Gachiakuta Episode 16: Exact Release Date, Time, and Where to Watch

Gachiakuta is lining up a classic 'wait, what?' turn. Episode 16 is right around the corner, and after last week, the big bad might not be as smash-first as everyone assumed. Here is when it drops, where to watch it, and why the last episode set this up in a surprisingly fun way.

Release date, time, and where to watch

Gachiakuta episode 16 is scheduled for Sunday, October 26, 2025. Crunchyroll will carry it as a simulcast the same day it airs in Japan. In Japan, the show runs on the Agaru Anime Block across JNN affiliates like CBC and TBS.

Heads up: there is a tiny scheduling oddity depending on your region and clock changes. The times below reflect what the official guides are circulating, even where listings don’t totally agree with each other.

• Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): Sun, Oct 26 at 8:00 am
• Central Daylight Time (CDT): Sun, Oct 26 at 10:00 am
• Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): Sun, Oct 26 at 11:00 am
• British Summer Time (BST): Sun, Oct 26 at 4:00 pm
• Central European Time (CET): Sun, Oct 26 at 5:00 pm
• Japanese TV: Sun, Oct 26 at 11:30 pm JST (some guides round this to 12:00 am JST)
• Australian Central Standard Time (ACST): Mon, Oct 27 at 1:30 am

If you are in a region switching clocks that weekend, double-check your local guide to be safe.

Streaming: Episode 16 will be available on Crunchyroll, same as the rest of the season.

Previously on Gachiakuta (episode 15)

We opened with Zodyl, the Raiders leader, basically splitting the Cleaners apart so his people could pick them off one-on-one. That strategy leaves Zodyl alone with Rudo, and everyone (including Rudo) braces for bone-crunching. Instead, Zodyl does the last thing anyone expected: he offers a hand and pitches a team-up to bring down the Sphere. Rudo plays it off, but he is not entirely against the idea, and Zodyl clocks that immediately.

Elsewhere, the episode pairs everyone off for fights:

- Zanka runs straight into his old enemy, Jabber. They clash, and just when it looks like a straight rematch, Jabber reveals he has another power-up tucked away. Zanka is not thrilled.

- Riyo meets a new opponent, Noerde Hew Amozo. Riyo initially assumes Amozo’s ridiculously silky hair is just for show. Turns out it is charged with static, and a single touch hits like a live wire.

- Enjin gets stuck with a painfully introverted Raider. He tries to prod them into actually doing something using his very specific talent: being annoying on purpose.

Back with Rudo, Zodyl keeps pressing his point: the Cleaners are not really a ticket to the Sphere, and they will only help Rudo as long as it lines up with their own objectives. It is a manipulative sell, but it lands because there is enough truth baked in to sting.

Episode 16 expectations

Figure we are staying with the current matchups: Riyo vs. Amozo (the hair is going to keep being a problem), Zanka vs. Jabber (now with that surprise power-up in play), and maybe Enjin finally drags that shy Raider into an actual fight.

The bigger swing is still Zodyl and Rudo. Zodyl clearly wants Rudo pointed at the Sphere, and Rudo is tempted by the overlap in goals. He just needs to keep his head and not let the Raiders leader steer the whole plan. Also hanging over all this: Amo’s status is still unclear. Episode 16 could finally spell out what happened to her, and Zodyl feels like the guy who would know.

Bottom line: if episode 15 was the setup for unlikely alliances and upgraded enemies, episode 16 is where those choices start to stick. Let’s see who blinks first.