The anime world is constantly expanding by adapting manga into television series, which ultimately introduces new viewers to other series. Thanks to anime’s continuous rise in popularity, another manga has been green-lit to hit the small screen. Kei Urana’s dark fantasy Gachiakuta will be receiving a TV anime adaptation, which is scheduled for a 2025 release window.

Gachiakuta
Gachiakuta manga panel (Credits: Gachiakuta Manga Online)

Based on the manga, the series will be a feast for the eyes, if done right. However, according to @MangaReporter on X, the series will be animated by Studio Bones, which, going by the reaction of the fans, does not present itself as a good idea.

Studio Bones Controversy Resurfaces Over Gachiakuta Adaptation

Gachiakuta panel
Gachiakuta Rudo Surebrec (Credits: Gachiakuta Manga Online)

Studio Bones has, once again, fallen amidst a controversy. Previously, the animation studio had been under the line of fire over a resurfaced My Hero Academia clip depicting a scene that Studio Bones had apparently ruined in the adaptation. Fans are worried that Gachiakuta is going to receive the same treatment and are already losing hope.

Fans stormed to X to comment under the post of @MangaReporter, questioning whether it’s a good idea for Gachiakuta to be handed over to Studio Bones. While some fans agree that the manga is in good hands, most of them are already pondering over the ruination that awaits the series.

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This line of thought originates from the controversy that Studio Bones got itself into while adapting My Hero Academia into an anime series. Bones’ issues with censorship are the main reason behind My Hero Academia‘s declining popularity. Fans of Gachiakuta are reasonably justified in their apprehension, however, only time will say how the anime adaptation will turn out.

My Hero Academia Anime Censors a Substantial Amount Of Source Material

My Hero Academia characters
My Hero Academia characters (Credits: Toei Animation)

My Hero Academia explores a shift in the themes, which can be observed in the way the tone of the show has changed over the past few story arcs. The optimistic children of the U.A. High School who once aimed to be heroes are now forced into a situation where the fate of the world rests on their weary shoulders.

Naturally, such a seismic shift of events would invite an exploration of darker themes such as death. As depicted in the My Hero Academia manga, violence and gore are the norm. However, it seems like Bones didn’t catch the drift and chooses to steer clear of gory sequences by censoring them. This agency of censorship is what prevents My Hero Academia from blossoming into a full-fledged shonen manga.

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The animation studio responsible for adapting the source material disappointed fans by censoring important panels drawn by the mangaka, Kohei Horikoshi, to evoke certain emotions in the readers. Fans were not happy about the censorship that essentially blew a hole into the potential that My Hero Academia initially had.

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