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Haibane Renmei

TV·2002–2002·1 season, 13 episodes·Fuji TV·Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy·24m·7.7

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A dream of falling from the sky...and then birth. Rakka is born from a large cocoon into the Old Home, greeted by a group of female beings with small wings on their backs and shining halos above their heads. Soon Rakka’s own wings grow, a halo is placed on her head and she is told that she must work in the nearby town of Grie. She soon realizes that the town and the entire world they live in are confined behind the Wall, a tall, impenetrable wall that none except the mysterious Toga are allowed to exit.

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  1. 01Haibane Renmei S01E13Reki's World / Prayer / EpilogueS01E13 · 7.9Rakka discovers that Reki's entire studio is painted like her cocoon dream. She gives Reki a box from the Communicator, containing her true name, which fills Reki with despair. She throws Rakka out of the room, confronts a manifestation of herself, and relives her dream. Rakka realizes the truth about Reki's struggle and goes back to save her.
  2. 02Haibane Renmei S01E12Bell Nuts / Passing of the Year Festival / ReconciliationS01E12 · 7.3The Haibane go into town to buy Bell Nuts, gifts of reconciliation for the Passing of the Year festival. Reki gives one to Hyouko, and he and Midori finally tell Rakka what happened. Rakka learns about the Renmei's sign language, and the Communicator gives her her true name. After the festival, the Haibane of Abandoned Factory send Reki a message.
  3. 03Haibane Renmei S01E08The BirdS01E08 · 7.2Rakka continues to hide her wings from the others. Reki helps her move Kuu's bed into her room and they talk about the wall around the town. They take the children to buy winter clothes and a human girl tries to touch Rakka's wings. She flees into the Western Woods, led by the crows, who take her to an old well where she learns about her cocoon dream.

Cast

Ryo HirohashiRyo HirohashiRakka (voice)Junko NodaJunko NodaReki (voice)Eri MiyajimaEri MiyajimaKana (voice)Fumiko OrikasaFumiko OrikasaHikari (voice)Kazusa MuraiKazusa MuraiNemu (voice)

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes2002Aired 6.8Season avg
  1. S01E01Haibane Renmei S01E01Cocoon / Dream of Falling From the Sky / Old HomeOctober 9, 2002 7.1A 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
  2. S01E02Haibane Renmei S01E02Town and Wall / Toga / Haibane-RenmeiOctober 23, 2002 6.3Rakka'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 th
  3. S01E03Haibane Renmei S01E03Temple / Communicator / PancakesNovember 6, 2002 6.0Hikari takes Rakka to the temple of the Haibane Renmei, where the Communicator approves her as a Haibane and gives her the notebook with whi
  4. S01E04Haibane Renmei S01E04Trash Day / Clock Tower / Birds Flying over the WallsNovember 13, 2002 6.7Kana 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 mi
  5. S01E05Haibane Renmei S01E05Library / Abandoned Factory / The Beginning of the WorldNovember 20, 2002 6.4Rakka 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 n
  6. S01E06Haibane Renmei S01E06End of Summer / Rain / LossNovember 27, 2002 7.0With winter approaching, Kuu gives Rakka a coat and helps her choose a room to live in. Kuu thanks her for the influence she has been, and R
  7. S01E07Haibane Renmei S01E07Scar / Illness / Arrival of WinterNovember 27, 2002 6.9Rakka refuses to believe Kuu will never return from her Day of Flight, and sickly black spots begin to appear on her own wings. Depressed, s
  8. S01E08Haibane Renmei S01E08The BirdDecember 4, 2002 7.2Rakka continues to hide her wings from the others. Reki helps her move Kuu's bed into her room and they talk about the wall around the town.
  9. S01E09Haibane Renmei S01E09Well / Rebirth / RiddleDecember 4, 2002 6.7Rakka realizes that the crow that died in the well represents someone who cared about her in her old life. The Toga find and rescue her from
  10. S01E10Haibane Renmei S01E10Kuramori / Haibane of Abandoned Factory / Rakka's JobDecember 11, 2002 6.9A flashback shows the kindly Kuramori, who promised to stay with Reki forever. In the present, Reki goes to the Haibane Renmei to ask for he
  11. S01E11Haibane Renmei S01E11Parting / Darkness in the Heart / Irreplaceable ThingDecember 11, 2002 5.8Midori, from Abandoned Factory, gives more hints about Reki's past. The Communicator tells Rakka that while she had the birds to offer her f
  12. S01E12Haibane Renmei S01E12Bell Nuts / Passing of the Year Festival / ReconciliationDecember 18, 2002 7.3The Haibane go into town to buy Bell Nuts, gifts of reconciliation for the Passing of the Year festival. Reki gives one to Hyouko, and he an
  13. S01E13Haibane Renmei S01E13Season's bestReki's World / Prayer / EpilogueDecember 18, 2002 7.9Rakka discovers that Reki's entire studio is painted like her cocoon dream. She gives Reki a box from the Communicator, containing her true

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