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So what if Evangelion had more robots, more characters, more ecchi, more romance, a little less overwhelming dread and christian imagery, and a whole lot more colour?

You'd get Darling in the Franxx. Is it a romance anime with a mecha aesthetic? Is is a mystery anime with mecha and romance mixed in? Or is it proper mecha, with some mystery and romance thrown in to build character? Or is it all three. Time will tell. And that's what makes Darling in the Franxx unique and extremely interesting, as far a I'm concerned.

Currently Darling is a joyous, fun, wacky ride with great potential for story, ... romance, and could go very very dark and become one of the best series in recent years. Time will tell, but as it stands, it's oozing evangelion vibes... and that's only a good thing.

Perhaps it will go downhill, but as it stands, I would personally rate the first nine episodes very highly. They're not perfect, there's cliches left and right, but the execution is very well done, the ships are sailing strong, and it's candy to the eyes. Oh, and ZeroTsu is best girl for sure.

Looking forward to see is it lives up to its potential!