Dark Gathering (2023) — Character Map & Story Timeline

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Dark Gathering (2023) interactive character relationship network and AI-powered story timeline. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters across the narrative arc.

AI Narrative Summary

The first season follows Keitaro's return to society through Yayoi and Eiko, then expands into a nationwide campaign to collect powerful spirits and prepare for a confrontation with a god.

Character Network — 6 Characters

Key Relationships

Rating: 7.4/10 (38 votes)

Story Structure — 6 Plot Phases

Season 1: Occult Reentry

Keitaro's curse and social isolation are introduced alongside Yayoi's occult interests. Their tutoring connection begins to draw him back into dangerous supernatural encounters.

Season 1: Haunted Routes

The group encounters cursed media, dangerous strangers, a calling bridge, and a phantom hitchhiker. Supernatural investigation becomes a repeated source of escalating danger.

Season 1: Divine Stakes

A divine mark and a nationwide journey broaden the story beyond isolated hauntings. The castle ruins reveal threats powerful enough to require additional supernatural reinforcement.

Season 1: Tunnel and House Trials

The F Tunnel exposes the group to sadistic and death-bound spirits, leaving Eiko shaken. A haunted house offers a base for the Graduates but also places Eiko in direct danger.

Season 1: Watergate Inferno

The search for another Graduate leads to the old watergate and a conflict between powerful grudges. The pleasure-district investigation continues the struggle to control dangerous entities.

Season 1: Kyoto Preparation

Dorothy introduces a plan involving the Spectre of Death, while the group reaches seven Graduates. With time running out, the protagonists prepare to travel to Kyoto and challenge a god.

Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q113292158), public domain (CC0).