Darling in the FranXX
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In the distant future, humanity has been driven to near-extinction by giant beasts known as Klaxosaurs, forcing the surviving humans to take refuge in massive fortress cities called Plantations. Children raised here are trained to pilot giant mechas known as FranXX—the only weapons known to be effective against the Klaxosaurs—in boy-girl pairs. Bred for the sole purpose of piloting these machines, these children know nothing of the outside world and are only able to prove their existence by defending their race. Hiro, an aspiring FranXX pilot, has lost his motivation and self-confidence after failing an aptitude test. Skipping out on his class' graduation ceremony, Hiro retreats to a forest lake, where he encounters a mysterious girl with two horns growing out of her head. She introduces herself by her codename Zero Two, which is known to belong to an infamous FranXX pilot known as the "Partner Killer." Before Hiro can digest the encounter, the Plantation is rocked by a sudden Klaxosaur attack. Zero Two engages the creature in her FranXX, but it is heavily damaged in the skirmish and crashes near Hiro. Finding her partner dead, Zero Two invites Hiro to pilot the mecha with her, and the duo easily defeats the Klaxosaur in the ensuing fight. With a new partner by his side, Hiro has been given a chance at redemption for his past failures, but at what cost? [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Information
English: DARLING in the FRANXX
Japanese: ダーリン・イン・ザ・フランキス
Synonyms:
Type: TV
Episodes: 24
Status: Completed
Aired: Jan 13, 2018 to Jul 7, 2018
Season: winter
Broadcast: Saturdays at 23:30 (JST)
Producers: Aniplex, Khara, Movic, Ultra Super Pictures, Lucent Pictures Entertainment, Tokyo MX, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Asahi Broadcasting, BS11, Lawson, ABC Animation, Rialto Entertainment
Licensors: Funimation
Studios: A-1 Pictures, Trigger, CloverWorks
Source: Original
Genres: Action, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Themes: Mecha
Demographics:
Duration: 24 min per ep
Rating: PG-13 – Teens 13 or older
Resolution: 480p, 720p, 1080p
Type: Dual Audio, BD
Characters & Voice Actors
Futoshi – Gotou, Hiroki
Gorou – Umehara, Yuuichirou
Hiro – Uemura, Yuuto
Ichigo – Ichinose, Kana
Staff
Cook, Justin – Producer
Fukushima, Yuuichi – Producer
Kamagata, Eiichi – Producer
Kobayashi, Hiroyasu – Producer
Theme Songs
OP1: “KISS OF DEATH” by Mika Nakashima x Hyde
ED1: 1: “Torikago (トリカゴ)” by XX:me (Kiss Me; キス・ミー) [Zero Two (Haruka Tomatsu), Ichigo (Kana Ichinose), Miku (Nanami Yamashita), Kokoro (Saori Hayami), Ikuno (Shizuka Ishigami)] (eps 1-6)
ED2: 2: “Manatsu no Setsuna (真夏のセツナ)” by XX:me (Kiss Me; キス・ミー) [Zero Two (Haruka Tomatsu), Ichigo (Kana Ichinose), Miku (Nanami Yamashita), Kokoro (Saori Hayami), Ikuno (Shizuka Ishigami)] (eps 7)
ED3: 3: “Beautiful World” by XX:me (Kiss Me; キス・ミー) [Zero Two (Haruka Tomatsu), Ichigo (Kana Ichinose), Miku (Nanami Yamashita), Kokoro (Saori Hayami), Ikuno (Shizuka Ishigami)] (eps 8-12, 14)
ED4: 4: “Hitori (ひとり)” by XX:me (Kiss Me; キス・ミー) [Zero Two (Haruka Tomatsu), Ichigo (Kana Ichinose), Miku (Nanami Yamashita), Kokoro (Saori Hayami), Ikuno (Shizuka Ishigami)] (eps 13)
ED5: 5: “KISS OF DEATH” by Mika Nakashima x Hyde (eps 15)
ED6: 6: “Escape” by XX:me (Kiss Me; キス・ミー) [Zero Two (Haruka Tomatsu), Ichigo (Kana Ichinose), Miku (Nanami Yamashita), Kokoro (Saori Hayami), Ikuno (Shizuka Ishigami)] (eps 16-19)
ED7: 7: “Darling” by XX:me (Kiss Me; キス・ミー) [Zero Two (Haruka Tomatsu), Ichigo (Kana Ichinose), Miku (Nanami Yamashita), Kokoro (Saori Hayami), Ikuno (Shizuka Ishigami)] (eps 20-23)
Episode List
1: Alone and Lonesome
2: What It Means to Connect
3: Fighting Puppet
4: Flap Flap
5: Your Thorn, My Badge
6: DARLING in the FRANXX
7: Shooting Star Moratorium
8: Boys x Girls
9: Triangle Bomb
10: The City of Eternity
11: Partner Shuffle
12: The Garden Where It All Began
13: The Beast and the Prince
14: Punishment and Confession
15: Jian
16: Days of Our Lives
17: Eden
18: When the Sakura Blooms
19: Inhumanity
20: A New World
21: For You, My Love
22: Stargazers
23: Darling in the FranXX
24: Never Let Me Go
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