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| This show would be better to me if they gave Keitarou a buff to make him more useful. Sure he created an electric release system, he's kind and quick to act when people are in danger. That said hes suppose to have strong spiritual energy that attracts ghost to him like crazy, they like him more than Yayoi (it's one of the main reasons she wanted him around at first)... however despite having a grandmother who runs a shrine that deals with actual spirits and the fact that there are people who can train you for some reason he hasn't tried to get more powerful with his actual spirit... maybe they don't want to take focus off of yayoi being a badass but I do think it hurts the show in general to have one of your main characters feel pointless. The show wouldn't change that much if it was just Eiko and Yayoi doing all they've done. If they make another season I'll definitely watch it, want to see how it goes with getting rid of the god, that said this show was entertaining but pretty average. 5/10 |
| Man I'm going to miss this series. It did the horror parts consistently well, Eiko and Yayoi are really interesting characters (with Keitaro being more our pov character) and the power system for ghosts is surprisingly well thought out. really hope it gets a s2! |
| Can't wait to see the next season! |
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| They can't leave it like that! We need a second season ASAP! A solid 8/10 |
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| probably the dark horse of the season that many slept on horror and eerie atmosphere done right high 8-9/10 gonna pick up the manga for sure at a later time |
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Reply to Droebie
This show would be better to me if they gave Keitarou a buff to make him more useful. Sure he created an electric release system, he's kind and quick to act when people are in danger. That said hes suppose to have strong spiritual energy that attracts ghost to him like crazy, they like him more than Yayoi (it's one of the main reasons she wanted him around at first)... however despite having a grandmother who runs a shrine that deals with actual spirits and the fact that there are people who can train you for some reason he hasn't tried to get more powerful with his actual spirit... maybe they don't want to take focus off of yayoi being a badass but I do think it hurts the show in general to have one of your main characters feel pointless. The show wouldn't change that much if it was just Eiko and Yayoi doing all they've done.
If they make another season I'll definitely watch it, want to see how it goes with getting rid of the god, that said this show was entertaining but pretty average. 5/10
If they make another season I'll definitely watch it, want to see how it goes with getting rid of the god, that said this show was entertaining but pretty average. 5/10
| @Droebie Your wishes may become true in a future season 2, but not in the way you thought lol. Also,Keitarou doesn't plan to become a spiritualist, he wants to help Yayoi recovery her mother and get rid of his and Eiko's curse and then live a normal life. Maybe he will change his view later on who knows, the series doesn't show any signs of getting close to the end so it's a possibility. I would highly recommend to read the manga (you can start from chapter 35), the anime is nice but the manga is better, the art is also really beautiful and what comes after the anime is even better than the second cour of season 1. |
| I liked to much to watch this anime, the only complaining I have until this moment was the fact they didn't fight against Ai's Kami-sama. I believed they would grab him this season. I haven't read the original material, so I don't know how much was adapted or how much there is still to be adapted. I hope it gets a second season and Yaiyo-chan gets her mother soon and the destruction of the change bodies organization. |
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| That was such a ride. completely blew my expectations. Glad that I stuck by it despite its slow start. Really hoping for a season 2. Solid 8/10 |
| Well, the stage is set for season 2! But I don't think there's even enough source material yet, so it's odd to have such a build-up episode to wrap it up. But I don't mind it, I'm defenetly intriguied to watch/read the next arc. And thus, my first journey ever into Horror is over. I never before watched a Horror show/movie/game ect. But I'm defenetly up for more Horror Anime! As for Dark Gathering, I really enjoyed the tension and the mystery. Yayoi is a great protagonist, Eiko is super intriguing and Keitarou rounds up the trio very nicely as the "normal" one. The "body-snatching" antagonists were quite captivating aswell. The amount of horror was just perfect for me, especially with how it started episodic and eased me into the scarier haunts later on. The plot was rather linear, moving from one "level" to another, but that's fine as the shows focus is the execution of those "levels" and they were great. The Old F Tunnel was probably my favorite, but I enjoyed all of them. Finally, the horrifying backstories for the ghosts were thrilling! It was a great experience I was looking forward to each week. Also, this was my favorite anime from the Summer season! 9/10. |
| stage has been set for sure for season 2 what a wild ride this has been who knew crazy ghost pokemon could go so hard and be so messed up outside of the Tunnel and dorm arc haunting me with how fucked up they were this show had the right level of fun and spooks but boy did it go off the rails on how crazy it really wanted to go not to mention one of the main characters also being a blend of cute fun and pure obsession crazy-ness we've been blessed or cursed with Eiko 8/10 would feel better giving this a 8 if it wasn't for how low quality the animation looked at times which i would normally give this a pass on but this show ended up being far more action heavy than i thought |
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@Droebie Keitaro will be getting a huge buff in the manga soon btw but he isn't really the MAIN character of the story, it's actually Yayoi. Kei and Eiko are pretty much just side kicks for her. I thought it was obvious from the start that Yayoi is the true mc but maybe it's not huh. Kei doesn't really want to become a spiritualist, he hates supernatural and ghost stuff remember but he still wants to help out Yayoi achieve her goal, cure their curse and live a normal life after. He's not entirely useless either, he's a spirit magnet the reason why spirits show up themselves more is because of him which Yayoi needs for her plan. I really doubt the granny will take him as her apprentice anyway, she probably wants to train gifted people like Yayoi more.
