Guys, what are the most engaging anime's according to you, preferably the ones you can binge watch in a day.

the only interesting aspect about clannad was the serious parts, but those were mainly in after story, although there were a few in clannad

Darling in the Franxx is objectively bad because it fails to provide a cohesive and focused narrative. It contradicts itself and can't answer basic questions about the premise. Let's look at the first episode.

The overarching theme of the first episode is that male and female must fly together otherwise they have no purpose in life and risk death. This idea shows up multiple times in this episode: first, bird species discussed in the very beginning must have both male and female to fly; second, we learn that the Franxx must be piloted by male and female; third, Zero Two asks Hiro to fly with her.

The part of the message about purposeless life and following death is also supported by the episode: first, Hiro sees a bird crash into the planetarium and there is blood; second, Hiro and Naomi are kicked out of the program and lose their purpose (taken from the orphanage and probably killed); third, Zero Two pilots the Franxx alone and she is shown bloody.

These thoughts are obviously very shallow and trivial, but that wouldn't prove Darling in the Franxx is objectively bad. What does prove objectively bad is messages that slightly contradict each other. Metaphorically, the author has built a nice elaborate house with the overarching theme, but the foundation is made out of cardboard and it is about to come crashing down.

Let's follow the scene when Hiro and Naomi scream at each other.

• Why is Naomi mad? Shouldn't she be scared, helpless that her life is about to end, like the bleeding bird that couldn't fly alone and crashed into the glass? Instead, she spouts some unrelated NGE-ripoff about Hiro running away from his occupation and her. Is this how you would react if your life ends?
• Hiro is terminated from the program, so his life purpose ends and death follows (?), and he laments his condemnation. But he is given special permission to stay. Good, right? But actually he doesn't really care about his life so he says, "Nah man, I want out" and yeets himself. But then Zero Two invites him, and he quickly changes his mind and wants to fly/live--but not really because flying with Zero Two implies certain death. The metaphor of the bird is wholly based around the bird's self-preservation instincts. This is what I was going to say before I realized the bird doesn't need to partner-up and fly to survive. It is just incomplete. However, Hiro's extreme obsession with "flying", even in the face of obvious death, just doesn't fit in. Why is he like this? A bird still seeks self-preservation. Why is Hiro rejecting his amnesty? I know he said he likes the idea of birds having to fly in birds but come on.
• In short, it's a mess. It just doesn't make sense.

A story must be cohesive, like a well-written essay. This first episode isn't well-written at all. Let me provide an outline.

Hiro wants to fly.

• It is his only purpose.
  -- He doesn't even care about his life.
  -- It brings purpose as evidenced by the Cadet ceremony.
  -- Bird in the beginning.
• That is what he does in this dystopian world.
  -- With Klaxosaurs that attack.
• He wants to fly with sexy capricious partners.
  -- Zero Two in the lake.

Not only is this dumb but also messy. And I can also add that the action part of this episode is really random. None of it is explained. Why are they attacking? How? Even if this stuff is explained later, it's just random now, and serves no purpose. It's not even cool.

Other nitpicks:

• So if Hiro and Zero Two hadn't managed to fight the Klaxosaur, Plantation 13 would have been destroyed? The old Parasite team was wiped out, but the new one is too inexperienced to do anything?
• Who are the people in the Parasite ceremony, if the city is lifeless and no one goes outside?
• Why is Zero Two here? I am ten episodes through and I am convinced the author doesn't care.
• Zero Two says, "If you don't belong here, just build a place where you do". What does this mean? When have you seen anybody build anything in this anime?
• Why is Zero Two's partner in trouble if Zero Two runs off? How is this even remotely supported by the shown scenes? Her partner is this sickly guy. And the professor, mastermind of the Franxx and the program, doesn't seem to care when she runs off.

In sum, the first episode of Darling in the Franxx presents a poorly written (not to mention, shallow) outline whose supporting pillars are riddled with contradictions. In other words, the world, game, rules, and characters just don't make sense, undermining even the most basic and unsophisticated messages presented.

I hope this is palatable. I may have gotten mixed up in the middle.
@EvilWaterFall

yea i can understand why some people might not like acca, but the slow pacing and the hole vibe of the show made it really enjoyable for me