Every so often, the anime community is graced
with a rollercoaster of a show. And, as an audience member,
once you've committed to getting on the ride, you could either sit back,
accept that you're here to the end and try to enjoy your time...
OR...
You can like this:
"Darling in the Fran "
"Darling in the FranXX"
is the latest rollercoaster to set this anime community
on FIRE.
The show had a lot of hype going into it, being the latest collaboration
between the famed: A-1 Pictures, Studio Trigger,
Hayao Miyazaki, Fox News,
Cannabis Science Inc. Wreck-It Ralph, Sesame Street
and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
For weeks viewers have toiled over its many subtle themes, messages,
and SYMBOLISM ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
But today I will present the definite proof over everything the show is trying to say
while ultimately assessing if this is truly the next modern mecha masterpiece.
Or just another show that shit the bed after high early expectations, which...
...you know, I'm not gonna name any names, cause I'm not that kinda person.
We don-- We don't shittalk here, on this channel.
*uhm*
*UHHHMMMMM*
We'll start with the title, which, if you look closely, is a clever nod
reffering to the main character's name.
Darling.
And the mechas that they pilot:
SUPER KAWAII MOE MOE ROBOT WAIFU DEATH SQUAD
The basic premise is about a bunch of angsty teenagers
who have to monsters in a post-apocalyptic world.
And a lot of people have compared this to Evangelion, but after careful analysis
over countless seconds I can conclude that this has
absolutely NO merit at all.
Look guys, not every show about giant robots fighting monsters
in a post-apocalyptic world is ripping off of Eva.
I mean, one has a pilot who doesn't want to get in the robot,
and the other one has one who really, really DOES.
There you go. Nothing alike.
Plus, Darling in the Fran Ecks Ecks
is a heavy, heavy sexualized show. And, you know,
Eva wasn't sexualized at all, so there's also a big difference there.
Plus A-1 Pictures and Studio Trigger are very active studios.
while Hideaki Anno is never gonna give Eva 4.0
Now, in Evangelion,
you had these monsters called Angels
and on the other side you have Klaxosaurs.
Which are, like, robot dinosaurs. Which is TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
Because... they have
a core that needs to be destroyed in order to kill them.
And the important thing is it's set up so they almost have to fight a different monster every week.
So... I don't know how Evangelion can even BEGIN
to compare to that.
Let's not forget that Darling in the Fran had that scene
where a pilot is just freaking out in the cockpit.
And the idea for this scene was something that was
totally innovative in the genre of mecha.
While Evangelion also had iconic scenes that would be totally obvious if someone copied them,
And...
I didn't see any kind of resemblance at all.
So you might say, "Well what about these mysterious organizations
that seem to be controlling everything?"
And that's SUCH a superficial observation...
Because then I would say, "Well, where's Eva's two-pilot system
that directly depends on sychronization levels?
Huh? HUH?!"
And let's not forget that in Fran only CHILDREN can pilot the mechas.
So, I don't know how Evangelion could even BEGIN
to compare to that.
And then these stupid dickheads STILL want to compare the two
because they both have biomechanical mechs.
But then, they obviously haven't gotten to the twist yet
when it's revealed that the mechs they were piloting
are ACTUALLY KLAXOSAURS.
Hahahah, that's right!
They were piloting the MONSTERS they were fighting this ENTIRE TIME!
You STUPID SHI--
So I don't know how Evangelion could even begin to compare to that.
This is not to mention the colorful cast we are presented with.
Right off the bat, we are introduced to a naked pink haired Zero Two
emerging like a goddess, and of course our main character
DAAARLINNNG
Who's immediately like:
*scientific research noises intensify*
"OH YEAH, THIS DEFINITELY SMELLS LIKE BEST GIRL"
Later, we see their relationship develop
and even have a backstory revealed.
And as you can see here, the results are clear
as after years of funding and research we are finally getting closer to
a cure for cancer.
An interesting fact you may not know is that
everyone's name corresponds to their code number in Japanese.
For example Zero Two's name in Japanese would be
"O NI"
Which in Japanese folklore is a kind of demon character with horns.
Similarly code 015 - Ichigo
can be split into "ICHI" and "GO".
Which represents the exact number of people
who legitimately thought she was best girl.
Though with such a big cast in get hard to remember names
so it's much easier to remember them by their unique codenames:
and of course
Love triangles are a popular trope in anime,
but Darling in the Fran Ecks Ecks manages to take this to the next level.
With such intricate character relationships
you need a far more complicated shape to keep track of it all.
You start with Zero Two
who is a clone of Zero One
and is in a simple love triangle with Darling and Ichigo.
However, Ichigo has other characters who are interested in her
in Goro and Ikuno.
Darling on the other hand
used to share a close relationship with Mitsuru,
who really ended up with Kokoro,
who was loved by Futoshi,
creating this big line.
Meanwhile Miku and Zorome are just doing their own thing
closed off from everyone else. So,
if we put this all together, you can see that it
Oh FOR FUCK'S SA--
Much discussion has been had over the actions of the cast members
with criticism being thrown in every direction.
