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.
Dark Gathering (Season 1)
Yayoi Hozuki (Episode 1) 7.2
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
Air date: 2023-07-10
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: 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.
Keitaro Gentoga (Episode 2) 6.8
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
Air date: 2023-07-17
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: 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.
Friends (Episode 3) 7.0
Writer: Kenichi Yamashita
Air date: 2023-07-24
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: 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?!
Eiko Hozuki (Episode 4) 7.0
Writer: Kazuho Hyoudou
Air date: 2023-07-31
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: 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.
The Freshmen Welcome Event (Episode 5) 6.5
Writer: Kazuho Hyoudou
Air date: 2023-08-07
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: 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.
The Promise (Episode 6) 6.5
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
Air date: 2023-08-14
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: 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-
S Tunnel (Episode 7) 6.8
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
Air date: 2023-08-21
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: The car had three passengers when it entered the tunnel. A phantom hitchhiker demanded to be the fourth. Let. Her. In.
Betrothed to Divinity (Episode 8) 7.0
Writer: Kenichi Yamashita
Air date: 2023-08-28
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: The girl’s eyes shine with stars, but two spectral presences haunt her future.
Blasphemy (Episode 9) 7.2
Writer: Yu Sato
Air date: 2023-09-04
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Terrifying enough to be victims in life; utterly horrific they remain so in death.
Across Japan (Episode 10) 7.2
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
Air date: 2023-09-11
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: 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.
S-Rank Danger: Castle H Ruins (Episode 11) 7.5
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
Air date: 2023-09-18
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: 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.
The Castle H Ruins, Danger Rank S! (Episode 12) 7.0
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
Air date: 2023-09-25
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: 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.
Emancipate (Episode 13) 7.0
Writer: Kazuho Hyoudou
Air date: 2023-10-02
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: 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.
Old F Tunnel (Episode 14) 7.2
Writer: Kenichi Yamashita
Air date: 2023-10-09
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Abandon all hope ye who enter here. There is nothing for anyone in this tunnel, save for the depravity of a sadistic spirit.
Old Old F Tunnel (Episode 15) 7.2
Writer: Yu Sato
Air date: 2023-10-16
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: 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.
House Hunting (Episode 16) 7.0
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
Air date: 2023-10-23
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: 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.
The House of the Virgin Conception (Episode 17) 7.3
Writer: Kazuho Hyoudou
Air date: 2023-10-30
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: 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.
Morning Twilight (Episode 18) 7.2
Writer: Kenichi Yamashita
Air date: 2023-11-06
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: 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.
Within the Brothel (Episode 19) 7.2
Writer: Yu Sato
Air date: 2023-11-13
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: 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.
The Old I Watergate: An Innocent Grudge (Episode 20) 7.0
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
Air date: 2023-11-20
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: 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.
The Old I Watergate: Resplendence (Episode 21) 7.2
Writer: Kazuho Hyoudou
Air date: 2023-11-27
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: 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.
The Old I Watergate: Pleasure District in Flames (Episode 22) 7.2
Writer: Kenichi Yamashita
Air date: 2023-12-04
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: 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.
Scary School Stories: Hide and Seek (Episode 23) 7.5
Writer: Yu Sato
Air date: 2023-12-11
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: 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.
Scary School Stories: Nightmare (Episode 24) 7.0
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
Air date: 2023-12-18
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Dorothy has a plan that Yayoi needs to know about, especially since it involves the Spectre of Death.
Dark Gathering (Episode 25) 7.0
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
Air date: 2023-12-25
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: 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.
