document_title: 500 euro note

question_text: when did 500 bills go out of circulation

text: 500 euro note

text: History[edit]

text: The euro was founded on 1 January 1999, when it became the currency of over 300 million people in Europe.[11] For the first three years of its existence it was an invisible currency, only used in accountancy. Euro cash was not introduced until 1 January 2002, when it replaced the national banknotes and coins of the countries in eurozone 12, such as the Luxembourgish franc.[11]

text: Slovenia joined the Eurozone in 2007,[12] Cyprus and Malta in 2008,[13] Slovakia in 2009,[14] Estonia in 2011,[15] Latvia in 2014[16] and Lithuania joined on 1 January 2015.

text: The changeover period[edit]

text: The changeover period during which the former currencies' notes and coins were exchanged for those of the euro lasted about two months, going from 1 January 2002 until 28 February 2002. The official date on which the national currencies ceased to be legal tender varied from member state to member state.[11] The earliest date was in Germany, where the mark officially ceased to be legal tender on 31 December 2001, though the exchange period lasted for two months more. Even after the old currencies ceased to be legal tender, they continued to be accepted by national central banks for periods ranging from ten years to forever.[11][17]

text: Changes[edit]

text: Notes printed before November 2003 bear the signature of the first president of the European Central Bank, Wim Duisenberg, who was replaced on 1 November 2003 by Jean-Claude Trichet, whose signature appears on issues from November 2003 to March 2012. Notes issued after March 2012 bear the signature of the third president of the European Central Bank, incumbent Mario Draghi.[3]

text: As of June 2012, current issues do not reflect the expansion of the European Union. Cyprus is not depicted on current notes as the map does not extend far enough east and Malta is also missing as it does not meet the current series' minimum size for depiction.[18] The European Central Bank is currently introducing a new series of Euro-banknotes.[19] The 500 euro denomination, however, will not be included in the new series as it was decided to phase out issuance of 500 euro banknotes.[8]

text: Design[edit]

text: The five hundred euro note measures at 160 millimetres (6.3 in) × 82 millimetres (3.2 in)[20] with a purple colour scheme.[20] All bank notes depict bridges and arches/doorways in a different historical European style; the five hundred euro note shows Modern architecture (around the 20th century).[20] Although Robert Kalina's original designs were intended to show real monuments, for political reasons the bridge and art are merely hypothetical examples of the architectural era.[21] Nevertheless, the featured bridge is highly similar to Guadiana International Bridge.

text: Like all euro notes, it contains the denomination, the EU flag, the signature of the president of the ECB and the initials of said bank in different EU languages, a depiction of EU territories overseas, the stars from the EU flag and twelve security features as listed below.[3]

text: Security features[edit]

text: The five hundred euro note is protected by:

text:
Colour changing ink[20] used on the numeral located on the back of the note, that appears to change colour from purple to brown, when the note is tilted.[22]
A see through number[20] printed in the top corner of the note, on both sides, appear to combine perfectly to form the value numeral when held against the light.[23]
A glossy stripe,[20] situated at the back of the note, showing the value numeral and the euro symbol.[20]
A hologram,[20] used on the note which appears to see the hologram image change between the value and a window or doorway, but in the background, it appears to be rainbow-coloured concentric circles of micro-letters moving from the centre to the edges of the patch.[22]
A EURion constellation;[20] the EURion constellation is a pattern of symbols found on a number of banknote designs worldwide since about 1996. It is added to help software detect the presence of a banknote in a digital image.[20]
Watermarks,[20] which appear when held up to the light.[20]
Raised printing[20] in the main image, the lettering and the value numerals on the front of the banknotes will be raised.[24]
Ultraviolet ink;[20] the paper itself does not glow, fibres embedded in the paper do appear, and be coloured red, blue and green, the EU flag is green and has orange stars, the ECB President's, currently Mario Draghi's, signature turns green, the large stars and small circles on the front glow and the European map, a bridge and the value numeral on the back appear in yellow.[25]
Microprinting,[20] on various areas of the banknotes there is microprinting, for example, inside the "ΕΥΡΩ" (EURO in Greek characters) on the front. The micro-text is sharp, not blurred.[25]
A security thread,[20] embedded in the banknote paper. The thread will appear as a dark stripe when held up to the light. The word "EURO" and the value is embedded in tiny letters on the thread.[23]
Perforations[20] in the hologram which will form the euro symbol. There are also small numbers showing the value.[23]
A matted surface;[20] the note paper is made out of pure cotton, which feels crisp and firm, but not limp or waxy.[24]
Barcodes,[20]
A serial number.[20]

text: Crime[edit]

text: The value of the note is several times greater than many of the largest circulating notes of other major currencies, such as the United States 100 dollar bill.[26] Thus a large monetary value can be concentrated into a small volume of notes. This facilitates crimes that deal in cash, including money laundering, drug dealing, and tax evasion.[27] There have been calls to withdraw the note for this reason.[28][29][30][31][32] However, some of the currencies the Euro replaced had widely used high-value notes, including the 10,000 Belgian francs (€247.89), 5,000 Austrian schillings (€363.36), and 1,000 Dutch guilden (€453.78), although these did not exceed the value of the €500 note. Two exceptions were the 1,000 Deutsche Marks, which had an equivalent value of €511.29, and 500 Latvian latu, which had an equivalent value of €711.44.[26]

