Zero Two is the main heroine of Trigger and CloverWorks' anime original series Darling in the Franxx.
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Background & History[]
Character profile[]
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Contest profile[]
During the anime's original airtime, Zero Two gained a large online following because of her distinct design, strong personality, and dedication to Hiro. Even after the anime's rating dipped in the later episodes, the klaxosaur remains one of the show's highlights.
in r/anime[]
Zero Two was the darling (pun intended) of the r/anime subreddit in 2018, having won the site's winter seasonal after thrashing rivals Violet and Ichigo. She then came second in the yearly contest after the subreddit found another more popular darling in the form of Mai Sakurajima.
In the subreddit's major character brackets, Zero Two (and the DitF fandom by extension) developed an infamous reputation for brigading the contest to other subreddits, causing much discussion and violent reactions in the r/anime contest threads. Her most famous match happened in Best Girl 6 where she fought Asuna Yuuki, another Tomatsu-voiced character, in the round of 32. The links to the contest's particular day was cross-posted to Zero Two's home subreddits r/DarlingintheFranxx and r/ZeroTwo. Most importantly, a campaigning thread managed to get a high amount of upvotes on r/Animemes, a subreddit where the pink-haired girl has a notable presence in.[citation needed] Despite those efforts, Zero Two ultimately lost by a slim 32 votes, and the large influx of voters affected other matches of their bracket as well, resulting in Asuna securing an easy path to the championship afterwards.
Another instance of brigading happened in Best Character 5 where Zero Two won against last year's quarterfinalist Homura Akemi in round 3. Following the tournament host's policy of disallowing brigades, her bracket's round was replayed for another day, with the klaxosaur bowing out in the ensuing rematch.
Since then, Zero Two's performances have been characterized by high seeds but relatively early exits, i.e. an "overrated waifu". Common criticisms include the aformentioned brigading of her fans, and the anime's poor reputation towards the end of the series.
in ISML[]
Zero Two is a regular but mediocre competitor in the International Saimoe League. In the winter 2018 seasonal contest, she lost to romantic rival Ichigo in the semi-finals, and settled for third after defeating Takagi. The following year, Zero Two made a modest debut in 2019, surviving until the Emerald period (fifth group stage). In 2020 she finished dead last in the second split -- a 16-player single round-robin format -- with only one win to her name.
The 2021 edition saw the emergence of a DitF fanbase who became very involved in their campaigning efforts in the tournament, which was largely brought about by the anime's popularity in the Chinese app Douyin (known internationally as TikTok). As a result, Zero Two and Hiro topped their respective nomination lists by a large margin, with deuteragonists Ichigo and Goro likewise making their presence near the top as well.
ISML record[]
Seasonal & Exhibition[]
- Group I: 2W, CVP: 3.706 (seed 3)
Miho Nishizumi 7385 - 1560 (Aqua 11)- Miyuki Shiba 7500 - 2870 (Aqua 13)
- (14) Miyu Edelfelt 11,124 - 8978 (Aqua Gem)
- (6) Ai Yashajin 5074 - 4034 (Topaz 2)
- (2) Ichigo (DitF) 4473 - 5164 (Topaz 3)
- (4) Takagi 6034 - 3663 (Topaz 4)
Main Tournament[]
Overall record: 10W 25L
- RS: 6-9 (2019), 4-16 (2020)
- Unique opponents: 15 + 18 = 33
| ISML 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominations: 203 votes (15th) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rd | Opponent | Score | W-L? | ||||||||||||||||
| Aqua 1 |  Tohru
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4666 - 5291 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Aqua 2 |  Sakura Matou
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5024 - 4830 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Aqua 3 |  Platelet
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5809 - 5403 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Tpz 1 |  Mitsuha Miyamizu
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5636 - 5174 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Tpz 2 |  Nero (Fate)
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6028 - 5450 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Tpz 3 |  Sagiri Izumi
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7057 - 8737 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Amet 1 |  Mirai Kuriyama
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5109 - 5078 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Amet 2 |  Shouko Makinohara
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4998 - 5028 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Amet 3 |  Violet Evergarden
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5117 - 6160 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Sapp 1 |  Mio Akiyama
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6706 - 6940 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Sapp 2 |  Nephren Ruq Insania
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6054 - 6042 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Sapp 3 |  Yukino Yukinoshita
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5809 - 8822 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Eme 1 |  Kanna Kamui
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4999 - 6441 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Eme 2 |  Mai Sakurajima
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4769 - 7038 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Eme 3 |  Azusa Nakano
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5268 - 6726 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Wildcards (STV, Max 2): 3175 - 6th, Out | |||||||||||||||||||
| ...... | |||||||||||||||||||
| CONSOLATION ROUNDS | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dia 2 | 8 players (approval) | 8008 (5th) | DNA | ||||||||||||||||
| Dia Gem | 4 players (range) | 67,701.5 (2nd) | N/A | ||||||||||||||||
