Darling in the FranXX

, stylized as DARLING in the FRANXX), abbreviated as, is a Japanese science fiction anime television series co-produced by Trigger and A-1 Pictures that aired from January 13, 2018 to July 7, 2018 for 24 episodes. A manga adaptation by Kentaro Yabuki and another caricature began serialization in Shōnen Jump+ on January 14, 2018.

Plot
In the post-apocalyptic future, humanity has been driven to endangerment by giant beasts known as klaxosaurs. The remainder of humanity soon establishes a military city known as Plantation, where children are bred to be partnered in boy-girl pairs called Parasites and pilot giant mecha called "Franxx". One of these children, Hiro, is initially viewed as a prodigy, but after failing one of his tests, his resulting emotional stress leaves him unable to pilot a Franxx, making him lose any desire he had in life. While skipping out on his class's graduation ceremony, Hiro encounters Zero Two, an infamous Franxx pilot who is a member of a race of humans with klaxosaur blood, leaving her with red horns on her head. After Zero Two's partner is killed in a klaxosaur attack, she convinces Hiro to become her new partner, or "darling" as she puts it.