DARLING in the FRANXX

I found a lot to relate to regarding many of the characters of this series, though not quite to as an extreme extent of course, and it's shown me what I'd be throwing away if I just squandered my youth in some half hearted pursuit of truth. Simply put, it is very much centered on character development and the drama's involved. Story aside, all else is either bonus or complimentary content. And the story is great, full of twists and details, as well as some interesting world-building choices that reflect some concerns we have today, though it's usually more of a brush through concept exploration rather than a highly detailed realistic depiction of how it would actually work out, but I still find quite a few of them fascinating. In other words, interesting concepts, but not much fuss about the details. If you're here for the mech battles though, like I said earlier, they primarily exist as another aspect of character development, everything from physics to battle tactics thrown out the window in favor of this. I mean mechs aren't the most viable option for a realistic military in the first place (Isaac Arthur has several videos on this), but this show takes the cake. I doubt you're just here for the mech battles, but if so, your time is better spent elsewhere. That being said, if you enjoy intensely interesting character development and heart wrenching plots, this is a must watch!

I came here for mechs, but stayed for the relationships. Great series. Maybe as a grown married man it hits different, but this was such good story telling. What we do for love.

The last few episodes may be a huge cluster F***, but at least getting there was a great plot driven ride.