Kei Urana, creator of Gachiakuta, has deactivated her X account after online harassment, days after the series won the Shonen prize at the 50th Kodansha Manga Awards and debuted strongly in US sales.
Kei Urana created and draws Gachiakuta, a manga that won the Shonen category at the 50th Kodansha Manga Awards on May 11, 2026. The prize includes two million yen, a certificate, and a bronze statue. Urana posted on X after the win that she never expected the honor and would keep working at full speed. The series beat fellow finalists Ichi the Witch, The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, and Utsuranain desu.
Gachiakuta volume 1 debuted at fourth on the NPD BookScan Top 20 adult graphic novels for April 2026, behind Jujutsu Kaisen volume 29. The chart showed 16 manga volumes in the top 20, and five manga titles also appeared on the New York Times Best Sellers list for May 2026.
On June 8, 2026, Urana and graffiti designer Hideyoshi Andou deactivated their X accounts after a wave of online harassment. Urana faced backlash for sharing a fan parody video, and Andou was targeted after defending her. A Studio Bones animator publicly condemned the toxicity. The harassment came days after the series won multiple Crunchyroll awards, according to the story.
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Kei Urana, creator of Gachiakuta, and graffiti designer Hideyoshi Andou have deactivated their X accounts after a wave of online harassment. Urana faced backlash for sharing a fan parody video, and Andou was targeted after defending her. A Studio Bones animator publicly condemned the toxicity.
The NPD BookScan Top 20 adult graphic novels for April 2026 has 16 manga volumes, led by Jujutsu Kaisen volume 29. Gachiakuta volume 1 debuts at fourth. Five manga titles also appear on the New York Times Best Sellers list for May 2026.
Kodansha named the winners of its 50th Manga Awards on May 11, 2026. Gachiakuta, written and drawn by Kei Urana with graffiti art by Hideyoshi Andou, took the Shonen category. The series beat fellow finalists Ichi the Witch, The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, and Utsuranain desu. Urana posted on X that she never expected the honor and would keep working at full speed. The prize includes two million yen, a certificate, and a bronze statue. In the Shojo category, Gin Shirakawa's Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me won. The manga adapts Eiko Mutsuhana's light novel Return from Death, with original illustrations by Yugiri Aika. Shun Umezawa's The Darwin Incident won the General category after being a finalist in two previous years. The series follows Charlie, a half-human half-chimpanzee raised by human parents, who is pulled into an eco-terrorist plot. Judges for the 50th awards included Hiro Mashima, Hikaru Nakamura, and Natsumi Ando.