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| Keitarou should be more careful on who to trust, especially in this show. That strange boy did look kinda harmeless though. Turns out, he attracts yet another dangerous entity in their little adventure. It was another thrilling episode but nothing too different from the others. |
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| What they actual hell is up with this kid. This shit is disturbing more than scary.. Keitaro and his companions arrived at the Old Water Gate, a haunted location with an S-level danger rating. They encountered Nagiko Shami, a spiritual researcher. Though Keitaro initially harbored a sense of unease about Nagiko, they ultimately chose to venture into the area together. Amidst their exploration, Keitaro discovered a lone boy engrossed in sketching within his notebook. Well, that was... eugh. Despite our efforts to save Granny, at least now her body is no longer being used for sinister purposes. It highlights how the peril of possession is far more severe than we anticipated or what one might expect from typical Japanese creepypastas. The buildup for the antagonist was intense, only to be swiftly defeated by the weekly monster. Quite a letdown. |
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What they actual hell is up with this kid. This shit is disturbing more than scary..
Keitaro and his companions arrived at the Old Water Gate, a haunted location with an S-level danger rating. They encountered Nagiko Shami, a spiritual researcher. Though Keitaro initially harbored a sense of unease about Nagiko, they ultimately chose to venture into the area together. Amidst their exploration, Keitaro discovered a lone boy engrossed in sketching within his notebook.
Well, that was... eugh. Despite our efforts to save Granny, at least now her body is no longer being used for sinister purposes. It highlights how the peril of possession is far more severe than we anticipated or what one might expect from typical Japanese creepypastas.
The buildup for the antagonist was intense, only to be swiftly defeated by the weekly monster. Quite a letdown.
Keitaro and his companions arrived at the Old Water Gate, a haunted location with an S-level danger rating. They encountered Nagiko Shami, a spiritual researcher. Though Keitaro initially harbored a sense of unease about Nagiko, they ultimately chose to venture into the area together. Amidst their exploration, Keitaro discovered a lone boy engrossed in sketching within his notebook.
Well, that was... eugh. Despite our efforts to save Granny, at least now her body is no longer being used for sinister purposes. It highlights how the peril of possession is far more severe than we anticipated or what one might expect from typical Japanese creepypastas.
The buildup for the antagonist was intense, only to be swiftly defeated by the weekly monster. Quite a letdown.
| @IzanaSolos I won't spoil, but the boy is broken as hell. The replaced chose the wrong body, Nagiko is not that strong. |
| That may have been the nastiest and scariest episode of the series so far. Jesus lord that went crazy hard! The piano music used in the episode was so damn good. Man...and I'm having meatballs for dinner tonight too...damn |
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| 18:12 It's actually written "I won't forgive my mom" The story was creepy as hell, especially with that music. Really loved this episode. |
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| Meatballs anyone? Freshly squeezed.  |
| The other group going to the Old I Watergate are a pair of spiritual practitioners: Oswald and Shami Nagiko, though they're spirits whom've taken on the shell of others' bodies. And true as told, they are there before the trio as well to investigate on the S-rank location as well. Yayoi is like a kid, fascinated by the supernatural to ask Shami about it, though she quickly hides her real intention. Indeed, the watergate is haunted, laden with spirits...albeit weak ones. Seeing a bunch of kids having fun, Keitaro seeks out the one who didn't leave with them, and his dad is the only family he has, with a wife that constantly abuses him to the point of suicide. Everyting about the kid is explained thorugh drawings, and he is not just a child of abuse, but of murder as well, with the box of meatballs being his only lunch...or rather, that's of human remains of his dad being made into meatballs. It's so creepy that Keitaro's hands started to move on its own and explains of a family in crisis...as an illusion. The boy seems human but was in fact a spirit who's powerful enough to mask his appearance, and that Shami defended his mother from him, which Shami took his place and became the mother instead, of which there were many "mothers" before her. The kid is this way because he wants pure, unadulterated revenge, and it's just a thriller meal from start to finish. |
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| I'm traumatized!! Holy devils that was so stressful!! Conjuring? That sounds more like a merry go round!! This is the real deal! |
| Nah man I need the author to be checked on because this shit is getting even more disturbing. The situation with the kid.. I knew it was going to be fucked up, but not THAT fucked up. Being abused by your step mother and forced to live on the balcony, then hearing your dad get murdered and butchered turned into literal meatballs.. then little buddy ate them holy shit no words. Anyone who puts a partner over their kids, keeping your kid outside because a woman doesn’t like them.. what a bum. Feel bad for Nagiko damn. Didn’t even get a chance to get her body back. That spirit picked the wrong person to takeover and the wrong spirit to go after. Episode flew by. Seems like we just got the reveal and then ED credits rolled. This one won’t be easy at all to deal with |
Marinate1016Nov 19, 2023 10:46 AM
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| Hmm, I though the granny would be tough but she got DICED pretty easily. I know the spirit inside is highly likely ok, but still. Anyone wants some meatballs? :D |
effy_ said: that was crazy, I don´t know how can anyone be so edgy to claim that this show is funny or does not scare them at all. It definitely has funny moments, but it’s a horror show. |
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| Possessed Shami dying was for the best. They gave their full names except Yayoi, so if she had survived would be bad. I wish I had the same calm as Yayoi explaining how the spirit was fooling them, and watching Shami getting killed. Maybe she knew that Shami was possessed. |
