Dark gathering deserved more attention

Nov 24, 2023 9:12 AM

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Just why Dark gathering didnt get that much attention? Its literally gets better and better each episodes!
The horror is unique,scary,disturbing,unsettling and creepy.
The action and story is pretty good imo.Like why?The manga is really good too!
I really hope that Dark gathering will get attention soon..

kisaragi_ekiNov 24, 2023 9:56 AM

Nov 24, 2023 9:23 AM

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kisaragi_eki said:
Just why Dark gathering didnt get that much attention? Its literally gets better and better each episodes! The horror is unique,scary and creepy.The action and story is pretty good imo.Like why?The manga is really good too!
I really hope that Dark gathering will get attention soon..

Cause weak ass fellas are scared of horror stuff. That's why you can see the horror genre in anime is not that praised by anime fans. Higurashi is also such a masterpiece in this genre

Nov 24, 2023 9:28 AM

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I guess not many people appreciate horror stories anymore

Nov 24, 2023 9:33 AM

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a lot of people don´t consider "horror anime" to be scary enough so even horror fans are usually turned off by the portrayal. it´s kind of fair to say because for some people it might be harder to properly experience the scare through animation no matter the quality. you need a bit of imagination and empathy to be able to actually feel disturbed and scared. not to mention, in all fairness, the beginning of DG wasn´t that exciting. the first 9 episodes were good but that´s about it, good, solid fun but there were certainly better shows this summer to spend your time on.

I am personally enjoying the anime a lot and would also love to see more people talking about it because each episode is just getting better and better. the stories are both creepy and heartbreaking which is what I like, but I think the weak start and the overall attitude towards horror anime, are at play. maybe that will change with time, though? while DG is not among the most popular shows, it certainly is not some forgotten gem.

Nov 24, 2023 9:53 AM

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I was on the verge of dropping the series, the first 5-7 episodes are nothing special but after that it's just like snowball going down the hill and getting bigger (better in this case). I think most low scores come from this.
As for the horror/scary part, I would say the content in this anime is rather "disturbing/unsettling". I don't get scared because of what happens, but I do get "horrified/disgusted" with some of the situations on the show.
Overall it's a pretty damn good show, being held back by the early episodes imo.

Nov 24, 2023 10:35 AM

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Honestly it was rough to start with, and it doesn’t help that the animation really isn’t anything to write home about. OLM really didn’t seem to care about the moment to moment animation for this show the same way they are right now for apothecary diaries. I think the story is interesting now, but if this was only a 12 or 13 episode season I don’t think it would have been renewed because the first 6 episodes weren’t particularly interesting.

Nov 24, 2023 10:57 AM

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I haven’t watched since episode 3. I plan to finish it over Christmas but it just didn’t grab me enough at the start to build the inertia to keep it into my weekly rotation. I liked what I seen and I see the potential and that’s why I’m gonna finish it, but it just didn’t have the strongest start.

Nov 24, 2023 1:34 PM

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It's because the horror apparitions are so weird. I do like it, but just am not motivated to watch more

Nov 24, 2023 1:36 PM

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To me this might actually be the best horror anime ever made…

Nov 24, 2023 2:09 PM

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I find it creepy every great once in a while. I have never found it scary. I would have given it a better score if it was.

Nov 24, 2023 8:58 PM

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Heavenly47 said:
It's because the horror apparitions are so weird. I do like it, but just am not motivated to watch more

I don't like the horror overall, but I watch it because it has a unique "power system".

Nov 24, 2023 9:34 PM

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In a way you are right, but if you realize the first episodes did not raise many expectations (even I was about to drop it), maybe that's one of the reasons why people don't give it a chance.

Nov 24, 2023 11:18 PM

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1) there's no hype about it and 90% of anime " fans " only watch stuff when they're hyped

2) there's also no drama or controversy about it, so the antis and snowflakes aren't going to make hills out of moles

like yes, it's nothing special as a show, but it's genuinely good

Nov 24, 2023 11:50 PM

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the manga was quite ok in popularity ini Japan. But the anime really need more attention. The lore, the designs and spiritual battles are getting better, especially the current arc in manga is so well made.

