Dark Gathering

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I'm so sad to see that there aren't many people who know about this manga but this review will be for those who happen to stumble across this page and are wondering if they should pick up. Answer: YOU TOTALLY SHOULD

Dark Gathering might be one of my favorite hidden gems I've found in a while. If you are looking for an action occult manga like jujutsu kaisen and still have the sour/disappointing taste of phantom seer in your mouth I HIGHLY rec. starting this manga. The fun twist is that non of the main characters actually have 'super powers' its all done within the rules ... of this world and nothing is ever pulled out of the ass which just makes it so much more enjoyable. No power of friendship, no random power ups, the occult side stuff is actually horrifying at times (especially the main characters main curse/fear which is actually terrifying) it real shows that this is a true HORRER manga.

Story and Characters: 10 Yo I love our 3/4 main cast of characters, I love how likable and complex they all are. We got our very progression driven main character who is a ghost magnet but has personality problems which surprisingly don't get grating as he is constantly trying to improve making him a lovable, wholesome goof ball just trying to make his way through his horrible life. We got the ghost torturing 20 yr old loli who has a super interesting character design as screams that "I'm an expert don't question me attitude". AND WE HAVE THE BEST CHARCTER of best girl who is just the best (read to find out (>‿◠), but no really I love Eiko's whole character as it gives so much more character to the story as a whole as I feel the duo main ghost people would get stale on their own. Having a character who serves so many roles as the love interest, outside perspective, extremely capaple, etc. is just so impressive.
Art: 9 The art is good, all the ghost designs are extremely creepy and I love how they portray ghost capturing, focusing a lot on the voodoo aspect as well as their physical designs. What helps is that for the 'main' ghosts they love to hint at their designs which makes for a lot of interesting reflection shots, etc.
Enjoyment and Overall: 9 ITS SO GOOD BUT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF CHAPTERS BUT I STILL RECCOMEND IT BECUASE ITS SO GOSH DARN FUN, its not perfect and it seems to be going towards a somewhat fast story maybe 50 or so 50pg chapters its feeliing like but its still got good pacing so get on the train boys.

Dark Gathering unlike most other horror manga starts off very strong and keeps the reader on their toes through each chapter. There's rarely any big cliffhangers at the end of each chapter as is the trope with most manga these days and each chapter averaging 40 pages leads to a satisfactory conclusion but still wants one to keep reading that next chapter. Dark Gathering has good art and I mean VERY good art combined with grotesque horror that sends chills down your spine. The ghosts are pretty well designed. Most of the stronger ghosts have their own backstory so you can kinda sympathize with how ... they turned into such monstrosity. The manga calls them "ghosts" but they are basically man eating monsters that will kill anyone who encounters them. The story is pretty simple. The plot revolves around our main trio who have to go around hunting ghosts and capture them in order to defeat a certain ghost and free our main characters from their curse. The characters seem well written so far. Give the frst 4 chapters of the manga a try. I don't really write reviews but seeing that there's not many reviews I am compelled to write one for this gem.