text: In particular, Spain had a quarter of all these high-value bills within its borders in 2006.[28] This concentration of €500 notes is far greater than expected for an economy of Spain's size, as prior to conversion to euro the largest banknote was 10,000 Spanish pesetas, worth €60.10. These notes are rarely seen in every-day commerce – they have been nicknamed "Bin Ladens" by the populace (as the presence and appearance of the notes are well-known, but the notes themselves are very difficult to find).[33][34][35] British and Spanish police are using the bills to track money laundering.[28][29]

text: As of 20 April 2010, money exchange offices in the United Kingdom were banned from selling €500 notes due to their use in money laundering.[36] The Serious Organised Crime Agency claimed that "90% of all €500 notes sold in the UK are in the hands of organised crime", revealed during an eight-month analysis.[36] The €500 note is worth in the region of £400,[6] depending on exchange rates (around eight times the value of the Bank of England's largest publicly circulated note), and had, according to SOCA, become the currency choice for criminal gangs to hide their profits.[36]

text: The EU directive 2005/06/EC "on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing" tries to prevent such crime by requiring banks, real estate agents, tax and business advisors or agents, casinos and more companies to investigate and report usage of cash in excess of €15,000.[37]

text: Circulation[edit]

text: The European Central Bank is closely monitoring the circulation and stock of the euro coins and banknotes. It is a task of the Eurosystem to ensure an efficient and smooth supply of euro notes and to maintain their integrity throughout the euro area.[38]

text: On January 2017, there are 534,089,193 €500 banknotes in circulation around the euro area[38] for €267,044,596,500.

text: This is a net number, i.e. the number of banknotes issued by the Eurosystem central banks, without further distinction as to who is holding the currency issued, thus also including the stocks held by credit institutions.

text: Besides the date of the introduction of the first set to January 2002, the publication of figures is more significant through the maximum number of banknotes raised each year. The number is higher the end of the year, except for this note between 2011 and 2013 until 2015.

text: As early as 2016, by the decision to stop the production of this note, perhaps even anticipated, the number of banknotes continues to decline and the highest number of tickets is recorded, 613,559,542 in December 2015.

text: The figures are as follows (Sep. 19, 2017) :

text:
Date
Banknotes
€ Value
Date
Banknotes
€ Value

January 2002
60,617,094
30,308,547,000
December 2009
563,782,341
281,891,170,500

December 2002
166,863,335
83,431,667,500
December 2010
575,851,727
287,925,863,500

December 2003
238,473,202
119,236,601,000
November 2011
599,763,921
299,881,960,500

December 2004
306,229,737
153,114,868,500
January 2012
596,125,001
298,062,500,500

December 2005
370,343,604
185,171,802,000
April 2013
585,677,005
292,838,502,500

December 2006
419,381,674
209,690,837,000
December 2014
606,043,923
303,021,961,500

December 2007
452,651,817
226,325,908,500
December 2015
613,559,542
306,779,771,000

December 2008
530,064,413
265,032,206,500
January 2016
611,833,416
305,916,708,000

text: The latest figures provided by the ECB are the following :

text:
Date
Banknotes
€ Value

August 2017
518,647,854
259,323,927,000

text: Legal information[edit]

text: Legally, both the European Central Bank and the central banks of the eurozone countries have the right to issue the 7 different euro banknotes. In practice, only the national central banks of the zone physically issue and withdraw euro banknotes. The European Central Bank does not have a cash office and is not involved in any cash operations.[11]

text: Tracking[edit]

text: Some people and websites, notably EuroBillTracker,[39] keep track of the euro banknotes that pass through their hands, to note where they have come from and go to.[39] The aim of EuroBillTracker is to record as many notes as possible and to follow their journey.[39] EuroBillTracker has registered over 155 million notes as of May 2016,[40] worth more than €2.897 billion.[40]


document_title: Bob's Burgers

question_text: who does the voice for bob on bobs burgers

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text: Bob's Burgers

text: Plot[edit]

text: The show centers on the Belcher family—Bob, Linda, and their children Tina, Gene, and Louise; who run a burger restaurant on Ocean Avenue in an unnamed seaside community (informally known as "Seymour's Bay" among the show's writing staff).[12] While series creator Loren Bouchard has said that the show's location was an indeterminate Northeastern United States shore town (calling the setting a "semi-Springfield)",[13] some critics, particularly after the episode "It Snakes a Village", have deduced that the unidentified setting appears to actually be southern New Jersey.[14] A bus driver in the episode "Eat, Spray, Linda" references a stop at Wildwood Wharf, which may refer to Wildwood, New Jersey, a city on the southeastern coast of the state.

