haibane renmei-anyone else watching?

Tabbykitty · Post by **Tabbykitty** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 2:06 pm

I picked this one up mainly because of the beautiful art, and was pleasantly surprised. I understand it's a fairly short series (only 13 episodes I think), but I would recommend it for those who enjoy drama and a bit of mystery

Story recap: there's a town nearly completely sealed off from the outside world. Within it are creatures called Haibane, which have wings and halos resembling angels. Each Haibane is hatched from a cocoon, and has no memory of its (previous?) life. Haibane Renmei follows a newly hatched Haibane called Rakka, as she tries to understand this world, and remember her previous life.

So far only Vol 1 is out, but I am eager to see more.

Keys · Post by **Keys** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 3:05 pm

I -love- Haibane Renmei. I think it's one of the best things to come out in recent memory. (Uh, don't let me overhype it for you.)

It is 13 episodes. My DVD vol 2 came in the mail about a week and a half ago. I've been so far lucky with the mini shitajiki that come with them. Thanks to Rinkya, I'll be getting in the original ABe doujinshi soon as well.

Last AX I cosplayed as Reki, we had a little group. It was a lot of fun.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 3:44 pm

I watched volume two the other day, and I am so hooked on this show - I absolutely can not wait for the remaining discs to come out. I know a lot of people are hesitant to pick this up because they think it is going to be like NieA_7, but its not at all.

Shampoo · Post by **Shampoo** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 2:54 pm

I saw both volumes but it was way too slow moving for me.. I dont like really slow animes like Hack Sign and Haibane.. I really enjoyed Lain and Noir but its only cuz it had some spice to the beginning like death!!! MUHAHAHAHA!!.. lol!!

In_Gabriel_We_Trust · Post by **In_Gabriel_We_Trust** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 6:14 am

I saw the first episode when I received a dvd with my monthly "Wizard Guide to Comic Books"-subscription.
It looks beautiful !!! ... But sooooo sloooooooow.... I didn't work out for me.
But I'll keep an eye on this thread because I know you can't judge a series by it's first 20 minutes.

sovereign · Post by **sovereign** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 11:22 am

I began watching haibane-renmei recently, because the art drew me to it. turns out it has a very nice score as well. I think this anime might be more appealing to females than males (as a generalization of course). it is flowy and thoughtful, as opposed to heavy with action, gore, humor, and/or busty characters. a pretty and earthy anime that I'm eager to finish watching!

btw I did not enjoy lain, but I'm glad I gave this a chance.

/Mina

Baakay · Post by **Baakay** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 12:00 pm

It's definitely one of the most intelligent and lovely stories I've ever seen.

I don't get the comparison to .Hack, though. Nothing like it whatsoever. ?? or did I completely misread that?

Oh, ok... went back and re-read the above. Yep, no question that it's not an action show. It's well worth watching in its entirety though.

Zayon · Post by **Zayon** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 3:09 pm

Gabriel wrote:I know a lot of people are hesitant to pick this up because they think it is going to be like NieA_7, but its not at all.

Hey... NieA_7 is GREAT! I don't know what people have against that series.

Hakiri · Post by **Hakiri** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 3:15 am

I love Haibane Renmei, and I finished it sometime in the midst of 2004. It's a great anime, and it's so beautiful.

Well, that's my opinion, anyways.