List of Darling in the Franxx episodes

List of Darling in the Franxx episodes
The logo of Darling in the Franxx.
Starring
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkTokyo MX, GYT, GTV, BS11, ABC, Mētele, HOME, BSS, BBC, AT-X[2]
Original releaseJanuary 13 (2018-01-13) –
July 7, 2018 (2018-07-07)

Darling in the Franxx (Japanese: ダーリン・イン・ザ・フランキス, Hepburn: Dārin In Za Furankisu) is a 24-episode anime series co-produced by A-1 Pictures, Trigger, and CloverWorks. It was directed by Atsushi Nishigori, with Nishigori and Naotaka Hayashi handling series composition, Masayoshi Tanaka providing the character designs, Shigeto Koyama acting as mechanical designer, Hiroyuki Imaishi serving as action animation director and Asami Tachibana composing the music.[3][4] The streaming service Crunchyroll internationally simulcast the series, with Aniplus Asia simulcasting the series in Southeast Asia. Service partner Funimation began the dubbed release of the series in February 2018.[5][6]

Darling in the Franxx is set in a dystopian future where children are artificially created and indoctrinated solely to defend the remnants of civilization. The story follows a squad of ten pilots, particularly focusing on the partnership between Hiro, a former prodigy, and Zero Two, a hybrid human and elite pilot who aspires to become entirely human.

The opening theme song, titled "Kiss of Death", is sung by Mika Nakashima and produced by Hyde,[7] while the several ending themes, titled "Torikago" (トリカゴ) (ep 1–6), "Manatsu no Setsuna" (真夏のセツナ) (ep 7), "Beautiful World" (ep 8–12, 14), "Hitori" (ひとり) (ep 13), "Escape" (ep 16–20), and "Darling" (ep 21–23), are performed by XX:me (read as "Kiss Me"), a unit consisting of the series' main female casts—Haruka Tomatsu (Zero Two), Kana Ichinose (Ichigo), Nanami Yamashita (Miku), Saori Hayami (Kokoro), and Shizuka Ishigami (Ikuno).[8] Crunchyroll is simulcasting the series, while Funimation is streaming it with an English dub.[9] Aniplus Asia is simulcasting the series in South East Asia.[10]

  1. ^ "ゴロー役 キャスト変更のお知らせ" [Goro's character voice changement notification]. darli-fra.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  2. ^ "On Air". Darling in the Franxx Official Website (in Japanese). December 28, 2017. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Studio Trigger, A-1 Pictures' DARLING in the FRANKXX Anime Reveals Video, Visual, Staff". Anime News Network. July 5, 2017. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "DARLING in the FRANXX Anime's Promo Video, TV Ads Streamed". Anime News Network. November 8, 2017. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "Funimation Announces Start of DARLING in the FRANXX SimulDub". Twitter. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  6. ^ "Crunchyroll Announces Winter 2018 Simulcast License Acquisitions". Crunchyroll. January 8, 2018. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "DARLING in the FRANXX Anime Reveals January 13 Premiere, Opening Theme Song". Anime News Network. December 13, 2017. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  8. ^ "Music". darli-fra.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  9. ^ "Crunchyroll, Funimation Announce 7 Anime for Winter 2018 Simulcast Season". Anime News Network. December 14, 2017. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  10. ^ "ANIPLUS Asia to Simulcast DARLING in the FRANXX". Anime News Network. January 14, 2018. Archived from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.


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