Gachiakuta by Kei Urana

“People turn things into trash so easily.  Then those things are treated as filthy.. . and no one ever finds worth in them again.  The same thing happens to people.”  So begins Gachiakuta, a relatively new manga series.

Rudo, a.k.a. The Trash Raider, wants to rescue discarded objects that can be re- used, or sold, or gifted.  Perhaps he’s thinking of how he himself had been rescued by Regto after he was left defenseless as a young child.  At that time Rudo’s father, who had been accused of murder, was disposed of by the local government.  

But Rudo’s rescuing ways threaten to lead  him to the same fate as his father.  Navigating in a hunt-or-be-hunted world, Rudo’s life is under constant threat and he must make difficult decisions at every turn.  

Manga fans may enjoy this lesser-known series by Kei Urana. --Jessica Fenster-Sparber