Danh sách tập Darling in the Franxx
Episodes

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| 1 | "Alone and Lonesome" "Hitori to Hitori" (独りとヒトリ)  | Atsushi Nishigori Toshifumi Akai | Atsushi Nishigori | A-1 Pictures | ngày 13 tháng 1 năm 2018 |  |
 Trong tương lai xa, loài người buộc phải cư trú tại các thành phố pháo đài lớn do sợ bị tấn công bởi những con quái vật khổng lồ có tên là Klaxizards.  Klaxizards chỉ có thể được chiến đấu bởi Franxx, những robot khổng lồ chỉ có thể được vận hành bởi một phi công nam và nữ làm việc cùng nhau.  Tiến sĩ Franxx và Zero Two đến một thành phố như vậy để phát triển Franxx mới nhất của mình.  Hiro, trong khi đó, bị trầm cảm sau khi thất bại trong bài kiểm tra trở thành phi công của Franxx và tình cờ gặp Zero Two, người đã nhanh chóng tán tỉnh anh ta khi anh ta không hề sợ sừng.  Khi các bạn cùng lớp của Hiro tham dự buổi lễ chào mừng để trở thành phi công chính thức của Franxx, Hiro tranh luận rời khỏi thành phố khi một lớp Mohaxovičić của Mohorovičić tấn công.  Zero Two triển khai trong Franxx của cô, Strelizia, để chiến đấu với nó, nhưng cuối cùng lại bị thương và đối tác của cô bị thương nặng.  Hiro tình nguyện trở thành đối tác của Zero Two và cô ấy đáp lại anh ta, kích hoạt hình dạng thật của Strelizia.  Strelizia dễ dàng đánh bại Klaxizard và được tiết lộ rằng 002 là một con lai Klaxizard người có tiếng là giết chết các đối tác của mình. 
| 2 | "What It Means to Connect" "Tsunagaru to Iu Koto" (繋がるということ)  | Shōko Nakamura | Naotaka Hayashi | A-1 Pictures | ngày 20 tháng 1 năm 2018 |  |
 Despite being able to pilot Strelizia with 002, Hiro has no memories of what happened in the cockpit, leading some of his fellow pilots to be skeptical about what really happened, since it is rumored Zero Two is capable of piloting a Franxx on her own. Hiro's fellow pilots are also wary of Zero Two due to her reputation, especially Ichigo who is concerned about Hiro's safety. Meanwhile, the leadership of APE decide to further test Hiro's abilities and instruct him to participate in a mock Franxx battle, though he is forbidden from partnering with Zero Two or using Strelizia. Ichigo volunteers to partner with him in Delphinium. Zorome and Miku volunteer to be their opponents. During the mock battle, Hiro is briefly able to connect with Ichigo and pilot Delphinium, but suddenly loses his connection with her and is unable to restart Delphinium. This breaks Hiro's confidence in himself and leaves Ichigo frustrated that she can't do anything to help Hiro. 
| 3 | "Fighting Puppet" "Tatakau Ningyō" (戦う人形)  | Toshifumi Akai | Masahiko Ōtsuka | A-1 Pictures | ngày 27 tháng 1 năm 2018 |  |
 Following the mock battle, Hiro's fellow pilots are assigned to their first sortie, with the task of defeating a Klaxosaur under the city, but as they are about to leave, Ikuno and Mitsuru's connection falters, thus the pilots of Delphinum, Argenta and Genista proceed without them. However, the situation turns to the worst when they end up surrounded by a horde of Klaxosaurs and are forced to flee. Zero Two asks to assist them on Strelizia, but she is not allowed to sortie with Hiro, until Mitsuru, determined to prove he is a better pilot than Hiro, offers himself to pair up with Zero Two. Together, Mitsuru and Zero Two defeat the enemies with ease and rescue the others, but when they return, they find a heavily wounded Mitsuru, as a consequence of pairing up with 002, who reaffirms her claim that Hiro is the only pilot compatible with her. 
