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| Keitarou should be more careful of who he trusts. That car ride turned into a terriying experience. In fact, he should probably avoid making new friends unless he knows it's safe. Quite an episode imo. The horror vibes were better executed than the previous episode imo. |
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| What the fuck bro, those creepy ass smiles in the car were eerie as hell This time, Keitaro becomes part of a novel assembly within a travel community, yet faces challenges in establishing new bonds. In search of deeper connections, they opt to attend Chairman Nagayama's after-event celebration. Little do they realize, the travel club conceals an unsettling secret, eventually resulting in Keitaro's abduction. Beyond Keitaro's predicament, Yayoi and Eiko unexpectedly spy on HIM??? Eiko, who has been plotting for some time, from the camera on his glasses, also employs a phone tap, body temperature detection. hell even a fucking heartbeat sensor?? LOL. It seems Keitaro might take Yayoi up on her offer to learn how to handle this paranormal conundrum. Poor Keitaro, all he wished for was to make friends, but with the ability to attract supernatural occurrences, it appears more challenging than anticipated. Eiko truly embraces the role of a yandere queen in this episode, leaving us intrigued to witness the extents she'll reach for Keitaro in the future. |
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| Oh dear god the warning at the start. I guess HIDIVE did this because there was some backlash about there not being a warning at the start of that Oshi no Ko episode. Personally, I'd rather there be no warning, but oh well. I'm really warming up to the OP. Listen to the full version, it's good. Eiko is really a full-blown yandere huh? nice I'm thinking only Machida was posessed, but the shot at 12:29 makes me second-guess myself. I guess it's just for effect. Why didn't Yayoi capture the spirit this time tho? Was it too strong? Edit: I was confused by what Yayoi said at 19:45 at first so I checked the manga chapters and it appears there is a translation error? A bit earlier at 19:41 she says 戻る (modoru) - "(we're) going back" and this is how it was translated in the manga, but in the anime it's "We're leaving"? I'm assuming Yayoi captured the spirit off-screen because it is stated that the urban legend came to an end. Please correct me if I'm wrong. |
EmbientAug 6, 2023 10:54 AM
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| I was impressed at first, but then I remember that smartwatch is a thing. So was just connect the glasses to Keitaro phone too. I really need a jacket like Yayoi's, the holding capacity is incredible. |
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| I just love how the writer has made this so funny and horrifying at the same time. It's a rare talent. |
| Quantum ille canis est in fenestra |
| Full-on stalker mode eh. Some really dark shit going on. Nicely done horror scenes. Scary ghosts and stuff, keeping the creepy vibe alive. Is the MC just running into the supernatural 24/7? They already hinted at that but still... Damn. How did this guy manage to survive pre-Yayoi? |
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erikkamirs said: Eiko may have a million red flags, but she's still the greatest! Setting up a camera, microphone, breath and heart rate monitor, as well as a temperature monitor. Literally yikes, but with how much trouble Keitaro gets into, it's a necessity. And she wrote all the software too...that's one crazy smart chick. |
| The animation was a little iffy in some shots, but no problem since we're still in the NPC ghosts, they'll need to give priority animation wise to the actual juicy(aka disturbing) parts later on. I like the direction and artistic choices they're making. Also, good to see that they'll keep covering one chapter per episode, even better that the author is including some info here and there that he couldn't include in the manga. All in all, good episode once again. |
| Was certainly surprised by that warning at the beginning of the episode but it made sense after I watched the episode. I’m really enjoying this. But I gotta say I’m more curious on how eiko and kei’s dynamic will develop as the show progresses. Like eiko obviously loves him to an insane degree. I got the feeling from the most recent episode that kei might have some feelings he hasn’t admitted to himself about her yet. So I’m curious how there dynamic will develop as the show progresses. I mean eiko went full on stalker mode this episode which was funny to see. Another great episode overall |
| Kei so cluless I cant help but love him. Call it womans intuition :D |
 To have you, Id give a billion lives A-Chan best girl |
