Review of Haibane Renmei

Haibane Renmei is different from most anime and tv you will see today. Rather than tryong to make a compelling show through intense drama, action, or anything else of that nature, the show merely creates an incredibly fascinating and interesting world, and takes you through the ins and outs of this world, while you try and figure out the significance of it all. Haibane Renmei is about people with an angel like appearance called Haibane. They are born with no memory of the past, in a town surrounded by walls. The show is about this town and the Haibane. Dozens of questions will linger in yourmind about why certain things are done in town, as much as the show will make you wonder about the answers to these questions, they sadly don't answer many of them. This can be kind of annoying at times, but it also adds to the show in a lot of ways. I found myself deep in though several times while watching.

One weak part of the show is the cast. Despite the fact that several characters are in the spotlight, only a few of them were very interesting or had much development. Also, while the show isn't meant to be full of drama or action, the show can just be amazingly dull at times, with nothing interesting happening. The show picks up near the last 4 episodes, but there's a stretch in the middle where I was pretty damn bored, which takes down the show a bit.

I guess one of the shows main appeals can also be its downfall at times. The show can be quite relaxing and interesting to watch, but other times they take its relaxing pace a bit too far.

The art is unspectacular, but solid. The sound on the other hand is incredibly beautiful and works quite well with the mood of the show.

Overall, Haibane Renmei may be a bit too slow for many people to tackle, but if you have some patience, it can be a pretty rewarding show to make it through.