| 4 | "Flap Flap" "Frappu Frappu" (フラップ・フラップ)  | Yuichi Shimohira | Naotaka Hayashi | Trigger | ngày 3 tháng 2 năm 2018 |  |
 Mitsuru begins to recover, but it traumatized with his experience with Zero Two. In fear of what happened in the last battle, Zero Two is called back by the authorities to return to the front lines. As Zero Two is escorted to a transport with Strelizia, a Klaxosaur appears and attacks. The other pilots are dispatched to face it, but are overpowered by the enemy. Seeing Zero Two being taken away, Hiro finally makes his mind and urges her not to leave and become his partner instead. Zero Two then disobeys her orders and boards Strelizia with Hiro, which he manages to successfully pilot. The two then help the others to defeat the klaxosaur. Afterwards, Plantation 13 lifts off to rendezvous with Plantation 26, and Hiro resolves that he will pilot Strelizia with Zero Two, even if it kills him. 
| 5 | "Your Thorn, My Badge" "Kimi no Toge, Boku no Shirushi" (キミの棘、ボクのしるし)  | Noriko Takao | Naotaka Hayashi | A-1 Pictures | ngày 10 tháng 2 năm 2018 |  |
 Plantation 13 links up with Plantation 26 in order to transfer much needed magma fuel. However, the process is sure to attract klaxosaurs, requiring the Franxx pilots of both Plantations to work together. Meanwhile, Hiro becomes an accepted member of the squad but Goro notices that Hiro's health has been declining significantly, with a blue tumor-like growth growing on his chest ever since he rode with Zero Two. Hiro manages to convince Goro to keep quiet about his condition. Klaxosaurs are detected heading for the Plantation and a plan to defend against them is made, though the pilots of Plantation 26 express their misgivings about Zero Two and Strelizia being involved due to them suffering losses in a past mission due to Zero Two's actions. That night, Ichigo confronts Zero Two in an attempt to convince her not to put too much of a burden on Hiro's body, but fails. Ichigo and Goro are then both left feeling frustrated over how neither of them can help Hiro. Hiro meets Zero Two the next morning, and despite her warning that this would be his third ride with her, which may result in his death, Hiro reaffirms his desire to ride with her. 
| 6 | "DARLING in the FRANXX" "Dārin in za Furankusu" (ダーリン・イン・ザ・フランクス)  | Yoshihiro Miyajima | Naotaka Hayashi | Trigger | ngày 17 tháng 2 năm 2018 |  |
 As the horde of Conrad class Klaxosaurs, accompanied by a massive structure approach the Plantations, the Parasites make a line of defense with Squad 26 on the front, Squad 13 on the middle, and Strelizia on the rear guard. After the minor Klaxosaurs are defeated, the structure reveals itself as a giant Gutenberg class Klaxosaur that overpowers Squad 26. Squad 13 then rescues them and join for a combined attack to give an opening for Strelizia to give the final blow. However, Strelizia fails to destroy the enemy and Hiro collapses from exhaustion. He then accepts his death until seeing Zero Two fighting back desperately and decides to not give up, recovering from his tumor and joining with his companions to destroy the Gutenberg Klaxosaur. As the pilots celebrate, Dr. Franxx rejoices upon the prospect that Hiro may one day realize Zero Two's wish. Zero Two on the other hand, affirms that there are many more Klaxosaurs for her to kill in order to attain it. 
| 7 | "Shooting Star Moratorium" "Ryūsei Moratoriamu" (流星モラトリアム)  | Tōko Yatabe | Rino Yamazaki | A-1 Pictures | ngày 24 tháng 2 năm 2018 |  |
 Due to their achievements in the previous battle, Zero Two is permanently assigned to Squad 13 and Hiro is officially recognized as a Franxx pilot. Squad 13 is then rewarded with a vacation to a nearby beach. As Squad 13 plays around, they observe Hiro's relationship with Zero Two and begin wondering what exactly a "kiss" and "love" are. They then stumble upon the ruins of a town nearby and begin exploring them. They are perplexed at the existence of the town since they initially believed civilization only existed in the Plantations. Zero Two explains to them that humans used to live on the surface but were forced to abandon it for the Plantations. Later that night, Zero Two decides to go for a swim while Hiro and Ichigo walk on the beach and admire the stars, catching sight of a rain of shooting stars. 
