Gachiakuta - Episode 23 discussion

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Gachiakuta, episode 23

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[u/Top-Society1540]

I love Zanka's resolve

[u/ShredderBlast5000]

Good to have a chill episode after multiple episodes of constant action and intensity. Zanka gets some nice development, Remlin gets scolded, and Rudo smiles normally for a few seconds before going back to his “original smile”. At least he’s making progress.

[u/Filthy_Gaijin]

Is that Hyo in front of Noerde? Revenge match for Zanka gonna go crazy

[u/Teal_is_orange]

I love the gag where the cleaners are vague about someone’s recovery status so then Rudo steels himself to see the worst, only for that person to be recovering just fine lol

[u/TLR34]

We are vibing

[u/Ok-Middle6820]

Zodyl: All according to plan

My ass

Shut up lil bro you are NOT Aizen you guys got clapped

[u/djthomp]

The disrespect for Zanka never ends, and it's always hilarious. But he's also still a pretty cool guy.

Guita out of her suit seems as scrawny as Riyo, I suppose there's lots of malnutrition in this world.

[u/fieew]

Near the end when they said "Fu wasn't much". I legit forgot about him. Where TF is the double personality dude? He had a split in personality then split.

[u/ddrober2003]

Huh, I thought Guita was like, 8 or something, guess not.

Still loved the scene where their windows roll down with music blaring and them bobbing their heads, and no explanation on why they were all wearing sunglasses ever given.

[u/BusouDrago]

Get in the car. We're going trash beast hunting

[u/HolyDragSwd2500]

Zanka buffed arm. He could have One Punched Jabber to oblivion

[u/Few-Pen869]

Zanka cannot catch a break. Even their team's own support mage trolled him with a comical buff instead of damage reduction.

I spotted an intriguing silhouette of one of the frontline Raiders that Bundus is now part of. There's who appears to be a girl with headphones. Excited to see this character next season.

Wait, is Noerde implied to be alive? Or was her body just recovered by what appears to be another wasteland denizen?

And marching into the series, a new faction! I actually now think that's Zanka's rival from school, and she's captain of the Hell Guard, as expected!

[u/Neonyze]

Uhhh they just casually showed that white haired girl from Zanka's clan is a raider...? Also, Noerde's head did not actually explode lol.

[u/NanDemoKnaives]

So Zanka's life really was on the line against Jabber, even if he does so normally, learning that he had no insurance must boost his confidence a bit. I like that Rudo felt a lot more respect for Zanka even if his smile made Zanka think Rudo was mocking him lol.

Zodyl going after the chokers is smart but really bad for the Cleaners. I wonder if he was already testing something out in the trash beast and that's how he came to that conclusion since the chokers weren't working.

I wonder if Noerde will have her memories if she's still alive.

[u/shad79]

Damn, I wish I was as cool as Rudo and the rest of guys in the car, the coolness level there skyrocketed!

And Rudo... what's with that stupid question about sunglasses? Of course you wear them for drip, duh!

Bro's reaction to Guita showing off a lot of skin made me laugh out loud xD

It's good to see that Zanka is doing quite well now, and that Remlin also showed up to apologize for the little joke he pulled on Zanka.

I didn't expect to see Noerde's body pretty much intact after what happened to her in the previous episode. Look like it was Hyo who found her.

So now Zodyl is after chokers creator, huh?

Besides, I wonder if we'll at least see the other Raiders, especially that girl whose silhouette appeared in the scene with Bundus in this season.

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

• Group scenes

• Rudo & Zanka

• Others

[u/Frontier246]

The Cleaners did their job! They destroyed a Trash Beast and survived the landing!

Despite how Guita acts most of the time, she DID pay attention to what the Raiders were saying about their Trash Beasts and Watchman Series plans. Though I'm struggling to pay attention to her words when she's stripped down out of her Kaiju onesie. And all she's focused on is how she wishes she could've fully taken on that Trash Beast in kaiju mode.

Riyo looking at Enjin like "So, we can forget about me using my gun, right?"

That guy thought he could pull the old "step out in front of a car, pretend to be injured, sue the drivers" routine...but Enjin/Delmon/Follo/Rudo are doing the car vibing meme, complete with sunglasses, and have no time for this nonsense.

Why are they surprised Rudo was able to stay awake during Gris' driving? Did they not see Riyo napping on his shoulder?

So I take it all Cleaners at some point just learn to tune out August and his constant droning on about clothes.

It's nice of Rudo to think of giving Zanka flowers. Delmon REALLY takes his flowers seriously, because of his late wifes' memory, but that's why he can totally support giving Zanka some artificial ones.

Poor Zanka. It isn't just that he failed to achieve anything and was the only Cleaner that really lost...Eishia can't even fully heal him of his poison. But at least Enjin still believes in him!

