DARLING in the FRANXX (2018)

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TMDb8.51/10· 2K votes

About DARLING in the FRANXX

The distant future: Humanity established the mobile fort city, Plantation, upon the ruined wasteland. Within the city were pilot quarters, Mistilteinn, otherwise known as the “Birdcage.” That is where the children live... Their only mission in life was the fight. Their enemies are the mysterious giant organisms known as Kyoryu. The children operate robots known as FRANXX in order to face these still unseen enemies. Among them was a boy who was once called a child prodigy: Code number 016, Hiro. One day, a mysterious girl called Zero Two appears in front of Hiro. “I’ve found you, my Darling.”

Cast of DARLING in the FRANXX

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  Yuto Uemura

  as Hiro (voice)

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  Haruka Tomatsu

  as Zero Two (voice)

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  Kana Ichinose

  as Ichigo (voice)

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  Yuuichirou Umehara

  as Gorou (voice)

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  Nanami Yamashita

  as Miku (voice)

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  Saori Hayami

  as Kokoro (voice)

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  Marina Inoue

  as Nana (voice)

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  Shizuka Ishigami

  as Ikuno (voice)

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  Mutsumi Tamura

  as Zorome (voice)

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  Aoi Ichikawa

  as Mitsuru (voice)

Our take on DARLING in the FRANXX

This 2018 mecha anime sends paired teen pilots to fight monstrous threats in a bleak future, using their bond — and their feelings — to power giant robots. Stylish and emotionally charged, it pairs spectacular action with a story about intimacy, identity and what it means to connect. If its mecha drama and aching romance hooked you, seek out emotional mecha anime where giant battles mask very human longing.