Darling in the Franxx

A lush, emotionally charged mecha drama that blends dystopian worldbuilding with a tender, tragic romance.

Created by

Atsushi Nishigori, Takahiro Harada

Genres

Animation, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy

Starring

Yuto Uemura, Haruka Tomatsu, Kana Ichinose

Overview

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.”

How it feels

Melancholic, romantic, tense and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, love, coming-of-age, isolation

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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