| 8 | "Boys × Girls" "Otokonoko × Onnanoko" (男の子×女の子)  | Tensai Okamura | Naotaka Hayashi | Trigger | ngày 3 tháng 3 năm 2018 |  |
 The female pilots get into a fallout with the males after a battle where the females' clothes were destroyed by the enemy Klaxosaur's acid, much to the boys' enjoyment. The females then set a line across the dorms and forbids the boys from crossing over. Zero Two ignores the fight at all and willingly crosses back and forth to get close to Hiro and even sets up a trap for the boys who end up seeing the girls naked in the bath by accident. With the situation out of control, Nana steps in and reprimands the pilots for their behavior, and while the boys and the girls discuss the situation in separate, Miku decides to flee. When the others become worried and decide to look for her, they find her in one of the sealed off rooms in the dorm, where they discover items related to the previous members of Squad 13, which were possibly killed in battle long ago. After that, the boys and the girls finally make amends and resume their duties together. 
| 9 | "Triangle Bomb" "Toraianguru Bomu" (トライアングル・ボム)  | Ryūta Ono | Rino Yamazaki | A-1 Pictures | ngày 10 tháng 3 năm 2018 |  |
 Squad 13 is dispatched to take down another Gutenberg class Klaxosaur en route of collision with the Plantation. During the battle, Delphinium is caught by the enemy and Goro ejects Ichigo to save her, but becomes trapped in side the creature while the others are ordered to retreat. Once back at the base, the others contact Goro who affirms that he has a plan to take down the creature himself, while the other pilots are informed that despite Goro's situation, they will fire on the Klaxosaur should it approaches the Plantation. The others then decide to fight the enemy again, but Ichigo insists to come with them, fearing for Goro's safety. Just as Goro is about to activate the self-destruct sequence to Delphinum's energy tank, sacrificing himself to destroy the enemy core, Ichigo dives inside the creature and reaches him, allowing Delphinum to escape to a safe distance as the energy tank destroys the creature. After the battle, Goro confesses his feelings for Ichigo, but claims that he is not in a hurry to hear an answer from her. 
| 10 | "The City of Eternity" "Eien no Machi" (永遠の街)  | Masato Nakazono | Masahiko Ōtsuka | Trigger | ngày 17 tháng 3 năm 2018 |  |
 The Seven Sages decide to reward the members of Squad 13 for their numerous victories against the Klaxosaurs and they are briefly allowed into the city to be awarded with medals. The ceremony is short and sweet, but on the way back, Zorome drifts away from the rest and falls after seeing one of the few residents. When Zorome awakes, he is greeted by the woman who saved him and he questions her about adult life. Her life seems worlds away from his experience and it is implied that the parasites will never become adults as their physiology is completely different because she had to use diagnostic instruments for animals to analyze his injuries. As they talk, Zorome can't shake the feeling that they have met before, but the woman denies it. The authorities arrive to pick him up, and treat him as if he carries an infection, then they quickly send him back to the dorm. He spends the following days wondering why the woman was so familiar to him, but immersed in his activities his memory of her gradually fades. 
| 11 | "Partner Shuffle" "Pātonā Shaffuru" (パートナーシャッフル)  | Takahiro Shikama | Hiroshi Seko | A-1 Pictures | ngày 24 tháng 3 năm 2018 |  |
 Squad 13 guards one of the facilities for the top secret S-Planning, when Mitsuru collapses in the mid of battle. As he is treated it is revealed that he underwent a dangerous procedure with only 15% of survival rate to become a parasite. Later, Nana asks the Parasites if they want to switch partners. Ikuno asks Ichigo to partner with her, but the two girls fail to synchronize. Kokoro offers to partner with Mitsuru, breaking a promise she made to Futoshi to stay together, much to Futoshi's despair. When a massive Klaxosaur appears, the Parasites dispatch with Mitsuru and Kokoro piloting Genista and Futoshi piloting Chlorophytum with Ikuno. During the battle, the pilots decide to use Genista's close range attack to open a break for them, but cannot reach the core. Mitsuru gives up, still disheartened about Hiro forgetting the promise he made to Mitsuru in the past, so Kokoro attempts to cheer him up before unsuccessfully and dangerously trying to pilot Genista by herself. Regaining control, Mitsuru and Kokoro manage to synchronize and open a big hole in the enemy to expose the core for Strelizia to destroy it. After the battle, Futoshi reprimands Mitsuru for his behaviour, but Mitsuru promises that he will protect Kokoro in future. 
