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| I admit, the way the haibane are treated does seem a lot like a form of discrimination. It seems like they're treated as nicely as they are mostly because the Haibane Renmei is required for communication with the Toga. Nice episode. Still hasn't gripped me yet, though. |
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| That's what I wanted, right out the gate. More rules, show me how this shit works. The Toras are really creepy honestly. And I'm beyond curious about why and how they're the only ones who can leave the town. The Haibanes are treated like second class citizens. Is that the key to the larger message of the series? Wasn't expecting that from last time. Curious how and when the characters will come in conflict with the titular Renmei. Not much else to say about this episode. Rakka is an adorable protagonist and she looked really cute in her new dress. I also already really love her and Reki's relationship. Can't wait to see more of this show. I haven't felt this hooked in a while. |
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| Nice of the shop owner to adjust Rakka's seifuku dress C: I hope something interesting happens soon. |
| I’d rather eat $20 worth of Taco Bell and deal with the consequences than watch more of this garbage. The character designs are ass. The show is boring as all f—k! And nothing is happening! |
| I cannot believe people have dubbed this "Elitist Anime" This is pretty much all talk and no substance. |
| Man the background art in this anime is fucking beautiful |
| Calm and relaxing, with a slight feeling this might take a different turn. The ED is beautiful. <3 |
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| Nothing really big happening in this episode Mostly just introductions and a little bit reveal for what's happening That crows and communicator though, it seems a trouble or at least we'll see them pretty often in the future |
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| A lot of interesting world building this episode. It seems like the Haibane are sort of treated like second-class citizens. I say "sort of" because, while they do seem to be discriminated against by the humans, the humans don't treat them with hostility. It seems that they're just continuing tradition, that they don't currently dislike the Haibane. I presume the humans used to, though. With Rakka being referred to as a "newborn" this episode, I do wonder how aging works for the Haibane. After all, there are others--the Young Feathers, I think--who look and act younger than Rakka despite their being technically older. With these questions (as well as other, more obvious ones like "Who are the Toga?" "Why can't anyone leave town?" "What lies beyond the town?"), I'm caught between desiring answers to them and simply accepting as they are, as this series seems to be more metaphorical in nature. This series is so intriguing, yet also relaxing at the same time. |
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| This is kinda weird, but the main character lowkey looks like Lain from Serial Experiments Lain? I probably only think this because both were around the same years and have dirty depressing-in-a-way colors. |
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| Cool to see more of the world, but it looks like Rakka will have some problems with her body or idk |
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| A quick look at the economics and how do the haibanes co-exist with humans, kinda freaked out at the guy of the mask, I thought an eye was going to blink or something, lol. And yeah, rakka got herself a nice outfit. |
| No tomo malas decisiones, solo me gusta apoyar causas perdidas. Disfruté Mayoiga, Ou-sama Game, Evil or Live, Mirai Nikki, Big Order, Arifureta, Ex-Arm, Tesla Note, Shuumatsu no Harem y Platinum End nope les falle con esa, lo siento pero todos tenemos nuestros límites. Así de jodido es mi gusto en anime, ¡Y estoy pinche orgulloso de ello!  |
| I'm surprised by how many people have described this series as symbolic. So far, this anime has only really touched on the ideas of prejudice and segregation without much subtlety. I'm not dogging it for that, though. When compared to its protege (Lain), it's probably a better idea to not start with a bunch of insane and inaccessible visual metaphors. However, to commend what is symbolic, I enjoy how visual metaphor is used to build tension. The falling seen in Rakka's dream is typically associated with a loss of control, and Rakka being trapped underwater in the ED symbolises being overwhelmed by emotion. It's quite an interesting way of showing that we're all victims of circumstance and that it isn't particularly fair to compartmentalize people. I also just want to mention that I've been blown away by this show's visual presentation. The overcast colour palette and use of establishing shots really works for a show like this. |
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| Haibane are treated like second class citizens. I mean it's kinda hard not to see similarities with how the Nazi's treated the Jews prior to WW2. The humans are obviously far less discriminatory but it's still kinda fucked up. The Toga are suspicious as hell too. I don't know if anyone else noticed this but there was unexpectedly fluid animation with Rakka's hair when Kana tried to freak her out about why Haibane Renmei knew her name. |
| cute moe girls going shopping for clothes. i am intrigued beyond belief by this masterful symbolism |
| toga guys looking pretty ominous |
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| The Toga are presented in much the same way an antagonistic faction would be introduced in other anime, but I'm not sure that's entirely the case here. The only obviously apparent theme right now is that of restriction (and how it is enforced, I don't yet know), yet the haibane seem to content themselves besides it. I can't help but wanting to know and see more. Rakka and the rest are very sweet too. Hopefully they'll be spared the "Texhnolyze treatment", but it wouldn't surprise me either. |
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| Wholesome episode. We get to see more about the world and its properties. It's kind of a nice touch how the city has medieval design yet the shopkeeper had headphones on. Hmm, I think I'm starting to get the euphemism of this anime. Edit: The discrimination thing was just weird. Why were the Haibane required to only wear second-hand clothing and use some organization-sponsored drafts instead of money? My guess is that the euphemism is referencing a religious minority. |
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