“Cursed tutor Keitarou aids spirit-seer Yayoi in hunting evil spirits to rescue her mother's soul.”
Dark Gathering
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Synopsis
Cursed tutor Keitarou aids spirit-seer Yayoi in hunting evil spirits to rescue her mother's soul.
Spirits have always been attracted to Keitarou Gentouga due to his strong spiritual presence. A traumatic encounter with one had caused his right hand to be cursed, forcing him to wear a glove at all times. Now a college freshman, Keitarou is trying to live as normal a life as possible. With the encouragement of his childhood friend Eiko Houzuki, he becomes a private tutor. Since he is at the top of his intake class, his first client is the tutoring firm's most promising student, Yayoi Houzuki. To Keitarou's surprise, Yayoi is Eiko's cousin, and she possesses two pupils in each eye—allowing her to see into the spirit world and purposely seek vengeful spirits to exorcise. Ever since a car accident killed both her parents, Yayoi has been searching for the powerful spirit that kidnapped her mother's departed soul. Seeing that spirits are so attracted to Keitarou, she ropes him into helping her collect other evil spirits that will assist in her future fight. Although her quest is dangerous, Keitarou reluctantly decides to join her, even as each new spirit they meet has him questioning his resolve at every turn.
What people say
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Derived from 48 sampled reviews
What 48 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.74 · some divergence
3.7 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 5.0
↑ 0.98
Running avg · Jul 2023 → Feb 2026
- 9 “I went in expecting a run-of-the-mill horror story about a weird kid, but ended up binge-watching because every single episode stayed gripping. The gore hits hard and the art sticks close to the...”
- 10 “Excellent Japanese folklore horror that hooks you episode after episode, with character growth perfectly woven into each chilling tale and an opening theme that’s an outright masterpiece. Even if...”
- 9 “A rare horror anime that delivers genuine chills wrapped in nostalgic 2000-era style, pairing a Pokémon-like spirit-battle hook with strong performances—especially Yayoi, whose backstory and twist...”
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- Format 25 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 35m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2023 – Dec 2023 Summer 2023
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-22443 catalog
Produced by
- Sotsu Producer
- Pony Canyon Producer
- Kansai Telecasting Producer
- NetEase Producer
- BS Asahi Producer
- CHOCOLATE Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor