GANGSTA.
In the city of Ergastulum, a shady ville filled with made men and petty thieves, whores on the make and cops on the take, there are some deeds too dirty for even its jaded inhabitants to touch. Enter the "Handymen," Nic and Worick, who take care of the jobs no one else will handle. Until the day when a cop they know on the force requests their help in taking down a new gang muscling in on the territory of a top Mafia family. It seems like business (and mayhem) as usual, but the Handymen are about to find that this job is a lot more than they bargained for. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | GANGSTA. (latin) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | GANGSTA. |
| English | GANGSTA. |
| Chinese | 黑街匪徒 (simplified · via bangumi) |
| Also known as | ギャングスタ |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2015-07-02 → 2015-09-24 (Summer 2015) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Manglobe |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Genres | ActionDrama |
| Themes | SeinenCrimeGangsDrugsDisabilityForeignUrbanSwordplayGoreGunsPrimarily Adult CastSlaveryFound FamilyMale Protagonist |
| Streaming | Hulu · Tubi TV |
Reception
| Community score | 7.25 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.26 / 10 |
| Composite | 55.5 |
| On lists | 136,155 |
| Favourited | 3,036 (2.2%) |
| Completion | 80.6% |
| Drop rate | 6.2% |
| In backlog | 32.6% |
| Score spread σ | 1.62 |
| MyAnimeList | 7.42 / 10 |
Score distribution
12462246382541,65353,51766,634713,906812,95096,832103,515
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Manglobe | C | 9 of 27 |
| Broadcast season | Summer 2015 | B | 21 of 94 |
| Year | 2015 | C | 91 of 347 |
| Demographic | Seinen | C | 277 of 775 |
| Season (all years) | Summer | B | 386 of 1,662 |
| Era | Late 2010s | B | 449 of 1,863 |
| Length | Single-cour | C | 726 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Action | C | 766 of 2,765 |
| Genre | Drama | C | 772 of 1,917 |
| Source material | Manga | C | 939 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | C | 980 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | B | 1,681 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Shuukou Murase, Masatoshi Kai, Yuuichirou Osada |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Shinichi Inozume |
| Character design | Youichi Ueda |
| Original creator | Kohske |
AniList id 20773 · MAL id 25183 · Bangumi 107957 · record updated 2026-08-27