Dark Gathering also bringing more like disturbing scenes and epic battles than scary or jumpscare things. It's also not a psychological one like Higurashi.

Nov 25, 2023 6:38 AM

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I guess some people don’t like horror anime I guess but I think it’s a 7.5 or 8 out of 10 it’s interesting but not scary

Nov 30, 2023 2:09 PM

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I mean it's okay but the horror aspect is pretty subdued and the characters make stupid choices for the sake of putting themselves in danger over and over. I'm on episode 16 and it's entertaining enough but I'm frustrated with Keitarou, I get that Yayoi is the real main and all but it wouldn't hurt for the show to let Keitarou grow as a person. He has this inner power that attracts spirits to him, a grandma that works at a shrine and knows how to treat him spiritually. Why isn't he training to use his powers, to learn more and be a monk or something. Instead he just screams and run around and things only work out cause the dolls take damage for them and the child saves him every time. Unless he actually becomes useful soon this shows going to continue to get worse in my eyes.

Not looking to have future episodes or the manga spoiled, maybe he will get stronger and I like it enough to stick it out but that's my perspective on why it's mid so far.

Dec 2, 2023 1:53 AM

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I am still watching it but it's so formulaic with "Introduce a ghost > Get put into some danger > Win" pretty much every episode.
The main characters have too much plot armor so the stakes aren't there.

Siranto1Dec 2, 2023 1:57 AM

Humans only live for a hundred years, it is as unreal as a dream that ends in an instant. What is the point of a person living in this world? No more than just being on a journey, and witnessing interesting things. Although I do not want to die, I do not fear death. I am already on my right path, I have no regrets even if I die.

— Fang Yuan (Reverend Insanity)

Dec 2, 2023 11:06 PM

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DG is following a set pattern of introducing ghosts, fight and then win

However it makes you excited and anticipate the type of ghost you are going to see next but still that takes out the unpredictability factor and makes it more predictable that whoever the f it is, Keitaro and Yayoi would find one or another way to tackle the situation

Although that doesn't change the fact that it gets better and better with each successive episode but still not good enough to be praised openly

Dec 2, 2023 11:30 PM

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I feel it's more like a comedy horror than an actual horror but yeah, it's good, one of my favorite ongoing shows at the moment

Jul 30, 2024 4:42 AM

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I think the advertising of this Anime failed. It tried to offer something in name, that it couldn't give in reality. Maybe because I just watched too many Animes, I started to criticize alot, but: The flashy, colourful and happy characters were unfitting to the horror atmosphere. The boy actually blended in well into the background/atmosphere, while the girls were like sparkling stars, as if they were taken from an entirely different Anime and put into a Horror Show.

The plots in each episode were actually interesting and got better with each episode. But the flashiness and carefree characters of the girls dampened the atmosphere alot. It is okay for me, when everything goes fine in each episode. But this Anime made it absolutely obvious that everything is absolutely going to be fine with how genius, flashy and cute Yayoi was. As if the Anime tried to constantly reassure its audience of an absolute happy-ending each episode. Yayoi was a living walkthrough and a cheat in this Anime, and the Anime completely supported and featured this.

And, as if the author suddenly noticed their mistakes, they tried to force Eiko into the role of a Psycho Yandere. But they didn't keep that side of hers up, but only featured it once in a while, which also completely failed the atmosphere - as if it was just an attempt to make it a little bit more horror-like, after the atmosphere was already completely flooded by carefreeness and happiness.

So, for me, it was: Interesting story plots - vs - unfitting characters, which acted out of their role regarding the Anime's atmopshere.

The failed advertising reminded me of "Okashi na Tensei (Sweet Reincarnation)" - its name and description tell you, that it is absolutely about cooking sweets. But it was actually not about cooking, and if you collected all scenes about sweets together, the results would not even be a single 20min-episode in total.

