Haibane Renmei (2002)

Animation · Drama · Fantasy

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.

IMDb rating: 7.9 (5,061 votes)
Seasons: 1
Language: JA
Type: Mini-series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2002)

7.70 avg 13 episodes 7.6 → 8.7 25 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Cocoon/Dream of Falling from the Sky/Old Home	7.6	173
2	The City and the Wall/Touga/Haibane Renmei	7.2	155
3	The Temple/Washi/Pancakes	7.0	150
4	Trash Day/The Clock Tower/The Birds Exceeding the Wall	7.1	147
5	Library/The Abandoned Factory/The Beginning of the World	7.4	147
6	The End of Summer/Rain/Loss	8.1	159
7	Scar/Illness/The Arrival of Winter	8.0	151
8	Birds	8.1	161
9	Well/Rebirth/Riddle	8.0	152
10	Kuramori/Haibane of the Abandoned Factory/Rakka's Job	7.8	141
11	Parting/Darkness of the Heart/Precious Things	7.5	138
12	Well Built/Year Passing Festival/Reconcilliation	7.6	140
13	Reki's World/Prayer/Final Chapter	8.7	186