| 12 | "The Garden Where It All Began" "Gāden/ Hajimari no Niwa" (ガーデン／始まりの庭)  | Yoshihiro Miyajima | Naotaka Hayashi | Trigger | ngày 31 tháng 3 năm 2018 |  |
 Squad 13 is sent back to The Garden to undergo some tests, the place where they were raised. They are greeted by the Nines, Zero Two's former squad, and their leader Nine Alpha who wonders what Zero Two, formerly coded Nine Iota, saw in them. Disobeying orders, Hiro and the others visit the old facilities where they used to live hoping to meet Naomi again, but she is nowhere to be seen and the adults refuse to tell them where she is. They also discover that the children from Garden are being developed into Parasites at a much earlier age, in response to the increased number of Klaxosaur attacks. When a group of Klaxosaurs attack the Garden, Squad 13 is dispatched, and Hiro notes that Zero Two's horns and canines grew further. During the battle, a desperate Zero Two ignores orders and attacks alone, claiming that she must kill more Klaxosaurs in order to become truly human. After the battle, Hiro asks the meaning of her words, but she refuses to answer. Meanwhile, Ichigo eavesdrops on a conversation between Nana and Hachi in which they affirm that the Saurification process in Zero Two and Hiro is intensifying, much to her horror. When a second wave of Klaxosaurs attacks, Squad 13 sorties again and once more Zero Two turns rogue. She starts attacking Hiro when he attempts to stop her, causing Hiro to have visions of a past he has long forgotten. 
| 13 | "The Beast and the Prince" "Mamono to Ōji-sama" (まものと王子様)  | Manabu Okamoto | Naotaka Hayashi | CloverWorks | ngày 7 tháng 4 năm 2018 |  |
 Hiro and Zero Two recall their childhoods in the Garden. Hiro was a successful subject of the Parasite program who easily became friends with his peers, giving them names instead of numbers and promising Mitsuru that they would pilot together prior to his Elixir injection. However Hiro was plagued by unanswered questions. Zero Two was an experimental subject with animal features undergoing painful research into her regenerative abilities, her only comfort being a picture book of "The Beast and the Prince". After encountering Zero Two, Hiro was horrified when he discovered her tortured treatment and eventually broke her out of her cell and convinced her to escape with him. Unable to comprehend language, Zero Two saw a parallel in the storybook and her time with Hiro, vowing to become human and be with him. They are eventually hunted down and captured by security forces. Their memories were erased, including Hiro's memory of his promise to Mitsuru, leading to his anger at Hiro. Back in the present, Ichigo in Delphinium warns Hiro to get away from Zero Two as she will consume his energy, but Hiro suddenly remembers that Zero Two is the girl from his past. 
| 14 | "Punishment and Confession" "Tsumi to Kokuhaku" (罪と告白)  | Hiroyuki Kaneko | Hiroshi Seko | Trigger | ngày 14 tháng 4 năm 2018 |  |
 After the battle, Zero Two also remembers her childhood experience with Hiro. Meanwhile, Hiro is hospitalized while Ichigo and her friends forbid Zero Two from seeing him. As Hiro rests, Squad 13 is informed that they will take part in a large scale operation involving the Nines and squads from various Plantations, and that Zero Two will be transferred back to the Nines. Before the operation begins, Squad 13 works to prevent Hiro and Zero Two meeting. She finally convinces them to let her see him, but Hiro left his room to meet her so they discover his room empty. Believing that she is being deceived by the others, Zero Two attacks them. When Hiro returns to his room and sees Zero Two's behavior, he reprimands her, calling her a monster. Contrite, Zero Two believes that this is her punishment for her past deeds, and accepts that she must leave his side. As the operation is about to begin, Zero Two leaves the dorm to rejoin the Nines, but just when Hiro decides to go after her, Ichigo holds him back with a kiss and confesses her feelings for him. 
