Haibane Renmei 1
2002-10-09 | Animation,Drama,Mystery,Sci-Fi & Fantasy | 13 episodes1 Season
Episode
Cocoon / Dream of Falling From the Sky / Old Home (2002)
A girl dreams she is falling, and semi-angelic beings discover a large cocoon in their home. The girl wakes up inside this cocoon and breaks out of it. The winged people introduce themselves as Haibane, name her "Rakka," and give her a forged halo. One of them, Reki, stays with her as ash-grey, feathered wings grow from her back in a painful way.
Directed By
- Tomokazu Tokoro
Writer
- Yoshitoshi ABe
Town and Wall / Toga / Haibane-Renmei (2002)
Rakka's new companions take her into the town of Glie. She learns that most of the people here are not Haibane, that Haibane can only own things humans have stopped using, and that they are required to work. The wall around the city and countryside keeps everyone in; only the Toga can come and go freely, and only the Communicator can speak to them.
Writer
- Yoshitoshi ABe
Temple / Communicator / Pancakes (2002)
Hikari takes Rakka to the temple of the Haibane Renmei, where the Communicator approves her as a Haibane and gives her the notebook with which she can make purchases. Later, she helps Reki with the children at Old Home, and spends time with Kuu, the youngest of the older Haibane. They walk around town and visit the bakery where Hikari works.
Directed By
- Hiroshi Kimura
Writer
- Yoshitoshi ABe
Trash Day / Clock Tower / Birds Flying over the Walls (2002)
Kana tells Rakka not to feed the crows, because they are the only creatures who can leave the city, and if they get too comfortable, they might stop doing so. To explore her own job options, Rakka accompanies Kana to work in a clock tower in the center of town. This, she learns, is the highest point in the city, but the walls around it are higher still.
Writer
- Yoshitoshi ABe
Library / Abandoned Factory / The Beginning of the World (2002)
Rakka goes to work with Nemu at the library. There she meets Sumika, a kindly pregnant woman who is interested in Rakka's perspective as a newborn. Nemu tells Rakka about an old, unreadable book called The Beginning of the World. Rakka learns about another group of Haibane, both male and female, living in Abandoned Factory on the other side of town.
Directed By
- Koji Yoshikawa
Writer
- Yoshitoshi ABe
Cast
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