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[Niggernerd]

Better, more engaging writing than anything in the actual show

I always found Darling in the Franxx to just be "here cosplayers get dough from dressing like this thot"

 

[LightDragonman1]

Better, more engaging writing than anything in the actual show

Man, I really am one of the only people on this site that actually likes that show it seems. Though, I totally get why you guys dislike it. Once that second half hits, the story pretty much collapses in on itself, as it was obvious that they were being rushed.

I mean, the first 15 episodes I honestly still think are really engaging (yes, I'm serious), and are tightly woven together. But it seems like they only were able to get that far into production before being forced to do the last ones without a finished script. It's just so jarring going from what was, up to that point, efficient storytelling and well thought out plot beats, to just complete randomness and dropped threads everywhere.

That said though, the reason I still like it is because of the relationship between Hiro and Zero Two, which is pretty much the main saving grace in my eyes. Even during the sloppy last episodes, whenever it focused on them, that's when you could see what the show was trying to do. Heck, I'd argue that Zero Two's romance with Hiro is why she is still the one thing people remember from this show, as well as why she is still a fan-favorite in the anime community.

There are, after all, still fans hoping that they will make another season of the show, and to be honest, I too wouldn't mind seeing that. Because I do think the series had lots of potential, and just suffered from a rushed writing schedule.

 

[Xenomorphs Are Cute]

Man, I really am one of the only people on this site that actually likes that show it seems. Though, I totally get why you guys dislike it. Once that second half hits, the story pretty much collapses in on itself, as it was obvious that they were being rushed.

I mean, the first 15 episodes I honestly still think are really engaging (yes, I'm serious), and are tightly woven together. But it seems like they only were able to get that far into production before being forced to do the last ones without a finished script. It's just so jarring going from what was, up to that point, efficient storytelling and well thought out plot beats, to just complete randomness and dropped threads everywhere.

That said though, the reason I still like it is because of the relationship between Hiro and Zero Two, which is pretty much the main saving grace in my eyes. Even during the sloppy last episodes, whenever it focused on them, that's when you could see what the show was trying to do. Heck, I'd argue that Zero Two's romance with Hiro is why she is still the one thing people remember from this show, as well as why she is still a fan-favorite in the anime community.

There are, after all, still fans hoping that they will make another season of the show, and to be honest, I too wouldn't mind seeing that. Because I do think the series had lots of potential, and just suffered from a rushed writing schedule.

I kinda liked it until that Thot, Fuckboy & Fat Simp storyline started. I think it was around Episode 13-16 where it made me drop the show. It's also the first time I dropped a show, I usually am a massive completionist (I wasted 70+ hours watching a show I hated, it's a Kurtzman/Orci show that isn't Star Trek).

 

[Niggernerd]

Man, I really am one of the only people on this site that actually likes that show it seems. Though, I totally get why you guys dislike it. Once that second half hits, the story pretty much collapses in on itself, as it was obvious that they were being rushed.

I mean, the first 15 episodes I honestly still think are really engaging (yes, I'm serious), and are tightly woven together. But it seems like they only were able to get that far into production before being forced to do the last ones without a finished script. It's just so jarring going from what was, up to that point, efficient storytelling and well thought out plot beats, to just complete randomness and dropped threads everywhere.

That said though, the reason I still like it is because of the relationship between Hiro and Zero Two, which is pretty much the main saving grace in my eyes. Even during the sloppy last episodes, whenever it focused on them, that's when you could see what the show was trying to do. Heck, I'd argue that Zero Two's romance with Hiro is why she is still the one thing people remember from this show, as well as why she is still a fan-favorite in the anime community.

There are, after all, still fans hoping that they will make another season of the show, and to be honest, I too wouldn't mind seeing that. Because I do think the series had lots of potential, and just suffered from a rushed writing schedule.

People like Zero Two for many reasons but you might be the minority of a wholesome reason.
People either want to jerk off to her or she's just cheap material Egirls can use to squeeze out simpbux from virgins.
(Not sure why she isn't that cute imo)

If i wanted to watch a good mecha with romance I'd just watch Eureka Seven. The relationship between Eureka and Renton is so vanilla it gives me diabetes. Also love watching Renton grow as a boy to a man. And you had the other relationship between Dominic and Anemone which was good as well.