Embient said: Glad I wasn't the only one confused. They point out the ghost's feast, show off a similarly hungry ghost, and declare the problem is solved. Your suggestion makes more sense, but it's still weird to glaze over the capture. Maybe that's so they can also glaze over the whole murdering thing. Yayoi definitely had an inkling of what was going on and could have captured the ghost then and there. That's a living person she just sentenced to death. We'll give her the benefit of the doubt that she figured all the others were dead already rather than needlessly leaving them in danger as well.Edit: I was confused by what Yayoi said at 19:45 at first so I checked the manga chapters and it appears there is a translation error? A bit earlier at 19:41 she says 戻る (modoru) - "(we're) going back" and this is how it was translated in the manga, but in the anime it's "We're leaving"? I'm assuming Yayoi captured the spirit off-screen because it is stated that the urban legend came to an end. Please correct me if I'm wrong. |
| Wow, that was crazy. Still, it was great. |
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| Honestly the scariest part of the episode was how they just laughed off Eiko stalking Keitaro on the daily lmaoo. “Love is a beautiful emotion” “I love you but yikes” 😂 Yayoi fights spirits on the daily and was still creeped out. Eiko’s insane, but I need that yandere energy. The whole meet and greet thing with the club was so obviously a trap from the get go. Who pulls up to a bar for an icebreaker in a big ass van like that? The bottle of water to sober up? You hadn’t even been drinking? And no one else is talking during the ride to the location? Sus as hell. The stalking paid off in the end though, because without that Keitaro would’ve been screwed. I don’t get why Yayoi didn’t stop the other spirit tho? She basically just left Machida to die.. but he hadn’t killed anyone, the dude got into a fight which in Japan is a big thing cause “violence bad”, but he didn’t deserve to die for being upset at the world. They then declare that the ghost situation is over and Reio, but if an even worse spirit consumed that spirit.. seems like nothing really got solved. Idk. I enjoyed it, but that episode was a little iffy for me. |
Marinate1016Aug 6, 2023 1:50 PM
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InNeedOfAName said: Marinate1016 said: Honestly the scariest part of the episode was how they just laughed off Eiko stalking Keitaro on the daily lmaoo. “Love is a beautiful emotion” “I love you but yikes” 😂 Yayoi fights spirits on the daily and was still creeped out. Eiko’s insane, but I need that yandere energy. The whole meet and greet thing with the club was so obviously a trap from the get go. Who pulls up to a bar for an icebreaker in a big ass van like that? The bottle of water to sober up? You hadn’t even been drinking? And no one else is talking during the ride to the location? Sus as hell. The stalking paid off in the end though, because without that Keitaro would’ve been screwed. I don’t get why Yayoi didn’t stop the other spirit tho? She basically just left Machida to die.. but he hadn’t killed anyone, the dude got into a fight which in Japan is a big thing cause “violence bad”, but he didn’t deserve to die for being upset at the world. They then declare that the ghost situation is over and Reio, but if an even worse spirit consumed that spirit.. seems like nothing really got solved. Idk. I enjoyed it, but that episode was a little iffy for me. This was censored in the anime but in the manga Machida participated in group rape, which was why Yayoi let him die. Now that makes sense and is a valid reason. |
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| OK, dropping here. Too cheap on all levels... I had a look at the manga and nothing improves so no need to continue. |
rvdboom said: OK, dropping here. Too cheap on all levels... I had a look at the manga and nothing improves so no need to continue. At which chapters you "had a look"? Because it's light in the horror department in the beginning on purpose. The series post chapter 9 is vastly different from it's beginning so I'll assume you just looked at chapters already covered in the anime. |
CrimsonTomeAug 6, 2023 2:11 PM
CrimsonTome said: I read the whole thing. I'm not saying it's bad, it's just not what I'm looking for. I'm not so much in horror than having good characters and plots. And this is too simple to my taste.At which chapters you "had a look"? Because it's light in the horror department in the beginning on purpose. The series post chapter 9 is vastly different from it's beginning so I'll assume you just looked at chapters already covered in the anime. But I understand pretty well that it can please people who are interested specifically in horror as there are some interesting parts. But even there, I find Mieruko-chan more creative and better balanced between comedy, emotion and unease. |
