History YMMV / DarkGathering

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: ''Dark Gathering'' is published in a shonen magazine, features plenty of zany comedy, {{Mon}} battles between ghosts, and a KidHero with a rather cartoony character design. With all of that being said, ''Dark Gathering'' will repeatedly go out of its way to remind the reader that it is '''still''' a horror manga first and foremost, with all of the gore, brutal violence, BodyHorror, [[OurGhostsAreDifferent hellish abominations]], and (at times) sexual violence that one would expect from the genre.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Although ''Dark Gathering'' is published in a shonen magazine and features plenty of zany comedy, it's '''very''' much a horror manga first and foremost. While the protagonists are [[LovecraftLite by no means helpless]], the series still has all of the gore, brutal violence, BodyHorror, and otherworldly monstrosities that one would expect from the genre. And that's not even getting into how messed up some of the ghosts' backstories are.

** The ''entire'' Annunciation House arc is practically squick incarnate. Eiko subjected to copious amounts of WombHorror with Angel, the ghost who Yayoi and Eiko conflict with, being a [[FetusTerrible giant deformed fetus]]. The real kicker though is Angel's backstory in which [[spoiler:Saki '''rapes her father''', has him impregnate her, and [[HumanSacrifice sacrifices the child]] to allow its body to become a host for Angel]].

** The ''entire'' Annunciation House arc is practically squick incarnate. Eiko subjected to copious amounts of WombHorror with Angel, the ghost who Yayoi and Eiko conflict with, being a [[FetusTerrible giant deformed fetus]]. The real kicker though is Angel's backstory in which [[spoiler:Saki '''rapes her father''', has him impregnate her, and [[HumanSacrifice sacrifices the child]] to allow its body to become a host for Angel.]].

** The ''entire'' Annunciation House arc is practically squick incarnate, in no small part because WombHorror is featured as the main focus and because of Angel's backstory in which [[spoiler:Saki '''rapes her father''', has him impregnate her, and [[HumanSacrifice sacrifices the child]] to allow its body to become a host for Angel.]].

** The ''entire'' Annunciation House arc is practically squick incarnate, in no small part because WombHorror is featured as the main focus and because of Angel's backstory in which [[spoiler:Saki '''rapes her father''']].

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Although ''Dark Gathering'' is published in a shonen magazine and features plenty of zany comedy, it's '''very''' much a horror manga first and foremost. While the protagonists are [[LovecraftLite by no means helpless]], the series still has all of the gore, brutal violence, BodyHorror, and otherworldly monstrosities that one would expect from the genre. And that's not even getting into how messed up some the ghosts' backstories are.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Although ''Dark Gathering'' is published in a shonen magazine and features plenty of zany comedy, it's '''very''' much a horror manga first and foremost. While the protagonists are [[LovecraftLite by no means helpless]], the series still has all of the gore, brutal violence, BodyHorror, and otherworldly monstrosities that one would expect from the genre.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Although ''Dark Gathering'' is published in a shonen magazine and features plenty of zany comedy, it's still '''very''' much a horror manga first and foremost. While the protagonists are [[LovecraftLite by no means helpless]], the series still has all of the gore, brutal violence, BodyHorror, and otherworldly monstrosities that one would expect from the genre.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Although ''Dark Gathering'' is published in a shonen magazine and features plenty of zany comedy, it's still '''very''' much a horror manga first and foremost. While the protagonists are [[LovecraftLite by no means helpless]], the series still has all of the gore, brutal violence, and otherworldly monstrosities that one would expect from the genre.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Although ''Dark Gathering'' is published in a shonen magazine and features plenty of zany comedy, it's still '''very''' much a horror manga first and foremost. While the protagonists are by no means helpless and manage to defeat most of the evil spirits they come across, the series still has all of the gore, brutal violence, and otherworldly monstrosities that one would expect from the genre.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Although ''Dark Gathering'' is published in a shonen magazine and features plenty of zany comedy, it's still '''very''' much a horror manga first and foremost. While the series makes a point of showing that the evil spirits can be combatted, it still has all of the gore, brutal violence, and otherworldly monstrosities that one would expect from the genre.

* MoralEventHorizon: Yayoi was nearly forced to pass this due to having to choose between her family and innocent bystanders; she was willing to allow the latter to die to save the former.
* {{Narm}}: Several ghosts' backstories are so completely, melodramatically depressing that it's hard to take them seriously.
* NotBadassEnoughForFans: A common complaint about Keitarou.
* {{Woolseyism}}: One fan translation replaced the first example of Yayoi's {{Catchphrase}} with her singing the ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'' song. It was not what the original text said, which is why the official translation just had the catchphrase. Unfortunately, it was also very funny and set the [[LovecraftLite tone]] of the series perfectly.

* MoralEventHorizon: Yayoi was nearly forced to pass this due to having to choose between her family and innocent bystanders, and she was willing to allow the latter to die to save the former.