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text: Bob's Burgers is located in a green two-story building which features an apartment on the second floor where the Belcher family lives. The restaurant is sandwiched between two other commercial buildings, one of which houses "It's Your Funeral Home and Crematorium", whose owner Mort is a regular at the restaurant. One of the show's running gags involves the other building, which is generally vacant during episodes but has been home to such businesses as "Uncle Marty's Breast Pumps", "Extra Moist Yoga", "That's a-Door-a-Bell Doorbells", and "Tire-Rhea".

text: Success is not easy, as Bob must compete with several other eateries for business. His biggest rival is Jimmy Pesto, who owns an Italian restaurant called “Jimmy Pesto’s Pizzeria”, which is located directly across the street. It attracts many more customers than Bob's Burgers, creating tension between the two owners. Jimmy particularly enjoys humiliating Bob, an example being in the episode “Burgerboss”, when he got a higher score on an arcade machine than Bob, who had rented the game, and taunted him by putting "BOB SUX" as his initials. The hatred between Bob and Jimmy is full of humor. Although they dislike each other, Bob's daughter, Tina, shows obsessive interest toward Pesto's eldest son, Jimmy Junior. However, it is often unclear how Jimmy Jr. feels toward Tina, although he always tries to get her back when she expresses interest in other boys. He approves of her erotic friend fiction, starring himself, in "Bad Tina", but tends to forget they are dating because he is always occupied with activities, such as spending time with best friend and wrestling buddy, Zeke, and dancing by himself.[clarification needed]

text: Bob's restaurant also has seen its fair share of bad luck. For example, in the show's opening, the property falls victim to a fire, an infestation of vermin, and a broken front window caused by a car knocking down a utility pole. In spite of all this, Bob does have a small but loyal group of regular customers, including the aforementioned Mort, and Teddy, a local handyman.

text: Characters[edit]

text: Belcher family[edit]

text: The Belcher family runs a hamburger restaurant.

text:
Bob Belcher (H. Jon Benjamin) is one of the main protagonists of the show and owner of "Bob's Burgers." He is husband to Linda and father to Tina, Gene, and Louise. He is a third generation restaurateur and is 46 years old as of the 145th episode. Bob was born to an unnamed mother and Big Bob who ran a diner called "Big Bob's Diner." Bob had a relatively unhappy childhood as his mother died when he was young and his father was an alcoholic who forced Bob to constantly work. He is also known to never smile. Bob is the more sensible one of the bunch though he isn't afraid to get petty and is often stubborn and exasperated. Despite his somewhat pessimistic personality he loves and cares for his family very much as well as his restaurant. Bob has black hair and black eyes. Many fans suspect that the family is of Ashkenazi Jewish, Greek, Italian, or Armenian background though it is confirmed Bob is of French or French Canadian descent due to his surname.
Linda Belcher (John Roberts) is one of the main protagonists of the show and wife to Bob and mother to Tina, Gene, and Louise. She is fun-loving and happy go lucky, a positive contrast to her husband's pessimistic personality. Linda is generally laid back and enthusiastic in whatever she does. Linda is shown to be very supportive such as encouraging Tina to write erotic fanfiction or supporting her sister Gayle in her anus themed paintings which Gayle hangs in the restaurant. However Linda can be strict when she wants to be, showing less leniency when Louise doesn't listen to her. Linda has black hair and black eyes and wears glasses. Linda is currently 45 years old.
Tina Belcher (Dan Mintz) is the oldest of the three Belcher children and is a socially awkward and insecure character. She is like many teenage girls, fantasizing over her crushes and being a fan of boy groups such as "Boyz 4 Now". She likes horses, rainbows, butts, zombies, writing erotic fiction, and movies. Tina has a massive crush on Jimmy Pesto (Bob's rival)'s son, Jimmy Jr., who doesn't seem to notice Tina's affections. She is a hopeless romantic and writes various fanfiction about Jimmy Jr. and her life. Out of the three siblings, Tina is arguably the most responsible, although Gene and Louise take advantage of her innocence. Like everyone else in her family, Tina has black hair and black eyes, and wears glasses like her mother. She is 13 years old.
Gene Belcher (Eugene Mirman) is the second child and the only boy of the family. Like his mother, Gene is carefree and friendly. Gene enjoys pestering everyone around him by using sound effects with either his Casio SK-5 keyboard or his megaphone. He frequently records fart sounds and uses them as sound effects and additions to his music. He is quite close to everyone in his family, especially Louise. He is a prankster who helps Louise with her many schemes and is an aspiring musician. Like the rest of his family Gene has black hair and black eyes. He is 11 years old.
Louise Belcher (Kristen Schaal), is the youngest. Louise is somewhat of a precocious menace and an instigator of many of the debacles that face the Belcher family. She is quite manipulative, cunning, sharp tongued, and enjoys scheming and pranking people. There is a fan theory that Louise could be sociopath or psychopath. Louise is quite close to her father and arguably could be the only one she truly respects in her family. Louise is distant with her mother and frequently disobeys her. Louise also wears a pink bunny hat which she refuses to take off, her uncovered head has yet to be seen, with Louise opting to wear a hood whenever her hat is missing. Louise gets quite attached to inanimate objects, such as her pink bunny hat or money which makes her behave very erratically at times. Despite her general attitude, Louise can show affection though it usually comes through in the form of helping her family or friends in tricky situations. Like the rest of her family, Louise has black hair and black eyes. She is 9 years old.

