A new horror visual has also been unveiled.
The second season of the Dark Gathering TV anime has been confirmed to air in 2027.
According to the official announcement, Season 2 will shift the setting to Kyoto and will adapt the “Journey to Kyoto” arc from Volume 9 of the original manga, beginning with Chapter 34.
Who are the cast and staff for Dark Gathering Season 2?
The main cast are:
- Yu Shinohara as Yayoi Hozuki
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Keitaro Gentoga
- Kana Hanazawa as Eiko Hozuki
- Rina Kawaguchi as Ai Kamiyo
- Yoshihiro Nakamura as Narration
While the staff are:
- Original Work: Kenichi Kondo
- Director: Hiroshi Ikehata
- Series Composition: Shigeru Murakoshi
- Character Design: Yuri Ichinose
- Production Studio: OLM
What is Dark Gathering about?
Dark Gathering is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenichi Kondo. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine since March 2019.
An anime television series adaptation by OLM aired from July to December 2023. The second season has been confirmed to air in 2027 and will shift the story to Kyoto, adapting the “Journey to Kyoto” arc from Volume 9 of the original manga.
The manga's latest Chapter 83 is featured in the October extra-large issue of Jump SQ., which went on sale on 4 September, 2026.
MyAnimeList describes the plot of Season 1 as:
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.