 

[LightDragonman1]

I kinda liked it until that Thot, Fuckboy & Fat Simp storyline started. I think it was around Episode 13-16 where it made me drop the show. It's also the first time I dropped a show, I usually am a massive completionist (I wasted 70+ hours watching a show I hated, it's a Kurtzman/Orci show that isn't Star Trek).

Yeah, the latter half makes the unwise decision to focus on Mitsuru and Kokoro for a large part of it, which is not the one that many viewers wanted to see, as it simply isn't as compelling or laden with chemistry as Hiro and Zero Two's relationship.

Again, it really reeks of them not having a finished script for the second half. Shame.

People like Zero Two for many reasons but you might be the minority of a wholesome reason.
People either want to jerk off to her or she's just cheap material Egirls can use to squeeze out simpbux from virgins.
(Not sure why she isn't that cute imo)

Eh, it's seeing her develop into a more carefree and genuinely loving partner to Hiro that makes her, for me at least, a favorite.

Heck, the 13th episode in particular really fleshes out her character, and also recontextualizes nearly all of her actions and tics from the previous episodes. While some have said that her more lovestruck persona in the second half made her less interesting, I actually saw that as one of the few saving graces of that part, as she was finally able to open up to others and see herself as worthy of love, instead of constantly playing up her image as the Partner Killer.

Man, every time I discuss this series, I get more melancholy, because it reinforces, in my eyes, how much potential it still has, and that with just a few more tweaks to the script, it could've been a modern-day classic.

 

[Doctor of Autism]

Better, more engaging writing than anything in the actual show

For me I am one of the few people who dropped it really early on since the show came across with really annoying sex imagery that were very in your face and not in a fun way. Also Hiro and Zero Two come across as a wish fulfillment romance for lonely beta males.

 

[LightDragonman1]

For me I am one of the few people who dropped it really early on since the show came across with really annoying sex imagery that were very in your face and not in a fun way. Also Hiro and Zero Two come across as a wish fulfillment romance for lonely beta males.

It's ironically the Mitsuru and Kokoro relationship that better fits the whole "wish fulfillment" thing than the one between Hiro and Zero Two, at least imo.

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

I never watched it, but I was to understand the Franxx anime was popular until the last few episodes went all wackadoo.

 

[LightDragonman1]

I never watched it, but I was to understand the Franxx anime was popular until the last few episodes went all wackadoo.

Pretty much. Episode 15 was the high point, and it all went down hill from there. It was basically a textbook case of having not written your last episodes completely before production was under way.

That said, the show is still fairly popular amongst some circles, mainly in Japan.

 

[WULULULULU]

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I want to gas Franxx fags so much.

I always found Darling in the Franxx to just be "here cosplayers get dough from dressing like this thot"

You are not wrong. The character is the epitome of full-retardo.

Man, I really am one of the only people on this site that actually likes that show it seems. Though, I totally get why you guys dislike it. Once that second half hits, the story pretty much collapses in on itself, as it was obvious that they were being rushed.

I mean, the first 15 episodes I honestly still think are really engaging (yes, I'm serious), and are tightly woven together. But it seems like they only were able to get that far into production before being forced to do the last ones without a finished script. It's just so jarring going from what was, up to that point, efficient storytelling and well thought out plot beats, to just complete randomness and dropped threads everywhere.

That said though, the reason I still like it is because of the relationship between Hiro and Zero Two, which is pretty much the main saving grace in my eyes. Even during the sloppy last episodes, whenever it focused on them, that's when you could see what the show was trying to do. Heck, I'd argue that Zero Two's romance with Hiro is why she is still the one thing people remember from this show, as well as why she is still a fan-favorite in the anime community.

There are, after all, still fans hoping that they will make another season of the show, and to be honest, I too wouldn't mind seeing that. Because I do think the series had lots of potential, and just suffered from a rushed writing schedule.

