History Trivia / DarlingInTheFranxx

* TroubledProduction: [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2018/anime-expo-news-roundup-day-zero-one-two-headlines/anime-expo-trigger-panel/.133997 In an appearance at Anime Expo 2018]], [[Creator/StudioTrigger Trigger's]] panel revealed that the show's pre-production was difficult and that the team had "been through a lot". There has also been substantial speculation that Trigger did not get along with [[Creator/A1Pictures Cloverworks]], and the former had to face having storyboards rejected by the producer and director. This has lead many to speculate that the second half of the series was negatively affected because of this partnership.

* For Latin American viewers, this series was the third Creator/StudioTrigger's work legally translated to Spanish (the other two were ''Anime/KillLaKill'' and ''Anime/LittleWitchAcademia'', both being available in Creator/{{Netflix}}), the second one being dubbed to Spanish (the other one was ''Anime/LittleWitchAcademia'') and the first one dubbed to Mexican Spanish (the already mentioned LWA was dubbed in Chile)

** Zero Two just so happens to have the same name as a certain [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards blood-crying]] FallenAngel EldritchAbomination. This has led to a massive tag confusion at websites such as {{Website/Pixiv}} and {{Website/Google}}.

* FanNickname:
** The nameless partner of Zero Two in the first episode who dies in a bloody mess has been nicknamed [[GallowsHumor Juice box-kun]].
** Goro is nicknamed "Gobro" for always getting Hiro's back.
*** Upgraded to "Godbro" in Episode 15 after he [[spoiler:personally swaps places with Hiro in Delphinium in order to get him to the rampaging Strelizia and, by extension, reunite with Zero-Two.]]
** Ichigo gets called "Strawberry-chan" by some fans. [[note]]"Ichigo" means "strawberry" in Japanese[[/note]]
*** After episode 14, she gained another one. "Bitchigo", by the courtesy of a furious fandom for [[spoiler:her incredibly selfish actions in splitting Hiro and Zero-Two apart by any means necessary]].
*** One episode later she gained "Ichibro" because she [[spoiler:finally accepted that Hiro will never see her as more than a sister and helped him get into Strelizia. She even showed some begrudging concern toward a rampaging Zero Two]].
** Kokoro has been called by some people [[spoiler:"Cuckoro" due to breaking her promise with Futoshi]].
*** Later on, she also gets [[spoiler:"Momkoro" due to her kindness and desire to have children]].
*** Pretty self explanatory: [[spoiler:[[Series/SixteenAndPregnant "556 and Pregnant"]]]].
** For the Nines:
*** Nine Alpha is called certainly an [[spoiler:"Alpha Man", having taken quite an approaching nature towards females.]] Due to his similar looks, "[[Anime/SpacePatrolLuluco Nova-kun]]" gets thrown around occasionally.
*** Nine Delta (the member of the Nines that looks a lot like Ichigo, only with green hair) is called "Grape-chan".
*** Some fans call the Nines the "Thot Patrol". Hilariously fitting for Nine Alpha, seeing how he brazenly approached Ichigo in a "thot"-like manner.
** [[spoiler:Child Zero Two is called "Eo To"]] because that's how she mispronounced "Zero Two" when [[spoiler:Hiro first gave the name to her]].
** Zero Two is the fandom's [[HalfHumanHybrid "Local Dinogirl"]]. Whenever she smiles it's a good day.
*** After [[spoiler:Episode 21 some fans started calling her [[EmptyShell "Potato Two"]]]]. Nothing like BlackComedy to alleviate the mood uh?
** Hiro is a "Madman" because of [[spoiler:how insanely brave he was as a kid and especially after he gets his memories back. His determination to go after what he wants, guile and willingness to break the rules get him compared to ''[[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina]]'' of all people.]]
*** He also got [[spoiler:[[HalfHumanHybrid "Dinoboy"]] after Episode 17]].
** Mitsuru is usually referred to as "Milkman" due to him drinking milk in a fancy glass in the early episodes, and his subplot with Kokoro calling to mind the CheatingWithTheMilkman flavor of {{Netorare}}.
*** Upgraded to [[spoiler:[[TheirFirstTime "Milked-man"]]]] after Episode 17 thanks to Kokoro. Hiro being a great wingman helped.
** Futoshi is sometimes referred to as Fatoshi, Fat, or Fatty. [[TheBigGuy Go on, guess why.]]
*** He upgraded to "Brotoshi" [[spoiler:after he volunteered to officiate Kokoro and Mitsuru's wedding in Episode 18]]. This man is the IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy trope incarnate.
*** "Father Futbroshi of the Cooking Pot" is gaining traction as well, for the same reason. Considered to follow the teachings of the Church of Godbro.
** Slamming with brute force some dough in Episode 16, and scaring Miku in the process, gained Ikuno the nickname of "The Destroyer".
*** Reinforced once she [[spoiler:bitch-slapped Alpha in Episode 17 and outright put him through ''[[WrestlerInAllOfUs the Romero Special]]'' in the yonkoma]].
** [[spoiler:The Klaxosaur Princess]] that appears at the end of Episode 16 is either called [[spoiler:Evil Two, Loli Princess or Creator/LadyGaga]].
** Mitsuru and Kokoro's [[spoiler:wedding in Episode 18 got nicknamed [[Series/GameOfThrones "Red Wedding"]]. Blood wasn't spilled, but it was definitely a bleak event]].
** Squad 13's increasing [[spoiler:[[ThisMeansWar "done-with-your-shit" attitude at APE]]]] made them become "[[VideoGame/MassEffect Normandy]] 13".
*** Similarly [[spoiler:Hiro, the one most determined and the inspirator of the kids' rebellious thoughts, got called a few times [[Anime/CodeGeass "Code 016: Hiro of the Rebellion"]]]]
** Nana has "Our Nana", stemmed after she was seemingly [[spoiler:replaced by another "Nana", Code:007, in episode 20]].

