New Gachiakuta streetwear collection features Enjin, Riyo and Rudo
The streetwear brand MEQRI has announced the second wave of its collaboration with the popular and critically acclaimed manga series, Gachiakuta.
Gachiakuta, created by the author Kei Urana and the graffiti designer Hideyoshi Ando, is a hit “dystopian battle action” series from Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine.
It follows the story of Rudo, a boy from the slums of the “Celestial Realm,” also known as the “Sphere,” who is cast down into the polluted “Pit” and awakens a special power.
The series, which first began in 2022, has been a massive success, winning a Global Special Prize at the “Next Manga Awards 2022” and recently receiving a TV anime adaptation that is currently airing.
This new collection from MEQRI is the second collaboration with the series and features a new lineup of designs that focus on the popular characters Zanka and Riyo, in addition to new designs for the protagonist Rudo and a new logo that was created by the series’ graffiti designer, Hideyoshi Ando.
The visual model for the new collection is KAITO, the vocalist for the popular band Paledusk.
The full lineup of new items is as follows:
- Gachiakuta Tee – Enjin
- Price: ¥6,600 (approx. $45 USD / £35 GBP)
A T-shirt that focuses on an impressive scene of the character Engine from the 70th chapter of the manga.
- Gachiakuta Tee – Zanka
- Price: ¥6,600 (approx. $45 USD / £35 GBP)
A T-shirt with a bold design of the character Zanka from the cover of the second volume of the manga.
- Gachiakuta Tee – Riyo
- Price: ¥6,600 (approx. $45 USD / £35 GBP)
A T-shirt with a graphic design based on the title page from the 64th chapter of the manga, which is reminiscent of the character Riyou’s former profession.
- Gachiakuta Tee – Cleaners vs. Vandals
- Price: ¥6,600 (approx. $45 USD / £35 GBP)
A collage-style T-shirt that graphically and dynamically depicts the struggle between the “Cleaners” and the “Vandals.”
- Gachiakuta Tee – Rudo 2
- Price: ¥6,600 (approx. $45 USD / £35 GBP)
A T-shirt with a bold design of the protagonist Rudo from the cover of the eleventh volume of the manga.
- Gachiakuta Poster – Rudo
- Price: ¥6,600 (approx. $45 USD / £35 GBP)
A limited-edition, silk-screened poster featuring the artwork from the eleventh volume’s cover, limited to a run of 150 pieces with an edition number.
The second “MEQRI x Gachiakuta” collection is scheduled to be released on the official MEQRI website on Thursday, the 16th of October, 2025.
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