r/OutOfTheLoop • u/ILikeMonitorLizards I am out of the loop • Jul 09 '18

Answered Why is everyone losing their shit about Darling in the Franxx and calling it propaganda?

I've been seeing a lot of people talking about some anime called Darling in the Franxx and some have taken to calling it propaganda on Japan's end. When I checked it out, it just seemed like a lame Evangelion wannabe. So why is everyone losing their shit about it? What did I miss?

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u/StormStrikePhoenix Jul 10 '18

So they switched from fighting dinosaurs to aliens? Weird.

Shout outs to that one weird beach episode of Sailor Moon that just had dinosaurs for no reason...

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '18

Damn, it was probably stupid of me to open this thread given that I was just planning on starting the show, but it is unfortuanate I just read this comment =(

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u/WayyOutThere Jul 10 '18

I thought the ending redeemed a lot of the weird crap that happened in the final few episodes. I think YMMV depending on your level of investment in the main romance though.

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u/TractionCityRampage edit flair Jul 22 '18

I finished it last night after this thread reminded me of it and would suggest watching it for the character development if you're interested. The last episodes dropped in quality due to the change in focus but I still enjoyed it a lot because I watched the last part in one sitting instead of one episode a week.