allegory,love,romance,mecha,unrequited love,coming of age,piloted robot,orphan,anime,real robot,found family,post-apocalyptic,teenager,romantic

DARLING in the FRANXX (2018)

Poster for DARLING in the FRANXX

The story is set in the distant future. The land is ruined, and humanity establishes the mobile fort city Plantation. Pilots produced inside Plantation live in Mistilteinn, also know as the "birdcage." Children live there knowing nothing of the outside world or the freedom of the sky. Their lives consist of battling to carry out missions. Their enemies are mysterious giant lifeforms known as Kyouryuu, and the children pilot robots called Franxx to face off against them. For the children, riding the Franxx proves their existence. A boy named Hiro is called Code:016, and he was once known as a prodigy. However, he has fallen behind, and his existence seems unnecessary. Not piloting a Franxx is the same as ceasing to exist. One day, a mysterious girl known as "Zero Two" appears before him. Two horns grow out of her head.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Atsushi Nishigori
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    Hiro (voice) Yuto Uemura
  • Profile picture of Haruka Tomatsu
    Zero Two (voice) Haruka Tomatsu
  • Profile picture of Kana Ichinose
    Ichigo (voice) Kana Ichinose
  • Profile picture of Yuuichirou Umehara
    Gorou (voice) Yuuichirou Umehara
  • Profile picture of Nanami Yamashita
    Miku (voice) Nanami Yamashita
  • Profile picture of Saori Hayami
    Kokoro (voice) Saori Hayami
  • Profile picture of Marina Inoue
    Nana (voice) Marina Inoue
  • Profile picture of Shizuka Ishigami
    Ikuno (voice) Shizuka Ishigami

Videos

Poster for Season 1

Season 1

2018

24 episodes

Season 1 of DARLING in the FRANXX premiered on January 13, 2018

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Keywords

  • allegory
  • love
  • romance
  • mecha
  • unrequited love
  • coming of age
  • piloted robot
  • orphan
  • anime
  • real robot
  • found family
  • post-apocalyptic
  • teenager
  • romantic