Gachiakuta Volume 18 Cover Revealed
The latest Gachiakuta volume reveals the official colors of Gountess Knock, one of the Gifters with the Watchman Series
On January 28, 2026, Gachiakuta unveils the cover of Volume 18, featuring Gountess Knock.
Gountess is the creator of the Chokers, the devices the Ground uses to communicate, through Connect, one of the Watchman Series of Vital Instruments.
Gountess’s Connect necklace moves with glowing green energy.
He is seated on his specialized chair to extract his blood for Mymo, the main antagonist of the ongoing Doll Festival Arc, to use for his machinations but Gountess is also plotting his revenge against the man, working together with Rudo and has enabled him to evolve like Mymo, merging with his Vital Instrument.
This volume covers Chapter 150: “Wait for Me” to Chapter 158: “The Kind and Gentle Avenger”
Gachiakuta Season 2 is confirmed to be in production.
Volume 18 will be released on February 17, 2026.
About Gachiakuta
Gachiakuta is a manga written and illustrated by Kei Urana for Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine, beginning in February 16, 2022.
As of writing, the series has produced 18 volumes and a total of 164 chapters.
Season 1, adapted by Bones (Soul Eater, My Hero Academia), aired from July 6, 2025 to December 21, 2025 with 24 episodes, covering the first 87 chapters and 7 arcs.
Gachiakuta is set in a world divided into two layers: a rich upper world and the surface full of garbage. After being accused of his foster father’s murder, Rudo becomes a Cleaner that fights against the monsters made from the upper world’s garbage that falls into the Abyss.
Source: Twitter
"Gachiakuta" Vol 18 by Kei Urana
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Dystopian Battle Action about a boy from the slums framed for killing his mentor. As punishment he's thrown into the abyss filled with viscious monsters and cleaners who fight them. The boy is determined to survive… pic.twitter.com/5ghWDCAAIj
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