The Dark Gathering anime has been released the episode 9 preview. The ninth episode airs on September 3 at 25:05 (JST). Studio OLM is animating the series under the direction of Hiroshi Ikehata.
After being introduced to Ai Kamiyo during episode 8, Keitaro learns that Ai has been destined by the supernatural realm to die in order to become the “Bride of God.” The curse is so heavy that the God that Yayoi was supposed to have captured returns to Ai’s body. The spirits, drawn by the power of the resurrected god, attack Keitaro, who also happens to be a spirit medium…
Shigeru Murakoshi is in charge of the series composition for Dark Gathering, Shinya Segawa is the character designer. KOHTA YAMAMOTO, Shun Narita, and Yusuke Ceo (Starving Trancer / Xceon) are working on the music. The opening theme song is “Yuyo” by luz and the ending theme is “Haiiro” by Kana Hanazawa, who voices Eiko Hozuki in the series. The cast for the anime includes:
HIDIVE is streaming the anime and describes the plot as:
After a devastating encounter with a restless spirit, ghost-fearing psychic Keitaro Gentoga became a shut-in to avoid additional spectral catastrophes. But no man is a haunted island, and Keitaro eventually reintegrates with society by getting a part-time job as a tutor to the child prodigy Yayoi Houzuki. Yayoi isn’t just an academic genius, though. She’s a talented psychic medium hell-bent on finding the malevolent spirit behind her mother’s disappearance, and she’s gravely determined to drag Keitaro into her terrifying world of grotesque supernatural phenomenon.
The anime is based on a manga series by Kondo Kenichi, which Shueisha’s Jump SQ manga magazine has been serializing since March 2019.
Source: Official Website
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