Anime Like Darling in the Franxx Image Source: Gainax & Netflix. The year is 2015, and the world sits on the brink of destruction, as giant enemies, called Angels, herald Earth’s ruin.

Studio Trigger and A-1 Pictures’ big collaborative effort Darling in the FranXX was one of the most talked about anime of the Winter 2018 season, and now fans can see how the series began.