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text: Recurring characters[edit]

text: There are various recurring characters in the series including Jimmy Pesto, Sr. (Jay Johnston), Bob's primary business rival who owns an Italian-themed restaurant across the street, and his sons Jimmy Jr. (Benjamin), Tina's love interest, and hyperactive and childish twins Andy (Laura Silverman) and Ollie (Sarah Silverman), who are friends of Louise. They get along well, despite the enmity between their fathers. Other friends, and frenemies, of the Belcher kids include Zeke (Bobby Tisdale), Tammy (Jenny Slate), Jocelyn (John Roberts), and Regular-Sized Rudy (Brian Huskey).  Mr. Frond (David Herman) is the guidance counselor at their school.

text: Other recurring characters include customers Teddy (Larry Murphy) and Mort (Andy Kindler), as well as Linda's eccentric sister Gayle (Megan Mullally), and the Belchers' sometimes-meddling landlord, Calvin Fischoeder (Kevin Kline) and his brother Felix (Zach Galifianakis). Bob is frequently antagonized by health inspector Hugo (Sam Seder), Linda's ex-fiancé who holds a grudge against Bob and constantly schemes to get the restaurant shut down, though his plans are often revealed to the Belchers by his easy-going assistant, Ron (Ron Lynch).

text: Episodes[edit]

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text: Production[edit]

text: Creator Loren Bouchard said Bob's Burgers came about because Fox's animation brand centers mostly on family, but he also wanted to dabble in workplace comedy.[16] The show has generally been viewed as a spiritual successor to King of the Hill, which carried less emphasis on shock comedy and focused more on character-driven humor; Bob's Burgers executive producer Jim Dauterive worked on King of the Hill for nearly its entire run.[17]

text: Proof of concept[edit]

text: Before the show was aired, the team created a proof of concept so Fox Broadcasting Company knew what to expect if they bought the show. Jay Howell had his art featured in a test animation based on Bob forgetting about his and Linda's wedding anniversary. This proof of concept eventually turned into the pilot episode. It had the same synopsis as the official pilot (aired in 2011) but had both cosmetic and substantial differences. These included:

text:
Cruder animation
Character models having longer noses
Bob wears a white tank top/singlet (in the series he wears a white T-shirt)
The eldest child is male, and called Daniel. In the broadcast pilot, Tina's dialogue is almost the same as Daniel's and the voice characterization by Dan Mintz is the same, despite being changed to a female character.
The intro had slower animation due to budget
Extra dialogue and plot elements were added to the pilot: a scene where the community reacts badly to the restaurant's health safety alert and Bob confronts Hugo about it, and a denouement wrapping up plot elements.
This extra material expanded the running time from thirteen and a half minutes to twenty-one and a half minutes.

text: The original pilot can be seen on the DVD release of the first season, released on April 17, 2012.[18]

text: Development[edit]

text: Bob's Burgers first appeared on the development slate at Fox on August 6, 2009.[19] On December 1, 2009, Fox ordered 13 episodes for the first season.[20] On May 17, 2010, Fox placed the series on the primetime slate for the 2010–11 television season.[21] A special preview aired on Thanksgiving on November 25, 2010.[22]

text: Executive producers[edit]

text: Creator Loren Bouchard serves as the executive producer, alongside developer Jim Dauterive. They have served as executive producers since the first season. Dan Fybel and Rich Rinaldi were promoted to executive producers during season 6.

text: Writing[edit]

text: The team of writers includes Loren Bouchard, Jim Dauterive, Scott Jacobson, Lizzie Molyneux, Wendy Molyneux, Holly Schlesinger, Nora Smith, Steven Davis, Kelvin Yu, Dan Fybel, Rich Rinaldi, Jon Schroeder, and Greg Thompson. Past writers on the show include Kit Boss, Aron Abrams, and Mike Benner. H. Jon Benjamin, Rachel Hastings, Justin Hook, Dan Mintz, and Mike Olsen have also written or co-written episodes. After the writing has been completed, the voice actors read the script as written, but later are allowed to improvise lines. The editors and writer decide what improvised lines make the final cut.

text: Voice cast[edit]

text: Bob's Burgers has five main cast members: H. Jon Benjamin as Bob Belcher, John Roberts as Linda Belcher, Dan Mintz as Tina Belcher, Eugene Mirman as Gene Belcher, and Kristen Schaal as Louise Belcher.[23]

text: Hallmarks[edit]

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text: Opening sequence[edit]

text: The components of a hamburger fall into place on a white screen, and Bob's hands appear underneath to hold it. The other family members appear around him one at a time, beginning with Linda and ending with Louise. Linda puts her arm around Bob, Tina stands  expressionless, Gene plays a sound effect on his keyboard, and Louise poses for the camera. The restaurant then materializes behind them and the neighboring businesses slide into place, with a funeral parlor at screen left, and the street slides into view in front. A "Grand Opening" banner is placed over the door, followed by a series of mishaps: a fire, an infestation of vermin, and a car knocking down a utility pole so that it smashes the front window of the restaurant. A new banner is hung up after each event: "Grand Re-Opening," "Grand Re-Re-Opening," and finally "Grand Re-Re-Re-Opening." The camera then zooms in on the cheese on the burger Bob is holding, and the view fades in to the start of the episode.

text: As with other Fox animated series such as Futurama, The Simpsons, and American Dad!, the show employs the "changing element" running gag in its opening credits. The gag present on Bob's Burgers involves the store located to the right of the restaurant, which has a new, humorously named client in every episode (such as "Betty's Machetes" in "Purple Rain-Union"). Additionally, beginning with Season 2, the pest control van in the sequence has the name of a different company on each episode; the van read "Rat's all Folks! Exterminators" on all episodes of Season 1. On certain episodes, an element is changed for a special night (a flash frame saying "HAPPY HALLOWEEN" was shown during the title sequence of "Fort Night").

