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| Yayoi is that one friend who is hella creepy, but also the most helpful one who'll save you in any situation. |
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lol365 said: yes actually most the places in Dark gathering specifically places with a letter replacing the name are based on real life locations. they had to change the names due to local superstition and so people don't actually visit these places because of the manga.Does anyone know if the "Tunnel S" refers to a real life tunnel, is it the Kiyotaki Tunnel? Vooo said: Why they make the MC such a scared emasculated bitch? After that protection speech he then goes back to being a coward 2mins later.... when faced down with supernatural beings that can kill you with a snap of their fingers you'd be crying in a corner. The only reason any of them survive is because yayoi has basically a life support system in the form of ghost dolls and as we've seen multiple times not even that's perfect. anyone without such a defense would be dead in seconds. being afraid of such things is highly rational. |
GrimAtramentAug 20, 2023 11:14 PM
| "among monsters and humans, there are only two types. Those who undergo suffering and spread it to others. And those who undergo suffering and avoid giving it to others." -Alice “Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty.” David Hume “Evil is created when someone gives up on someone else. It appears when everyone gives up on someone as a lost cause and removes their path to salvation. Once they are cut off from everyone else, they become evil.” -Othinus  |
lol365 said: It's the Sendagaya Tunnel.Does anyone know if the "Tunnel S" refers to a real life tunnel, is it the Kiyotaki Tunnel?  |
Vooo said: Why they make the MC such a scared emasculated bitch? After that protection speech he then goes back to being a coward 2mins later.... To be fair, any sane person would be terrified seeing these ghosts. I get that it's annoying, but he isn't a coward anymore like the beginning of the series. |
| Eiko's got real charms by her own but she's just as crazy as cute and as crazy lol All those jumpscares are completely unexpected fr, it's not as obvious as compared to those live action horror ones, and some horror animes. |
| That's how you do it girl, she didn't let go untill he actually said it. So there's our confirmation, they are dating. Really sweet. The spirit this time looked creepy but Yayoi still caught it. Also a new girl with special eyes? |
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| Heh Eiko managed to press Keitaro pretty good putting him on spot to solidify things. Would have been annoying if it was all wishy washy so good on her. Damn that ghost had a nasty face New girl I assume also has some sort of supernatural ability or has come close to death like Yayoi. This ep felt kind of meh not bad, it had creepy moments but felt like the ep was five minutes long. |
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| I mean, yeah, Eiko gets scared too when it happens, but Keitarou getting his constant determination into immediately crumbling gets kinda old. |
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| Love how scary and merciless Yayoi is towards spirits. New character next chapter, and she's from "Oshi no Ko" lol. |
| They literally talked about the scenario beforehand. Is the MC dense or worryingly forgetful? Honestly still surprises me that the room shit hasn't happened whilst he was locked in his room for years on end. Feels like the reactions of Yayoi and Eiko are slow on the uptake too. He could've been dead for all they know. How did he even survive? Did the ghost need to assimilate him via an extremely long process first or something? |
LimiAug 21, 2023 6:09 AM
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| Lol, the ghost really persistent :) |
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| The way that spirit appeared on the car windscreen was genuinely scary! |
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| That ghost girl from the tunnel are definitely creepy. Star Eyes? Oshi no Ko fans get excited. |
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| Eiko's love has 2 sides: the external lovey dovey side, and the yandere dark side. But the spirit that consumed Yayoi's mother, the Spectre of Death is one spirit hard to take down. Keitaro's foot finally dived into the supernatural, the discovery of haunted places is gathering...together with Eiko and Yayoi. Though he doesn't want her to keep going to haunted places, he would risk his relationship with Eiko. One of the famous haunted spots where media has covered extensively: S Tunnel where a female spirit of imagery chases either car or human, which spooks Keitaro out. Of course, Eiko and Yayoi being the fearless ones, Keitaro starts feeling something holding his hand, which supura Yayoi to quickly capture it, though it makes its run. Another night, and they try again, trying to bait the female spirit to Keitaro, and he starts seeing things. Same with Eiko and Yayoi, trying to hit the spirit to see whether it gets into the car, and her ploy works though scaring the couple momentarily. The ghost may have followed their car home, but it follows Keitaro all the way enough to possess him, which induces that the spirit that they captured as an illusion. And to do that, they need to gain access to Keitaro's house, and Yayoi steps in first to deal with business, the same spirit as with the temple incident, and she doesn't let the female spirit loose as she tried to kill Keitaro. This time, it's him who feels the amnesia, though the doll captured with the spirit wthin was shoved in front of him. But damn, this spirit is cunning and tries to follow Keitaro, which Yayoi definitely cannot shun her alone. And a new student incoming...how would he deal with this one? |
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| for once the ghost was actually creepy af. they stilla aren't able to get the atmosphere right which can make someone feel scared. they got the subtance for it they need to make it feel scary now. decent episode but kinda contradictory how kie couldn't even tell there was aghost beside him all that time with his senses nor was yaoi, i mean she surely would have been able to sense there were 2 ghosts in the car, right? is this what they call plot hole? |
 The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama. Feeling half happy, half sad. Kawaii waifus and precious best girls <3333 |
fathandz said: I mean, yeah, Eiko gets scared too when it happens, but Keitarou getting his constant determination into immediately crumbling gets kinda old. He is the number 1 target of all those spirits and he almost dies every single episode. Actually surprising that he is still sane. |
| I love how comedic everything is in this while still keeping a creepy vibe. It really feels like a darker version of Scooby Doo. |
