| i saw the top review for this and kind of agree that the horror is not very mature. unlike higurashi (og version) which also features a cutesy old fashioned art style, the horror was very weak for this show. The main difference is that it felt nothing was really at stake because in this show the girl is just invincible as described from the latest episode. While in contrast, in classic horror usually there is a real fear of something like death of a character or real loss of something. Never really truly feels that way in this series. it was always fabricated "horror", because the girl is just going to jump in and save everyone or reveal that everything is going to be ok. And some of the "mysteries" or "hints" were very obvious like Eiko being the "friend" of the guy from the past. The show in general lacks subtlety and complexity, but that may just be a modern thing with how the new generation is. Maybe it's too early to judge but 3 episodes in, i feel is enough to pass some judgement especially regarding the "horror" element since horror shows usually start off with the most horror at the beginning and then transition into more mystery or other genres. |
| The horror is not weak. It's non-existent. There's not a single trace of it in this anime. |
| Horror is weak indeed, people saying they were creeped out are overexaggerating... that being said, it was clear from the beggining this serie isn't about fear, but just the supernatural aspect, and I can't really assure it will get better or not in the narrative and writing aspects, so I'm gonna keep watching for now. But yeah, this isn't scary at all; manga readers should stop trying to convince people "it will get really creepy later" |
| honestly for now it's not even worthy of being called horror, but we're only at 3rd episode. I guess we just have to wait and see what happens |
| horror is weak. but if you watch it past midnight it can get a little scary and creepy especially if you need to go take a piss at 2am. it's still the start though, maybe it gets scarier. seems like they will go for more ghost hunting now and it is safe to say the level of ghosts will increase too as they need army of strong spirits to fight the ultimate evil momma eating spirt. |
TsutanaiFuunJul 24, 2023 10:13 AM
 The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama. Feeling half happy, half sad. Kawaii waifus and precious best girls <3333 |
Rhapsody- said: I was absolutely creeped out by the girl, but now they've made it clear she's not bad, so... that's kind of less interesting, but it's still a good show.Horror is weak indeed, people saying they were creeped out are overexaggerating... that being said, it was clear from the beggining this serie isn't about fear, but just the supernatural aspect, and I can't really assure it will get better or not in the narrative and writing aspects, so I'm gonna keep watching for now. But yeah, this isn't scary at all; manga readers should stop trying to convince people "it will get really creepy later" |
| If you reply back to me and I never respond, I lost interest and don't care. Sorry about that. |
| It gets pretty eerie at times, and I haven't felt that way with an anime for a while. Also, Bayraktar has the worst case of tunnel vision I've seen on this site, and that's saying something. It's always "this is how it should be, everything else is wrong", endless comparisons to Monogatari, Konosuba, blah blah blah. Insta skip his reviews now, cause it's always the same old shit, whether I liked the anime or not. |
GakutoDeathGlareJul 24, 2023 3:21 PM
| Well, I personally don't find it scary at all, but I'm almost certainly not the right person to judge. I got overexposed/overindulged in horror from a very early age so grew quite desensitized to it in nearly all forms and varieties a long time ago. It remains one of my favorite genres and I have seen an absolute fuckton of it, but there are maybe 8 - 10 live action horror films out of many hundreds seen which actually genuinely scare me in that real, true, visceral sense of physiologically feeling tension and apprehension or thinking back to moments from it or ideas stemming from it even after watching when in a dark quiet area alone or at night at home and actually feeling residual unease or looking over your shoulder. Yeah, there's probably only 8 - 10 live action horror films out of 1,000 which have done so and produce that effect for me. And out of all anime, it's only (individual scenes and concepts from) Higurashi season one. But to me, and with this experience, I also don't judge a horror series or film based on whether it personally viscerally scares me or not. I find it kind of irrelevant. Because the purpose of a horror to me is the same as a media entry from any other genre, which is to explore different ideas and tell an amazing story. |
WatchTillTandavaJul 24, 2023 5:19 PM
| The horror isnt just weak,its non-existent. |
| Considering the lack of horror anime in general, it's better than nothing. |
| bold claim. time will tell. |
The_Golden_Fairy said: Higurashi is legit terrifying though, just thinking about some sequences of Act 2 and 4 makes me shiver...It's not meant to be horror in a scary way. It's more meant to just be generally unsettling and creepy. Think Higurashi - When They Cry. Horror in anime is not really the same as western horror films. |
