I’ve cracked the code: darling in the franxx is kiznaiver but with sex instead of emotional pain (and the kids not knowing what love is)

My conclusion at episode 5 lol

But I think it makes sense because I saw a lot of people say kiznaiver should’ve been longer to properly explore the themes

On the other hand I’ve seen the review that ditf is good in the first half and a shitshow in the second half so who knows? At first I thought it was already a mess/trash comedy just from... well, the obvious, but it has some pretty solid parts in it too

Also the badge in the episode title must be the blue thing on his chest

I just think it’s like kiznaiver because the ultimate message seems to be about toxic relationships (and healthy relationships by comparison I guess)

Like is pinky really out here giving people metaphorical STI’s?

Just saw a comment point out the good old humanity are the real monsters theme, I guess that’s a pretty central one too

Trigger gang also has flcl which I would argue is about toxic relationships (among innumerable other things) too, so the theme wouldn’t be completely out of left field either I guess

Alright 1 more episode lol

I feel so bad for goro he’s my boy now

I feel bad for ichigo too lol, them two are the reason I put the kiznaiver comparison together

Lol not the sibling zone

Ep 13: I would jus let like you say, a lot of people don’t like ichigo for whatever reason, but if your friend is almost killed by their sig oth, then not letting him go see her again is the complete right thing to do; like she and the rest of the squad are actually real ones

I mean yeah she likes him so it may be a bit insidious, and on the inside, I do want hiro and zero two to meet up and talk about their feelings!!! However realistically ichigo and the squad are looking out for hiro’s best interests big time, it’s actually very sweet if you ask me

Lol this b can’t use a knife

Also as an aside, I wonder if I like them because hiro and zero two are vaguely reminiscent of Moka and Tsukune... like I didn’t like them at first but the more this relationship evolves I’m like hold on... they’re also different in a lot of ways but still...

I do feel bad for zero two, but if we’re looking at this metaphor in the context of reality, trauma and the like isn’t an excuse for abuse

...sh*t

Maybe this is why they say the series goes downhill at the halfway point

Ichigo shut up

Everyone likes a budding romance story if it’s just going to be sad and heart breaky

I lied I feel super bad for zero two

No one is happy now this is so rough

Don’t play this damn music over ichigo’s confession I’m so conflicted!!!!

I still don’t know why people don’t like this series, I don’t think it’s squandered yet

Though it could go either way at this point

Okay that breakup ended surprisingly soon... actually if I didn’t know this show had another 11 episodes I would think that was a great way to end the whole thing (except maybe a bit more plot and setting context)

They started shouting about love and the power of communication and zero two became regular again and it got so cheesy but I loved so much

But now I’m worried because like... what now

Also I think they should’ve had like... 1 medium sized mission before this huge mission because everything until now has just felt like training... I guess the snow mission was it ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯

And like I said, ichigo wasn’t annoying because in the end she even helped them get together and supports them... well it’s not the end yet but I was right!

Omg not zero two filing down her horns I’m ded... also this narration is making me think the will they won’t they become mindless monsters plot line isn’t over... and here I was hoping the power of love and cool soundtracks saved everything

Aww they’re like a family now... down for the series being a slice of life for the next 10 episodes haha

The real reason Mitsuru cut his hair is there was no more hair gel lol

Lol I feel like I’m watching the evolution of man, they start doing things them self and stop thanking the father for the food... good because papa hasn’t done shit for them except experiments and training them to go d word in a war

Are they about to have a body positivity segment? Also why is he doing this in front of everyone

Wait are they all getting sick? White hair, actual illness, not being able to eat

Damn he who looked up to papa the most is disillusioned... also maybe the water isn’t clean after all

Please don’t say things like “we’ll be together forever”

Oh sick ending, normal world au

I’ve given up on thinking this show is going to take a turn and make me not like it

Lol 1 episode of slice of life and I’m acting like this is the best show ever; I guess I’m nothing if not predictable

I do kinda agree in the comments that I thought futoshi and kokoro were good together but they’re not that important so I’m not too torn up about it

Lol one of the comments said they were hoping for a hardcore mech anime that’s like the exact opposite of me, I’m so glad it’s more character driven because I usually don’t care about mechs that much... also I think the mechs in this look weird

Mechs can be cool, I like them sometimes but I always get lost in mech fights somehow... weird since I like trigger so much but their shows have a lot of heart too

E17: Damn their stockholm syndrome is real

Hiro and Zero Two are so cute even though (or maybe because) they're so cheesy. Like I love them

I hope neither of them dies... and they aren't otherwise split up

Kokoro stop being friendly that's sus as hell!