Caller_of_Void said: auroraloose said: All I'm going to say is that the later developments are going to pleasantly surprise you. Though at the rate this anime adapts manga, I'm not sure we will reach this point this season.The Keitaro cringing to death part was good; Eiko continues to be perfect. I really hope it doesn't turn out that she's somehow the villian, that she enticed the spirit to attack Yayoi's parents and somehow gave Yayoi her powers. That'd be too one-dimensional: People can be nuts without being archvillains, and having Eiko be some kind of evil mastermind of everything would suggest that people actually aren't able to be dark and messed up like Eiko is; it takes away human will and says only actual monsters are evil. If Eiko is indeed somehow responsible for killing Yayoi's parents, then Dark Gathering is a lot weaker than I was hoping. I'll continue to hope that Eiko isn't responsible, but it'd be nice to get some confirmation from the show itself. The roadkill ghost lady actually managed to be creepy. I didn't find it scary at all, but that's to be expected for someone used to scary stuff; the part where it appears in the windshield was done particularly well. I kind of feel like Keitaro should have been dead though, given that it seemed like a lot of time passed between the ghost getting him and Yayoi rescuing him. As for Keitaro being weak/whiny/whatever, I don't find this complaint very strong. What he is is both sensitive and introspective; it makes sense for him to doubt himself, and to be awkward about his relationship with Eiko. Everyone experiences the same kind of doubts, though whether or not they dwell on them and understand their weight is a different question. So sure, Keitaro has protagonist syndrome, but it's a pretty mild case, and the part about how the only people who know him are Eiko's friends was on-the-nose funny. He knows he's pathetic, but he forces himself to try. Don't hate on him for that. Yeah, I thought about posting a thread and asking that one question of people who've read the manga. Good to hear I'll be happy with it. Meanwhile, have people noticed how buff Keitaro is? I think the humor is close to optimal: Flippancy is natural, and also keeps you sane; being silly like that makes the show truer to life. I also don't think it clashes much at all with the spooky aspects; horror doesn't have to be just scary and serious, and we shouldn't expect it to be like that. Further, I kind of expect their frivolity will come back to bite them later, like it did in Call of the Night, which rather deftly kept the inherent deadliness of vampires just below the surface until it wanted to bring it to the fore (and people made complaints about the show analogous to the criticisms here about the humor). So I thought Eiko's scheme in episode 4, in which she has Keitaro strip naked, was perfect—even the googly-eyed skull censor—as it managed to capture just about everything the show's been trying to do. |
| 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. |
| Man, they already started dating, finally a non-romance anime with a fast relationship. I don't mind a romance in my horror/supernatural anime they're both cute together. |
| after 6 eps of being thrown from the bridges, waterboarded, hanged, being set on fire, chased by baby ghosts, choked by hair and whatnot.... this stupid excuse of protagonist has the audacity to say, and I quote, :"Am I just imagining this? I must be." please stop, I can't roll my eyes any further |
| Damn, that ep got the jump out of me. Was perfectly executed with the "coast is clear" feeling, then the turn around to face the ghost. New girl arrived, what could be her deal. Looking forward for more. |
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| The second half of the episode really saved this episode for me. Good to see the spirits aren't all jobbers. I will say while I like the handling of Kei....they really gotta stop having say, "Yo, I'm here to help!" Just to then become a pussy and bail at the slight of trouble. Thankfully, if the manga readers are right things will finally be shaking up. I'm really hyped for this next episode. I also hope Kei isn't going to be live bait the character. |
| I got a Masters degree. I don't have to worry bout school anymore. |
| I swear, every time I see how Yayoi treats those spirits I laugh my head off. She really isn't the one to fuck with. Then, how it tried to sneak out of the house through Kei's backpack and how it was shivering when it was caught. She wasn't trying to finish what she started, she was trying to get hell away from Yayoi lmao. |
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| This episode is kinda meh to be honest. The part where the female ghost stuck in the stuffed animal was still trying to go back to Keitaro's house is funny tho. |
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| Lol they could’ve gave us the best jump scare with this scene of peeking behind then looking back again to your front. That would’ve been so thrilling |
| I could've sworn I heard that horror story before about a female with long hair wearing a white dress. |
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| Yay, there’s a new girl. This episode flew by for me. |
| You know considering Eiko being yandere and obsessed with the supernatural, who wants to bet she got herself and Keitaro cursed on purpose? It gets her the ghostly experience she wanted and kind of ties them together in tragedy, and a yandere would take any ties she can get. |
| Poor s-tunnel ghost get caught, she only want to stay with Keitaro. I feel like getting caught by Yayoi is even more scarier than what the ghost did to human. Even though Yayoi did a little adorable moment while talking to Keitaro about his role this time, she's back at her savage mode again by telling the truth about him lmao. So, yeah, not really that impactful in terms of horror like some of the previous episode i got before. But i can see the plot moving forward to the more promising one, by the arrival of those one new character, which i hope bringing more thrill to my monitor. Let's see.... |
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| There's gonna be a new character next episode. I just hope that she won't be annoying although I suspect that she most likely will be. |
CrimsonTome said: No it does not make sense because he is the ONLY one scared in this anime....InNeedOfAName said: Before, he was both cowardly and scared. Now, he's just scared. It's annoying, but I don't blame him lol. Exactly, and it makes sense. Anyone in his place would feel constant fear, people don't seem to get that. |
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| Another episode, another case, and that was… well, pretty boring and repetitive. |
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