| Deep dark fantasies |
| I think I'll drop the anime but give the manga a shot. It could be the anime's dull directing choices. |
Floral_soapAug 1, 2023 5:21 PM
| Well hello everyone. What's a Bayraktar? Is it impressive? As I said over in my other thread, as of now, the creepiest part of Dark Gathering is the people. Asking "is this scary enough" is really a category error at this point; that's not the type of question to ask. Let the damn thing do what it is doing, and stop trying to shove it into naive entertainment boxes. That said, given how competently Dark Gathering has been executed so far, I agree entirely with the manga readers (though I am not one): This will get scarier, and creepier. We already know we're getting 25 (26? I don't remember) episodes. Lightning and thunder require time; the light of the stars requires time. |
| I love him who is ashamed when the dice fall in his favour and who then asks: Am I then a cheat? – for he wants to perish. |
| I feel like the series hasnt exactly been trying all that hard so far but I'll at least give it this, the image of the cursed hands being a bunch of white veins protruding all over the hand legitimately unnerves me and I found the image really gross in a effective way. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| It's giving you the chills once you catch up with the meta. |
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JizzyHitler said: I feel like the series hasnt exactly been trying all that hard so far but I'll at least give it this, the image of the cursed hands being a bunch of white veins protruding all over the hand legitimately unnerves me and I found the image really gross in a effective way. your reading it right. Right now we literally are on chapter 5 they've only been covering a chapter per episode as well as adding a few filler bits that weren't in the manga. the series is still setting up the world we've not even been introduced to the fourth major character yet which i'm sure you've seen in the opening. mangas currently on Chapter 51 also I will say this series isn't built on the idea of cheep jump scares it's more body horror and psychological horror. manga never really puts in a BOO gotcha moment. |
GrimAtramentAug 7, 2023 10:00 PM
| "among monsters and humans, there are only two types. Those who undergo suffering and spread it to others. And those who undergo suffering and avoid giving it to others." -Alice “Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty.” David Hume “Evil is created when someone gives up on someone else. It appears when everyone gives up on someone as a lost cause and removes their path to salvation. Once they are cut off from everyone else, they become evil.” -Othinus  |
| Episode 8 of Dark Gathering, when they encounter the Brain Ghost, Is I think Very Scary. If there are more of those type of Ghost that would be great! |
Reply to RjtheGreat14
Episode 8 of Dark Gathering, when they encounter the Brain Ghost, Is I think Very Scary. If there are more of those type of Ghost that would be great!
| @RjtheGreat14 We get ghosts that are way worse, this is still a bit light compared to what's to come. |
Reply to CrimsonTome
@RjtheGreat14 We get ghosts that are way worse, this is still a bit light compared to what's to come.
| @CrimsonTome Yow, I just read the manga, Damn the Ghost in the next arc are really Fucked! Especially The "Meat Ball Ghost" |
Reply to RjtheGreat14
@CrimsonTome Yow, I just read the manga, Damn the Ghost in the next arc are really Fucked! Especially The "Meat Ball Ghost"
| @RjtheGreat14 I'm honestly just waiting for annunciation house to see people's reactions to it lol |
| Of course it's not scary. Drawings will never be as scary as realistic CGI and practical effects from live action movies. |
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| Aha, anime onlies. Get ready. Ep 9 is just a taste of what is to come. |
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update from ep 17 and a non manga reader, it's still not scary
| @nicissad Duh, horror anime is never scary my guy. What Dark Gathering does right is making things creepy, and, of course, darker. Plus, the plot thickens. |
Reply to officialniccage
@CrimsonTome its not creepy either. im bored while watching it, if it keeps going on like this in the next 8 eps there's no way im gonna be tuning in for next season.
| @nicissad Then the problem is not the show but you my man. It just didn't suit your taste, easy as that. |
Reply to bastek66
Of course it's not scary. Drawings will never be as scary as realistic CGI and practical effects from live action movies.
| @bastek66 as a police officer i can say REAL horror can not be found in anime/movies/serials/games and not in "realistic CGI and practical effects from live action movies" - it exists in real life only. anyways i've mentioned it in ep discussion topics earlier that DG is much more like a comedy/parody to "horror", and after watching latest ep i do confirm this again. |
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