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Ryô Hirohashi | ... | Rakka 13 episodes, 2002 |
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Junko Noda | ... | Reki 13 episodes, 2002 |
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Eri Miyajima | ... | Kana 13 episodes, 2002 |
Fumiko Orikasa | ... | Hikari 13 episodes, 2002 | |
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Kazusa Murai | ... | Nemu 13 episodes, 2002 |
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Kumiko Higa | ... | Dai 9 episodes, 2002 |
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Ai Tokunaga | ... | Hana 9 episodes, 2002 |
Masumi Asano | ... | Shorta / ... 8 episodes, 2002 | |
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Miyu Matsuki | ... | Child / ... 8 episodes, 2002 |
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Tsugumi Higasayama | ... | Child / ... 8 episodes, 2002 |
Akiko Yajima | ... | Kuu 7 episodes, 2002 | |
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Chihiro Suzuki | ... | Hyoko 6 episodes, 2002 |
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Tamio Ôki | ... | Communicator 6 episodes, 2002 |
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
While skimming through the series again, I just realized what makes Haibane Renmei such a great work.
Haibane Renmei doesn't tell you the answer. It lets you question, ponder and contemplate about it.
"Starting an important question in life and letting it maintain in you."
... that is why Haibane Renmei is a great work. There is no meaning nor need for an answer. The answer would only become a mere piece of knowledge if you simply tell someone. It is something you should go through all the experiences and realize for yourself. Having the question and keeping it will be the starting point which evokes you to find the 'real' answer.
* p.s. * There is a type of a question -somewhat a strange oxymoron-isque question- Buddhists throw at someone when the question of 'truth' is sought after. The way to go through this question is just to keep questioning it in the head ALL the time, even when you're asleep. Suddenly, all the dots will be connected and the answer will just pop up in the blink of an eye, like 'ah, that's so obvious...!' The basis theory behind it is on the assumption that you already know everything, it's just that you haven't 'realized' it yet. Haibane Renmei makes you do that.