text: In an article written by the writers of the show ranking the best 10 musical numbers of the first three seasons, it is explained by show creator and theme composer Loren Bouchard that the ukulele track heard in the theme is an edited version of the first recording he did as well as the first take in 2008. Bouchard explains that if the EQ is taken off the original track, there is noise audible from the nightclub below the apartment he was living in when he recorded the theme.[24]

text: Credits sequence[edit]

text: The credits sequence of Bob's Burgers often features the Belcher family at work. The scene is the kitchen of Bob's Burgers drawn with a black outline over a white background and the characters in full color, with the credits off to the right hand side. The sequence consists of Bob cooking a burger and Louise and Tina doing prep. Bob places the burger on the plate for Louise to give to Linda, who takes it from the window, and a few seconds later Gene walks through the kitchen wearing his burger costume.

text: Although the kitchen scene is still the main closing sequence the show uses, beginning in season two the producers began to use different elements from the show in the credits. Some examples:

text:
In "Ear-sy Rider", the kids ride their bikes down a highway.
In "Full Bars", Bob and Linda fool around in the kitchen in their Halloween costumes.
In "An Indecent Thanksgiving Proposal", Linda performs a song she came up with for Thanksgiving, and annoys Bob with it while he is trying to work.
In "Broadcast Wagstaff School News", Gene, who was given a makeover to resemble Bob, stands next to Bob at the grill. They shoot each other disapproving looks.
In "O.T.: The Outside Toilet", the family works while Gene hugs the titular toilet.
In "Mother Daughter Laser Razor", Linda and Louise play Lazer Tag and Gene walks through wearing no pants.
In "The Belchies", "Topsy", and "It Snakes a Village", as well as some other episodes, an extended musical ending revisiting a song or sequence from earlier closes the show.

text: Other times, the scene will play out as usual, but with something from the episode going on in the background, etc. For instance:

text:
In "Moody Foodie", deli owner Reggie dances around like Michael Madsen in Reservoir Dogs.
In "Bad Tina" and "Seaplane!", Tina performs actions she imagined herself doing during the course of the episode.
In "Burgerboss", the entire scene is animated to look like a video game.
In "Nude Beach", several customers are nudists from the aforementioned beach.
In "The Equestranauts", Bob works while wearing his Equestranaut costume and Tina plays with one of her Equestranaut toys. The theme song to the fictional TV series that gave the episode its title is played, with everyone except Bob singing along.
In "Best Burger", everybody except Bob has chocolate covering their faces, implying that they all went to the "hot fudge car wash" at the food festival where most of the episode took place.
In "A River Runs Through Bob", Tina performs the Thundergirls anthem and Bob is attacked by squirrels, revisiting elements from earlier in the episode.
In "Dawn of the Peck", Bob sings and dances to Donna Summer's "Love Is in Control" while he works.

text: Daily special[edit]

text: Every episode features one or more "Today's Special" burgers on a chalk board on the wall behind the counter. The name of the special is usually a play on words that indicates what comes on the burger (ex.: "It's Fun to Eat at the rYe M C A Burger": Comes with Rye, Mustard, Cheese, and Avocado). Other "Special" burgers are also mentioned by the family without being written on their chalkboard. The joke is often that the play on words is overly complex or obscure.

text: Home media[edit]

text: The first season through the current season of the show are available on the iTunes Store for download & Hulu. The first 8 seasons are available from Amazon Video.

text:
Region

Set title

Episode count

Discs

Time length

Release date

Notes

1

Bob's Burgers: The Complete 1st Season[25]

13

2

286 minutes

April 17, 2012

1

Bob's Burgers: The Complete 2nd Season[26]

9

198 minutes

May 7, 2013

Manufactured on demand (MOD) on DVD-R

1

Bob's Burgers: The Complete 3rd Season[27]

23

3

506 minutes

May 13, 2014

Manufactured on demand (MOD) on DVD-R

1

Bob's Burgers: The Complete 4th Season[28]

22

484 minutes

May 12, 2015

Manufactured on demand (MOD) on DVD-R

1

Bob's Burgers: The Complete 5th Season[29]

21

July 20, 2016

Manufactured on demand (MOD) on DVD-R

1

Bob's Burgers: The Complete 6th Season[30]

19

October 2, 2018

Manufactured on demand (MOD) on DVD-R

1

Bob's Burgers: The Complete 7th Season[31]

22

October 2, 2018

Manufactured on demand (MOD) on DVD-R

1

Bob's Burgers: The Complete 8th Season[32]