| 15 | "Jian" "Hiyoku no Tori" (比翼の鳥)  | Toshifumi Akai | Hiroshi Seko | CloverWorks | ngày 21 tháng 4 năm 2018 |  |
 Hiro stays behind while the rest of Squad 13 take part in the operation against the massive Klaxosaur horde on the Grand Crevasse. Led by the Nines, the human forces appear to be defeating the Klaxosaurs until a gigantic, Super-Lehmann class Klaxosaur emerges and completely destroys Plantation 26. In an attempt to halt its progress, the members of Squad 26 are ordered to make a suicide assault on the creature but fail, and the monster starts towards Plantation 13. It stops and disgorges a hoard of small Conrad Class Klaxosaurs which Ichigo and the others begin fighting until Hiro in a training unit joins them. With Ichigo's help, he reaches Zero Two aboard Strelizia, but finds her almost losing her sanity from operating alone, until he confesses his love for her and they synchronize. Together, they power up Strelizia to the point of single-handedly destroying the Super-Lehmann Klaxosaur and breaking open the doorway to the Grand Crevasse with help from the Nines. However, the Super-Lehmann's cores are still active and about to explode, when a colossal hand emerges from the Grand Crevasse and retrieves the cores, astonishingly sparing the lives of Squad 13 and the residential area of Plantation 13. 
| 16 | "Days of Our Lives" "Bokutachi no Hibi" (ぼくたちの日々)  | Yuuki Itoh | Rino Yamazaki | CloverWorks | ngày 5 tháng 5 năm 2018 |  |
 After the battle at the Grand Crevasse, the members of Squad 13 are left by themselves on standby at Mistilteinn in the ruins of Plantation 13. They do not realize that their new environment is part of an experiment by Dr. Franxx. Most of the services are suspended except for a weekly delivery of supplies and they have no external contact, forcing the Parasites to manage by themselves. Despite their new responsibilities and hardships, they enjoy their new life together; especially Zero Two who is more relaxed and warmly welcomed back into the Squad. Kokoro gives Mitsuru a haircut and then unexpectedly kisses him. Later, Hiro and Zero Two share a quiet moment together, but then Zero Two has a foreboding of something lurking outside the plantation. 
| 17 | "Eden" "Rakuen" (楽園)  | Ryōji Masuyama | Naotaka Hayashi | CloverWorks | ngày 12 tháng 5 năm 2018 |  |
 The Nines visit Squad 13 on Mistilteinn causing them to feel less abandoned. Meanwhile, Hiro has started growing horns making him more like his beloved. The Nines discover a book about human reproduction which Kokoro was hiding. Meanwhile, Kokoro makes a pass at Mitsuru which confuses him. Later, when the Nines question Kokoro about possessing forbidden knowledge, she expresses the desire to bear a child. She suggests that they may not be creations of Papa and exist for more than fighting Klaxosaurs. Later, while Hachi and Nana interview Kokoro, Nana collapses which Nine Alpha claims is a symptom of a regression into puberty. Hachi then informs Dr. Franxx who decides to terminate the experiment of leaving the parasites alone. Meanwhile, members from APE meet with the Princess of the Klaxosaurs, demanding her surrender, but she slays them instead, calling them "human wannabes" . Back in Mistilteinn, Squad 13 debate Kokoro’s ideas. That night, Mitsuru visits Kokoro, and after he expresses affection for her, they spend the night together. Meanwhile at APE, Papa discusses his plans to wipe out all Klaxosaurs when the Nines appear with news from their visit to Mistilteinn. 
