DARLING in the FRANXX (2019)
In a future world where humanity has been driven to endangerment by giant beasts, a strike force is assembled to destroy the monsters and save the world.
Cast: Yûto Uemura, Kana Ichinose, Nanami Yamashita, Saori Hayami, Shizuka Ishigami, Bryn Apprill, Leah Clark, Brittany Lauda, Matt Shipman, Jeannie Tirado, Haruka Tomatsu, Mutsumi Tamura, Aoi Ichikawa, Hiroki Gotô, Tia Lynn Ballard, Bryson Baugus, Ryan Reynolds, Blake Shepard, Austin Tindle, Katsuyuki Konishi, Yuichiro Umehara, Marina Inoue, Michelle Rojas, Eric Vale, Tesshô Genda, Nobuo Tobita, Christopher Sabat, Ken'yû Horiuchi, Sôma Saitô, Justin Briner, Kent Williams
Never Let Me Go
While Hiro and Zero Two head to VIRM's home planet to defeat them, the rest of Squad 13 do their best to get life on Earth back on track.
DARLING in the FRANXX
The gang heads off to space to fight in what they believe to be the final battle. Meanwhile, Kokoro and Mitsuru stay behind to fight a battle of their own.
Stargazers
Hiro is left shattered with an unresponsive Zero Two, and the children struggle to come to terms with the aftermath. Left all alone to battle for their survival, what path will they choose to take?
For You, My Love
There appears to be no escape from the impending destruction of Earth. But at the end of the world, Zero Two decides that she will keep her promise, no matter what.
A New World
Humanity's operation to wipe out the klaxosaurs once and for all begins, and APE sends Strelizia to take control of Star Entity, the enemy's biggest weapon. However, the klaxosaur princess has other ideas.
Inhumanity
Dr. Franxx confronts the APE brass about what they did to Kokoro and Mitsuru, and their attitude makes him reflect on his past, the choices he and humanity made, and the path they took.
When the Sakura Blooms
Squad 13 is told they will be abandoning Mistilteinn soon, and they decide to go out with a bang by making one last memory of their lives there.
Eden
Having seized Gran Crevasse, emissaries are sent out to demand the surrender of the klaxosaurs' leader. Meanwhile, the Nines visit Squad 13, and there a shocking discovery is made.
Days of Our Lives
After the battle at the Grand Crevasse, Squad 13 is left by themselves at the ruins of Plantation 13 on standby, with most of their services suspended except for a weekly deliver of supplies and no contact from Hachi and Nana and all, forcing the Parasites to do all the house chores by themselves.
Jian
The fierce battle to take the Grand Crevasse begins, and Hiro is forced to watch from the sidelines. Zero Two may have left, but Squad 13 is still concerned about the way she fights.
Punishment and Confession
After being fatally wounded, Hiro ends up in Hospital. He longs to see 002 again; meanwhile Ichigo has other ideas.
The Beast and the Prince
Hiro and Zero Two remember about their childhoods in the Garden; Hiro was a successful subject of the Parasite program who easily became friends with his peers, whereas Zero Two was an experimental subject with animal features continuously tormented to research her regenerative abilities, her only comfort being a picture book in her possession.
The Garden Where It All Began
Squad 13 heads back to the Garden for testing, with Zero Two's emotional state worsening by the day. They run into Nine Alpha, who offers some insight about her, but the most revealing words come straight from the horse's mouth.
Partner Shuffle
Squad 13's growth has been remarkable, but Chlorophytum's score keeps going down. With this in mind, Nana and Hachi propose a partner shuffle, which finds an unexpected taker.
The City of Eternity
APE decide to give Squad 13 a reward in order to accelerate their development. The ceremony is held in a place Zorome has always dreamed of living in, and there he meets someone he has always wanted to meet.
Triangle Bomb
Soon after Goro becomes keenly aware of his feelings, he is put in a perilous situation. How will he and Ichigo respond in this do-or-die scenario?
Boys × Girls
The boys get caught in a compromising situation, causing a rift within Squad 13. Will they be able to bridge this divide? And how will Zero Two react to the most human of spats?
Shooting Star Moratorium
Squad 13 is given a much-needed break after defending the kissing plantations in a fierce battle. They head to an unexpected location and find something even more unexpected.
Darling in the Franxx
Ichigo, Goro, and the rest of Squad 13 engage in a battle far more dangerous than any they've fought before, all while having their mind preyed on by the fact that this will be Hiro's third ride with Zero Two.
Your Thorn, My Badge
It's time for Plantations 13 and 26 to start kissing, and the squad prepares for the huge battle this will cause. They also have to get used to Hiro being Zero Two's partner, and so does he.
Flap Flap
With the squad still feeling the aftershocks of the previous mission, things come to a head as the leaders run out of patience and decide to summon Strelitzia back to the front lines.
Fighting Puppet
After their failure in the startup trial, things are awkward between Ichigo and Hiro, who decides to ask to ride with Zero Two again.
What It Means to Connect
The parasites struggle to come to terms with Hiro being the one who piloted Strelizia. Even Hiro can't really believe it himself. Things come to a head when he's ordered to participate in a mock battle.
Alone and Lonesome
The land has fallen into ruin, and children represent the last hope for humanity. One of them, Hiro, fails to live up to that purpose and decides to walk away from it all. - until he meets a girl with horns.