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The Worst Episodes of Dark Gathering

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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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 16 - House Hunting
    7.5/10(60 votes)

    #1 - House Hunting

    S1:E16

    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

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  2. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 24 - Scary School Stories: Nightmare
    7.5/10(55 votes)

    #2 - Scary School Stories: Nightmare

    S1:E24

    Dorothy has a plan that Yayoi needs to know about, especially since it involves the Spectre of Death.

    Director:Keisuke Nishijima
    Writer:Shigeru Murakoshi

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  3. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 5 - The Freshmen Welcome Event
    7.6/10(77 votes)

    #3 - The Freshmen Welcome Event

    S1:E5

    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

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  4. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 6 - The Promise
    7.7/10(74 votes)

    #4 - The Promise

    S1:E6

    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

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  5. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 7 - S Tunnel
    7.7/10(75 votes)

    #5 - S Tunnel

    S1:E7

    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

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  6. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 13 - Emancipate
    7.7/10(63 votes)

    #6 - Emancipate

    S1:E13

    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

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  7. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 18 - Morning Twilight
    7.7/10(58 votes)

    #7 - Morning Twilight

    S1:E18

    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

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  8. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 1 - Yayoi Hozuki
    7.8/10(112 votes)

    #8 - Yayoi Hozuki

    S1:E1

    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

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  9. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 3 - Friends
    7.8/10(86 votes)

    #9 - Friends

    S1:E3

    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

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  10. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 4 - Eiko Hozuki
    7.8/10(84 votes)

    #10 - Eiko Hozuki

    S1:E4

    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

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  11. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 8 - Betrothed to Divinity
    7.8/10(68 votes)

    #11 - Betrothed to Divinity

    S1:E8

    The girl’s eyes shine with stars, but two spectral presences haunt her future.

    Director:Kazuho Kunimoto
    Writer:Kenichi Yamashita

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  12. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 10 - Across Japan
    7.8/10(67 votes)

    #12 - Across Japan

    S1:E10

    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

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  13. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 23 - Scary School Stories: Hide and Seek
    7.8/10(56 votes)

    #13 - Scary School Stories: Hide and Seek

    S1:E23

    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

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  14. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 25 - Dark Gathering
    7.8/10(60 votes)

    #14 - Dark Gathering

    S1:E25

    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

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  15. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 2 - Keitaro Gentoga
    7.9/10(93 votes)

    #15 - Keitaro Gentoga

    S1:E2

    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

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  16. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 19 - Within the Brothel
    7.9/10(60 votes)

    #16 - Within the Brothel

    S1:E19

    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

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  17. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 22 - The Old I Watergate: Pleasure District in Flames
    7.9/10(57 votes)

    #17 - The Old I Watergate: Pleasure District in Flames

    S1:E22

    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

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  18. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 20 - The Old I Watergate: An Innocent Grudge
    8.0/10(60 votes)

    #18 - The Old I Watergate: An Innocent Grudge

    S1:E20

    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

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  19. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 21 - The Old I Watergate: Resplendence
    8.1/10(60 votes)

    #19 - The Old I Watergate: Resplendence

    S1:E21

    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:Kentaro Fujita
    Writer:Kazuho Hyoudou

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  20. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 9 - Blasphemy
    8.2/10(71 votes)

    #20 - Blasphemy

    S1:E9

    Terrifying enough to be victims in life; utterly horrific they remain so in death.

    Director:Keisuke Warita
    Writer:Yu Sato

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  21. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 12 - The Castle H Ruins, Danger Rank S!
    8.3/10(72 votes)

    #21 - The Castle H Ruins, Danger Rank S!

    S1:E12

    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

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  22. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 14 - Old F Tunnel
    8.3/10(69 votes)

    #22 - Old F Tunnel

    S1:E14

    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

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  23. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 15 - Old Old F Tunnel
    8.3/10(67 votes)

    #23 - Old Old F Tunnel

    S1:E15

    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

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  24. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 17 - The House of the Virgin Conception
    8.3/10(62 votes)

    #24 - The House of the Virgin Conception

    S1:E17

    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.

    Directors:Shigeki Awai, Mao Yingxing
    Writer:Kazuho Hyoudou

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  25. Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 11 - S-Rank Danger: Castle H Ruins
    8.4/10(78 votes)

    #25 - S-Rank Danger: Castle H Ruins

    S1:E11

    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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"House Hunting" is the worst rated episode of "Dark Gathering". It scored 7.5/10 based on 60 votes. Directed by Masashi Tsukino and written by Shigeru Murakoshi, it aired on 10/23/2023. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Scary School Stories: Nightmare".