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| Battle royal for spirits lol. Damn, Yayoi wants to conquer the entire nation huh? Nice! |
| And I thought the plot thickened last episode, the scale just grew so much lol. Before we were just randomly encountering ghosts but now the gang is going to the most haunted places in the country to seek out powerful ghosts, if this wasn’t already Pokemon it definitely is now lol, gotta catch those legendary ghosties. I’m not sure if all of those places will have an arc or if a lot of them will be done in a montage or something but I’m really looking forward to the gang checking these places out, I think it’ll be very exciting and spooky! And this episode had some great bits, the first one where the ghost that defeated all of Yayoi’s other ghosts to become a “graduate” was both spooky and fun, it’s never a good time when a ghost can fuck with your phone and thankfully no one answered the call, Eiko nearly did but thankfully they stopped her right before she did, and I saw some folks saying she was a dumbass for that but she probably wasn’t thinking straight with the chaos ensuing so I can forgive her for it. And Keitaro’s heart to heart with Yayoi while riding a bike together was really sweet, and a nice break from the spooks too. Of course this didn’t last long with Yayoi dragging Keitaro out on another ghost hunt but it was nice while it lasted lol. |
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It's actually incredible how far Keitarou and the others go to save Ai. They don't even know her that long but is going to such lengths.
I also find the relationship and chemistry between him and Yayoi kinda strange. Their bike scene in particular had a peculiar feeling but I like the way both characters work together toward their goal. Plus, he needs Yayoi on their mission.
I also find the relationship and chemistry between him and Yayoi kinda strange. Their bike scene in particular had a peculiar feeling but I like the way both characters work together toward their goal. Plus, he needs Yayoi on their mission.
| @Stark700 I dont find it strange cuz their goals are ultimately align Yayoi need to God and powerful spirit to beat her mortal enemy , and she can save Ai during the process too, so there's no reason not to help her. |
| Gotta catch em all! Yokai Watch! |
| This seems like a really good set up for a creature collector RPG lol. |
Undefeated  Bahamut |
| So the main plot starts now. I wonder how they will manage to have time for college when they have to travel all across the country... |
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| Answering a phone call is already scary in itself lol Then that 'graduate' spirit controlled that. They really made it intense when Eiko was about to pick it up. A big fight is awaiting. Keitaro has brought himself into another mess but at least he's not a bait anymore. Yayoi never gets tired. She wants to catch many spirits all over the country, huh? |
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| I thought Eiko would be smart enough to not pick up the phone when she saw yayoi already in the room not calling her, plus after all the supernatural she experienced you think she have some common sense... but still thinking about picking up the phone was such a dumb moment lol |
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BlichoBoy said:
Being honest, with this country-wide tour plan, now the early part of this series feels like meh. Now is 8 strong ghosts and 2 super strong ones, and just 15 episodes.
Being honest, with this country-wide tour plan, now the early part of this series feels like meh. Now is 8 strong ghosts and 2 super strong ones, and just 15 episodes.
Story not gonna end there bruh. Manga is ongoing so chances of S2 is there
| @Apratim He probably meant that with just 15 episodes it might be hard to see everything. In other words: Is the story going to be rushed or just stop at the first third of the trip? (Maybe) A concern I fear too. |
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Answering a phone call is already scary in itself lol Then that 'graduate' spirit controlled that. They really made it intense when Eiko was about to pick it up. A big fight is awaiting. Keitaro has brought himself into another mess but at least he's not a bait anymore. Yayoi never gets tired. She wants to catch many spirits all over the country, huh?
