Haibane Renmei
灰羽連盟
“A haloed, gray-winged girl awakens from a cocoon without memories in a walled village where her kind mysteriously disappear.”
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A haloed, gray-winged girl awakens from a cocoon without memories in a walled village where her kind mysteriously disappear.
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. As Rakka and the other Haibane live their lives with no memories of the past, they try to break free from their former pain and ultimately find salvation.
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Community consensus
Derived from 192 sampled reviews
8.2/10
Score distribution
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SplitPolarized
σ 2.00 · split reception
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5.6 ptsRecommenders 9.0 · others 3.4
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0.83Verbosity
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10/10 “i just watched this again.i haven't watched it quite awhile.i set down and watched all 13 episodes.if you haven't seen this you have to .i just want another series.there are more charachters to...”
- 8/10 “This anime is very creatively done. The art of this series is fantastic, the characters all have their own distinct personalities, and it has a very solid plot. I only wish there could have been...”
- 9/10 “Well like most people I know who have seen this anime can't really explain what it's about or say what makes it so good. But if I had to catigoirize it I would have to put it under Drama. I was a...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Haibane Renmei begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-0364
- Format
- 13 × 24′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 5h 12m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Oct 2002 – Dec 2002
- Fall 2002
- Source
- Tv
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref.
- BS-0364
- catalog