rvdboom said: CrimsonTome said: I read the whole thing. I'm not saying it's bad, it's just not what I'm looking for. I'm not so much in horror than having good characters and plots. And this is too simple to my taste.At which chapters you "had a look"? Because it's light in the horror department in the beginning on purpose. The series post chapter 9 is vastly different from it's beginning so I'll assume you just looked at chapters already covered in the anime. But I understand pretty well that it can please people who are interested specifically in horror as there are some interesting parts. But even there, I find Mieruko-chan more creative and better balanced between comedy, emotion and unease. To each their own. I personally find this series a lot more creative and interesting than Mieruko(which I personally didn't find neither uneasy nor did get attached to the characters or interested in them like this one). Oh well, opinions will always differ from each other. |
CrimsonTome said: Exactly and it's totally fine. :-)To each their own. I personally find this series a lot more creative and interesting than Mieruko(which I personally didn't find neither uneasy nor did get attached to the characters or interested in them like this one). Oh well, opinions will always differ from each other. |
| Dude what is wrong with the people in this series. This episode was honestly a big wtf, I mean there was a club dedicated to group suicide.. what? Five episodes in and I can't remember a single time when Keitaro wasn't on the verge of losing his life just for Yayoi saving him in the last second. God truly is unfair to this dude smh. And yeah Eiko.. she really is onto her way to become a textbook definition of yandere, ain't she? |
| So now Dark Gathering has made the travails of a yandere relatable, and funny as well. This week's monster plot was a bit weak, though from what people are saying this is partly due to the episode truncating the story. This is too bad, because this is really the first time the show has made an error in execution. But whatever, it managed to have a pretty good Eiko payoff. Last episode her reveal was pretty heavy and disturbing; making things more lighthearted, and having Yayoi admonish her somewhat, helped balance things out. That Dark Gathering managed to do that is a sign of its competence, even if it did mess up later. Fortunate for Eiko that Yayoi is also morally ambivalent; Eiko has already stolen the show, but now Yayoi has established herself as more of a character, so that she's not just generically precocious. And Keitaro being gullible as to how they found him works pretty well too: That the show has him being kind of dumb here means it's taking care that he's not just the average honorable and sincere protagonist, though he is those. He's been duped more than once, and the show has made sure we know it. It could do more to make him less generic, but for now what it's done isn't bad. |
| I love him who is ashamed when the dice fall in his favour and who then asks: Am I then a cheat? – for he wants to perish. |
| i'm dropping this here, i haven't liked any episode so far so it feels like a waste. would've still continued if it was only 12 eps but i can't do 20 more weeks of this lmao. if someone from my friend list sees this, then let me know if it improves greatly or something. |
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| Kinda interesting there was a warning at the beginning of the episode when the last one had a guy burning himself alive lol, but really it is a good thing it’s there. Poor Keitaro can’t even try to make friends without accidentally ending up in a group suicide being conducted by ghosts lol, there were a few spooky scenes there too like when Nagayama first told the story and everyone in the car was revealed to be possessed. Thankfully tho, Eiko and her yandere tendencies came in handy and she was able to reach Keitaro with Yayoi in tow, I liked the method of dealing with the ghost this time too, just make the dude throw up the ghost lol, too bad the guy that was possessed was also a jackass, but Yayoi handled that with care too lol, this girl is wild. I’m glad those students somehow survived too, I was afraid they all died and had their spirits gobbled up like Yayoi explained but thankfully not. |
Adorelis said: TheColonel76 said: Kinda interesting there was a warning at the beginning of the episode when the last one had a guy burning himself alive lol, but really it is a good thing it’s there Probably the reason is because people relates suicide more with hanging than burning. Also the topic was continously bringed up (the hanging and people commiting suicide) while the previous episode was just one shot and then a little backstory That definitely makes sense, even then I find it to be a bit of a funny observation tho lol |
