The story centers on Keitarou Gentouga, who has the ability to be a spirit medium. In junior high school, he got someone else wrapped up in a spirit possession incident, and he has been a shut-in for more than two years. As he reintroduces himself to society as a private tutor, he meets a genius girl named Yayoi Houzuki. Yayoi is instantly able to tell that Keitarou has skill as a spirit medium, and she invites him to go with her to a haunted location. The two then start their journey capturing evil spirits.
The best episode of "Dark Gathering" season 1 is "Yayoi Hozuki", rated 7.7/10 from 91 user votes. It was directed by Sotsu Terada and written by Shigeru Murakoshi. "Yayoi Hozuki" aired on 7/10/2023 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Keitaro Gentoga".
A glamorous woman met an unglamorous end inside that phone booth. She's still in there calling for help, but one shouldn't answer her. Keitaro is about to find out why.
Director: Sotsu Terada
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
Keitaro was cursed years ago and receives exorcisms at his grandmother’s shrine. She once warned him not to enter the basement; she locked them away in the dark for a reason.
Director: Yoshitaka Nagaoka
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
Yayoi and Eiko head to the psychic spot Mizuko Memorial Temple which holds its own sad secrets. And what does Yayoi want with Keitaro’s fingernails?!
Director: Hideki Takeda
Writer: Kenichi Yamashita
Keitaro had a bad feeling about the Urban Legends class at the university. His instincts were correct: the professor should never have played that cursed videotape.
Director: Takashi Kobayashi
Writer: Kazuho Hyoudou
Keitaro was looking to make new friends. But he should avoid certain friendships; there’s a reason people warn children to never talk to strangers.
Director: Takuya Wada
Writer: Kazuho Hyoudou
Camping was to be a reprieve, but the bridge is calling, the bridge is calling, the bridge is calling, the bridge is calLING, THE BRIDGE IS CALLING, THEBRIDGEISCALL-
Director: Yoshitaka Nagaoka
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
The car had three passengers when it entered the tunnel. A phantom hitchhiker demanded to be the fourth. Let. Her. In.
Director: Masashi Tsukino
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
The girl’s eyes shine with stars, but two spectral presences haunt her future.
Director: Kazuho Kunimoto
Writer: Kenichi Yamashita
Terrifying enough to be victims in life; utterly horrific they remain so in death.
Director: Keisuke Warita
Writer: Yu Sato
One does not defy a god lightly. If Yayoi, Keitaro and Eiko wish to save Ai, they must embark on a perilous journey across a country teeming with malevolent ghosts.
Director: Kiyotaka Kantake
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
No happy tales remain within the castle’s forsaken ruins. The danger is unimaginable: Yayoi and Keitaro risk their doom, prepared as they may be.
Director: Yasuo Ejima
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
None who have encountered the castle spirit survived to tell the tale, but both the living and the dead should fear the High Priest; it is not salvation he prays for.
Director: Hideki Takeda
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
The tunnel is dangerous, and they must keep the High Priest in check. It is for that reason the trio need reinforcements; they need another Graduate.
Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto
Writer: Kazuho Hyoudou
Abandon all hope ye who enter here. There is nothing for anyone in this tunnel, save for the depravity of a sadistic spirit.
Director: Masato Uchibori
Writer: Kenichi Yamashita
The Imprisoned Martyr is dead, but he cannot die. He longs for someone to grant him the death he desperately yearns for, and the F Tunnel ghost could be one such opponent.
Director: Yoshitaka Nagaoka
Writer: Yu Sato
Eiko did not leave the tunnel unscathed. She experienced the true terror of death, and must now ask herself if her horror obsession is worth risking her life.
Director: Masashi Tsukino
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
Yayoi and Eiko have found the perfect home for the Graduates, but they soon discover the dark history of the family haunting the house—as well as their plans for Eiko.
Director: Shigeki Awai, Mao Yingxing
Writer: Kazuho Hyoudou
The god who branded Ai takes an interest in the entity that abducted Yayoi’s mother. That can only mean one thing: a dangerous threat now brews on the horizon.
Director: Haruka Yabuuchi
Writer: Kenichi Yamashita
They’ve arrived at an old love hotel to find a Graduate, but Keitaro must locate her in a hidden room while avoiding other ghosts. Dire consequences await if they catch him.
Director: Kiichi Ueki
Writer: Yu Sato
A little boy shows Keitaro his drawings as the trio explores an old watergate with a famous spiritualist. To his growing horror, he realizes they are all in imminent danger.
Director: Fumio Maezono
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
She was beautiful once, but scorn burned her soul until nothing but spiteful ashes remained. Now, her wrathful fury is the only thing that can defeat a child’s rageful grudge.
Director: Kentarou Fujita
Writer: Kazuho Hyoudou
The trio walk a dangerous path fraught with peril. Otogiri will not return to her prison willingly, and the spirit that replaced Nagiko is still out there somewhere.
Director: Michita Shiraishi
Writer: Kenichi Yamashita
Children can be cruel, that much is quite clear. Poor Sakashita lost all he held dear. He plays a game now, the rule is right here: don’t let him find you or you’ll disappear.
Director: Masashi Tsukino
Writer: Yu Sato
Dorothy has a plan that Yayoi needs to know about, especially since it involves the Spectre of Death.
Director: Keisuke Nishijima
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
They now have 7 Graduates, but fighting a god also requires an ambitious, daring plan. With Ai’s time running out, the trio prepare for their next journey; Kyoto awaits.
Director: Kiichi Ueki
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi