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DARLING in the FRANXX
DARLING in the FRANXX
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DARLING in the FRANXX

8.5 / 10
2018
1 season
24 episodes
AnimationDramaSci-Fi & FantasyComedy

The distant future: Humanity established the mobile fort city, Plantation, upon the ruined wasteland. Within the city were pilot quarters, Mistilteinn, otherwise known as the “Birdcage.” That is where the children live... Their only mission in life was the fight. Their enemies are the mysterious giant organisms known as Kyoryu. The children operate robots known as FRANXX in order to face these still unseen enemies. Among them was a boy who was once called a child prodigy: Code number 016, Hiro. One day, a mysterious girl called Zero Two appears in front of Hiro. “I’ve found you, my Darling.”

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Cast

Yuto Uemura

Haruka Tomatsu

Kana Ichinose

Yuuichirou Umehara

Nanami Yamashita

Saori Hayami

Marina Inoue

Shizuka Ishigami

Mutsumi Tamura

Aoi Ichikawa

Hiroki Goto

Katsuyuki Konishi

Seasons

  • Alone and Lonesome

    1.Alone and Lonesome

    5.9
    13-01-201824m

    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 decides to walk away from it all.... until...

  • What It Means to Connect

    2.What It Means to Connect

    6.2
    20-01-201824m

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

  • Fighting Puppet

    3.Fighting Puppet

    6.8
    27-01-201824m

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

  • Flap Flap

    4.Flap Flap

    7.1
    03-02-201824m

    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 Strelizia back to the front line...

  • Your Thorn, My Badge

    5.Your Thorn, My Badge

    7.0
    09-02-201824m

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

  • DARLING in the FRANXX

    6.DARLING in the FRANXX

    6.6
    16-02-201824m

    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 Hir...

  • Shooting Star Moratorium

    7.Shooting Star Moratorium

    5.5
    23-02-201824m

    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

  • Boys x Girls

    8.Boys x Girls

    5.4
    02-03-201824m

    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?

  • Triangle Bomb

    9.Triangle Bomb

    7.2
    09-03-201824m

    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?

  • The City of Eternity

    10.The City of Eternity

    7.2
    16-03-201824m

    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...

  • Partner Shuffle

    11.Partner Shuffle

    7.0
    23-03-201824m

    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.

  • The Garden Where It All Began

    12.The Garden Where It All Began

    7.5
    30-03-201824m

    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 revea...

  • The Beast and the Prince

    13.The Beast and the Prince

    7.8
    06-04-201824m

    In the deepest, darkest parts of a forest lived a strong and beautiful beast princess. Beckoned by the moonlight, she wandered into a land of humans, and in the moonlit garden of a...

  • Punishment and Confession

    14.Punishment and Confession

    7.0
    14-04-201824m

    The information regarding Hiro's condition changes the entire dynamic of Squad 13, much to Zero Two's chagrin. She only wants to speak to Hiro, but people stand in her way one afte...

  • Jian

    15.Jian

    7.8
    20-04-201824m

    The fierce battle to take the Grand Crevasse begins, and Hiro is forced to watch from the sidelines. Zero Two may have left, but Squad 13 is still concerned about the way she fight...

  • Days of Our Lives

    16.Days of Our Lives

    5.0
    27-04-201824m

    The parasites' living situation has changed drastically after the battle for Gran Crevasse. Zero Two's attitude toward them seems to have changed drastically, too.

  • Eden

    17.Eden

    7.2
    11-05-201824m

    Having seized Gran Crevasse, emissaries are sent out to demand the surrender of the klaxosaurs' leader. Meanwhile, the Nines visit Squad 13, and there a shocking discovery is made.

  • When the Sakura Blooms

    18.When the Sakura Blooms

    5.0
    18-05-201824m

    Squad 13 is told they will be abandoning Mistilteinn soon, and they decide to go out with a bang by making one last memory of their lives there.

  • Inhumanity

    19.Inhumanity

    6.8
    25-05-201824m

    Dr. Franxx confronts the APE brass about what they did to Kokoro and Mitsuru, and their attitude makes him reflect on his past, the choices he and humanity made, and the path they...

  • A New World

    20.A New World

    7.2
    08-06-201824m

    Humanity's operation to wipe out the klaxosaurs once and for all begins, and APE sends Strelizia to take control of Star Entity, the enemy's biggest weapon. However, the klaxosaur...

  • For You, My Love

    21.For You, My Love

    7.2
    15-06-201824m

    There appears to be no escape from the impending destruction of Earth. But at the end of the world, Zero Two decides that she will keep her promise, no matter what.

  • Stargazers

    22.Stargazers

    7.0
    22-06-201824m

    Hiro is left shattered with an unresponsive Zero Two, and the children struggle to come to terms with the aftermath. Left all alone to battle for their survival, what path will the...

  • DARLING in the FRANXX

    23.DARLING in the FRANXX

    7.0
    29-06-201824m

    The gang heads off to space to fight in what they believe to be the final battle. Meanwhile, Kokoro and Mitsuru stay behind to fight a battle of their own.

  • Never Let Me Go

    24.Never Let Me Go

    7.2
    06-07-201824m

    While Hiro and Zero Two head to VIRM's home planet to defeat them, the rest of Squad 13 do their best to get life on Earth back on track.

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