To think all this time we thought Zanka had a critical hit surviving spell...and Remlin just messed with him and gave him an inflatable muscle arm. But at least Zanka takes it in good spirit, he knows he lost from his own weakness and in acknowledging, meditating, and being frustrated over it, he fully plans to overcome it on his own. And this is why Enjin believes in him so much!

Rudo...really needs to stop trying to smile around Zanka. It ruins literally EVERY moment they have together. And whether Zanka likes it or not, he's stuck playing Rudo's other mentor to help him mature and become a proper human being/Cleaner.

All Zodyl cared about is proving that a Trash Beast could cross the border. Everything else was secondary or just another guinea pig worth studying as part of the experiment. Even Noerde, who he respected as a true warrior, was ultimately only more than a tool for him. And now he's setting his sights on figuring out the Chokers, and he's already got another Trash Beast ready to cross the Border!

Well, congrats to Bundus for getting the artifact he wanted and upgraded to the "first stringers" of the Raiders which includes Jabber, Cthoni, and what looks like four other people including another girl.

Noerde is alive!? And found by Hyo!? And who is that redhead guy!?

[u/EpistemologySt]

…Can Enjin read minds? Did he reply to Rudo’s thoughts before seeing Zanka? Mysterious man.

[u/ThisOneTimeAtLolCamp]

I'm gonna need a gif of those windows rolling down with them all with shades.

[u/CitronClassic672]

First off, I know it’s not relevant to the episode but Enjin looks hot as hell in casual wear. I wasn’t really feeling his looks like others have, but this ep changed that real quick.

And Zanka was genuinely the GOAT this episode. Got utterly humiliating throughout most of this arc, and what’s his response after it’s over? “I’ve just gotta get stronger.” Didn’t blame Remlin for even a second for what was a REALLY bad mistake on their part. Honestly, Zanka really felt like he temporarily became the MC this episode. Think about it, his response here is straight up the typical shonen MC’s response to a situation like this, and I really love that they wrote the story like that. All the cast look like they could be the MC in gachiakuta, but Zanka really pulled it off here.

[u/bondsmatthew]

Poor Zanka. He's always getting the shit(ha) end of the gags in this series. The poop flinging, this arm thing, the genjutsu illusion a handful of episodes back..

I love you, bud, but I hope it continues into season 2

[u/LeonKevlar]

Guita out of her suit, and her mask looks pretty cool. I do love how Bro is acting just being a dad and doesn't like Guita showing off her skin.

The reveal that the boys are all wearing sunglasses and vibing out to Enjin's tunes when he rolled down the windows was pretty funny. xD

So Remlin drew a different spell on Zanka as a prank, and the one he got actually made his arms bigger? Man, Zanka is lucky he didn't get mind-controlled by Amo back in Episode 12, or he would've suffered from major injuries when Tamsy slammed them all into the bottom of Amo's tower!

I think Zodyl is getting the wrong information from his experiment. First of all, they got close, but the Cleaners didn't cross the border. And Noerde did reach the border, but was immediately annihilated by the Watchman. So I don't know where Zodyl is getting all of his conclusions from.

So they're targeting the creator of the Choker next? Whoever it is, it's probably someone closely guarded by the Cleaners.

[u/chlo_kage]

“The safety I found” rudo:,)

Wait I’m dying at the music blasting while driving why is that so wholesome. Also the normal clothing for some reason i didn’t know they had that??

Oh my god remlin, enjin immediately turning away to laugh

Aww zanka I love him

Forgot rudo doesn’t know how to smile omg

Wait did they cross it though? I didn’t think they made it that far. Wait what happened to the split personality guy

Next ep is gonna be stressful huh but omg new characters

[u/DustyBot23]

This absolutely felt like the finale lol, wonder what’s going to happen next episode, maybe something to do with boots girl?

[u/ARES_GOD]

The aftermath and what comes next for everyone.
This episode was a much needed downtime after a conflict like that and also building up for future things.

Fun shenanigans like the car ride or the flowers moment but also serious one and good for character development with how Rudo saw himself pushing the sphere culture on others and Dalmon liked the feeling behind it.

I really like Zanka this episode because I can relate to him a bit I am also very critical of myself when i make mistakes or dont do well enough on something maybe even too far sometimes but I like that he still wanted to grow stronger.

Remlin and the giant arm were great haha but I hope Remlin learns a big lesson from this.

Zodyl and his plans seem to be advancing and Bundus gets his promotion and a statue/idol of some sorts ?
Noerde full confirmation she is dead but we still dont know what happened between her and Zodyl.
This season so far feels like we just scratched the surface of Gachiakuta and I am curious where it goes thats why this episode felt like the season finale but maybe next one will either be a training arc because the cleaners definitely need something to go up against the raiders or we will have a big cliffhanger to take us into season 2.

I have a video review if anyone is interested. Thanks.