DARLING in the FRANXX

2018

4.8

211 reviews

TV-14

Rating

Eligible

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DARLING in the FRANXX, Pt. 1 episodes (12)

1 Alone and Lonesome

1/11/18

Season-only

The land has fallen into ruin, and children represent the last hope for humanity. One of them, Hiro, fails to live up to that purpose and plans to walk away from it all until he meets a girl with horns.

2 What It Means to Connect

1/18/18

Season-only

The parasites struggle to come to terms with Hiro being the one who piloted Strelitzia. Even Hiro can't really believe it himself. Things come to a head when he's ordered to participate in a mock battle.

3 Fighting Puppet

1/25/18

Season-only

After their failure in the startup trial, things are awkward between Ichigo and Hiro, who decides to ask to ride with Zero Two again.

4 Flap Flap

2/1/18

Season-only

With the squad still feeling the aftershocks of the previous mission, things come to a head as the leaders run out of patience and decide to summon Strelitzia back to the front lines.

5 Your Thorn, My Badge

2/8/18

Season-only

It's time for Plantations 13 and 26 to start kissing, and the squad prepares for the huge battle this will cause. Everyone also has to get used to Hiro being Zero Two's partner.

6 DARLING in the FRANXX

2/15/18

Season-only

Ichigo, Goro, and the rest of Squad 13 engage in a battle far more dangerous than any they've fought before, all while having their mind preyed on by the fact that this will be Hiro's third ride with Zero Two.

7 Shooting Star Moratorium

2/22/18

Season-only

Squad 13 is given a much-needed break after defending the kissing plantations in a fierce battle. They head to an unexpected location and find something even more unexpected.

8 Boys x Girls

3/1/18

Season-only

The boys get caught in a compromising situation, causing a rift within Squad 13. Will they be able to bridge this divide? And how will Zero Two react to the most human of spats?

9 Triangle Bomb

3/8/18

Season-only

Soon after Goro becomes keenly aware of his feelings, he is put in a perilous situation. How will he and Ichigo respond in this do-or-die scenario?

10 The City of Eternity

3/15/18

Season-only

APE decide to give Squad 13 a reward in order to accelerate their development. The ceremony is held in a place Zorome has always dreamed of living in, and there he meets someone he has always wanted to meet.

11 Partner Shuffle

3/22/18

Season-only

Squad 13's growth has been remarkable, but Chlorophytum's score keeps going down. With this in mind, Nana and Hachi propose a partner shuffle, which finds an unexpected taker.

12 The Garden Where It All Began

3/29/18

Season-only

Squad 13 heads back to the Garden for testing, with Zero Two's emotional state worsening by the day. They run into Nine Alpha, who offers some insight about her, but the most revealing words come straight Zero Two herself.

About this show

In a desolate future, children are kept away from the outside world, away from the open sky. Locked away in Mistilteinn, aka the ‘birdcage’, they live only to pilot giant mechs known as FranXX. Hiro was once a prodigy but after falling behind, he’s become unnecessary. After all, not piloting a FranXX is the same as not existing. But everything changes when he meets Zero Two, the girl with horns.

Ratings and reviews

4.8

211 reviews

Polaris Raven

May 26, 2020

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!

42 people found this review helpful

Teflon Sage

December 15, 2021

I just finshed this and im in that dark pot of sadness. Such an amazing show now finished and kinda just lost in what to watch next. Plot was a bit lackluster but the true purpose of this show is captivated so well, how you can be set on a path by adults that tell you it's only one way but to question everything is the human nature, to not be alone is also human nature. The character development is 10/10. Zero two is top tier wifu.

Sky_Line HQ

July 17, 2021

Ok ive watched this has great story line, Awsome characters and i got almosted cryed cuz it ended 😭😭 Great Anime if u dont like plz dont hate on it.. It wont help you but 100% would Recomened to watch