Darling in the Franxx (2018)

Action · Animation · Drama

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.”

IMDb rating: 7.4 (21,861 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 ↑ +0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

7.90 avg 24 episodes 7.8 → 8.1 24 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Alone and Lonesome	7.8	1,231
2	What It Means to Connect	7.5	1,046
3	Fighting Puppet	7.8	1,035
4	Flap Flap	8.1	1,043
5	Your Thorn, My Badge	7.8	1,010
6	Darling in the Franxx	8.7	1,249
7	Shooting Star Moratorium	7.7	983
8	Boys × Girls	7.3	973
9	Triangle Bomb	7.7	955
10	The City of Eternity	7.7	953
11	Partner Shuffle	7.4	940
12	The Garden Where It All Began	8.4	1,054
13	The Beast and the Prince	9.5	2,360
14	Punishment and Confession	7.8	1,038
15	Jian	9.1	1,509
16	Days of Our Lives	7.8	965
17	Eden	7.9	962
18	When the Sakura Blooms	7.8	979
19	Inhumanity	7.8	931
20	A New World	7.5	931
21	For You, My Love	8.2	1,062
22	Stargazers	7.6	946
23	DARLING in the FRANXX	6.6	1,111
24	Never Let Me Go	8.1	1,300