Based on the manga by Kei Urana and graffiti artist Hideyoshi Andou, Gachiakuta is the story of Rudo, a boy from the slums of an idyllic floating city known as the Sphere. Framed for a crime he didn’t commit and tossed into the rancid garbage pit far below the Sphere, Rudo will do whatever it takes to survive in the hellish depths so he can take revenge on the people who sent him there. RELATED: Gachiakuta Episode 18 Recap, “Oh Zap, Totes Legit” Let’s talk about everything that happened in the latest episode of Gachiakuta ! Afterward, be sure to check out The Anime Effect for the Gachiakuta After Show Podcast! Warning: Full details for Gachiakuta Episode 19 below. Seriously, spoilers ahead! GACHIAKUTA RECAP Gachiakuta Episode 19 Recap Summary The Gachiakuta After Show Podcast Episode 18 Previous Gachiakuta recaps Who Watches? Zodyl, the leader of the Raiders, reveals to Rudo that he’s been trying to create his own vital instrument in the Watchman series. Amo’s boots, Rudo’s gloves and Zodyl’s coat are the current three pieces. He presses the boots against the glowing object, triggering it to grow offshoots that attach to the walls. He wasn’t able to create a new item in the series, Zodyl continues, but something did result from his experiment: an artificial trash beast using the item he activated as a core. He reminds Rudo that he’s seen at least one before . RELATED: Gachiakuta Anime Highlights Cleaners in New Character Trailer Rudo remembers the whispers and judgmental stares the Sphereites gave him when he was small, hissing that he would probably become a murderer like his father. Only Regto, his adoptive dad, shared kind words and cared for Rudo’s scarred and painful hands. One day, he gave Rudo the gloves to protect them. In the present, the boy recalls that Regto also had a book with the Watchman symbol on the cover. Experiments Zodyl says the vital instruments are in a class of their own and Rudo can’t help wondering how Regto found such a powerful item. The Raiders’ leader finds it interesting that the boy kept his sanity, unlike previous Watchman owners like Amo’s captor . The set was created and used by one person, and Zodyl muses how a person had to live to make something so powerful. Perhaps he and Rudo lost a part of their humanity that keeps the items from driving them mad. He asks, what would happen if someone now wore all the Watchman vital instruments? RELATED: Mori Calliope Shares Animated Music Video for Gachiakuta Cour 2 Opening Song Zodyl wanted to create more in the style of the Watchman series as insurance, which led to his experimentation. The glowing object is the core of an imitation trash beast, using the vital instrument he created as the source of its power. Zodyl supplements it by adding more instruments, including Amo’s boots. Rudo realizes they’re inside the trash beast and it’s preparing to take flight to the Sphere. Battle Time The young Cleaner Guita has been hiding nearby and eavesdropping this entire time, but when she hears they’re inside a trash beast, excitement takes over. She pops out and begins yelling that it’s kaiju battle time. Elsewhere, Enjin turns away from his erstwhile opponent Fu to look for the other Cleaners. Fu trails behind, asking if he’s sure he doesn’t want to fight. The cowardly Raider reveals that they’re inside a trash beast and Enjin’s cool facade breaks in disbelief. RELATED: 10 Revenge Anime That Have Reached the Breaking Point As the chamber starts shaking, Bundus is a little put out, as he still has questions for Dear Bro and Dear Santa. Bro wonders if it’s Santa’s fidgeting causing it, which sounds preposterous to Bundus. He tells the Cleaners that they’re inside a trash beast and going to the Sphere together. Their demeanor immediately changes and Santa’s eyes begin to glow. What Cleaners Do Enjin apologizes to Fu for not wanting to fight; their foes aren’t humans, but trash beasts. Now that they know they’re inside one, the Cleaners switch to battle mode. The massive, crowlike trash beast opens its eyes as it prepares to take off. Bro and Santa activate their vital instruments: Bro’s headband, Cloth, and Santa’s pacifier, Centralian. Bundus suddenly understands their fighting spirit is motivated by trash beasts. Santa pauses a moment to wonder why they don’t need masks inside a toxic trash beast and Bundus wants to know, too. RELATED: Gachiakuta and the Tropes of Anime Vengeance Bro grabs Santa with his vital instrument and launches him, not toward the Raider, but at the wall. Bundus watches in confusion as Santa lands a punch on the rocky wall with a gentle tap. He slides down the wall, his punches landing with soft pats, and Bundus admonishes Bro for indulging a child in fantasies. Bro says it’s worse to not let him make progress. Santa’s power increases the more he hits something, so his punches begin to shatter the wall, to Bundus’ amazement. Centralian activates and Santa lands a devastating hit… Cleaners vs. a massive trash beast? Now we’re talking! Catch the action in Gachiakuta , right here on Crunchyroll! Gachiakuta After Show Podcast Episode 18 NOTE: The latest episode of the Gachiakuta After Show covers the previous week's episode. Previous Gachiakuta Recaps Gachiakuta Episode 1 Recap Gachiakuta Episode 2 Recap Gachiakuta Episode 3 Recap Gachiakuta Episode 4 Recap Gachiakuta Episode 5 Recap Gachiakuta Episode 6 Recap Gachiakuta Episode 7 Recap Gachiakuta Episode 8 Recap Gachiakuta Episode 9 Recap Gachiakuta Episode 10 Recap Gachiakuta Episode 11 Recap Gachiakuta Episode 12 Recap Gachiakuta Episode 13 Recap Gachiakuta Episode 14 Recap Gachiakuta Episode 15 Recap Gachiakuta Episode 16 Recap Gachiakuta Episode 17 Recap Gachiakuta Episode 18 Recap
