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 and co-produced by and  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 a military city known as Plantation, where children are bred 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 after failing one of his tests, his resulting emotional stress leaves him unable to pilot a FRANXX, making him lose any desire he had 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

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: Jian