Omg every innuendo in this show k*lls me; "I've been thinking about it for a long time" jeez kokoro thirsty

Lol oh poor futoshi man they're having a house meeting for people getting together, I guess they're bored as hell lol

great, the nines. And he just used her govvy lol

Omg that must be it... the parasites are less evolved versions of humans? But even that old lady had emotions and stuff

So they remove reproductive organs and emotions in order to make adults? Interesting

Also who decided you need reproductive organs to pilot the franxx, seems kinda counterintuitive lol

Oh, purple girl I can never remember the name of really is crushing on ichigo huh

THEY F*CKD??? To be honest they're good together, I did not see myself liking mitsuru when this all started but here we are I guess

I guess he just had repressed bi energy or something like that, coupled with purple girl's repressed lesbianism... they weren't great together

As per my trigger drinking game that I've never once played, take a shot when they go to space lol

Also were all the masked people papa? I guess that makes sense

E18 let’s goooo; I knew they’d use the curtains for the dress, this is straight up a Disney fairy tale right now (this sht won’t last)

Omg not ichigo being totally unphased by being pinned to the bed by ikuno she’s like this gal is just being my pal

I was wondering how trigger would address the elephant in the room. They always include homosexuality / non straightness in their shows and I think they do it pretty well... well I’m straight so maybe it’s not for me to say but it doesn’t seem to be not done well

From early on I was like “this is surprisingly heteronormative” and then mitsuru and ikuno happened and I was like okay...

Oh that’s why it’s ikuno

Omg I literally cry every episode wtf

I’m glad zero two at least feels bad about all the people she killed and they they showed it... part of the reason I agreed with ichigo back then was 02 literally being a serial k*ller

It’s just an anime though so I love them

This wedding’s making me feel like everyone’s going to d word

Best boy goro as the flower boy

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo get those soldier dudes out of there

Omg futoshi being a real one but they only made it like 5 steps

Omg 02’s getting beat up

No omg is the rest of the story going to be about saving love what is thiiiiiis

I hope they find them and save them somehow

But isn’t the fact that 8 wants to comfort the kids showing that he doesn’t completely lack emotions even if he doesn’t know how

Oh no they wiped them

Thank god they still have the rings but damn... but we know they can get them back like hiro and 02 did

I wasn’t expecting to see them again so soon but I really don’t know where this show is going

I wonder if dr franxx aka dude who looks just like ryuko matoi’s dad is planning a secret uprising against the authoritarian regime, like ryuko matoi’s dad;

The problem with this show is that it has a lot of themes and spends way more time developing them than it does the plot; personally I don’t care but I can see why people wouldn’t like it... actually I may care at the end but so far I’m okay with it

Cloning? Okay.

Germans? Okay. Also how old is everyone tf? Maybe that’s why they talked about being free from your body

Wow they shoved in a bit of classism and environmentalism plus limits of science in that exposition dump flashback, lit

Futoshi may be overtaking goro as best boy... or maybe there is no best boy

Awww dr frank and this lady

Hold on the klaxasaurs are just Godzilla

*klaxosaurs

Aww man... also damn she was my age

I’ve been wondering how they got a klaxosaur baby lol we came full circle with the cloning

THIS B IS PREGGERS???

I kinda saw a spoiler but I chose to ignore it and kinda forgot about it ahdbfbdjns

The nines have now resorted to petty bullying god I actually hate them

Wow memories always come back in the franxx I guess

Stop saying you’ll be together forever!!!

And stop promising things!!! This is going to go horribly I know it

lol magma energy stopped humanity from certain ruin? What do you call how you’re living?

Wait 02’s bleeding... red?

Are ape aliens??? I kinda hope so lol

Take a shot for space lol

Me: wtf is going on?
Zorome: what the hell is this!??

Okay I kinda know frank wasn’t going to overthrow ape to help the kids when he said he didn’t care about humanity anymore, only science, but I still have some hope for him to help somehow... though he also simps for 01... but I’d 01 even the real enemy?

There’s a reason take a shot if the enemy isn’t the really enemy is in my trigger drinking game... guess I gotta find out

1. Virm is super op
2. Drink for a title card lol

Lol not the trigger star

Wait has 02 been bleeding red ever since this timeline? The comments are making me realize that... woah wut

Based off the comments people don’t like it because of the unexpected plot twist but was it really that unexpected? I thought if anything the klaxosaurs were aliens and it even crossed my mind that humans were the aliens colonizing... like this is not that big a surprise??

Probably because I assume trigger shows will have aliens or space travel at some point

I think people hate this show disproportionately... alright I’ll watch the last 4 episodes tomorrow I guess

Me trying to decide if I should watch the last 4 episodes of ditf or continue it’s okay to not be okay when I see episode 21 I called for you, my love; I guess I do love cheesy romance lol

Oh so ape were infiltrated by the virm, that makes sense sorta... I mean it’s literally klk with less foreshadowing but okay