Dark Gathering Season 1 Episode 9
Dark Gathering is a new supernatural horror series that has the potential to be a fun and chilling watch. It follows Keitaro, a boy with the power to sense spirits. He’s assigned the task of tutoring a child prodigy named Yayoi. After gathering intel about Yayoi’s supernatural abilities from his close friend Eiko, Keitaro vows to help Yayoi find the spirit that took her mother away in the past. They’ll do so by hunting down as many spirits as possible, resulting in many eerie and lighthearted antics.
If you’ve been following this anime, you may be curious to find out when the next episode will be released. Well, wonder no more!
Here is everything you need to know about episode 9 of Dark Gathering Season 1, including the release date, time, and where you can watch this.
Where Can I Watch Dark Gathering?
Dark Gathering Season 1 is airing in Japan on Tokyo MX, AT-X, BS Asahi, and Amazon Prime Video. It is available to stream on HiDive outside of Asian territories.
Dark Gathering Episode 9 Release Date
Dark Gathering Episode 9 will release on Sunday 3rd September at approximately 5pm (GMT) / 10am (PT) / 12pm (CT). Of course, it’s really dependent on how quickly the platform uploads new episodes. Expect this to be pretty close to the release time though.
Dark Gathering is not available with the dubbing from the release so you’ll need to watch it in the native Japanese tongue with subtitles. Dubbing will likely arrive later on down the line.
How Many Episodes Will Dark Gathering Season 1 Have?
It has been announced that Dark Gathering Season 1 will have 25 episodes in total. So with that in mind, we’ve got 17 episodes left after this week’s chapter.
Is There A Trailer For Dark Gathering?
Yes! You can find a trailer for Dark Gathering Season 1 below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f7qtJb8XA4
What Happened in Episode 8?
In Dark Gathering Episode 8, we get introduced to Ai Kamiyo, Keitaro’s new client. After spending time with Ai, Keitaro learns she’s being monitored by a few spirits, one being her brother’s, and takes her to see Yayoi. Yayoi captures the second spirit and lets Ai head home. After receiving some spooky premonitions, Yayoi and Keitaro head for Ai’s apartment.
Yayoi confronts Ai’s brother’s spirit, who happens to be strangling Ai to help her escape fate. Her brother’s spirit ascends, resulting in Ai wondering why her brother wanted to kill her. Yayoi and Keitaro spot a photo in her room. Keitaro notices Ai’s star eyes have returned. Yayoi realizes the spirit they caught earlier was a godly one, who branded Ai with the star eyes.
The spirit escapes Yayoi’s plushie and leaks its energy to attract more spirits to Ai’s apartment. Yayoi calls Eiko. Eiko arrives and receives a great explanation of everything that’s happened so far. Yayoi asks Eiko to drive them home but Keitaro leaves to use the bathroom.
The episode ends with Keitaro encountering a spooky spirit.
We’ve covered the entire episode with a lengthy recap that touches on all major plot points and discusses the chapter with an accompanying review. You can find that link below.
Read more: Dark Gathering – Season 1 Episode 8 Recap & Review
What do you hope to see as the series progresses? What’s been your favorite moment of Dark Gathering so far? Let us know in the comments below!