But upon a closer inspetion, every single action makes perfect sense
and has a deeper meaning behind it.
This controversial kiss garnered a lot of hate for Ichigo
with critics analysing every frame of this to come to the conclusion
that this was the classic literary tactic we know as a
penis motion.
But looking deeply into this scene, many may have missed the subtext of what it was trying to say.
See, episode 14 aired in April of 2018.
Exactly 9 YEARS
after League of Legends started closed beta testing.
Not only that, but if we add all the code numbers
of the three members present, we get
Patch 8.7 of League of Legends was released
in April 2018.
And that's when I understood.
This kiss represents League of Legends international tournament performances,
and Goro
is NA.
Anyone familiar with Trigger shows and the history of their stuff
will know that they sometimes like to put in the odd sex metaphors in their work.
Now in Darling in the Fraaan you have to look
REALLY carefully, but if you do,
you may be able to spot SOME...
sexual metaphors.
Like, for example one obvious one was
when Zero Two offered bread dipped in honey.
This is reference to "honey" - the pet name
married couples can often refer to each other as
- hinting at consummating their relationship -
which in marriage obviously refers to sexual intercourse.
*more "married couple" noises*
That's the only one I could find.
Deep appreciation also has to be given
for what this has done for the genre of mecha.
When we think of giant robots in the iconic genre of mecha,
you may be reminded of metallic goliaths.
Marvels of human engineering.
A cultural icon that has inspired the fields of robotics in real life.
And, what's so incredible about this show
is that it has the balls to look at these and go:
"Fuck that."
No. Literally.
"I want to fuck giant robots."
and made lewdable giant robots.
In an interview with the mecha designer about the way he got his inspiration for these revolutionary designs,
he was noted for replying with the single line:
And this leads us to the latter part of the series
where we finally get an explanation about the world and history in episode 19.
For you see-- oh, I'm sorry.
I accidentally hit the fast forward button. Now let me get us back on track.
what
WHAT
Oh I didn't know why there are aliens
or why there are space battles
or who VIRM are or what the
FUCK IS GOING ON
So, you know? I must have accidentally skipped a whole season, let me check.
It's STILL EPISODE 20?
WHAT?
It was at this moment
that I had an epiphany.
Maybe the show about angsteens piloting giant robots,
using the power of buttsex,
WASN'T the revolutionary show
I thought it was gonna be?
*What the fuck right?*
Now, I don't know what the creative process behind
having such a big plot turn so late in the series was,
but, according to some sources, it went a little something like this:
-Ok, it's episode 20. What do we have planned?
-Uhh, this is when you wanted to add the aliens.
-Did I say that?
-When?
ーＳＵＰ ＢＩＴＣＨＥＳ ＴＲＩＧＧＥＲ’Ｓ ＩＮ ＴＨＥ ＨＯＵＳＥ ＮＯＷ
－ＷＥ ＮＥＥＤ ＧＩＲＬＳ
－ＷＥ ＮＥＥＤ ＢＯＯＴＹ
－ＷＥ ＮＥＥＤ ＴＩＴＳ
－ＷＥ ＮＥＥＤ ＳＯＭＥ ＭＯＴＨＥＲＦＵＣＫＩＮＧ ＡＬＩＥＮＳ
－ＩＴ’Ｓ ＧＯＮＮＡ ＢＥ ＨＯＴ ＭＷＡＨＡＨＡＨＡＨＡ
-*sniff*
-That doesn't sound like me...
-Well at least we have another 25 episodes to flesh this out.
-Actually the show is 2-cour.
-What do you mean it's
-...only 2-cour?
-It means we only have 24 episodes.
*fffffff*
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*ffFFFFF*
*fFFFFFF*
-FFFFFFFUUUU
But as I looked deeper, things just didn't add up.
Why aliens?
Why are they called VIRM?
WAIT A MINUTE.
How are vampires involved?
Could this be a metaphor for aliens
sucking the lifeforce out of Earth
as HAD BEEN explained in the exposition?
OR was Alex Jones the writer for this
THE ENTIRE TIME?
-There are psychic vampires stealing the energy from the kids.
-It's a vampire conspiracy, in that they are
-interdimensionally sucking the essence of our youth...
-Right. -And they believe they're possessed
-by an off-world entity.
How many of the staff members were really involved?
Was ANY information we were given
accurate at all?
Driven, I searched hard to see if I could find
any evidence...
But unfortunately there were 0 resources
available to me as myanimelist was still on the maintenance.
And then it hit me!
The cuckfest ass-worshipping
angsty giant robot show was a front.
This was a diversion orchestrated by a grand mastermind
in order to pull wool over our eyes
over the TRUTH.
This was no A-1 Pictures project.
There was no Studio Trigger involvement.
So, you may be wondering.
Who... is responsible?
IT WAS HIDEAKI ANNO ALL ALONG
YOU FUCKING IDIOTS
*Oh my GOD*
THIS WAS EVA 4.0 THE ENTIRE TIME
*It makes PERFECT SENSE!*
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