21

October 2, 2018

Manufactured on demand (MOD) on DVD-R

text: Reception[edit]

text: Bob's Burgers initially received mixed reviews for season 1, with a Metacritic score of 54 out of 100.[33] However, by season 2, the ratings had reached a score of 78 out of 100, proving a rise in popularity with praises about its "daffy comedic momentum"  and how it is "new and fresh."[34] Rotten Tomatoes gave the first season a 63% score based on 27 reviews with an average rating of 6.33/10. The site critical consensus states "A modestly immature workplace cartoon, not without potential, that needs to work on finding its rhythm".[35] The Washington Post described the show as "pointlessly vulgar and derivatively dull", while Reuters stated that "It's unwise – and unnecessary – to launch an animated sitcom on Fox that appears intent to ape the vulgarity quotient of Family Guy."[1][36] USA Today stated that "Bob's Burgers isn't very tasty" describing the comedy as just "lop[ing] along, stumbling from one tasteless moment to the next"[37] The New York Times described the show as having "a lackadaisical vibe; its humor, no matter how anarchic, slides by in a deadpan monotone."[38]

text: However, as the first season progressed and concluded and the second began, critics began giving the series praise. Rowan Kaiser of The A.V. Club has recalled, "...the show was amusing, yes, and there was certainly potential, but it took half a dozen episodes before it really began to meet that potential."[39] Season 2 has a Metacritic score of 78 out 100.[40] The first season is considered by many fans as very rough in comparison to the quality in later seasons.

text: Entertainment Weekly gave the show an A- grade in its review, remarking that "a comedy this well done is very rare indeed".[41] Ain't It Cool News called Bob's Burgers "perhaps the funniest half-hour currently airing on broadcast TV."[42] In its review, CNN called the show "wickedly funny" and said there are "too many highlights to list here".[43] Speaking about the show during its second season, The A.V. Club reviewer Rowan Kaiser said: "After an uneven start, Bob's Burgers is becoming one of television's best comedies!"[44] Since the debut of season two of the series, the show's positive reception has increased.[45]

text: The A.V. Club voted Bob's Burgers as the 10th best TV show of 2012,[46] the 3rd best show of 2013,[47] the 20th best show of 2014,[48] and the 35th best show of 2015.[49]

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

text:
Year

Award

Category

Recipients and nominees

Result

Ref.

2011

Teen Choice Award

Choice TV: Animated Show

Bob's Burgers

Nominated

[50]

2012

Critics' Choice Television Award

Best Animated Series

Bob's Burgers

Nominated

[51]

Teen Choice Award

Choice TV: Animated Show

Bob's Burgers

Nominated

[52]

Primetime Emmy Award

Outstanding Animated Program

For "Burgerboss"

Nominated

[53]

2013

Artios Award

Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Animation (Children and Adult)

Julie Ashton

Nominated

[54]

Annie Award

Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production

For "Ear-sy Rider"

Nominated

[55]

Teen Choice Award

Choice TV: Animated Show

Bob's Burgers

Nominated

[56]

Primetime Emmy Award

Outstanding Animated Program

For "O.T.: The Outside Toilet"

Nominated

[57]

2014

Annie Award

Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Bob's Burgers

Nominated

[58]

Critics' Choice Television Award

Best Animated Series

Bob's Burgers

Nominated

[59]

Primetime Emmy Award

Outstanding Animated Program

For "Mazel-Tina"

Won

[60]

2015

People's Choice Award

Favorite Animated TV Show

Bob's Burgers

Nominated

[61]

Artios Award

Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Animation (Children and Adult)

Julie Ashton

Nominated

[62]

Annie Award

Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Bob's Burgers

Nominated

[63]

Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Jennifer Coyle & Bernard Derriman

Nominated

Writers Guild of America Award

Best Television Writing in Animation

Greg Thompson for "Bob and Deliver"

Nominated

[64]

Nora Smith for "Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl"

Nominated

Critics' Choice Television Award

Best Animated Series

Bob's Burgers

Nominated

[65]

Primetime Emmy Award

Outstanding Animated Program

For "Can't Buy Me Math"

Nominated

[66]

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance

John Roberts for "Eat, Spray, Linda"

Nominated

Environmental Media Award

Television Episodic Comedy

For "Late Afternoon in the Garden of Bob and Louise"

Nominated

[67]

2016

People's Choice Award

Favorite Animated TV Show

Bob's Burgers

Nominated

[68]

Critics' Choice Television Award

Best Animated Series

Nominated

[69]

Nominated

[70]

Artios Award

Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Animation (Adult)

Julie Ashton

Won

[71]

Annie Awards

Best General Audience TV/Broadcast Production

For "Can't Buy Me Math"

Nominated

[72]

Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Kristen Schaal for "Hawk & Chick"

Won

Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Steven Davis & Kelvin Yu for "The Hauntening"

Won

Writers Guild of America Award

Best Television Writing in Animation

Lizzie Molyneux & Wendy Molyneux for "Gayle Makin' Bob Sled"

Nominated

[73]

Dan Fybel for "Housetrap"

Won

Primetime Emmy Award

Outstanding Animated Program

"The Horse Rider-er"

Nominated

[74]

2017

People's Choice Award

Favorite Animated TV Show

Bob's Burgers

Nominated

[75]

Annie Award

Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Bob's Burgers for "Glued, Where's My Bob?"

Won

[76]

Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Loren Bouchard and John Dylan Keith for "Glued, Where's My Bob?"

