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The Worst Episodes of DARLING in the FRANXX

Every episode of DARLING in the FRANXX ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of DARLING in the FRANXX!

The story is set in the distant future. The land is ruined, and humanity establishes the mobile fort city Plantation. Pilots produced inside Plantation live in Mistilteinn, also know as the "birdcage." Children live there knowing nothing of the outside world or the freedom of the sky. Their lives consist of battling to carry out missions. Their enemies are mysterious giant lifeforms known as Kyouryuu, and the children pilot robots called Franxx to face off against them. For the children, riding the Franxx proves their existence. A boy named Hiro is called Code:016, and he was once known as a prodigy. However, he has fallen behind, and his existence seems unnecessary. Not piloting a Franxx is the same as ceasing to exist. One day, a mysterious girl known as "Zero Two" appears before him. Two horns grow out of her head.

Genre:Animation
Network:Tokyo MX

Lowest Rated Episodes Summary

The worst episode of "DARLING in the FRANXX" is "DARLING in the FRANXX", rated 6.5/10 from 656 user votes. It was directed by Takahiro Harada, Toshifumi Akai and written by Naotaka Hayashi. "DARLING in the FRANXX" aired on 6/29/2018 and is rated 0.7 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Boys x Girls".

  • DARLING in the FRANXX
    6.5/10 656 votes

    #1 - DARLING in the FRANXX

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 6/29/2018

    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.

    Director: Takahiro Harada, Toshifumi Akai

    Writer: Naotaka Hayashi

  • Boys x Girls
    7.2/10 585 votes

    #2 - Boys x Girls

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/2/2018

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Naotaka Hayashi

  • Partner Shuffle
    7.4/10 566 votes

    #3 - Partner Shuffle

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/23/2018

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A New World
    7.4/10 563 votes

    #4 - A New World

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 6/8/2018

    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.

    Director: Miyuki Kuroki

    Writer: Naotaka Hayashi

  • What It Means to Connect
    7.5/10 634 votes

    #5 - What It Means to Connect

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/20/2018

    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.

    Director: Shouko Nakamura

    Writer: Naotaka Hayashi

  • Stargazers
    7.5/10 562 votes

    #6 - Stargazers

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 6/22/2018

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Punishment and Confession
    7.6/10 620 votes

    #7 - Punishment and Confession

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 4/14/2018

    The information regarding Hiro's condition changes the entire dynamic of Squad 13, much to Zero Two's chagrin. She only wants to speak to Hiro, but people stand in her way one after another.

    Director: Yoshiyuki Kaneko

    Writer: N/A

  • Alone and Lonesome
    7.7/10 754 votes

    #8 - Alone and Lonesome

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/13/2018

    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.

    Director: Toshifumi Akai

    Writer: Atsushi Nishigori

  • Shooting Star Moratorium
    7.7/10 599 votes

    #9 - Shooting Star Moratorium

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/23/2018

    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

    Director: Touko Yatabe

    Writer: Rino Yamazaki

  • Triangle Bomb
    7.7/10 572 votes

    #10 - Triangle Bomb

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/9/2018

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Rino Yamazaki

  • The City of Eternity
    7.7/10 566 votes

    #11 - The City of Eternity

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/16/2018

    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.

    Director: Nobutoshi Ogura

    Writer: N/A

  • Inhumanity
    7.7/10 554 votes

    #12 - Inhumanity

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/25/2018

    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.

    Director: Takahiro Harada

    Writer: N/A

  • Fighting Puppet
    7.8/10 627 votes

    #13 - Fighting Puppet

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/27/2018

    After their failure in the startup trial, things are awkward between Ichigo and Hiro, who decides to ask to ride with Zero Two again.

    Director: Toshifumi Akai

    Writer: N/A

  • Your Thorn, My Badge
    7.8/10 612 votes

    #14 - Your Thorn, My Badge

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/9/2018

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Naotaka Hayashi

  • Days of Our Lives
    7.8/10 575 votes

    #15 - Days of Our Lives

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 4/27/2018

    The parasites' living situation has changed drastically after the battle for Gran Crevasse. Zero Two's attitude toward them seems to have changed drastically, too.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Rino Yamazaki

  • Eden
    7.8/10 569 votes

    #16 - Eden

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 5/11/2018

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Naotaka Hayashi

  • Never Let Me Go
    7.8/10 699 votes

    #17 - Never Let Me Go

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 7/6/2018

    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.

    Director: Miyuki Kuroki

    Writer: Naotaka Hayashi

  • When the Sakura Blooms
    7.9/10 581 votes

    #18 - When the Sakura Blooms

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 5/18/2018

    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.

    Director: Shigeki Kawai

    Writer: Naotaka Hayashi

  • Flap Flap
    8.0/10 625 votes

    #19 - Flap Flap

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/3/2018

    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 Strelizia back to the front lines.

    Director: Yuichi Shimodaira

    Writer: Naotaka Hayashi

  • For You, My Love
    8.0/10 615 votes

    #20 - For You, My Love

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 6/15/2018

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Naotaka Hayashi

  • The Garden Where It All Began
    8.3/10 621 votes

    #21 - The Garden Where It All Began

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/30/2018

    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...

    Director: Yoshihiro Miyajima

    Writer: Naotaka Hayashi

  • DARLING in the FRANXX
    8.5/10 754 votes

    #22 - DARLING in the FRANXX

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/16/2018

    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.

    Director: Yoshihiro Miyajima

    Writer: Naotaka Hayashi

  • Jian
    9.0/10 881 votes

    #23 - Jian

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 4/20/2018

    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.

    Director: Toshifumi Akai

    Writer: N/A

  • The Beast and the Prince
    9.4/10 1,412 votes

    #24 - The Beast and the Prince

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/6/2018

    In the deepest, darkest parts of a forest lived a strong and beautiful beast princess. Beckoned by the moonlight, she wandered into a land of humans, and in the moonlit garden of a small castle, she fell in love with a prince.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Naotaka Hayashi