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Dark Gathering S1E5 — The Freshmen Welcome Event
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Dark Gathering•Season 1•Episode 5

The Freshmen Welcome Event

7.8/10 · 93 votesAug 7, 202324 min

Ranked #24 of 25 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

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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.

Directed byTakuya Wada
Written byKazuho Hyoudou
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Yayoi Hozuki

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Keitaro Gentoga

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Friends

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Emancipate

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Old Old F Tunnel

House Hunting stillE16 7.9

House Hunting

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Yu Sasahara

Yu Sasahara

Yayoi Hozuki (voice)

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Keitaro Gentoga (voice)

Kana Hanazawa

Kana Hanazawa

Eiko Hozuki (voice)

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Kazuho Hyoudou

Kazuho Hyoudou

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Yuuma Yokomatsu

Supervising Animation Director

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Yuko Inoue

Supervising Animation Director

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Takuya Wada

Director

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Takuya Wada

Animation Director

T

Takuya Wada

Key Animation

H

Hiromasa Amano

Storyboard Artist

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Episode Summary

"The Freshmen Welcome Event" is episode 5 of Dark Gathering season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 93 votes, ranking #24 of 25 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Takuya Wada and written by Kazuho Hyoudou, it aired on August 7, 2023.

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