Haibane Renmei Volume 2

Details

 Director: Tomokazu Tokoro
 Catalogue Number: MVD2066
 Certificate: PG
 Date Released: June 6th 2005
 Screen: Widescreen 16:9
 Languages: Japanese & English, Dolby Digital 2.0
 Subtitles: English
 Duration: 75minutes

Synopsis

Wings of Sorrow

Rakka works with Nemu at the library to find her place in life and renews her curiosity about the outside world. Kuu, a younger Haibane who is normally bright and cheerful, helps Rakka to find her place in the Old Home, but then becomes subdued and her halo begins to fade! Rakka's worries become a desperate search when Kuu goes missing - is this related to the "Day of Flight"?

Overwhelmed with sadness, Rakka is further shocked by a revelation about Reki's past!

Episodes:
05: Library, Abandoned Factory, The Beginning of the World
06: End of Summer, Rain, Loss
07: Scar, Illness, Arrival of Winter

Extras

• TV Commercials
• Art Gallery
• Trailers

Cover

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Review

The three episodes on this disk flew by making me realise how engrossed in the world of the Haibane I’d become. While the slow pace of the series does not change, the story has taken an emotional turn that was very unexpected and surprising. Due to this new direction I’ve found myself becoming more emotionally involved with the characters to the extent that I actually care about what may happen to them.

So far I can’t recommend Haibane Renmei highly enough, if you’re looking for a change from the usual action packed anime fare and fancy something with a bit more depth, then this series is for you. (Anime-On-DVD)