| @RedCat_cher She gotta catch 'em all. XD |
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| I love how different this is from the rest of the season, always enjoy its episodes. |
| I always feel bad for Keitaro being sucked into these adventures.. I know I wouldn't want to be in his shoes. |
| Can't wait to see the power of graduate one :) |
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| "Pick up the goddamn phone" Lmao man was pissed, was that even the subs? Anyways great introduction to now starting the peak fiction of Dark Gathering. Seeing no censorship on ep 9, Im feeling quite good about what's to come, cause shit is gonna hit the fan. |
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| Pretty good episode, looking forward to seeing these more powerful, more dangerous spirits. |
| If this S tier is national lvl and they brought a Graduate, then this spirit has to be close to Graduate lvl and this is gonna be fun. |
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I thought Eiko would be smart enough to not pick up the phone when she saw yayoi already in the room not calling her, plus after all the supernatural she experienced you think she have some common sense... but still thinking about picking up the phone was such a dumb moment lol
| @damoInstinct Eiko loves fear anyway so she would've liked the thrill, plus, she couldn't hear them from inside, so one could come to think that something bad might've happened to them. There's also the fact that she didn't know Yayoi was leaving the spirits in their house. |
| I can get why Eiko considered picking up the phone. When someone is trying to contact you two different ways at once then sort of just shut themselves in their room it can get confusing on what they are doing. Fairly tense moment for something so seemingly simple. Wait hold up Ai just leaves and they dont give her anything that might help with the issue of any ghost that attacks her it gets deflected onto other people near her? No checking her travel path to make sure she doesnt pass bad haunted locations? I dont know about that plan. Since the god is pretty defiant so it would seem naive to think the god would be cooperative as a mortal's spirit. Most the humour in this show has been more just silliness not particularly funny but Yayoi turning to stone at the mention of school work had me laugh with the timing. Nice to see Yayoi actually show some vulnerability and care toward Keitaro. I get that her unemotive demeaner is meant to make her herself creepy to viewers sometimes but I feel it is overused and makes her seem too unstoppable where it makes it hard to worry for her which actually takes away from horror elements. |
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| "Pick up the goddamn phone" I really love it. XD btw, their first Ghost-type Pokemon catching location is Hachioji Castle Ruins |
真姫ちゃん！ 何が好き？ トマト よりも あ･な･た♡  |
| Oh now we know who that bear in the beginning of the ed is, I was wondering why they had some random bear, i thought it was just supposed to be creepy. |
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| Well Yayoi chan has now dealing with a god she had killed one through but they damn strong. Keitaro and yayoi have an emotional conversation that was a nice moment. |
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| Looking forward to see one of her graduates in action maybe next episode or 2. |
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| That's a huge leap directly to S rank and how strong is that specter that took her mom anyway don't say that its even stronger than a God. |
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| Their goals are set, time to work towards them. Hunt more spirits and make graduates. |
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InNeedOfAName said: The god is the one deflecting the ghosts, so they can't really do anything about that. I was thinking along the lines of repelling ghosts from her before that would happen. Though they are attracted to her because the power of God too so not sure if they have a way to overrule that much force. DavidM_27 said: In what episode do the Jizo statues that create the Jizo graduate appear, because I don't remember anything about them. They didn't show any of that. Nothing in the manga either. |
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| So that's the process of making a Graduate class spirt and to think Yayoi already has 3 Graduates prior to the start of the series, and she even killed a god in the past?! This kid is insane. |
| Hmmm I remember that time Keitaro made the face of enjoying fear, haven't seen that for a while I thought they would explore that a bit more. |
| Let's Ghost!!! Journey Across Haunted places in all Japan!! Yayoi-chan gotta catch 'em all. |
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That's a huge leap directly to S rank and how strong is that specter that took her mom anyway don't say that its even stronger than a God.
| @RawrOMG Well tbf those ranking is base on online forum posts / normal people who went there, so they may not be all accurate. The danger level is base on how serious the incident happened there, not how strong they are XD |
| Yayoi is such a mysterious girl that I still can't help but wonder if she's reincarnated especially now that she said she's defeated a god (wth?). Beyond that it was interesting how a graduate forms and her thinking she needs 6 of them to take down the god that's tormenting Ai. Sounds like lots of adventures ahead. When Keitaro offered to take Yayoi anywhere she wanted I think Keitaro (and myself) thought that she would pick a place to get some food and/or dessert like a parfait and not delve right into a haunted area right away lol. Btw, it's nice that she thinks of him more than bait, I figured she'd say a good friend but a partner is also good (like a spirit fighting partner I suppose). |
| Keitaro - Ill protect you my students, but im a cowardly bitch Yayoi - Yes I know, Im the one really protecting everyone so stfu and listen to me. Eiko - Im just a yandere for my Keitaro, I love that lil bitch :D Ai - Uh wtf is going on, oh im late for my bros funeral hehehehe see ya! |
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| If Yayoi tell you it's coming and get out, you better make a run for it as fast as possible. Don't be like Keitarou and ask questions. JUST GO! |
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| So now they've got their plan of action, it seems that yayoi was pretty prepared for this. Since she already beat another evil god once so she just needs one more special spirit now, and now their next target to be an S rank haunted spot |
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| The graduates are insane and that was a close call for Eiko, I wonder what the others are like and hearing them consume each other was beyond freaky. That touching moment between Keitaro and Yayoi was wholesome just to get thrown right back into the fray lol good luck Keitaro, because from what I seen in the ep trailers you’re going to need it. |
| Yayoi has the ultimate plan. She’s already defeated a god, made 5 more graduates, and is, at most, 12 years old? Now they have to juggle school AND travel across their entire country? Time doesn’t seem to be an issue in this story…Well, I guess they have until blondie is 20. I really want to read the manga but it’s still ongoing. |
| Great episode. I am loving we are now into the meat of the things. I may have to send an email about the subs at the end as I think that was a typo. |
| I got a Masters degree. I don't have to worry bout school anymore. |
| damn! the music of Kohta Yamamoto really delivers this show as a whole! so they gonna have to hunt a lot more "S" Evolved Spirits to battle it out with the god spectre of death! damn this is getting more hype!! 5/5. |
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