him, Rudo has to survive and become a warrior.
The story of Gachiakuta is good. The whole universe is interesting, the theme of a "trash-punk" was incredibly captivating for me. The pacing of the story is really well done too; there's no wasted episode, they keep building to a crescendo to finish into an amazing end of the season.════ ⋆★⋆ ════
Art ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ The art is incredible. There is CGI in the anime, but it's really well done, mostly to handle beats and some "other things." In general, they're very fluid and mix well with the 2D environment. The animation in general is very fluid and there's one specific episode that is 11/10, like literally 10 minutes of straight-up surreal animation which is breathtaking.
Another point that Gachiakuta has done well in terms of the art is the ambiance. The "trash-punk" world looks incredible; there is graffiti, communities look like slums, and everything is portrayed in an incredible way to show how they're in a hell-hole. Overall thoughts are that Bones has cooked an incredibly well-animated series.
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Characters ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ There are a lot of characters in this work. Besides the people from the sphere that we know briefly, there is a whole universe in the surface with different groups, cities, and styles. Everything is very well done, even among the main cast, characters are very unique both in design and personality. They're not forgettable, which is the most important thing.
About the main character, Rudo is really incredible. I started liking him really in the beginning of the anime and throughout the show he has so many points of development that it is a joy to watch. He's one character that I want to follow, I want to see how he's going to get stronger.
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Soundtrack ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ The sound part of Gachiakuta is really good. Both in terms of opening and ending and true soundtrack for combat, ambiance, and such. They bought different sound styles which is a joy; I remember pop, reggae, rock, etc. The first opening is such a slap in the face and really shows that you're seeing a more mature show. Honestly, nothing to complain about.
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Conclusion ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ If you're like me, you skip everything and read only the conclusion because you don't want to get spoiled with other themes. So I will try to be brief on this point:Watch it. If the triggering themes are okay for you, this show has everything that someone can ask from an anime: great characters, great animation, unique theme, and great development. Throughout the series, I was talking to a friend about how Bones has invested heavy on Gachiakuta since something has to bring back the $$ since Boku no Hero is over. It's just an incredible show that I can't wait for season 2.24 out of 27 users liked this review