| Final position: 37th (based on last consolation round) | |||||||||||||||||||
| ISML 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominations: 79 votes (44th) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Seedings Rd 3 (range): 10,307.4 (seed 48) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stage | Rd | Opponent | Score | W-L? | |||||||||||||||
| Split 1 Group P 3rd (Adv.) 3W 2L Lost H2H to Haruhi |
Aqua 1 |  Haruhi Suzumiya
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2094 - 2139 | L | |||||||||||||||
| Aqua 2 |  Mikasa Ackerman
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2469 - 2388 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Aqua 3 |  Miku Nakano
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2076 - 2915 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Aqua 4 |  Kumiko Oumae
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2871 - 1913 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Aqua 5 |  Sakura Kinomoto
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4183 - 1806 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Split 2 Group C 16th (Out) 1W 14L |
Tpz 1 |  Tamako Kitashirakawa
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1726 - 1736 | L | |||||||||||||||
| Tpz 2 |  Kurumi Tokisaki
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1163 - 2966 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Tpz 3 |  Aqua
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2090 - 2295 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Tpz 4 | Yukino Yukinoshita
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1867 - 2841 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Tpz 5 |  Sora Kasugano
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2535 - 2445 | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Amet 1 |  Haruno Yukinoshita
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1719 - 2269 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Amet 2 |  Hina Amano
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1429 - 1882 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Amet 3 | Azusa Nakano
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2522 - 2702 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Amet 4 |  Shouko Nishimiya
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1885 - 2742 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Amet 5 |  Megumin
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2475 - 3193 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Sapp 1 |  Nezuko Kamado
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2999 - 3127 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Sapp 2 |  Schwi Dola
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2413 - 3433 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Sapp 3 |  Umaru Doma
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2915 - 3124 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Sapp 4 |  Emilia
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2914 - 3865 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Sapp 5 | Kanna Kamui
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2488 - 2605 | L | ||||||||||||||||
| ...... | |||||||||||||||||||
| CONSOLATION ROUNDS | |||||||||||||||||||
| Split 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dia 5 | 32 players (range) | 30,377.3 (30th) | DNA | ||||||||||||||||
| Final position: 61st (based on last consolation round) | |||||||||||||||||||
| ISML 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominations: 383 votes (1st) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Preliminary Rd 1 (Approval): Preliminary Rd 2 (Limited to 3/grp): Result: ARP: CVP: (Seeded ??) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stage | Rd | Opponent | Score | W-L? | |||||||||||||||
| Split 1 Group ? Pos |
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| Split 2 Group ? Pos |
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r/anime record[]
Seasonal Salt: 2018 Winter - seed 1
- (64) Rider (Fate/Extra) 2578 - 336
- (32) Lakyus Alvein Dale Aindra 2075 - 342
- (17) Harumi Taniguchi 2482 - 1000
- (9) Hinata Miyake 2094 - 1569
- (4) Violet Evergarden 3189 - 1820
- (2) Ichigo (DitF) 5032 - 1696
Best Girl of 2018 - seed 7
- (26) Azusa Hamaoka 2768 - 964
- (10) Anzu (Hinamatsuri) 2024 - 1286
- (2) Kaede Azusagawa 2931 - 1842
- (6) Violet Evergarden 2830 - 1919
- (1) Mai Sakurajima 4698 - 6135
Best Girl 6 - seed 29
- (484) Tsukasa Hiiragi 3570 - 1280
- (228) Yuuri 3687 - 1807
- (100) Beatrice (Re:Zero) 5646 - 2471
- (36) Sayaka Miki 6076 - 3975
- (4) Asuna Yuuki 8058 - 8090
Best Girl 7 - seed 43
- (470) Lieselotte Sherlock 2160 - 791
- (214) Narumi Momose 2789 - 1768
- (86) Shizuka Hiratsuka 2845 - 2763
- (22) C.C. 3029 - 3660
Best Girl 8 - seed 13
- (500) Sawako Kuronuma 2397 - 1239
- (244) Maho Hiyajou 3768 - 1164
- (141) Mashiro Shiina 1935 - 1577
- (52) Miko Iino 1896 - 2376
Best Character 5 - seed 88
- (425) Ayaka Uehara (Dumbbell) 520 - 213
- (169) Phosphophyllite 601 - 562
- (41) Homura Akemi 492 - 925
Honours[]
Chronological List[]
Total Wins = 5
- r/anime's Best Girl of Winter 2018
- Facebook ~Anime New World~ Torneo de waifus 2020
- Facebook Waifu Wars La Taberna del Debate 2021 [1]
- Otaku Communist Federation Torneo de waifus 2021 [2]
- Facebook Vote Anime - nè:33 cmt waifu 2021 [3]
External links[]
Beware of spoilers and pop-ups.
- Wikipedia
- DitF Wikia
- MyAnimeList
- Baike Baidu (Chinese)
- Moegirl (Chinese)
- NamuWiki (Korean)
| r/anime's Seasonal Salt Winners | ||||
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| Bold Underlined names indicate Best Girl of (the Year) winner. Girls who won best girl of the year but not its seasonal are listed separately. | ||||
| 2017 | (Summer & Fall only):  Yuki M. •  Moriko
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| 2018 |  Zero Two •  Anzu •  Chisa • Mai-san
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| 2019 |  Kaguya •  Bocchi •  Shinobu K. •  Ristarte
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| 2020 |  Maple •  Iino •  Chizuru •  Nobara •  Tsukasa
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| 2021 |  Hori •  Vivy • TBD • TBD
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| 2022 | ||||
| 2023 | ||||
