Haibane Renmei Volume 1

Details

 Director: Tomokazu Tokoro
 Catalogue Number: MVD2065
 Certificate: PG
 Date Released: April 18th 2005
 Screen: Widescreen 16:9
 Languages: Japanese & English, Dolby Digital 2.0
 Subtitles: English
 Duration: 100 minutes

Synopsis

In a long forgotten walled town, humans coexist with the Haibane, angelic-like beings of unknown origin. Rakka becomes the newest Haibane, after she awakens from a strange dream and finds herself hatching from a massive cocoon. With no memories of her previous life, Rakka struggles to adjust to her new surroundings, however burning questions remain in the the back of her mind. What is Haibane and what is their purpose? What lives beyond the huge, forbidden town walls? Thus Rakka begins her wistful journey of self-discovery and wonderment.

Episodes:
01: Cocoon, Fream of Falling, Old Home
02: Town and Wall, Toga, Haibane Renmei
03: Temple, Communicator, Pancakes
04: Trash Day, Clock Tower, Birds Flying Over the Walls

Extras

• Episode previews
• Art Gallery
• Trailers

Cover

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Review

For me Haibane Renmei is a breath of anime fresh air, while I enjoy action oriented shows it’s refreshing to come across a show that is wholly devoted to its characters and their environment. The setting for the show is also intriguing and raises many questions, some of which might be important and others that most definitely are not (like what are those halo’s made of?). I’m already looking forward to the next volume and it’s going to be interesting finding out whether any of these questions are actually answered, and what direction the series, as a whole, is going to take. (Anime-On-DVD)