Dark Gathering
Dark Gathering is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenichi Kondo. It has been serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Jump Square since March 2019. An anime television series adaptation by OLM aired from July to December 2023. A second season has been announced.
By January 2026, Dark Gathering had over 2.65 million copies in circulation, including physical and digital copies.
Plot
Following a terrifying spiritual encounter, Keitaro Gentoga became a shut-in. With the help of his childhood friend Eiko Hozuki, he decides to rejoin society by attending college and working as a private tutor. His first student is Yayoi Hozuki, Eiko's cousin, an intelligent elementary schooler who is obsessed with the occult. She is hunting down and capturing dangerous ghosts in order to find the perpetrator who abducted her mother.Characters
; Keitaro Gentoga; Yayoi Hozuki
; Eiko Hozuki
; Ai Kamiyo
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Kenichi Kondo, Dark Gathering has been serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Jump Square since March 4, 2019. On December 4, 2024, it was announced that the manga would enter a four-month hiatus to conduct research and prepare for a new story arc; it resumed on April 4, 2025. Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on June 4, 2019. As of August 4, 2025, 18 volumes have been released.At New York Comic Con 2022, Viz Media announced that they licensed the series for English publication.
Volumes
Anime
In July 2022, it was announced that the series would receive an anime television series adaptation. It was produced by OLM and directed by Hiroshi Ikehata, with scripts written by Shigeru Murakoshi, and music composed by Kohta Yamamoto, Shun Narita, and Yūsuke Seo. The two-consecutive cours series aired from July 10 to December 25, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "Kakuriyo", performed by Luz, while the ending theme songs are "Haiiro" for the first cours, and "Intaglio" for the second cours, both performed by Kana Hanazawa.Sentai Filmworks licensed the series, and produced an English dub, which premiered on December 10, 2023. Muse Communication licensed the series in Asia-Pacific.
In October 2025, a second season was announced to be in production, with the main staff and cast returning to reprise their roles.