People like Zero Two for many reasons but you might be the minority of a wholesome reason.
People either want to jerk off to her or she's just cheap material Egirls can use to squeeze out simpbux from virgins.
(Not sure why she isn't that cute imo)

If i wanted to watch a good mecha with romance I'd just watch Eureka Seven. The relationship between Eureka and Renton is so vanilla it gives me diabetes. Also love watching Renton grow as a boy to a man. And you had the other relationship between Dominic and Anemone which was good as well.

Ignore anything past the first season of ES and you'll be alright. Also, ironic since after Franxx released, everyone forgot about it, just like TLOU2, GoT S8 and the AoT finale because it collapsed under its own pretentious weight and the fact that SSSS. Gridman came out and overshadowed it because it had flair, personality and a more cohesive structure.

That said, the show is still fairly popular amongst some circles, mainly in Japan.

>"muh popularity in Nippon!"
>no screenshots/proof
I know you're screeching off your high ass since you've said this more than twice.

Man, every time I discuss this series, I get more melancholy, because it reinforces, in my eyes, how much potential it still has, and that with just a few more tweaks to the script, it could've been a modern-day classic.

Its not a classic, stop deluding yourself. Its dead, just move the fuck on. You're no better than a TLOU2 defender if you'll keep this faggotry up.

 

[LightDragonman1]

Oh hi there. You always show up whenever I try to talk about Franxx in an even slightly positive manner.

And of course it isn't a classic. I just said that with some tweaks to the script, it could've been.

 

[Maurice Caine]

Winter season's looking pretty boring, what are you gonna watch next year?

 

[The Token Ethnic]

For me I am one of the few people who dropped it really early on since the show came across with really annoying sex imagery that were very in your face and not in a fun way. Also Hiro and Zero Two come across as a wish fulfillment romance for lonely beta males.

The raison d'etre of the show is the scene of Zero Two bouncing up and down on a bed. I only saw the first episode on youtube but it really pissed off a lot of people and Hope/Jacob Chapman went on an insane twitter rant about the show that led to talks of pegging.

 

[Leaf-eon]

I want to gas Franxx fags so much.

You are not wrong. The character is the epitome of full-retardo.

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Ignore anything past the first season of ES and you'll be alright. Also, ironic since after Franxx released, everyone forgot about it, just like TLOU2, GoT S8 and the AoT finale because it collapsed under its own pretentious weight and the fact that SSSS. Gridman came out and overshadowed it because it had flair, personality and a more cohesive structure.

>"muh popularity in Nippon!"
>no screenshots/proof
I know you're screeching off your high ass since you've said this more than twice.

Its not a classic, stop deluding yourself. Its dead, just move the fuck on. You're no better than a TLOU2 defender if you'll keep this faggotry up.

It's alright if you didn't like Daring in Franxx ( personally I didn't like the show either) but you really need to calm down about it. Seriously, your acting like if Zero Two killed your family.

 

[Niggernerd]

Winter season's looking pretty boring, what are you gonna watch next year?

Older anime as usual. I genuinely couldn't care about newer stuff even if i was paid. Tokyo revengers was the relatively newest show I've seen as i wasnt that impressed.

 

[HexFag]

Winter season's looking pretty boring, what are you gonna watch next year?

Watching all of the Getter Robo anime that wasn't made by Toei now that I've read the manga. Is the Arc anime any good?

Oh hi there. You always show up whenever I try to talk about Franxx in an even slightly positive manner.

And of course it isn't a classic. I just said that with some tweaks to the script, it could've been.

They should've leaned harder into that one Zorome subplot. It was easily the most interesting episode. Also fuck Ichigo, I hate her more than Zero Two.

 

[Moguro Fukuzou]

I think there's way too much Zeon wank in Unicorn (at least the ending and definitely the shitty spinoffs of it). It just makes no sense from an in-universe perspective and by the end the protagonist is annoyingly self-righteous, akin to Kira Yamato. I'll give it credit that's even if it ends in a mess, it reads like a very well-written fanfic by a Zeon fanboy.

