Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Stellead Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

SpunkySelfTwitter It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

mraculeated The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

concussion909 Darling in the FRANXX is honestly from what I have seen so far the best anime of 2018 and a real breath of fresh air in creative writing and in storytelling throughout the anime genre. The characters were full of questions about life and they felt like actual individuals with real emotions, even if some people see some of the characters as never fully developed. However, the development was real, and even shockingly life like in the sense that there are things in life we will never know, and never expect, things will blindside you, you will be caught off guard.Darling in the FRANXX makes use of heavy themes about individuality, life, purpose, as well as an ongoing analogy about the "Jian" bird and the love between our two main characters to progress an intertwined plot forward. To top everything, all of this is composed of some of the most stunning moving soundtracks and music Studio Trigger and A-1 Pictures has to offer.I'm saddened that this anime received a lot of backlash with its ending, being called rushed, lacking, or full of sloppy writing with its conclusion. When what it was, was a truly new story daring to challenge established writing techniques while still holding to classic things we love. And darling did it so well that people debated over it for months. You as the viewer, your emotions were meant to be struck, people were supposed to be confused, that was the point. With everyone's ideals for the show tossed aside, the conclusion feels right for the story and the characters development as a whole, which is what Darling was all about. I hope to see more if they ever continue the show, if not. then where we left off should hopefully leave it as a classic, people should remember Darling in the FRANXX for its beauty, and I know I will.

Quentintarantado There were many similarities to Gurren Lagann, and unfortunately, this one paled in comparison. I will not deny the animation here is top-notch but in my opinion, character and story trumps over animation and special effects (off the top of my head, South Park). Kokoro and MItsuru's arc seems like a long digression to me. Everyone else would seem to suddenly butt in the story just to remind you they're there (like Zorome, who feels like a waste of time and a walking cliche). The two main characters, Zero Two and Hiro, have a twisted, convoluted, and inconsistent backstory that suspiciously seems written solely to be twisted and convoluted. Zero Two is unpredictable and interesting (or maybe delusional for liking Hiro), Hiro in comparison is weak. I mean, there are weak characters who are compelling, like Shinji in Evangelion, but Shinji was fascinating even as he was indecisive and weak (his indecision made him actually monstrous sometimes). Is Hiro supposed to turn into a Klaxxosaur or not? In the end, it didn't seem to matter and I got irritated they had to bring the matter up and tease the audience with it. The Klaxxosaur princess butts into their romance, dies, and I thought, "who cares?" I mean, there are so many "Who cares?" I wish I didn't bother with the series the first place. What really irritated me was how it seems like it's so similar to Gurren Lagann, and how Lagann did it so much better. It doesn't help that Trigger made this series (which was started by former Gainax employees, who did Lagann). There are the robots, of course. There is the "cross vast reaches of space to fight the enemy". There's the "put the hero in a spell to weaken him". There's the free-spirit who comes out of nowhere to fall in love with the hero", and there's the aliens. Oh boy, the aliens. I was already thinking of Darling as a weak Lagann from episode 1, then in Episode 20 (kind of late, isn't it?) the series brings in the aliens and it was like a bike being blindsided by a truck at an intersection. Klaxxosaurs are suddenly friends and allies (who are they? Again, who cares?) and the two (or three? Who cares?) "Papas" from APE are actually VIRM alien villains. Again, (if you aren't sick of my mentioning it) Gurren Lagann has some very stupid moments. Incredibly stupid. Face-palmingly stupid. What I think is the huge, colossal difference is Lagann uses humor to undercut the stupidity and make it work for the story. So Kamina is a braggard. He transforms two mecha into one by jamming the smaller one on top of his head (like a hat, or actually, a hand drill). It's goofy (even the witnesses say it's dumb!) until it actually works. The escalation is more measured, the stupid elements are thrown in, and made to marry with all the other elements by making it a joke. Can you buy the ending of the entire series, even if you're not a physicist? Yes you can! Because (and they established this from the start!) "That's the way we roll!" (Actual quote!) And THAT is what Darling isn't doing. Darling takes everything, even the romance, too seriously. Which reminds me of another comparison. Batman vs. Superman, and its sequel, Justice League, they're too serious. Can you seriously tell me they were joking during that "Martha" moment? Yeah. Darling is precisely like that.

Irishchatter From hearing the rave reviews from critics reviewers on here, I decided to give it a look. When I first got a glance at this,I thought the English dub voice acting was great. However the storyline didn't excite me as I hoped it would. This was like a copycat version of Destiny of the shrine maiden. I'm dissapiunted that this anime didnt work out for me regardless of the positive reviews......

pickles-18893 At first I was very skeptical for obvious reasons but once I got past my initial judgments of the outlandish visuals, I was able to recognize the stories true depth. The creator does in immaculate job as far as world building is concerned but I can see how many people overlook all the small details. Each episode raises many questions and you aren't presented with clear answers for quite some time. The story is put forth in such a way that really requires you to read in between the lines and it my opinion, that's what makes it so captivating. It creates an atmosphere of deep conflict and in between are some stunning visuals and fight scenes. It is not without faults but it is expertly written and worth the watch.