Nominated

Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Lizzie Molyneux and Wendy Molyneux for "The Hormone-iums"

Won

Teen Choice Award

Choice Animated TV Show

Bob's Burgers

Nominated

[77]

Primetime Emmy Awards

Outstanding Animated Program

"Bob Actually"

Won

[78]

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance

Kevin Kline for "The Last Gingerbread House on the Left"

Nominated

2018

Critics' Choice Television Awards

Best Animated Series

Bob's Burgers

Nominated

[79]

Writers Guild of America Awards

Best Television Writing in Animation

Lizzie Molyneux & Wendy Molyneux for "Brunchsquatch"

Pending

[80]

Annie Awards

Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

Mark Seymour, Chuck Smith, Eric Davidson for "Bob Actually"

Pending

[81]

Primetime Emmy Awards

Outstanding Animated Program

"V for Valentine-detta"

Nominated

[82]

text: Ratings[edit]

text: After airing, the show became the highest-rated series premiere of the season and also finished 9th in the ratings for the week it aired.[83][84] Despite this, the ratings went on a slide with ratings expert Bill Gorman of TV by the Numbers calling it a "toss up" for renewal before the series was renewed for a second season[85] which premiered on March 11, 2012.

text:
Season
Timeslot (ET)

Episodes

First aired

Last aired
TV season
Rank
Avg. viewers(millions)

Date

Viewers(millions)

Date

Viewers(millions)

1
Sunday 8:30 pm

13

January 9, 2011 (2011-01-09)

9.38[86]

May 22, 2011 (2011-05-22)

4.31[87]
2010–11
117
5.07[88]

2

9

March 11, 2012 (2012-03-11)

4.04[89]

May 20, 2012 (2012-05-20)

3.57[90]
2011–12
142
4.18[91]

3
Sunday 8:30 pm (1–14, 18–23)Sunday 9:30 pm (15–17)

23

September 30, 2012 (2012-09-30)

5.46[92]

May 12, 2013 (2013-05-12)

3.38[93]
2012–13
107
4.45[94]

4
Sunday 8:30 pm (1–11)Sunday 7:00 pm (12–22)

22

September 29, 2013 (2013-09-29)

4.48[95]

May 18, 2014 (2014-05-18)

1.95[96]
2013–14
96
4.93[97]

5
Sunday 7:30 pm (1–2, 13–18)Sunday 9:30 pm (3–12, 19–21)

21

October 5, 2014 (2014-10-05)

3.14[98]

May 17, 2015 (2015-05-17)

2.44[99]
2014–15
147
3.18[100]

6
Sunday 7:30 pm (1–10)Sunday 8:30 pm (11–19)

19

September 27, 2015 (2015-09-27)

2.51[101]

May 22, 2016 (2016-05-22)

2.04[102]
2015–16
144
2.90[103]

7
Sunday 7:30 pm

22

September 25, 2016 (2016-09-25)

2.60[104]

June 11, 2017

1.52[105]
2016–17
138
2.78[106]

8

21

October 1, 2017 (2017-10-01)

2.93[107]

May 20, 2018 (2018-05-20)

1.62[108]
2017–18
155
2.80[109]

9
Sunday 8:30 pm

TBA

September 30, 2018 (2018-09-30)

2.47[110]

TBA

TBD
2018–19
TBD
TBD

text: Syndication[edit]

text: Adult Swim acquired the rights to air Bob's Burgers in 2013. Episodes air six nights a week, with a 1:30 am airing on Sunday and 8:30 pm airings Monday through Friday. An additional episode airs every Monday through Thursday at 9:00 pm. Adult Swim currently has rights to all five seasons of Bob's Burgers and recently began airing the season five episodes on Mondays.[111]

text: 20th Television began distributing Bob's Burgers to local stations in 2015. The syndication package began airing on its affiliates on the weekend of September 19–20, 2015, and two episodes air each weekend.[citation needed]

text: The series also premiered on September 26, 2016 on TBS and airs Mondays afternoons (along with Family Guy, American Dad!, and The Cleveland Show) and on Friday nights.[112]

text: Legacy[edit]

text: On January 6, 2011, some Fatburger locations were re-branded as Bob's Burgers for the day as a promotion.[113] It also offered limited-time offers, such as a free burger giveaway, and a special, "The Thanks a Brunch Burger", on the menu until February 2011.[113] There were also "Bob's Burgers" coupons offered for a free medium Fatburger special.[113][114] Across the US, four locations were re-branded as Bob's Burgers: in California, New Jersey, Nevada, and Illinois.[113][114] At least one restaurant location in California continues to use the Bob's Burgers appellation into 2016.

text: In the Family Guy episode "Space Cadet", the principal shows Peter and Lois a picture of Bob Belcher as a sign that Chris is doing poorly in his Advanced Art class. Peter mutters "I'm very embarrassed", and the principal replies "Yeah, well, someone should be." In "Boopa-dee Bappa-dee", Louise is one of many characters Stewie is turned into by Peter using a remote control. Bob's Burgers is also mentioned on "He's Bla-ack!", as one of the reasons why The Cleveland Show did not succeed.

text: The season 4 premiere episode of Archer features a crossover where the Belcher family is shown, but Bob is revealed to be Sterling Archer (also voiced by H. Jon Benjamin) in a fugue state. Archer has taken the place of Bob Belcher, with Bob inexplicably missing. The menu board touts the "Thomas Elphinstone Hambledurger, with Manning Coleslaw", a play on amnesiac secret agent Tommy Hambledon, a character in a series of novels by Manning Coles.

text: "Homerland", the season 25 premiere episode of The Simpsons, features a couch gag in which the Belcher family (skinned yellow according to the standard character coloring of the series) attend a 25th anniversary party in the Simpson family living room with the main characters of their fellow Animation Domination series. Bob made another cameo in the episode "The Girl Code", where a picture of him is shown, and explaining that the restaurant was boycotted by short people due to an offensive Burger of the Day.