Compared to "Dark Gathering", I would say even "Gakkougurashi! (School-Live!)" did a better job in Horror.

And in case you forgot after reading this wall of text: It is not like I hate this Anime, but I solely criticize it. I actually liked the plot ideas in each episode, they were interesting. But in my opinion, the execution of the characters failed alot.

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Aug 2, 2024 8:17 AM

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dropped it after watching 7 episodes. came here after seeing this in one of the interest stacks. had no idea people liked it.

The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama.
Feeling half happy, half sad.

Kawaii waifus
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best girls <3333

Feb 12, 8:49 PM

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I gave it the 3 episode rule and its pretty solidly mid so far. I'm not exactly into horror anime so I'm definitely not the target audience. But even without that, I don't see how there's anything special to the show. The only thing that is making me come back is HanaKana and the promise of there being occasional instances of yandere HanaKana.

In fact, the only reason I even gave this show a shot was a youtube short that showcased Eiko's yandere tendencies and bookended the short with the fact that Hanazawa Kana voices her. Learning that Eiko wasn't the main female lead disappointed me but the show has delivered so far on the promise I mentioned earlier so I'll at least continue for now. Given what I've read so far in this thread, I'm not exactly confident in the idea that the show actually gets better. Thus far, I'm inclined to agree with some1uused2know's take: Gakkougurashi actually did a better job with Horror precisely because the stakes were there.

Apr 2, 7:17 AM

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@Zarutaku Watch this.

“𝖨𝖿 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝖽𝗂𝖼𝗍𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾, 𝗂𝗍 𝗐𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝖼𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖻𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝖿𝗅𝖺𝗏𝗈𝗋.” – 𝖤𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗈𝗋 𝖱𝗈𝗈𝗌𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗍

Apr 23, 3:02 PM

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jaxter0987 said:
I gave it the 3 episode rule and its pretty solidly mid so far. I'm not exactly into horror anime so I'm definitely not the target audience. But even without that, I don't see how there's anything special to the show. The only thing that is making me come back is HanaKana and the promise of there being occasional instances of yandere HanaKana.

In fact, the only reason I even gave this show a shot was a youtube short that showcased Eiko's yandere tendencies and bookended the short with the fact that Hanazawa Kana voices her. Learning that Eiko wasn't the main female lead disappointed me but the show has delivered so far on the promise I mentioned earlier so I'll at least continue for now. Given what I've read so far in this thread, I'm not exactly confident in the idea that the show actually gets better. Thus far, I'm inclined to agree with some1uused2know's take: Gakkougurashi actually did a better job with Horror precisely because the stakes were there.

I agree, I’ve given it 10 episodes and rate it a solid 5/10.

On the one hand, it does create a genuinely tense horror atmosphere at times, which is pretty rare in anime and that makes me want to rate it higher.

On the other hand the characters are 1-dimensional and writing doesn’t give me much reason to care about them. They seem more like characters created to pander to edgy goth kids who are into the occult.

If I’m in the mood for horror I prefer Yamishibai which doesn’t have all the SOL, lolibait, and shouty comedy baggage. Rather it just tells a mix of tightly written folklore horror stories, which is the one aspect of Gathering that I enjoy.

May 4, 1:03 AM

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@jaxter0987 What exactly do you mean by "stakes"? This show absolutely has stakes, very high ones even, it had a slow and rough start the first 7 or so episodes which I think can be contributed to this being the authors first work. And the horror gets dark, I mean, if people can complain that it gets too messed up then clearly they don't realize that's the whole point of the supernatural aspect of this show. And as it goes on the plot gets more and more complex, the amount of factors and things going on is crazy.

I'd personally take this any day over the bigger "hits" like Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen, it's supernatural world building is excellent and the plot has some seriously complex factors at play to say the least.

I like to watch some anime, I like to talk about some anime, I dislike wars over some anime, but more than anything I love to live my life, anime is an enjoyable and entertaining addition onto my life but it's not my whole life.

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