Darling in the Franxx
Darling in the Franxx (Japanese: ダーリン・イン・ザ・フランキス, Hepburn: Dārin In Za Furankisu, stylized as DARLING in the FRANXX), abbreviated as DarliFra (ダリフラ, DariFura), is a 2018 Japanese science fiction monster romance anime television series co-produced by A-1 Pictures and Trigger and animated by Trigger and CloverWorks that premiered in January 2018. The series was announced at Trigger's Anime Expo 2017 panel in July 2017. A manga adaptation by Kentaro Yabuki and another four-panel comic strip manga began serialization in January 2018.
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| ダーリン・イン・ザ・フランキス (Dārin In Za Furankisu) | |
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| Created by | Code:000 |
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| Directed by | Atsushi Nishigori |
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| Music by | Asami Tachibana |
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| Original network | Tokyo MX, GYT, GTV, BS11, ABC, Mētele, HOME, BSS, BBC, AT-X |
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| Original run | January 13, 2018 – July 7, 2018 |
| Episodes | 24 |
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| Written by | Code:000 |
| Illustrated by | Kentaro Yabuki |
| Published by | Shueisha |
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| Imprint | Jump Comics+ |
| Magazine | Shōnen Jump+ |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | January 14, 2018 – January 26, 2020 |
| Volumes | 8 |
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| Darling in the Franxx! | |
| Written by | Mato |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Shōnen Jump+ |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | January 14, 2018 – July 11, 2018 |
| Volumes | 1 |
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 animation began international distribution simultaneously upon its domestic release. 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.