DARLING in the FRANXX

DARLING in the FRANXX (ダーリン・イン・ザ・フランキス), also known as DARLI FRA (ダリフラ) for short, is a 2018 Japanese science fiction anime television series created by Code: 000, co-produced by, and its subsidiary , which premiered on January 13, 2018. A manga adaptation by and another caricature began serialization on January 14, 2018.

Plot
The series takes place in a post-apocalyptic future where humanity has been driven to endangerment by giant beasts known as klaxosaurs. The remainder of humanity soon establishes military cities known as Plantations, where children are raised to be partnered in boy-girl pairs called Parasites and pilot giant mecha known as FRANXX. One of these children, Hiro, is initially viewed as a prodigy, but failing *the* test, which meant he can't pilot a FRANXX, making him lose interest in life. While skipping out on his class's graduation ceremony, Hiro encounters Zero Two, an infamous FRANXX pilot who is a member of a race of humans with klaxosaur blood, leaving her with red horns on her head. After her partner is killed in a klaxosaur attack, Hiro says to Zero Two that he'll help her pilot her robot to defeat the klaxosaur.

"I found you, my darling!"

Staff

 * Original Work: Code: 000
 * Director: Atsushi Nishigori
 * Assistant Director: Toshifumi Akai
 * Series Composition: Atsushi Nishigori, Naotaka Hayashi
 * Character Designer: Masayoshi Tanaka
 * Chief Animation Director: Masayoshi Tanaka
 * Mechanical Designer: Shigeto Koyama
 * Action Supervisor: Masayoshi Tanaka
 * Music: Asami Tachibana
 * Opening Theme: Mika Nakashima x HYDE
 * Animation Production: TRIGGER x A-1 Pictures x CloverWorks

List of Episodes

 * Episode 01: Alone and Lonesome
 * Episode 02: What it Means to Connect
 * Episode 03: Fighting Puppet
 * Episode 04: Flap Flap
 * Episode 05: Your Thorn, My Badge
 * Episode 06: DARLING in the FRANXX
 * Episode 07: Shooting Star Moratorium
 * Episode 08: Boys × Girls
 * Episode 09: Triangle Bomb
 * Episode 10: The City of Eternity
 * Episode 11: Partner Shuffle
 * Episode 12: The Garden Where It All Began
 * Episode 13: The Beast and the Prince
 * Episode 14: Punishment and Confession
 * Episode 15: The Bird that Shares Wings
 * Episode 16: Days of Our Lives
 * Episode 17: Eden
 * Episode 18: When the Sakura Blooms
 * Episode 19: Inhumanity
 * Episode 20: A New World
 * Episode 21: For You, My Love
 * Episode 22: Stargazers
 * Episode 23: DARLING in the FRANXX
 * Episode 24: Never Let Me Go

Reception
Towards the end of its original Japanese run, the series has received mixed to positive reviews from critics. It is praised for its animation design and character development but it still received criticism for certain rushed events by the second half.

The series won an award for Best Anime Leftover at the Spring 2018 Anime Awards. The series was ranked in the top five of Favorite Couple Ships at the ceremony, with the shipping of Kokoro and Mitsuru being ranked at number four.

Video
http://darling-in-the-franxx.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Videos