text: Bob makes a cameo appearance in the hour-long The Simpsons-Family Guy crossover "The Simpsons Guy".[115] He appears on the same airplane as Homer and Peter in a cutaway about them being a greater team than the Air Force. Peter remarks to Homer that they have to carry Bob, and then Peter points to Cleveland's plane and says "We let that other guy try and look what happened." Cleveland, repeatedly saying "no", crashes in flames. This is a reference to the poor ratings of Bob's Burgers and the cancellation of The Cleveland Show.[116]

text: In Aqua Teen Hunger Force, a character previously known as Dr. Eugene Mirman (obviously played by himself) was renamed "Dr. Gene Belcher" in the episode "Hospice". The character's name was revealed on Aqua Teen Hunger Force's creator Dave Willis' Twitter account two hours before the episode. The character had been introduced in 2006, which was five years before Bob's Burgers aired.[117]

text: Seattle rock band Sleater-Kinney collaborated with Bob's Burgers and its crew for their 2015 single "A New Wave", from the album No Cities to Love. The resultant music video featured the band, animated in the cartoon's style, performing for the Belcher children in Tina's bedroom.[118][119][120]

text: In 2016, The Bob's Burgers Burger Book, edited by series creator Bouchard, was released. There are 75 burger recipes pulled from the fan-based blog "The Bob's Burger Experiment" based on the Specials of the Day that appear on the chalkboard menu in the show.[121]

text: Film[edit]

text: On October 4, 2017, Fox announced that a Bob's Burgers movie was in the works to be released on July 17, 2020.[11] Creator Bouchard has said the movie will "scratch every itch the fans of the show have ever had," while being appealing to new audiences.[122]

text: On July 18, 2018, Loren Bouchard said that the script has been submitted and accepted to the studios. The movie will be a musical comedy and will involve Louise and Kuchi Kopi inside her fantasy world as a minor subplot.[123]


document_title: List of Darling in the Franxx episodes

question_text: when is darling in the franxx ep 14 coming out

text: List of Darling in the Franxx episodes

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
No.
Title[7][a]
Director
Writer
Studio[b]
Original air date[10]
Ref.

1
"Alone and Lonesome"
"Hitori to Hitori" (独りとヒトリ)
Atsushi Nishigori
Toshifumi Akai
Atsushi Nishigori
A-1 Pictures
January 13, 2018
[11]

In the distant future, humanity is forced to reside in massive fortress cities due to fear of attack by giant monsters called Klaxosaurs. Klaxosaurs can only be fought by Franxx, giant robots that can only be operated by a male and female pilot working in unison. Dr. Franxx and Zero Two arrive in one such city to develop his latest Franxx. Hiro, meanwhile, is left depressed after failing his test to become a Franxx pilot and encounters Zero Two by chance, who briefly flirts with him when he shows no fear of her horns. As Hiro's classmates attend the welcoming ceremony to become official Franxx pilots, Hiro debates leaving the city when a Mohorovičić class Klaxosaur attacks. Zero Two deploys in her Franxx, Strelizia, to fight it, but ends up getting injured and her partner is mortally wounded. Hiro volunteers to become Zero Two's partner and she kisses him response, activating Strelizia's true form. Strelizia effortlessly defeats the Klaxosaur, and it is revealed that 002 is a human-Klaxosaur hybrid who has a reputation for killing her partners.

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
January 20, 2018
[12]

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
January 27, 2018
[13]

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
February 3, 2018
[14]

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
February 10, 2018
[15]

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
February 17, 2018
[16]

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
February 24, 2018
[17]

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
March 3, 2018
[18]

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
March 10, 2018
[19]

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
March 17, 2018
[20]

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
March 24, 2018
[21]

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
March 31, 2018
[22]

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
April 7, 2018
[23]

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
April 14, 2018
[24]

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
April 21, 2018
[25]

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
May 5, 2018
[26]

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
May 12, 2018
[27]

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" [c]. 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.

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"When the Sakura Blooms"
"Sakura no Hanagasaku-goro ni" (桜の花が咲く頃に)
Shigeki Kawai
Naotaka Hayashi
A-1 Pictures
May 19, 2018
[28]

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.

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"Inhumanity"
"Hito Narazaru Mono-tachi" (人ならざるモノたち)
Takahiro Harada
Masahiko Otsuka
CloverWorks
May 26, 2018
[29]

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 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.

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"A New World"
"Atarashī Sekai" (新しい世界)
Miyoki Kuroki
Naotaka Hayashi
CloverWorks
June 9, 2018
[30]

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.

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"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
June 16, 2018
[31]

As the VIRM use their powers to upload the consciousness 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 Apath and defeats the invaders. The VIRM then decide to retreat, promising to return with their entire armada to wipe out Earth. Just as Hiro celebrates their victory, he finds that Zero Two is not responding.

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Jump up ^ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
Jump up ^ The first half of the anime was produced by Trigger and A-1 Pictures' Kōenji Studio, while the second half is produced by Trigger and CloverWorks, A-1 Pictures' subsidiary studio, rebranded from Kōenji Studio.[8][9]
Jump up ^ Wannabe: a person who tries to be like someone else or to fit in with a particular group of people

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