Reviews

Darling in the FranXX wasn't this terrible monster everyone makes it out to be. In my opinion it wasn't all that good, but not terrible. It was kind of generic, predictable, kind of confusing plot holes at times. It you look past that and try not to take this show too seriously, it's not bad. Episodes 1-15 were definitely better, after it kind of went downhill. I feel like the creators didn't bide their time well, they crammed in some things where they should have been drawn out and focused on areas that weren't as important. This anime could have been a lot better if it was divided in two seasons. There's kind of a huge shift about halfway, so I think it really would have benefited to spend more time on each half individually rather than forcing it into a whole. That being said, this anime reminds me quite a bit of Sword Art Online. It doesn't focus on the fighting as much as the romance and interactions between characters. The fight scenes themselves seem like re-runs of each other after you see the first couple. This show makes it VERY clear who the important characters are, some don't really get touched on at all and others have their one episode and fade into the background again. This anime is not the best, yes it could have been better, but it wasn't horrible. I would say give it a shot, try and push through (looking at the reviews many stopped at around episode 6 with a rating of 1-3). Go into this anime with an open mind. It requires that especially with all the negative comments.