TheColonel76 said: Adorelis said: Probably the reason is because people relates suicide more with hanging than burning. Also the topic was continously bringed up (the hanging and people commiting suicide) while the previous episode was just one shot and then a little backstory That definitely makes sense, even then I find it to be a bit of a funny observation tho lol Yeah I also thought this was kind of funny, guess we don't need to be warned not to set ourselves on fire. I actually went back to the fourth episode to see if they added a warning to it after the fact, but nope. It also occurred to me that the teacher in that class really didn't give a shit, as he ran the video even though there was a fourth-grader sitting in the front row of his class. Granted the fourth-grader was Yayoi, but he wouldn't know that. And if you're going to teach a class on urban legends, starting it out trying to impress people with how scary it'll be is kind of lame. |
| I love him who is ashamed when the dice fall in his favour and who then asks: Am I then a cheat? – for he wants to perish. |
ryzxgum said: i'm dropping this here, i haven't liked any episode so far so it feels like a waste. would've still continued if it was only 12 eps but i can't do 20 more weeks of this lmao. if someone from my friend list sees this, then let me know if it improves greatly or something. It does by a lot in my opinion, but what I didn't understand is why you kept watching it if you didn't actually enjoy the show? Forcing yourself to watch a series you're not having fun with is a terrible decision. |
CrimsonTome said: i mean it's only been 5 episodes, i'm not a quick dropper and i've completed shows which i thought are worse than this, but it's the 20 more weeks part that i can't handle. ryzxgum said: i'm dropping this here, i haven't liked any episode so far so it feels like a waste. would've still continued if it was only 12 eps but i can't do 20 more weeks of this lmao. if someone from my friend list sees this, then let me know if it improves greatly or something. It does by a lot in my opinion, but what I didn't understand is why you kept watching it if you didn't actually enjoy the show? Forcing yourself to watch a series you're not having fun with is a terrible decision. |
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| I can already anticipate the "it doesn't know what it wants to be" posts and reviews later on, how dare a show mash both comedy and horror/thriller together lol I don't have set rules on what I like or dislike in tonal shifts, if I think about it, some things would come off as hypocritical, as in the same thing I enjoyed in this anime, I did not in another. I think it just comes down to pure feeling and emotion, how it resonates with me, how I depict the atmosphere of the series. If someone said it comes across as odd and a little off putting in Dark Gathering, I would agree with you. Personally, something about it clicks and just works though. I am far more lenient in regards to comedy mind you. I like this post from @WatchTillTandava in the Zom100 episode discussion, another case of tonal shifts. Echoes a lot of my thoughts. |
| Interesting to see the practice of putting suicide prevention info in the episode, I've seen that used to legally protect networks in the US but that's the first I've seen it used for an anime. |
ryzxgum said: CrimsonTome said: i mean it's only been 5 episodes, i'm not a quick dropper and i've completed shows which i thought are worse than this, but it's the 20 more weeks part that i can't handle. It does by a lot in my opinion, but what I didn't understand is why you kept watching it if you didn't actually enjoy the show? Forcing yourself to watch a series you're not having fun with is a terrible decision. You could try the manga since you can read it at a faster pace than waiting 24 minutes in an anime episode. Give till chapter 12-13 a go, if you feel like you're also not enjoying the "path" the series starts to follow, drop it entirely. In case you start liking the direction it goes, just wait for the anime to start adapting those parts, they're adapting 1 chapter per episode, so content wise it's still at chapter 5 from the manga. |
Droebie said: Interesting to see the practice of putting suicide prevention info in the episode, I've seen that used to legally protect networks in the US but that's the first I've seen it used for an anime. They probably decided to do it due to seeing the repercussion that happened with Oshi No Ko. |
| The op and OST on this show is damn good. One of the best this season |
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