“Falsely accused slum-dweller Rudo is cast into a monster-filled trash pit and joins Cleaners to survive and avenge his father.”
Gachiakuta
ガチアクタ
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Synopsis
Falsely accused slum-dweller Rudo is cast into a monster-filled trash pit and joins Cleaners to survive and avenge his father.
The inhabitants of a certain wealthy town think nothing of throwing objects away. However, their waste is priceless to Rudo, a resident of the town's slums. Despite the constant warnings from his adoptive father Regto, Rudo spends his days searching for reusable materials that would otherwise be sent to the giant disposal area known as the Pit. Due to its vastness, the Pit doubles as a means of criminal punishment; those dropped in are never to return again. When Regto is murdered by a mysterious assailant, Rudo is falsely accused of the crime and thrown into the Pit. To his surprise, he awakens in a trash-filled area inhabited by enormous monsters formed from the junk. As the toxic air and Trash Beasts push Rudo to the brink of death, he is saved by Enjin, one of the Cleaners who wield weapons known as Vital Instruments to fight the monstrosities. Having gained his own Vital Instrument, Rudo soon joins the Cleaners in the hopes of finding a way to escape the Pit and avenge his father.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 59 sampled reviews
What 59 viewers settled on.
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σ 1.75 · some divergence
4.8 pts
Recommenders 8.6 · others 3.8
↑ 1.76
Running avg · Dec 2025 → Feb 2026
- 7 “Although it has an interesting premise, I’ve started to think that it’s actually a mediocre anime. Some of the side characters are more compelling than the main character. For example, Enjin is far...”
- 9 “This anime surprised me a lot by keeping me hooked until the end and making me want to watch it every week, with a really interesting story, very good characters, and a visual style I absolutely...”
- 9 “I really like the theme, genre, animation it's so perfect to me Thanks for all the people who created this wonderful masterpiece i like the vibes, comedy, drama, slice of life, action, magic or...”
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- Format 24 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 12m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2025 – Dec 2025 Summer 2025
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-26699 catalog