Haibane Renmei

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Synonyms: Charcoal Feather Federation
Japanese: 灰羽連盟
English: Haibane Renmei
French: Ailes Grises : Haibane Renmei
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Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 10, 2002 to Dec 19, 2002
Premiered: Fall 2002
Broadcast: Thursdays at 02:28 (JST)
Studios: Radix
Source: Other
Genres: DramaDrama, FantasyFantasy, MysteryMystery
Theme: PsychologicalPsychological
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.971 (scored by 9724597,245 users)
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Ranked: #6272
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Popularity: #824
Members: 271,083
Favorites: 7,276

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Synopsis

Born from a cocoon in the village of Old Home, a young Haibane—a being with a halo and small gray wings—awakens to a world she does not understand without memories of her past. Named Rakka for the dream of falling she had while inside the cocoon, she soon becomes accustomed to life in the strange town. However, there are strict rules for the Haibane, such as being forbidden to leave the village or go near the walls surrounding it. These, along with mysterious disappearances of their kind on their "Day of Flight," begin to unsettle Rakka and the others since they know almost nothing about their own kind.

Haibane Renmei tells not only Rakka's story but also of those around her, as they live their lives with no memories of the past while trying to break free from their former pain and ultimately find salvation.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Reki

Main
Noda, Junko
Japanese

Rakka

Main
Hirohashi, Ryou
Japanese

Kana

Supporting
Miyajima, Eri
Japanese

Kuu

Supporting
Yajima, Akiko
Japanese

Nemu

Supporting
Murai, Kazusa
Japanese

Hikari

Supporting
Orikasa, Fumiko
Japanese

The Communicator

Supporting
Ooki, Tamio
Japanese

Kuramori

Supporting
Hisakawa, Aya
Japanese

Hyouko

Supporting
Suzuki, Chihiro
Japanese

Midori

Supporting
Mizuno, Manabi
Japanese

Staff

Tokoro, Tomokazu
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation
Motoyama, Satoshi
Sound Director


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"Free Bird" by Kou Otani
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Ending Theme

"Blue Flow" by Heart of Air




Apr 25, 2010
This is the most striking anime I've ever seen. The care and imagination that went into every aspect of the show is remarkable, but due to the slow, gentle nature of the series I wouldn't recommend it to everyone, if only because this isn't a typical anime in terms of plot. The suspense is subtle -- difficult to spot if you're watching it for the first time -- and builds up over half of the series. Haibane Renmei starts off languid and mysterious, and it tapers off just as languid and mysterious, and every episode seems to reveal more questions that never get answered. Even ...
Apr 14, 2008
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that a large number of anime fans have encountered Yoshitoshi Abe or the shows he’s created and worked on, nor would I be wrong to say that he has gained a strong fanbase for his beautiful art and creative vision. Many people were turned off by the gritty confusion that was Serial Experiments Lain (one of his previous works), but there were a still few willing to dive into Haibane Renmei despite the previous title's flaws. In his debut as a writer, Yoshitoshi Abe envisioned and penned an anime series that quietly tugs at the heart and that ...
May 7, 2014
An endless fall; a young girl wrapped in white abruptly descends from the skies. A weightless haze lucidly embraces her. A dream too real, a fall too sudden; awakens she, from a strange trance and finds herself confined in a vessel that’s all too familiar in place that’s all too peculiar. A craft in the form of a cocoon holds the enigmatic maiden—a strange rebirth is to take place. The inhabitants of the building in which the cocoon swiftly lies, await in great patience for the arrival of the girl in white.

Thus begins the hauntingly decorative tale of “Haibane Renmei”

Instantly, “Haibane Renmei’s” inquisitive ...

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