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Haibane Renmei

Haibane Renmei

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Overview

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.

Created by Yoshitoshi ABe
Written by Yoshitoshi ABe
Produced by Yasuyuki Ueda, Yoshinobu Iwatani
NetworksFuji TV

Top Cast

Ryo Hirohashi

Ryo Hirohashi

Rakka (voice)

Junko Noda

Junko Noda

Reki (voice)

Eri Miyajima

Eri Miyajima

Kana (voice)

Fumiko Orikasa

Fumiko Orikasa

Hikari (voice)

Kazusa Murai

Kazusa Murai

Nemu (voice)

Themes & Keywords

japansuicideangelcountrysideamnesiaafterlifeslice of lifetragedyredemptionmagic realismangstrebirthseinenfeathercalmanimesalvationintrospectivepsychologicalinspirationalcasualdepressingcomfortingjoyful

About Haibane Renmei

Haibane Renmei is a animation, drama, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2002 exploring themes of japan, suicide, angel, countryside, amnesia, afterlife. Created by Yoshitoshi ABe, it stars Ryo Hirohashi, Junko Noda, Eri Miyajima. 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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