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Oct 29, 2023 9:33 AM
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No matter where they are, how they get there, there's some evil spirit.

It's like Eiko is a magnet for evil. Unfortunately, it looks like the house and the spirits there has Eiko in their plans. Episode had some creepy moments again and Eiko's reactions were pretty natural.
Oct 29, 2023 9:33 AM
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That was... unsettling. It's probably for the best that Keitaro didn't participate in this one

Eiko and Yayoi decided to buy a suspiciously cheap detached house to use as a storage space for cursed objects and graduated students. The house they headed to for a viewing turned out to be the dwelling of an evil spirit that cast the 'curse of pregnancy'... and now, a sinister force is closing in on Eiko.

This story continues to make new horrors that haunt my dreams. I assumed at first that this was just a minor mission, but evidently, it remains as grave and horrifying as ever. A malevolent specter embodying an infant theme is troubling on its own, but the inclusion of such a twisted backstory only compounds the horror. It's truly chilling. Though the father and daughter may have been influenced by the articulate corpse in the wheelchair, but they seem far from salvation at this point. Geez, Eiko's haunted stomach gave me a queasy feeling in my own gut. Next week can't come any sooner.

Best episode so far imo. This shit actually gave me goosebumps.


Oct 29, 2023 10:33 AM
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Keitaro's sisters are pretty cute.
Oct 29, 2023 10:34 AM
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AAAHHH the cliffhanger!
This keeps getting more and more intense. This was the creepiest and most unsettling episode so far. I even got goosebumps.
Now this is what I call a horror anime
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Oct 29, 2023 10:45 AM
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Best episode! I absolutely love it!
Oct 29, 2023 10:49 AM
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Eiko is really having a bad time in her ghost hunting with yayoi, let's see how part2 of this arc goes.
Oct 29, 2023 10:57 AM
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Hory sheet! This one was hardcore.
Oct 29, 2023 11:10 AM
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As soon as I saw what happened to the police officer in the previous episode, I called what would happen in the next one.

Successfully preying on the darkest aspects of pregnancy - which can, commonly enough, cause serious harm for mothers - this episode delivers one of the creepiest stories so far (bolstered by a tragic and deranged family tale).

Our beloved yandere got some sweet motivation during the episode's lightest sequence, which she'll need to use to fight as hard as she can against the Angel - and possibly something else.

Dark Gathering's consistency has been commendable and words are starting to run dry for me to describe how much I adore this anime!
Oct 29, 2023 11:17 AM
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Was that Ghost played by Ueda Reina? Last Tunnel Ghost was voiced by Yoshitsugu and the waterfall one was voiced by Hayami Saori. Damn they are bringing top casts for the Spirit Roles
Oct 29, 2023 11:32 AM

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Man this episode didn't pull any punches, Eiko's getting rekt these last eps instead of Keitaro between the tunnel story and this one, the father daughter story was disgusting but sad, wonder who were those spirits that proposed to them to make an angel
Deep dark fantasies
Oct 29, 2023 11:51 AM

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NGL this got to be the scariest episode yet.
So much disturbing shit and a lot of RE 8 baby scene flashback XD
The studio is getting better at drawing those disturbing scenes and creating atmosphere in the later episodes.
Oct 29, 2023 11:51 AM

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Every episode, my belief on God is getting stronger than before.... This episode had some of the worst nightmarish horrors I have ever seen in my life. Gave me real chills!!!
Oct 29, 2023 11:51 AM
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This was the most Fcked up episode of this anime! Holy shit, Why this anime is so freaking Underrated??
Oct 29, 2023 11:51 AM
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it was disturbing.but It was pretty interesting. Now I am expecting more creepy episodes like this one in future.
Oct 29, 2023 11:55 AM

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still not "horror" for me, but that ep was at least interesting one. good.
To err is human. To purr is feline (c)
Oct 29, 2023 12:02 PM

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still not "horror" for me, but that ep was at least interesting one. good.
@sasahara_n It is horror tho. Can't expect to be scared for life in an horror anime, it's impossible, the best an horror anime can manage is to give creepy vibes and make you feel a sense of discomfort.
Oct 29, 2023 12:21 PM

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Eiko's got it pretty rough right now, wow
Oct 29, 2023 12:31 PM
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Dang the horror works.. This is definitely not for the weak and the creepyness gets a another level each episode... One wonders if Eiko is about to get her excitement for the hunt permantly shut down
Oct 29, 2023 12:34 PM

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Damn that's some pretty fucked up stuff the father and daugther pulled and it looks like that same priest was behind it who made the castle ghost go mad with the hand.