| @Aichi07 He's a main character, even if he's not as important as Yayoi, I thought I made my reasoning pretty clear as to why it matters. At the moment his character could be written out and all it would change is the useless barely touched yandere "romance". It's not about what he "wants" for his future beyond fixing his curse, it's about the fact that he has determined himself to follow this path and it would make a hell of a lot more sense if you're choosing to put yourself in danger that you at least prepare and use every tool you have to make sure you and your loved ones could survive. In the end they should not have sold him as having crazy spiritual energy that attracts ghost just for him to stay as basic and worthless as "useful bait" which barely justifies his existence. Yayoi can still be the focus while letting your other main characters grow properly as well. Also what do you mean she wouldn't want to train him, all Yayoi has going for her is her knowledge and sight, in terms of pure potential I would think your spiritual power would trump those pretty easy. The real reason they won't allow real growth at least from this point in the show/manga seems more likely to be that if they were more competent it would be harder to create dramatic moments where they might die from the ghost encounters. However the formula of them going to a location poorly prepared to only barely scrape their way out is played out now too. |
| Definitely one of the most unique anime in the horror theme I can say, it really proved itself in the 2nd cour with all the thrilling aspects it had and how screwed up everything in this anime is 8/10. Will watch a sequel for sure |
| My 252nd completed series chronologically. For the record, I extended it a 6/10 rating. |
| best anime of the summer, kinda fell off in the second cour but still very enjoyable, exciting comedy horror; definitely gave me more laughs than shivers but it was good quality fun. Eiko's the best girl 100% 9/10 from me |
| Got a little too repetitive for me. Horror elements and trio's dynamics still stuck through so it managed to entertain me, nevertheless. Going to settle with a solid 6/10 here. @CrimsonTome Cool, thanks for the heads-up! I liked it enough to check out a sequel anyway, but you've reinforced the deal now, lol. |
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| Smart/strong spiritualist seems very few, no one seems to be cleansing those ghost spots? They can even get replaced by the spirits easily? Ai is left living alone by her family, not even attempt from her family to cleanse her like Keitaro? While repetitive and have the formula of "ghost of the week", the anime is fresh air. Very rare to see shonen horror anime got adapted. Character design and story flow reminded me of old anime like Nube and Gakkou no Kaidan. |
| This anime has been one for the ages. I wasn’t disappointed with a single episode. It just kept getting better and better. I bet season 2 will be way better, the concept is insanely good. The body jacking spirits twist just made it even better. Hope we don’t have up wait years for a second season. |
Reply to Inexplicable
best anime of the summer, kinda fell off in the second cour but still very enjoyable, exciting comedy horror; definitely gave me more laughs than shivers but it was good quality fun. Eiko's the best girl 100%
9/10 from me
9/10 from me
| @Inexplicable That's an interesting take since the general reaction is that the second cour was way better than the first. |
Reply to _MushiRock11_
Got a little too repetitive for me. Horror elements and trio's dynamics still stuck through so it managed to entertain me, nevertheless. Going to settle with a solid 6/10 here.
@CrimsonTome Cool, thanks for the heads-up! I liked it enough to check out a sequel anyway, but you've reinforced the deal now, lol.