| 18 | "When the Sakura Blooms" "Sakura no Hanagasaku-goro ni" (桜の花が咲く頃に)  | Shigeki Kawai | Naotaka Hayashi | A-1 Pictures | ngày 19 tháng 5 năm 2018 |  |
 Ichigo is informed by Hachi that Squad 13 is about to be transferred from Mistilteinn to a special facility where the rest of the Parasites are stationed. Upon returning, she pays a visit to Ikuno who is recovering from a fever and Ikuno then confesses her love for Ichigo. Before their depart, Hiro and the others hold a wedding celebration for Mitsuru and Kokoro but during the ceremony, the Nines invade Mistilteinn with a team of soldiers and take both into custody. In a flashback, Nana is shown emotionally distraught at the death of her partner in a Franxx. Weeks later, at the Birds Nest camp for children, Mitsuru and Kokoro are reunited with Squad 13, but the others are shocked to see that they have no recollection of each other. Both Zero Two and Hiro realize that Mitsuru and Kokoro have had their memories erased, similar to what happened to Zero Two and Hiro in the past. 
| 19 | "Inhumanity" "Hito Narazaru Mono-tachi" (人ならざるモノたち)  | Takahiro Harada | Masahiko Otsuka | CloverWorks | ngày 26 tháng 5 năm 2018 |  |
 The APE supreme commanders justify wiping the memories of Mitsuru and Kokoro in the interests of achieving their objectives.  Dr. Franxx remembers in 2025 when, as the scientist Werner Frank, he was hired by APE to research human immortality and his success, although at the cost of human reproductive processes. He  recalls how heavy mining of the magma energy on the planet led to the appearance of the Klaxosaurs and consequent creation of the autonomous Plantations. He developed the Franxx units to combat the Klaxosaurs, but at a considerable loss of life for their human pilots, including his wife Karina Milsa. Sometime later, an expedition including Werner Frank was sent to meet the Princess of Klaxosaurs. The humanoid princess captivated him, but she then tore off his arm as punishment for destroying her Klaxosaurs. However, he returned to APE with a sample of her hair from which he extracted DNA to create Zero Two. Back in the present, Hiro and the others demand that Papa restore Kokoro and Mitsuru's memories, but are told that their memories were erased and restoring them is impossible. When Squad 13 realize that they will never become "adults", Papa agrees to release them from duty once their next mission against the Klaxosaurs is over. 
| 20 | "A New World" "Atarashī Sekai" (新しい世界)  | Miyoki Kuroki | Naotaka Hayashi | CloverWorks | ngày 9 tháng 6 năm 2018 |  |
 The Parasites gather at the site of the Grand Crevasse for the final battle against the Klaxosaurs. As the others confront a huge army of Klaxosaurs attacking the base, Hiro and Zero Two are tasked to use Strelizia to control the "Star Entity", a massive weapon stored inside the Grand Crevasse. Amidst the battle, the Princess of Klaxosaurs sneaks past security and assumes control of Strelizia by dragging Zero Two out of the cockpit and synchronizing with Hiro by force. Suddenly, an armada of spaceships appear on Earth's orbit and the Klaxosaurs stop fighting the Parasites to attack it. Papa then reveals that he and his companions are actually members of "VIRM", an alien race who once attacked Earth in the past but was defeated by the Klaxosaurs, and all of APE's actions were part of their plan to use mankind against them. Having predicted the princess' attempt to take control of the Star Entity, the VIRM trigger a self-destruct mechanism installed on it to wipe out all the Klaxosaurs, along with Earth. 
| 21 | "For You, My Love" "Daisukina Anata no Tame ni" (大好きなあなたのために)  | Manabu Okamoto | Naotaka Hayashi | CloverWorks | ngày 16 tháng 6 năm 2018 |  |
 As VIRM uses their powers to upload the consciusness of the humans from the Plantation into their system, Hiro uses his connection with the Princess to delay the explosion of the Star Entity, while the rest of Squad 13 rushes back to the Grand Crevasse to help their friends. Meanwhile a wounded Zero Two meets with Dr. Franxx, who explains that she and the rest of the Nines were created by cloning the Princess' cells, but she was the only of them who inherited her powers. Determined to rescue Hiro, Zero Two then rushes back to Strelizia, assisted by Dr. Franxx and her friends. Upon reuniting with Hiro, Zero Two and the Princess use all their energy to restore him and take back the control of the Star Entity, which transforms into the gigantic Strelizia Apus, which defeats the invaders. The VIRM then decide to retreat, promising to return with their entire armada to wipe out Earth, and just as Hiro is about to celebrate their victory, he finds out that Zero Two is not responding. 
