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AMBot | 08/07/2023 | Reading Time: 3 Min.
In Episode 5 of "Dark Gathering," the story follows Keitaro Gentoga, who starts college with two goals in mind: to better handle his supernatural sensitivity and to rebuild his social skills after being cursed.
Keitaro's girlfriend Eiko helps him with his appearance by giving him a new outfit and glasses to make him look likable and intelligent. Keitaro is determined to make friends and joins the Reio Club Shore, where he meets the president, Nagayama. Keitaro also expresses his desire to kill the spirit that cursed him and Eiko, but he is hesitant to put himself and Eiko in danger.
Eiko, who is a little sad about Keitaro's independence, reveals to Yayoi that she has been spying on Keitaro through a program she created. The program tracks Keitaro's audio, video, heart rate, and other information through the glasses she gave him.
Keitaro struggles to make friends in the club but is invited to hang out with some members. During the outing, he learns about a suicide club at Reio University, where members commit mass suicide. The leader's name is always Nagayama, and Keitaro realizes that the president of Shore is possessed by a spirit.
Eiko and Yayoi rush to save Keitaro when they realize he is in danger. They find him in Complex T, a place with a history of 133 suicides, where the spirit behind the suicides compels living people to take their own lives. The spirit, Nagayama, staged the group suicides to consume the souls of the dead and remain in the world of the living.
Yayoi manages to exorcise the demon from Machida, the man possessed by Nagayama, but Machida later kills himself, allowing Nagayama to devour his soul. The urban legend comes to a quiet end, and the students Nagayama tried to kill are saved.
Keitaro reflects on his failure to make friends and his continued involvement in supernatural adventures. Yayoi and Eiko encourage him to learn how to deal with spirits, and Yayoi offers to teach him. The episode ends with the trio deciding to go camping, but danger lurks nearby.
Keitaro's girlfriend Eiko helps him with his appearance by giving him a new outfit and glasses to make him look likable and intelligent. Keitaro is determined to make friends and joins the Reio Club Shore, where he meets the president, Nagayama. Keitaro also expresses his desire to kill the spirit that cursed him and Eiko, but he is hesitant to put himself and Eiko in danger.
Eiko, who is a little sad about Keitaro's independence, reveals to Yayoi that she has been spying on Keitaro through a program she created. The program tracks Keitaro's audio, video, heart rate, and other information through the glasses she gave him.
Keitaro struggles to make friends in the club but is invited to hang out with some members. During the outing, he learns about a suicide club at Reio University, where members commit mass suicide. The leader's name is always Nagayama, and Keitaro realizes that the president of Shore is possessed by a spirit.
Eiko and Yayoi rush to save Keitaro when they realize he is in danger. They find him in Complex T, a place with a history of 133 suicides, where the spirit behind the suicides compels living people to take their own lives. The spirit, Nagayama, staged the group suicides to consume the souls of the dead and remain in the world of the living.
Yayoi manages to exorcise the demon from Machida, the man possessed by Nagayama, but Machida later kills himself, allowing Nagayama to devour his soul. The urban legend comes to a quiet end, and the students Nagayama tried to kill are saved.
Keitaro reflects on his failure to make friends and his continued involvement in supernatural adventures. Yayoi and Eiko encourage him to learn how to deal with spirits, and Yayoi offers to teach him. The episode ends with the trio deciding to go camping, but danger lurks nearby.
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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