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Dark Gathering

Dark Gathering
★ 7.4/10•2023•24m•TV-MA•Animation•Drama•Mystery
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The story centers on Keitarou Gentouga, who has the ability to be a spirit medium. In junior high school, he got someone else wrapped up in a spirit possession incident, and he has been a shut-in for more than two years. As he reintroduces himself to society as a private tutor, he meets a genius girl named Yayoi Houzuki. Yayoi is instantly able to tell that Keitarou has skill as a spirit medium, and she invites him to go with her to a haunted location. The two then start their journey capturing evil spirits.

StatusReturning Series
Runtime24m
LanguageJA
First Air DateJul 10, 2023

Episodes

Episode 1 - Yayoi HozukiE124m

Yayoi Hozuki

A glamorous woman met an unglamorous end inside that phone booth. She's still in there calling for help, but one shouldn't answer her. Keitaro is about to find out why.

Jul 10, 2023

Episode 2 - Keitaro GentogaE224m

Keitaro Gentoga

Keitaro was cursed years ago and receives exorcisms at his grandmother’s shrine. She once warned him not to enter the basement; she locked them away in the dark for a reason.

Jul 17, 2023

Episode 3 - FriendsE324m

Friends

Yayoi and Eiko head to the psychic spot Mizuko Memorial Temple which holds its own sad secrets. And what does Yayoi want with Keitaro’s fingernails?!

Jul 24, 2023

Episode 4 - Eiko HozukiE424m

Eiko Hozuki

Keitaro had a bad feeling about the Urban Legends class at the university. His instincts were correct: the professor should never have played that cursed videotape.

Jul 31, 2023

Episode 5 - The Freshmen Welcome EventE524m

The Freshmen Welcome Event

Keitaro was looking to make new friends. But he should avoid certain friendships; there’s a reason people warn children to never talk to strangers.

Aug 7, 2023

Episode 6 - The PromiseE624m

The Promise

Camping was to be a reprieve, but the bridge is calling, the bridge is calling, the bridge is calling, the bridge is calLING, THE BRIDGE IS CALLING, THEBRIDGEISCALL-

Aug 14, 2023

Episode 7 - S TunnelE724m

S Tunnel

The car had three passengers when it entered the tunnel. A phantom hitchhiker demanded to be the fourth. Let. Her. In.

Aug 21, 2023

Episode 8 - Betrothed to DivinityE824m

Betrothed to Divinity

The girl’s eyes shine with stars, but two spectral presences haunt her future.

Aug 28, 2023

Episode 9 - BlasphemyE924m

Blasphemy

Terrifying enough to be victims in life; utterly horrific they remain so in death.

Sep 4, 2023

Episode 10 - Across JapanE1024m

Across Japan

One does not defy a god lightly. If Yayoi, Keitaro and Eiko wish to save Ai, they must embark on a perilous journey across a country teeming with malevolent ghosts.

Sep 11, 2023

Episode 11 - S-Rank Danger: Castle H RuinsE1124m

S-Rank Danger: Castle H Ruins

No happy tales remain within the castle’s forsaken ruins. The danger is unimaginable: Yayoi and Keitaro risk their doom, prepared as they may be.

Sep 18, 2023

Episode 12 - The Castle H Ruins, Danger Rank S!E1224m

The Castle H Ruins, Danger Rank S!

None who have encountered the castle spirit survived to tell the tale, but both the living and the dead should fear the High Priest; it is not salvation he prays for.

Sep 25, 2023

Episode 13 - EmancipateE1324m

Emancipate

The tunnel is dangerous, and they must keep the High Priest in check. It is for that reason the trio need reinforcements; they need another Graduate.

Oct 2, 2023

Episode 14 - Old F TunnelE1424m

Old F Tunnel

Abandon all hope ye who enter here. There is nothing for anyone in this tunnel, save for the depravity of a sadistic spirit.

Oct 9, 2023

Episode 15 - Old Old F TunnelE1524m

Old Old F Tunnel

The Imprisoned Martyr is dead, but he cannot die. He longs for someone to grant him the death he desperately yearns for, and the F Tunnel ghost could be one such opponent.

Oct 16, 2023

Episode 16 - House HuntingE1624m

House Hunting

Eiko did not leave the tunnel unscathed. She experienced the true terror of death, and must now ask herself if her horror obsession is worth risking her life.

Oct 23, 2023

Episode 17 - The House of the Virgin ConceptionE1724m

The House of the Virgin Conception

Yayoi and Eiko have found the perfect home for the Graduates, but they soon discover the dark history of the family haunting the house—as well as their plans for Eiko.

Oct 30, 2023

Episode 18 - Morning TwilightE1824m

Morning Twilight

The god who branded Ai takes an interest in the entity that abducted Yayoi’s mother. That can only mean one thing: a dangerous threat now brews on the horizon.

Nov 6, 2023

Episode 19 - Within the BrothelE1924m

Within the Brothel

They’ve arrived at an old love hotel to find a Graduate, but Keitaro must locate her in a hidden room while avoiding other ghosts. Dire consequences await if they catch him.

Nov 13, 2023

Episode 20 - The Old I Watergate: An Innocent GrudgeE2024m

The Old I Watergate: An Innocent Grudge

A little boy shows Keitaro his drawings as the trio explores an old watergate with a famous spiritualist. To his growing horror, he realizes they are all in imminent danger.

Nov 20, 2023

Episode 21 - The Old I Watergate: ResplendenceE2124m

The Old I Watergate: Resplendence

She was beautiful once, but scorn burned her soul until nothing but spiteful ashes remained. Now, her wrathful fury is the only thing that can defeat a child’s rageful grudge.

Nov 27, 2023

Episode 22 - The Old I Watergate: Pleasure District in FlamesE2224m

The Old I Watergate: Pleasure District in Flames

The trio walk a dangerous path fraught with peril. Otogiri will not return to her prison willingly, and the spirit that replaced Nagiko is still out there somewhere.

Dec 4, 2023

Episode 23 - Scary School Stories: Hide and SeekE2324m

Scary School Stories: Hide and Seek

Children can be cruel, that much is quite clear. Poor Sakashita lost all he held dear. He plays a game now, the rule is right here: don’t let him find you or you’ll disappear.

Dec 11, 2023

Episode 24 - Scary School Stories: NightmareE2424m

Scary School Stories: Nightmare

Dorothy has a plan that Yayoi needs to know about, especially since it involves the Spectre of Death.

Dec 18, 2023

Episode 25 - Dark GatheringE2524m

Dark Gathering

They now have 7 Graduates, but fighting a god also requires an ambitious, daring plan. With Ai’s time running out, the trio prepare for their next journey; Kyoto awaits.

Dec 25, 2023

Actors

Yu Sasahara

Yu Sasahara

Yayoi Hozuki (voice)

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Keitaro Gentoga (voice)

Kana Hanazawa

Kana Hanazawa

Eiko Hozuki (voice)

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