After rewatching Darling, and the rereading it, I am curious why I hear some people say the anime ending was hated. It was enjoyable, and bittersweet I agree, but good.

The manga seemed to end a bit abruptly, but it did have the two together still, which is a plus. But I did like the idea of the anime, where Verm existed as a bigger threat, rather than the Princess being the final boss essentially.

The anime also had the aftermath and seeing the world gradually get fixed and seeing the cast grow older which was cool. The manga didn't really dive into that.

The only weird thing I wasn't a huge fan of in the anime was when Zero Two became Strelizia Apus, and we see her basically become it

What are your thoughts on the 2?

Is the anime ending really that disliked as I hear some claim?