@CrimsonTome Cool, thanks for the heads-up! I liked it enough to check out a sequel anyway, but you've reinforced the deal now, lol.
| @_MushiRock11_ I mean, the plot is capturing ghosts so it follows a formula (like every story tbh) but yeah, keep an eye for a future season 2, it's going to be even better than the second cour. Or jump into the manga, which is a better way to experience this series imo, the art is simply gorgeous and the way the author uses black and white to bring the creepy factor is great. |
| 10/10 of course 👻💀 |
Reply to CrimsonTome
@Inexplicable That's an interesting take since the general reaction is that the second cour was way better than the first.
| @CrimsonTome No, I know, but like someone else has already said, it got somewhat repetitive. I also feel like it got tamer in terms of creepiness in the 2nd cour. Like, remember episode 5, that was the strongest episode of all imo, that could give real chills. While the later stories were like 90% dark comedy, emphasis on the comedy, not "dark" |
| I loved when the opening song appeared at the end! Expected full ver tho instead of ending, but still both i like. :) Opening will be very high on my anime songs lists for quite a long time, a believe. After the show ended, i wanted to say 'oh my god', and then realized they are going to take a god down. good luck! things kinda sped up at the end. waiting for next season, definitely. or a movie. or a voice drama (damn, this would really could do!) |
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| Hey Keitaro had the same idea I had about making a container to more easily seal the graduates away but actually had it even better with the remote control operation. I keep forgetting Yayoi's hair is that long since she always wears that oversized coat / jacket. This better get another season. I could just read the manga but I like hearing Eiko's yandere voice and I kind of hate the gray gradient shading in the manga. So i dont know what i will do. |
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Reply to Inexplicable
@CrimsonTome No, I know, but like someone else has already said, it got somewhat repetitive. I also feel like it got tamer in terms of creepiness in the 2nd cour. Like, remember episode 5, that was the strongest episode of all imo, that could give real chills. While the later stories were like 90% dark comedy, emphasis on the comedy, not "dark"
| @Inexplicable Sorry but I gotta disagree with you. Episode 5 was one of the tamest and the stories in cour 2 not only were darker, but a lot creepier too. Also, the first couple episodes were the repetitive ones in my opinion since they were the monster of the week cases. After that, the "hunts" were longer and more exciting plots were added to the story. Not like being repetitive was bad since every story is repetitive(they all follow a formula), but things got a lot more interesting in the second cour. Let's agree to disagree tho. |
Reply to traed
Hey Keitaro had the same idea I had about making a container to more easily seal the graduates away but actually had it even better with the remote control operation.
I keep forgetting Yayoi's hair is that long since she always wears that oversized coat / jacket.
This better get another season. I could just read the manga but I like hearing Eiko's yandere voice and I kind of hate the gray gradient shading in the manga. So i dont know what i will do.
I keep forgetting Yayoi's hair is that long since she always wears that oversized coat / jacket.
This better get another season. I could just read the manga but I like hearing Eiko's yandere voice and I kind of hate the gray gradient shading in the manga. So i dont know what i will do.
| @traed you'll have to wait at least 2 or 3 years for another season so personally, I would jump into the manga if I were in your position. |
| This was a really good anime, way better then my expectations going into it. The characters were really good Eiko is my favorite the rest of the characters were great as well but I wish Ai got more screen time. And the music was phenomenal actually my favorite part of the show along side the horror. Overall: 8/10 |
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| Enjoyed it overall but it might have been too basic an adaptation. Afaik it's more or less a panel by panel copy and paste job into anime form, with only coloring, sound and minimal douga added. The plot is quite exciting at times but artistically as an animation it was mostly boring to watch. Better than ruining it of course but I felt this could have been a season leading franchise if the production was more ambitious |
| All preparation is done, now we going to Kyoto. War is coming!! For one last time... Let's Ghoooossttt!! Definitely a good Horror Anime in ages, not that we got many of Horror Anime recently. Sadly not many peoples talking about this one, it really is such a shame. Hopefully more people gonna check this Anime since season 1 was already ended. Overall 8/10 for me. I'll be there whenever they released Season 2. |
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| Without a doubt, this was one of the best horror genres I saw, after Higurashi. |
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| I want a season 2 so bad man. This shit is too fucking good. |
| I got a Masters degree. I don't have to worry bout school anymore. |
| Really enjoyed this anime ! Love the ambiance, mystery, spooky and creepy, but sometimes disgusting ! All this build up for the final fight, a part 2, I hope ^^ |
| I want more! Can't wait for season 2!!! See you again soon, Yayoi-chan and the gang! 😍💜 |
| It's been a while since a first episode left such a bad impression on me. It got much better right after though. 8/10. |
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| Nice setup for what's coming next, we'll if we get a sequel or not because it would surely feel incomplete without reading the manga after that |
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| Honestly, I haven't seen a decent horror anime in the longest time. Dark Gathering was quite enjoyable with the grim and dark setting. The character were also interesting. But there is something going on with Eiko. The show really picked up after first few episodes. The art style kind of reminds me higurashi. This last episode definitely got me all hyped up about the confrontation with a god and the body replacers. However, I don't know how much of the manga is covered considering it came out in 2019 so it may take few years for Season 2 anime to come out. |
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