Haibane Renmei S01E05 · Library / Abandoned Factory / The Beginning of the World

Overview

Rakka goes to work with Nemu at the library. There she meets Sumika, a kindly pregnant woman who is interested in Rakka's perspective as a newborn. Nemu tells Rakka about an old, unreadable book called The Beginning of the World. Rakka learns about another group of Haibane, both male and female, living in Abandoned Factory on the other side of town.

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1. 1 1. Cocoon / Dream of Falling From the Sky / Old Home2002-10-09 · 24mA girl dreams she is falling, and semi-angelic beings discover a large cocoon in their home. The girl wakes up inside this cocoon and breaks out of it. The winged people introduce
2. 2 2. Town and Wall / Toga / Haibane-Renmei2002-10-23 · 24mRakka's new companions take her into the town of Glie. She learns that most of the people here are not Haibane, that Haibane can only own things humans have stopped using, and that
3. 3 3. Temple / Communicator / Pancakes2002-11-06 · 24mHikari takes Rakka to the temple of the Haibane Renmei, where the Communicator approves her as a Haibane and gives her the notebook with which she can make purchases. Later, she he
4. 4 4. Trash Day / Clock Tower / Birds Flying over the Walls2002-11-13 · 24mKana tells Rakka not to feed the crows, because they are the only creatures who can leave the city, and if they get too comfortable, they might stop doing so. To explore her own jo
5. 5 5. Library / Abandoned Factory / The Beginning of the World2002-11-20 · 24mRakka goes to work with Nemu at the library. There she meets Sumika, a kindly pregnant woman who is interested in Rakka's perspective as a newborn. Nemu tells Rakka about an old, u
6. 6 6. End of Summer / Rain / Loss2002-11-27 · 24mWith winter approaching, Kuu gives Rakka a coat and helps her choose a room to live in. Kuu thanks her for the influence she has been, and Rakka notices that Kuu's halo is flickeri
7. 7 7. Scar / Illness / Arrival of Winter2002-11-27 · 24mRakka refuses to believe Kuu will never return from her Day of Flight, and sickly black spots begin to appear on her own wings. Depressed, she goes to town alone and is approached
8. 8 8. The Bird2002-12-04 · 24mRakka continues to hide her wings from the others. Reki helps her move Kuu's bed into her room and they talk about the wall around the town. They take the children to buy winter cl
9. 9 9. Well / Rebirth / Riddle2002-12-04 · 24mRakka realizes that the crow that died in the well represents someone who cared about her in her old life. The Toga find and rescue her from the well. Hearing a noise, she touches
10. 10 10. Kuramori / Haibane of Abandoned Factory / Rakka's Job2002-12-11 · 24mA flashback shows the kindly Kuramori, who promised to stay with Reki forever. In the present, Reki goes to the Haibane Renmei to ask for help for the ailing Rakka, and is told tha
11. 11 11. Parting / Darkness in the Heart / Irreplaceable Thing2002-12-11 · 24mMidori, from Abandoned Factory, gives more hints about Reki's past. The Communicator tells Rakka that while she had the birds to offer her forgiveness, Reki will not accept anyone'
12. 12 12. Bell Nuts / Passing of the Year Festival / Reconciliation2002-12-18 · 24mThe Haibane go into town to buy Bell Nuts, gifts of reconciliation for the Passing of the Year festival. Reki gives one to Hyouko, and he and Midori finally tell Rakka what happene
13. 13 13. Reki's World / Prayer / Epilogue2002-12-18 · 24mRakka discovers that Reki's entire studio is painted like her cocoon dream. She gives Reki a box from the Communicator, containing her true name, which fills Reki with despair. She