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[Final] The Darwin Incident Episode 13 Story & Preview Cuts Released: What Is the Secret Behind Charlie’s Origins?

The story and preview images for Episode 13 of the TV anime The Darwin Incident (JP: ダーウィン事変) have been revealed. This episode is scheduled to air on Wednesday, April 1 at 12:00 AM (JST), and will later be available on various international streaming platforms.


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from The Darwin Incident ©2026 Shun Umezawa, Kodansha / The Darwin Incident Production Committee


Episode 13 Story

Charlie and his two companions head to a local supermarket to shop for groceries. Despite being subjected to prejudiced stares, Charlie interacts with a child and reaches out, saying, “Let’s be friends.”

Meanwhile, a series of brutal incidents caused by ALA continues across the country. Amid this turmoil, Charlie receives news that his birth mother, Eva, is in critical condition.

What is the secret behind Charlie’s origins? And what is the true objective that ALA has been hiding?


The Darwin Incident

from The Darwin Incident ©2026 Shun Umezawa, Kodansha / The Darwin Incident Production Committee


Introduction

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The Darwin Incident Teaser Visual©2026 Shun Umezawa, Kodansha / The Darwin Incident Production Committee


“Why are only humans special?”

Charlie is a boy living in a rural area of Missouri, USA. He is a “Humanzee,” half human and half chimpanzee, possessing intelligence that surpasses humans and physical abilities that exceed those of chimpanzees. When Charlie turns fifteen, he enrolls in school for the first time at the recommendation of his human foster parents.

There, Charlie meets Lucy, a brilliant girl who struggles with communication. His peaceful school life is short-lived, however, as Charlie becomes a target due to the uniqueness of his origins. A terrorist organization known as ALA, which advocates “animal liberation,” begins to pursue him.

In order to protect his family and Lucy, Charlie chooses to confront the ALA.

“Terrorism,” “discrimination,” “human rights,” “cancel culture”……

Together with Lucy, Charlie, who is “not human,” faces the issues that humanity itself carries.

A human and non-human drama begins here!!


Source : The Darwin Incident Official Web Site