The UFO doll ghost is badass AF. (maybe this is where it will power up?)
Oct 29, 2023 12:43 PM

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That scene where the ghost gril scratches her head out of anger , damn freaked tf out of me
Oct 29, 2023 12:50 PM
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THIS EPS IS CRAZY, ITS IS AN ANIME RIGHTT🀣🀣🀣
Oct 29, 2023 12:52 PM

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I was surprised to find out kei has 2 sisters and a brother. I kinda just assumed he was a only child but I guess I was wrong.

This was probably the most disturbing episode yet. Eiko has really been put through a lot these last few episodes
Oct 29, 2023 1:15 PM
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This episode was so fucked up lmaooooo. Pregnancy makes for great body horror.
Oct 29, 2023 1:24 PM
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Probably the creepiest yet.
Oct 29, 2023 1:51 PM
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This episode definitely earned the spot of being closest to Halloween than the others, a very freaky situation we got here. It’s very unfortunate what happened to the family that used to live in the house, but what was once a happy and normal family became something straight out of hell when the daughter went off the deep end with those rituals, even raped her dad man, that’s wild lol. And of course you have the grossness of what happened to both the daughter and that police officer, an absolutely terrifying and grotesque way to die, and I really hope Eiko isn’t on her way to the same fate.

And speaking of Eiko, oh my lord she has been through it these recent two arcs lol, she was initially creepy but now I’m just really feeling bad for her, that was a primal scream at the end there, very gut wrenching, props to the VA for the amazing job but damn poor Eiko lol. And outside of the spooky stuff we did learn that Keitaro has two younger sisters and a younger brother we haven’t seen yet, they have cute designs and unfortunately for them I’m betting they’ll be relevant at some point lol. And lastly, the ripped skeleton graduate being used this time is pretty epic, those “angels” stood no chance, that’s a Deadhead who’s been to the gym lol.

And although spooky month will be over next episode, the spooks won’t be going anywhere anytime soon, definitely looking forward to the next one!
Oct 29, 2023 1:56 PM

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Another creepy and quite disturbing episode! Nice.
Oct 29, 2023 2:17 PM
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Hiro_Ayuzawa said:
Was that Ghost played by Ueda Reina? Last Tunnel Ghost was voiced by Yoshitsugu and the waterfall one was voiced by Hayami Saori. Damn they are bringing top casts for the Spirit Roles

Yep, that was Reina Ueda as the daughter spirit.
Oct 29, 2023 2:40 PM

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Okay this shit is going crazy. This show has changed so much but I was on board from the start.
I haven't updated in years but now I have changed that. I'll be free soon.
Oct 29, 2023 2:47 PM

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Yo, this ish is Dark. As. Hell.
Oct 29, 2023 3:14 PM

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Eiko giving birth was fucking horrifying my God. Perfect episode for Halloween. Definitely one of the most disturbing DG episodes to date. She can’t catch a break, definitely time for her to stay in the car lol. If she’s the designated driver fine, but she’s like princess Peach at this point. The tunnel, the lake spirit and now this.
Oct 29, 2023 3:45 PM

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This was by far the most gruesome episode. Not only because of the terrifying looking spirit with its eerie design i.e. "The Angel" but also because of the sheer shocking circumstances which are frightening to even think about that led to the creation of the aforementioned "Angel" all for to seek salvation. It was truly gut-wrenching but at the same time very interesting to watch.