* CharacterSpecificPages:
** [[Characters/DarlingInTheFranxxHiro Hiro]]
** [[Characters/DarlingInTheFranxxZeroTwo Zero Two]]

* {{Jossed}}:
** Due to Zero Two initially being more forward than Hiro in their relationship, early episodes had fans run theories on if Hiro would become the first male Pistil in Plantation 13. Additionally, there were also theories their positions would eventually become interchangeable, fitting the metaphor of a "reversible" relationship. Episode 15 took down both theories, and the Nines fulfilled the "reversible pilot" role.
** FRANXX cannot be piloted with male Pistils and female Stamens instead of just boy-girl pairs. Though the Nines have the more masculine partner serving as the pistil.
** The backstory revealed in episode 19 lets down a few theories: [[spoiler:that Dr. Franxx and 001 had a similar relationship to Hiro and 002, and that Hiro/002 is Dr. Franxx's biological child.]]
** Many viewers assumed that [[spoiler: Naomi was dead considering how cryptic her situation was]]. Episode 22 would reveal that [[spoiler: she was alive all along]].
** [[spoiler:Ikuno's supposed romantic fate over the course of the series basically boiled down to her getting over her crush on Ichigo and [[PairTheSpares coupling with Futoshi]]. Come the finale, and not only are these two ''not'' together, but at least one of them ended up coupling with another parasite while Ikuno was shown holding hands with Naomi.]]

** This is one of the anime series that got the banhammer on Russia after the Russian government's media watchdog Roskomnadzor decided to ban ''Website/{{Crunchyroll}}'' after they discovered they didn't rate their series properly.

* BannedInChina: After the third episode, the anime was announced to be no longer airing in China. The whole fiasco is a bit more complicated however: A certain Chinese anime commentator (allegedly called LEXBURNER) directly compared this anime with ''LightNovel/VioletEvergarden'' (both aired in the same season) in a single commentary video and, with the Chinese fandom already divided over [[DuelingWorks which is the better anime of the season]], a ''massive'' FlameWar broke out over the Chinese internet ([[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything some elements from the anime]] only fueled it even more). This resulted in a self-proclaimed fan of the commentator reporting ''DARLING'' to the Chinese officials for its unsuitable contents, leading [=iQiYi=] (which had exclusive rights to air this anime proper in Mainland China) to pull the plug under pressure (''Manga/SlowStart'' was also dragged down unfortunately). Eventually things calmed down, with [=iQiYi=] resumed airing the series (with usual censorships in place), and at least part the China anime fandom [[WasItReallyWorthIt agreed that they went a bit overboard]].

** A curious fact for Portuguese viewers is that both this title and ''Little Witch Academia'' were dubbed in the same region but by very different companies in both licensing and dubbing medium. Then, ''Anime/BNABrandNewAnimal'' was dubbed by Netflix in the same studio which dubbed ''Darling in the Franxx'', and finally, ''Anime/{{Promare}}'' was dubbed in Portuguese by another licensor, but in the same studio which dubbed ''Little Witch Academia''. This became a somewhat very interesting fact in Brazilian media as anime in general is usually dubbed in São Paulo instead of those titles, dubbed in Rio de Janeiro. Well, until the announcement of ''Anime/SSSSGridman'' dubbed in Portuguese for television broadcast in 2021, dubbed in São Paulo instead.

** [[spoiler:Alpha and Delta acting as a Stamen/Pistil pair respectively came true in the manga after they decide to help out in the final battle.]]

