DARLING in the FRANXX
overview
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.reviews
outstanding and enthralling. unbelievable amounts of problematic things that almost ruined the show for me at the start(1-10), but nonetheless just a really beautiful work of art.
edit: also actual plot explanation pretty weak, honestly i just like the interpersonal stuff with 02, really fun character. rewatch: idrk what i was talking about before, the show isn't very good, but is also simultaneously captivating and i feel strong things engaging with it. episodes 13-16 are incredibly enjoyable, and the rest is kinda take it or leave it. zero two is not really an interesting character at all really, and the personality shift is drastic and continual, its very difficult to get a handle on things. which of course in some ways is great, noncommittal to a static identity is a virtue, but the changes don't feel significant. the show has interesting humanist anthropology vibes that i haven't seen in other anime.
edit: also actual plot explanation pretty weak, honestly i just like the interpersonal stuff with 02, really fun character. rewatch: idrk what i was talking about before, the show isn't very good, but is also simultaneously captivating and i feel strong things engaging with it. episodes 13-16 are incredibly enjoyable, and the rest is kinda take it or leave it. zero two is not really an interesting character at all really, and the personality shift is drastic and continual, its very difficult to get a handle on things. which of course in some ways is great, noncommittal to a static identity is a virtue, but the changes don't feel significant. the show has interesting humanist anthropology vibes that i haven't seen in other anime.
