
Shows that feel likeDARLING in the FRANXX (2018)
If you loved DARLING in the FRANXX, the closest series we have are The Last Man on Earth (2015), 12 Monkeys (2015) and Raised by Wolves (2020). All three share DARLING in the FRANXX's contemplative and bleak feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Violet Evergarden (2018).
If DARLING in the FRANXX hit the spot, these will too

The same preoccupation in both: life after the end
The difference: Easier on the ideas than DARLING in the FRANXX

One thread runs through both: life after the end

Both land stillness and ideas at once

Common ground in both: love and romance
The difference: Leans harder into war & politics than DARLING in the FRANXX does

Dreamlike where it counts, bleak underneath

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Both keep coming back to the same thing: anime
The difference: Sits closer to action & adventure than DARLING in the FRANXX does

Both lean on ideas more than on sci-fi & fantasy

Dreamlike animation in both cases

Two things both keep coming back to: growing up and orphan

Comedy built on bleakness, twice over

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that
In the mood for more contemplative?
all contemplative shows →The best-reviewed series that share DARLING in the FRANXX’s defining feeling.









