A young girl is reborn as an angel-like creature called a haibane, with no memory of who she once was.
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Title: Haibane Renmei (2002– )
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A girl with no name falls from the sky and finds herself in a very mysterious land, where nobody remembers of their previous life. In this land, angel-like beings, ash wings, have formed a society and live in harmony with the people of the town, helping them out. Later on, the girl gets a name--Rakka--grows a pair of wings and receives her own halo. Rakka is now an ash wing, too. While the new place seems to be like heaven for Rakka, she soon finds out that everything is not as easy as it might look. Why did Rakka become an ash wing, and what is the mystery behind her new home? Written by Scientiiaa
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Reki: You're free, and now I'm alone.
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The final volume and complete collection of the series carry a 12 rating in the UK for 'moderate sex references'. This is because of a trailer for Ikki tousen (2003) that is contained on the final disc. The show itself has a PG rating. See more »Quotes
[Rakka has fallen asleep. Reki has just realized that Rakka is no longer sin bound]Reki: You're free, and now I'm alone.
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10 September 2002 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
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What I see in the show, is the great, great, GREAT animation and artwork of Yoshitoshi ABe. its not to show off what anime really is to people surrounded by Pokémon or dragonballZ...but to show off how well ABe can build characters and towns and an entire world with so many differences that it would astound the minds of "hit" movie watchers.
Its not mass marketed for everyone. I would relate it to movies like SLC punk, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Chungking Express, and Requiem for a Dream. They all try and challenge you to see the deep meanings behind the screen.
Music. Music can make or break a movie, and if it makes it, it either builds it up, or points it in a direction you didn't see before. The music in Haibane Renmei made it and it built up big time. The music gives it a deep RPG feeling, without the tedious and repetitive battles.
final opinion: not everyone will want to watch it, but having it in your collection is the anime version of having a 1830's bottle of wine in your wine cellar.