| 22 | "Stargazers" "Sutāgeizā" (スターゲイザー)  | Noriko Takao | Hiroshi Seko | CloverWorks | ngày 23 tháng 6 năm 2018 |  |
 The Klaxosaurs depart for space to fight VIRM, taking Strelizia Apus with them, while the surviving Parasites work together to ensure their survival, led by Squad 13. Zero Two is still in a catatonic state and Hiro is puzzled by a series of wounds which appear on her body. Nana informs the others that Kokoro is pregnant with Mitsuru's child. Meanwhile, Hachi and the original Nana locate the facility where the discarded Parasites are being held, including Naomi. They read a message left by Dr. Franxx before his death instructing them to take care of the Parasites. Desperate about Zero Two's condition, Hiro realizes that her mind is still inside the Strelizia Apus, fighting VIRM with the other Klaxosaurs at the orbit of Mars. He decides to leave for space to reunite with her, despite his friends' protests. In the end, the other members of Squad 13 agree to accompany Hiro in an abandoned Klaxosaur spaceship, and are joined by the surviving members of the Nines. However, Mitsuru stays behind, concerned for the pregnant Kokoro. 
| 23 | "DARLING in the FRANXX" "Dārin in za Furankisu" (ダーリン・イン・ザ・フランキス)  | Yoshihiro Miyajima | Naotaka Hayashi | CloverWorks | ngày 30 tháng 6 năm 2018 |  |
 Leaving Mitsuru, Kokoro and Zero Two's body behind, Squad 13 departs into space to join the fight against VIRM. With help from the others, Nine Alpha partners Hiro who safely enters Strelizia Apus before Nine Alpha goes on to sacrifice himself in the battle. The VIRM offer perpetual tranquility and peace to the humans, but Nana and Hachi reject that as an unacceptable option. Meanwhile back on Earth, Kokoro initially refuses Mitsuru's support, but he convinces her that despite losing their memories they share a common bond through their unborn child, and they reconcile. Aboard Strelizia Apus, Hiro slowly reunites with Zero Two's consciousness and they agree to fight together again, converting the Strelizia Apus into the more powerful Strelizia True Apus. After defeating the VIRM forces, a warp gate appears, created a long time ago by the Klaxo sapiens. Hiro and Zero Two enter the warp gate, carrying a massive bomb created by the Klaxosaurs in an attempt to destroy VIRM,  promising their friends that they will return home. 
| 24 | "Watashi o Hanasanaide" (わたしを離さないで)  | Atsushi Nishigori Manabu Okamoto Miyoki Kuroki | Atsushi Nishigori Naotaka Hayashi | CloverWorks | ngày 7 tháng 7 năm 2018 |  |
 While Hiro and Zero Two fight VIRM in space, the surviving Parasites work together to rebuild society from scratch, with Naomi and the other missing children rescued, Kokoro giving birth to her daughter Ai, and Goro leaving to travel the world in search for other survivors and resources. Just as the Strelizia True Apus reaches the VIRM homeworld, Hiro and Zero Two's connection is cut off by VIRM's interference, leaving them vulnerable. Realizing that something is wrong by Ai's intuition, the members of Squad 13 join together to pray for their safety, and their thoughts reach Hiro, allowing him to reconnect with Zero Two, and together they sacrifice themselves to destroy the VIRM homeworld, liberating all souls trapped there. Despite that, VIRM declares that they will return one day. With the war over, the remaining Klaxosaurs return to Earth's underground, restoring nature with their energy, and the Parasites declare that they will never use Magma Energy again. Years later, the world is restored to a prosperous state thanks to the Parasites' hard work, and Hiro and Zero Two's souls reincarnate as a pair of children that meet each other again.