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| Good on Keitaro for being more sociable |
| Woah, that backstory went from 0 to 100 real quick. |
| They introduced Shami and now we know that one smooth criminal is named Oswald, and apparently they’re both possessed by ghosts and no one can tell because no one knows that ghosts also know the memories of the body they’re possessing, well ain’t that unfair lol. And I’m kinda upset about Shami, here I thought she’d be more important but she immediately got offed by the Watergate ghost, and no it’s not Richard Nixon lol. A shame too because I’m not normally into gilfs but she was doing something for me lol, but I have a feeling we might see the ghost that possessed her again at some point. And damn man, this little kid ghost of the watergate is pretty fucked, at first I thought this was a slight step down but near the end it got pretty insane and I think based on the next time segment we might see this kid’s story in more detail, up close and personal so that oughta be fun lol. And let’s just say I’ll never see meatballs the same way ever again after this. |
| I think the use of an actual child voice actor made this much more unsettling. I'm so used to every kid in anime just being voiced by an adult. |
| This was all kinds of fucked up. The kid seems to be an evil spirit, which comes as no surprise with whole meatball shit. Which means they should take action. They still have yet to react at all. Did Yayoi assume it to be an illusion for some reason or did she notice something off about the woman? Why are Keitarou (can understand this due to maybe some control of the evil spirit) and Eiko just sitting back. Maybe it'll get clarified next episode, because as for now its rather weird to see this lack of response. |
LimiNov 19, 2023 2:02 PM
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| tbh, overall this show was not that scary, but the last 2 arcs.. holy shit, disturbing as hell |
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| Dark gathering never fails to creep me out |
| another great episode i hope that you are all watching this one in the dark to feel the vibe from each episode... |
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| That was so terribly sad, what happened to that kid was just unforgivable but still, indiscriminate rage is too much. |
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| Dark Gathering keeps getting more disturbing with every episode, and I'm loving it. |
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| Decent stuff... Love how well the plot has come together... The posessed woman wasn't a highlight but a decoy.... |
| I find it funny how Yayoi keeps the straightest face to Shami being ripped apart. Even if she knew she was possessed I'd expect a bit of reaction. |
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another great episode
i hope that you are all watching this one in the dark to feel the vibe from each episode...
i hope that you are all watching this one in the dark to feel the vibe from each episode...
| @otakuweek I always watch this show in the dark so I have to wait until the evening to watch it. It definitely gives a scarier vibe that way too. I did that too last year with an anime called "Call of the Night" not because it was scary but because it mostly took place at night. Regarding this episode, I think Yayoi knew that old lady was possessed and because of that she made no attempt to save her. I'm just wondering if that spirit is still around or not. Either way the gang has to deal with this revenge obsessed boy spirit. |
| Did they get a real kid to voice the spirit? Sure doesn’t sound like an adult making a high pitched voice. That makes him even creepier… |
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Alfredo-Sauce said: @otakuweek I always watch this show in the dark so I have to wait until the evening to watch it. It definitely gives a scarier vibe that way too. I did that too last year with an anime called "Call of the Night" not because it was scary but because it mostly took place at night. Regarding this episode, I think Yayoi knew that old lady was possessed and because of that she made no attempt to save her. I'm just wondering if that spirit is still around or not. Either way the gang has to deal with this revenge obsessed boy spirit. Call of the night was for me the best animation, it was so beautiful, i was really impressed by the beauty, and the anime was original and good. For the last episode of Dark Gathering, the old lady is definitely not dead, so it will be interesting to see what will happen next week… |
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| Poor boy, can't say I blame him for becoming an evil spirit and hating all humans or so it seems. You think Yayoi realized that woman's body was possessed by an evil spirit or is she just unfazed by death? |
| This has to be the most op spirit they have encountered thus far. He is rank S only because there is no tier higher than S . Btw the studio rly is getting better and better at atmosphere building as they make more episodes. The eerie silent , the background music, the voice acting all gve me a chill. Also brutal incident about literal child is not something anime industry dare talk about that much. |
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Fun fact: the kid is voiced by an actual kid, a 12 year old by the name of Aoba Oda.
| @InNeedOfAName Thanks Now you mentioned it he does sound like a child instead of an adult women voicing little boy. I wonder why he is not on the cast list on mal. I want to know what other series he voiced before. |
| A lot of gore and grotesque stuff in this episode. Mainly human meatballs and ghosts shoving themselves in peoples mouths. |
| It annoys me how Yayoi has literally no expression in her face, just watching like she is on a live action and doing nothing.. while the 2 are traumatized af.. if that was the real Shami, shame on them for letting her die (good thing that was the ghost who stole the body) |
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fuyukkun_ said: @Marinate1016 won't spoil too much since the anime probably won't go that far, but there is a slightly worse case in the latter chapters that even the author felt bad for discussing with his editor Bro is not right in the head lmao |
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| Guess that's what the old lady gets for fucking with spirits. Gets her body hijacked and then said hijacker get her killed. I'd assume the ladies own spirit wasn't in the body when it was destroyed and is still suffering in that last spot she went to. |
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