Kei Urana, the creator of Gachiakuta, and the series’ graffiti designer, Hideyoshi Andou, have both deactivated their X accounts following a wave of targeted harassment from social media users.
Urana was the first to leave the platform after facing severe backlash for sharing a fan-made parody video on her Instagram story.
The video in question featured an Asian creator performing a dance sequence from the series while wearing leeks taped to his head to mimic the character Jabber’s dreadlocks.
While Urana said that she shared the clip simply because she found it amusing, a vocal segment of western fans accused the mangaka of racism.
The escalating vitriol and continuous bad-faith interactions, despite the author’s apology, ultimately drove Urana to delete her X and limit comments on her Instagram profile after these so-called fans started stalking the author there.
Shortly after Urana’s sudden departure, Hideyoshi Andou followed suit. The graffiti artist publicly defended Urana and openly condemned the toxic behavior of the fandom. In response, the online harassment was quickly redirected toward him.
Frustrated by the hostility and stating that the fandom’s dramatic outrage was entirely uncalled for, Andou expressed his willingness to quit the site before officially deactivating his account.
The harassment directed at Urana and Andou comes merely days after Gachiakuta won in multiple categories at Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026.
The fandom’s actions even drew sharp condemnation from an animator from Studio Bones, the studio currently producing Gachiakuta‘s anime adaptation, who publicly spoke out against the toxicity.
The animator criticized platforms like X and TikTok, describing them as being overrun with immature and destructive users. “The sad thing is that the true fans aren’t on Twitter; they live normal lives far from toxic social media,” he added while addressing what Urana had to endure.
He added that he would have deleted his own account as well if he did not rely on it to find freelance work.
This incident once again highlights the growing trend of anime and manga creators being driven off social media by hostile fandoms.
In October 2025, One-Punch Man Season 3 director Shinpei Nagai was similarly forced to delete his X account due to relentless harassment.
Nagai released a final statement explaining that malicious users were deliberately taking his tweets out of context and exploiting the struggles of the animators for profit and engagement farming. He noted that the hostile environment was taking a severe toll on his mental health.