Eiko getting an illusion of giving birth to "The Angel" in the most painful and unimaginable way possible was the highlight of this episode. Props to Kana Hanazawa for Bringing the life out of the character.
π’Ÿπ‘œπ“ƒ'𝓉 𝓁𝑒𝓉 π’Άπ“ƒπ“Žπ‘œπ“ƒπ‘’ 𝒹𝒾𝒸𝓉𝒢𝓉𝑒 π“Žπ‘œπ“Šπ“‡ 𝐿𝒾𝒻𝑒.
Oct 29, 2023 5:13 PM
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a great dark episode
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Oct 29, 2023 5:51 PM
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@sasahara_n It is horror tho. Can't expect to be scared for life in an horror anime, it's impossible, the best an horror anime can manage is to give creepy vibes and make you feel a sense of discomfort.
@CrimsonTome facts man is capping because horror is not all about scaring its about creeping you too this episode is fucked up its the best in the series so far
Oct 29, 2023 5:52 PM
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still not "horror" for me, but that ep was at least interesting one. good.
@sasahara_n stop the cap this is horror cuz this episode is fucked up^
Oct 29, 2023 6:03 PM
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IzanaSolos said:
That was... unsettling. It's probably for the best that Keitaro didn't participate in this one

Eiko and Yayoi decided to buy a suspiciously cheap detached house to use as a storage space for cursed objects and graduated students. The house they headed to for a viewing turned out to be the dwelling of an evil spirit that cast the 'curse of pregnancy'... and now, a sinister force is closing in on Eiko.

This story continues to make new horrors that haunt my dreams. I assumed at first that this was just a minor mission, but evidently, it remains as grave and horrifying as ever. A malevolent specter embodying an infant theme is troubling on its own, but the inclusion of such a twisted backstory only compounds the horror. It's truly chilling. Though the father and daughter may have been influenced by the articulate corpse in the wheelchair, but they seem far from salvation at this point. Geez, Eiko's haunted stomach gave me a queasy feeling in my own gut. Next week can't come any sooner.

Best episode so far imo. This shit actually gave me goosebumps.

yeah like I finally felt the horror and it s so unsettling, the whole thing of dad and daughter having a child, then the policeman...and eiko
Oct 29, 2023 6:07 PM

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That has to have been the most disgusting, unsettling, horrifying episode of anime I've seen in quite a while. So great job.
Oct 29, 2023 6:11 PM
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absolutely love this anime sm it's so fuked in all the best ways and love that it's not afraid to go down these types of paths , Heavenly Delusions was another one of my fave shows this year that really pushed the topics and subject imo you wouldn't usually see talked about in anime
Oct 29, 2023 6:29 PM

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This Anime gets darker with every episode. I feel like Eiko in some way, I don't want to see the next episode, but I wanna see the next episode. I guess that's a good sign for a horror Anime if it gives you this chills.
Oct 29, 2023 6:31 PM

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It really gave me RE8 vibes.


KanaHana truly delivered in this episode.
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Oct 29, 2023 6:57 PM
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this episode is the creepiest so far
Oct 29, 2023 8:34 PM

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Incest and cursed pregnancies, another messed up episode. Eiko has been getting into a lot of scary situations these past few episodes.
Oct 29, 2023 9:14 PM

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This was probably the most messed up episode yet, their story is horrible. The author is actually amazing for coming up with such dark ideas.
Oct 29, 2023 9:19 PM

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Oct 29, 2023 9:36 PM

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5/5 for ep 17... That one actually had me shook, god damn

Respectfully ofc

Oct 29, 2023 10:01 PM

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This episode was sooooo good. I genuinely got freaked out twice, after Yayoi stopped Eiko from drinking the water and while Eiko was having the hallucination, absolutely terrifying. The consistency in the second cour has been amazing so far. Kudos to the studio and the mangaka.
Next episode please, Let's ghoooooost!
Oct 29, 2023 10:07 PM

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This one is quite horror :)
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Oct 29, 2023 10:18 PM
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Just can't believe what I saw. That's creepy as hell!
Oct 29, 2023 10:32 PM

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That creeped me out way too much. I hope Eiko will be fine. Btw Kei's sisters are cute.
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Oct 29, 2023 10:43 PM

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Eiko just went through something dark not long ago and now she’s here going through this, feel really sad for her.
Oct 29, 2023 10:59 PM

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Damn, this episode was disturbing on so many levels!

It is also satisfying to see Eiko getting what she deserves for putting Keitaro through so many dangerous adventures and she is also the reason he became cursed! Is she still into horror things now?!? The freakin' psycho!
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