Futoshi Husbando

Futoshi is one of the main characters in DARLING in the FRANXX. He is a former Parasite with the codename "214" of the Thirteenth Plantation, where he was partnered in a boy-girl pair with Ikuno to pilot a FRANXX called Chlorophytum. He was previously partnered with Kokoro and the pilot of Genista. Aside from his love for food, Futoshi is motivated to do his best through his feelings for Kokoro, whom he is determined to protect. However, after she reveals she doesn’t reciprocate his feelings, he continues to work hard for the sake of his friends. Futoshi has a hefty build and a kind face. He is quite tall, being the second tallest next to Goro. He has short auburn-brown hair that hangs lightly over his forehead. His thick, stumpy eyebrows and round, playful eyes give him an approachable quality. Often seen by others as "fat", becoming the butt of many jokes on the subject. He is usually he is holding some article of food and dons the standard Stamen Parasite uniform. In Episode 24 when he has become an adult, Futoshi has some graying hair and he has also grown a moustache. Futoshi is a very kind, polite, and optimistic person. These characteristics make him an easily likeable member of the squad and he forms an instant friendly relationship with Kokoro. He gets easily motivated by his desire to do his absolute best. He has a strong love for food and he doesn’t hesitate to hide it, as he tends to keep pieces of food stashed away in his own bed and his locker to snack on later. He doesn’t take lightly when people tease him for his weight, as he tends to argue when Zorome calls him ‘fatty’. As an adult, he channels his love for food into becoming a baker so he can make delicious food for the next generation of children. He never suffers from a lack of confidence in his abilities as a parasite and, even when emotionally troubled, it doesn’t affect his ability to pilot a FRANXX. He shows concern for his comrades in both professional and personal matters, including when Hiro’s fate as a parasite was uncertain and when he began piloting with Zero Two. He speaks respectively to others and rarely gives insults, unlike Zorome. As part of his keen sense of honour, he respects all those around him and doesn’t hold grudges. This is seen in his complicated comradeship with Mitsuru over Kokoro, whom Futoshi has feelings for but she is in love with Mitsuru, who initially was indifferent to her but eventually reciprocated her feelings after the partner shuffle. Futoshi initially lashed out at Mitsuru for his coldness and recklessness to the point his anger got the better of him and he punched Mitsuru for endangering Kokoro during a battle. However, after Mitsuru promises to protect her and Futoshi learns how happy Kokoro and Mitsuru are, he not only fully accepts their relationship but he reconciled with Mitsuru and become a genuine friend to him. In the manga, he is less oblivious to Mitsuru’s budding relationship with Kokoro, but when he finally takes notice, he becomes jealous and he goes as far as to confront Mitsuru, telling him that they should fight and Mitsuru will have to leave her alone if he loses. However, his jealousy shifts towards concern once he learns of Mitsuru’s illness, which threatens his ability to pilot but Mitsuru’s main concern was to keep Kokoro in the dark about his illness so she won’t worry. Although he had feelings for Kokoro, Futoshi recognized that her concern for Mitsuru was actually affection for Mitsuru, and only she could help Mitsuru, which led to his own decision to propose Kokoro and Mitsuru becoming partners. Despite differences in their personalities and Zorome’s frequent mocking of Futoshi over his weight, Futoshi and Zorome are good friends and hang out together. He also shares an amiable relationship with the rest of the squad and will help them out as much as possible. He used to look up to and respect Papa and the adults. However, after realizing parasites are not entitled to happiness and will use cruel means to take away that happiness, Futoshi grows to disdain Papa and the others, to the point he loses his temper at Papa. From the moment they first met after being assigned as partners, Futoshi had a deep infatuation for Kokoro due to her beauty and kindness. Although she never reciprocated his feelings and saw him as nothing beyond a dear friend, she appreciated him for his hard work and support. He came to consider himself as her protector but when he asked her to be his partner forever, she initially agreed but this made her uncomfortable and provoked her to switch partners in favor of pairing with Mitsuru. Although this devastated Futoshi, he never blamed her for this and only wished for her to be happy, even if he couldn’t be the one to make her happy. He learned to put her happiness above his own, to the point he was adament about being the priest during their wedding so he could be the first person to congratulate them and he refused to go back to being her partner after her and Mitsuru’s memories were erased. He was also the most angry at Papa for having done so on the grounds it was for APE’s objectives and he lashed out at them. After all the turmoil and reconciliations, Futoshi remained close with his friends, especially with Kokoro and Mitsuru, as their children refer to him as ‘Uncle Futoshi’. He also has deep respect for Ikuno due her dedicated research keeping their accelerated aging process under control.