Darling in the Franxx – Part One (a Neo-Tokyo 2099 Anime on Blu-ray review)

If you enjoy smart, action-packed mecha anime series, “Darling in the Franxx – Part One” is highly recommended!

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TITLE: Darling in the Franxx – Part One

TV SERIES RELEASE DATE: 2018

DURATION: 300 Minutes

BLU-RAY INFORMATION: 1080p High Definition, English and Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Subtitles: English

COMPANY: Funimation

RATED: TV 14

Release Date: March 26, 2018


Director: Nishigori Atsushi

Series Composition: Nishigori Atsushi, Hayashi Naotaka

Character Design by Horikoshi Kohei

Music by Tachibana Asami

Art Director: Hirayanagi Satoru

Anime Production: A-1 Pictures, CloverWorks, NamHai


Featuring the following voice talent:

Uemura Yuto/Matt Shipman as Hiro

Tomatsu Haruka/Tia Ballard as Zero Two

Umehara Yuichiro/Austin Tindle as Goro

Goto Hiroki/Blake Shepard as Futoshi

Ichinose Kana/Brittany Lauda as Ichigo

Yamashita Nanami/Bryn Apprill as Miku

Ichikawa Aoi/Bryson Baugus as Mitsuru

Konishi Katsuyuki/Eric Vale as Hachi

Hayami Saori/Jeannie Tirado as Kokoro

Justin Briner as 9’α

Horiuchi Kenyuu/Kent Williams as Dr. Franxx

Ishigami Shizuka/Leah Clark as Ikuno

Kugimiya Rie/Luci Christian as 001

Inoue Marina/Michelle Rojas as Nana

Tamura Mutsumi/Ryan Reynolds as Zorome


In a battle against the klaxosaurs only the children, classified as parasites, are humanity’s hope in this dying world. Fighting in mechanized suits known as FRANXX, parasites are grouped up in male and female pairs to face the monstrous creatures. Hiro was once a prodigy FRANXX pilot. But when he gives up the fight, he meets Zero Two, the girl with the horns, and finds a new reason to keep going.


Click here to read the full Blu-ray review on Neo-Tokyo 2099