* BannedInChina: After the third episode, the anime was announced to be no longer airing in China. The whole fiasco is a bit more complicated however: A certain Chinese anime commentator [[spoiler: (Allegely called LEXBURNER)]] directly compared this anime with ''LightNovel/VioletEvergarden'' (both aired in the same season) in a single commentary video and, with the Chinese fandom already divided over [[DuelingWorks which is the better anime of the season]], a ''massive'' FlameWar broke out over the Chinese internet ([[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Some elements from the anime]] only fueled it even more). This resulted in a self-proclaimed fan of the commentator reporting ''DARLING'' to the Chinese officials for its unsuitable contents, leading [=iQiYi=] (which had exclusive rights to air this anime proper in Mainland China) to pull the plug under pressure (''Manga/SlowStart'' was also dragged down unfortunately). Eventually things calmed down, with [=iQiYi=] resumed airing the series (with usual censorships in place), and at least part the China anime fandom [[WasItReallyWorthIt agreed that they went a bit overboard]].

** FRANXX can indeed be piloted with male Pistils and female Stamens instead of just boy-girl pairs, as Episode 15 displays. Additionally, many also predicted hybrid pilots (those that can be the Pistil or Stamen), which the Nines turn out to be. [[spoiler:Their status as antagonists, solely because of these cues, was predicted as well.]]

** Due to Zero Two initially being more forward than Hiro in their relationship, early episodes had fans run theories on if Hiro would become the first male Pistil in Plantation 13. Additionally, there were also theories their positions would eventually become interchangeable, fitting the metaphor of a "reversible" relationship. Episode 15 took down both theories, as the Nines fulfilled both the "male pistil" and "reversible pilot" roles.

* BannedInChina: After the third episode, the anime was announced to be no longer airing in China. The whole fiasco is a bit more complicated however: A certain Chinese anime commentator directly compared this anime with ''LightNovel/VioletEvergarden'' (both aired in the same season) in a single commentary video and, with the Chinese fandom already divided over [[DuelingWorks which is the better anime of the season]], a ''massive'' FlameWar broke out over the Chinese internet ([[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Some elements from the anime]] only fueled it even more). This resulted in a self-proclaimed fan of the commentator reporting ''DARLING'' to the Chinese officials for its unsuitable contents, leading [=iQiYi=] (which had exclusive rights to air this anime proper in Mainland China) to pull the plug under pressure (''Manga/SlowStart'' was also dragged down unfortunately). Eventually things calmed down, with [=iQiYi=] resumed airing the series (with usual censorships in place), and at least part the China anime fandom [[WasItReallyWorthIt agreed that they went a bit overboard]].

** Zero Two just so happens to have the same name as a certain [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards blood-crying demonic fallen angel]] EldritchAbomination. This has led to a massive tag confusion at websites such as {{Website/Pixiv}} and {{Website/Google}}.

** Due to Zero Two being more foreward than Hiro in their relationship, early episodes ran theories on if Hiro would become the first male Pistil in Plantation 13. Additionally, there were also theories their positions would eventually become interchangeable, fitting the metaphor of a "reversible" relationship. Episode 15 took down both theories, as the Nines fulfilled both the "male pistil" and "reversible pilot" roles.

** Futoshi is sometimes referred to as Fatoshi, Fat, or Fatty. [[SarcasmMode Go on, guess why.]]

** Zero Two just so happens to have the same name as a certain [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards blood-crying demonic fallen angel]] EldritchAbomination. This has led to a massive tag confusion at {{Website/Pixiv}}.

** Squad 13's increasing [[spoiler:[[ThisMeansWar "done-with-your-shit" attitude at APE]]]] made them become "Normandy 13".

** Justin Briner [[Anime/SpacePatrolLuluco previously]] voiced a blonde haired boy who's a mysterious bishonen.

* TroubledProduction: [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2018/anime-expo-news-roundup-day-zero-one-two-headlines/anime-expo-trigger-panel/.133997 In an appearance at Anime Expo 2018]], [[Creator/StudioTrigger Trigger's]] panel revealed that the show's pre-production was difficult and that the team had "been through a lot". There has also been substantial speculation that Trigger did not get along with [[Creator/A1Pictures Cloverworks]], and the former had to face having storyboards rejected by the producer and director.

** This isn't [[Manga/ToLoveRu the first time]] Creator/HarukaTomatsu played a devilish girl with pink hair and green eyes.

** Zero Two just so happens to have the same name as a certain blood-crying demonic fallen angel EldritchAbomination [[VideoGame/Kirby64 from a Nintendo game]]. This has led to a massive tag confusion at {{Website/Pixiv}}.

** Zero Two just so happens to have the same name as a certain [[VideoGame/Kirby64 Eldritch Blood-Crying demonic fallen angel creature from a Nintendo game]]. This has led to a massive tag confusion at {{Website/Pixiv}}.