Unicorn for all its faults is still among the top for me just because I found its hopeful messaging so refreshing and helped reinvigorate my love of Gundam. Definitely a 10/10 in my heart which is all the really matters in the grand scheme of things. I feel a sense of comradery with the artist for the Shield Hero manga because they are also a huge Unicorn fan whose twitter is full of fanart for BanagherXAudrey or just pictures of the unicorn gundam even after all these years.

And yeah, these weird tankies defending Char and Neo-Zeon are bizarre, especially when one of the crucial points of Gundam is that while the Federation sucks and is corrupt and borderline evil, the other side sucks even more. But I guess it's like how these people complain about the US/some Western country but defend Xi Jinping or whoever, just the even dumber fictional version where you can't argue the atrocities are fake. To me, UC Gundam is about the folly and stupidity of the human race on a species level and a personal level. There's no heroes and few villains, mostly different sorts of victims.

I think the constant abuse and misuse of Newtypes throughout the history of Gundam is a good example of the folly of man and its inability to really keep from destroying itself. A lot of the protagonist groups in gundam are usually those caught in the middle that either have no choice but fight for one side as they're actively trying to kill them or has people they need to protect. Most of them don't actually give a shit about the overarching sides, they're just trying to survive along with those they care about.

One of the big things with Tomino is calling out the folly of adults that continue the violence and practically force the next generation into taking it up once they're gone.

Is that part of that extremely expensive bluray and dvd sets by Aniplex that nobody can actually afford? I recall Persona 5 similarly had a horrid price tag especially for such a mediocre adaptation.

Anything released by Aniplex of America is ridiculously expensive and it's honestly way cheaper to go region free and pick up the much cheaper region b releases. They wanted something like 120+ bucks for the first season of Blue exorcist and as much as I liked that show it wasn't worth paying that much over the much cheaper 38 bucks for the region b.

For me I am one of the few people who dropped it really early on since the show came across with really annoying sex imagery that were very in your face and not in a fun way. Also Hiro and Zero Two come across as a wish fulfillment romance for lonely beta males.

The best episode was the flashback because it gave us adorable kid Zero Two.

Winter season's looking pretty boring, what are you gonna watch next year?

From a quick look:
-Priconne s2: First season was a lot of fun and I'd like to see who else they introduce.
-Kenja no Deshi: Manga wasn't bad, but if I watch it depends on the animation and if they get a nice SoL feel.
-Leadale no Daichi nite: Love how comfy the manga is so I hope they don't fuck up the anime.
-Slow Loop: I miss Teibou and hope this one is as good.
-Ryman's Game: Interested in it being about badminton, might be shit though.

That's most likely it. Might actually try to watch some stuff I've put on hold from previous seasons.

 

[PS1gamenwatch]

For me I am one of the few people who dropped it really early on since the show came across with really annoying sex imagery that were very in your face and not in a fun way. Also Hiro and Zero Two come across as a wish fulfillment romance for lonely beta males.

And the insane shippers

Anime Producer Yuichi Fukushima Endures Harassment Over DARLING in the FRANKXX Episode

Former A-1 Pictures and current CloverWorks animation producer Yuichi Fukushima's Twitter account is being inundated with angry and harassing messages...

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What the show is also known for

 

[Atatata]

Winter season's looking pretty boring, what are you gonna watch next year?

Non sequel wise,
Bisque Doll since its a nice romcom
The nation building one
Orient, I never got around to checking out the manga and I remember enjoying Magi, though it had its flaws
Leadale
Fantasy Bishoujo since I read the manga anyway.
I'll probably check out the first episode of the sport shows and pick one.
And Sabikui Bisco, I've heard good things about it and the trailer makes it seem fun.

 

[Yuusha-sama]

And Sabikui Bisco, I've heard good things about it and the trailer makes it seem fun.

I read the few manga chapters of Bisco when they were thrown onto one on of the scan sites I use.
The anime trailer looks a bit more entertaining than what I read.

Rust-Eater Bisco Manga - Mangakakalot.com

The story is set in a Japan that is ravaged by plague-like rust, and details the journey of the strongest mushroom hunter Bisco Akaboshi and young doctor Milo Nekoyanagi and their search for the legendary medicinal mushroom “Sabikui”, believed to be the cure for the rust. In 2018, Sabikui Bisco...

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