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List of Haibane Renmei episodes
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Haibane Renmei is a Japanese animated television series. It was directed by Tomokazu Tokoro, animated by the Japanese animation studio Radix, and produced by Yasuyuki Ueda. The episodes are based on the brief dōjinshi The Haibane of Old Home by Yoshitoshi ABe, expanding on the original concepts over thirteen episodes. ABe also wrote the screenplay for the anime. The plot of the episodes follows Rakka, a girl who hatches from a cocoon in a strange town with no memory of who she was before.
The episodes aired from October 10, 2002, to December 19, 2002, on Animax and Fuji Television. The first five ran two weeks apart, and the remaining eight were shown weekly in back-to-back pairs.{{cite web | trans-title = Haibane Renmei | access-date = 8 June 2023 | archive-date = 13 June 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230613222844/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C10284 | url-status = live
Geneon, ''Haibane Renmei'''s Japanese distributor, also owned the license for the series' English release in the United States until it was acquired by Funimation in 2010. MVM Films owns distribution rights in the United Kingdom and Madman Entertainment owns them in Australia and New Zealand.
Two pieces of theme music are used for the episodes; one opening theme and one closing theme. The opening theme is "Free Bird" by Kow Otani and the closing theme is "Blue Flow" by Masumi Itō with Heart of Air. The soundtrack album, Hanenone, was released on December 30, 2002, in Japan and August 5, 2003, in the United States.
Episode list
| # | Episode title | Directed by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = Cocoon — Dream of Falling from the Sky — Old Home | TranslitTitle = Mayu — sora o ochiru yume — ōrudo hōmu | NativeTitle = 繭・空を落ちる夢・オールドホーム |
Volume DVDs
Japanese releases
In Japan, Geneon released a total of 5 DVD compilations of Haibane Renmei between December 21, 2002, and April 25, 2003. Instead of being called "discs," these releases were labelled "COG.1," "COG.2," etc. A complete three-disc boxed set was released on November 21, 2004.
| Japanese releases | Volume | Released | Discs | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 21, 2002 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | January 24, 2003 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | February 21, 2003 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | March 21, 2003 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | April 25, 2003 | 1 | 3 | |
| Box set | March 21, 2007 | 3 | 13 |
North American releases
In the United States, Geneon released 4 DVD compilations of Haibane Renmei, each with its own title, between August 26, 2003, and February 24, 2004. The first disc was available either on its own or with a storage box for the series; the four discs were released together as a box set on November 21, 2004. In 2012, Funimation re-released the series in a 2-disc set under their Anime Classics label.
| North American releases | Volume | Title | Released | Discs | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "New Feathers" | August 26, 2003 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | "Wings of Sorrow" | October 28, 2003 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | "Free Bird" | December 14, 2003 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | "Day of Flight" | February 24, 2004 | 1 | 3 | |
| Box set | October 18, 2005 | 4 | 13 | ||
| Anime Classics Set | September 4, 2012 | 2 | 13 |
References
References
- "Funi Adds Trigun Film, Moyashimon, Shiki, Black Butler 2, Sekirei 2, More (Update 2)".
- "Anime Expo – Day 2 Announcements! | the Official FUNimation Blog - Anime News, DVD & Blu-ray Previews, and a Generally Good Time".
- "Haibane-Renmei: Hanenone [SOUNDTRACK] [IMPORT]".
- "Haibane-Renmei Soundtrack Hanenone [SOUNDTRACK]".
- "HaibaneRenmei.com".
- (21 December 2002). "灰羽連盟 COG.1". [[Amazon.co.jp]].
- (24 January 2003). "灰羽連盟 COG.2". [[Amazon.co.jp]].
- (21 February 2003). "灰羽連盟 COG.3". [[Amazon.co.jp]].
- (21 March 2003). "灰羽連盟 COG.4". [[Amazon.co.jp]].
- (25 April 2003). "灰羽連盟 COG.5". [[Amazon.co.jp]].
- (21 March 2007). "灰羽連盟 TV-BOX". [[Amazon.co.jp]].
- (26 August 2003). "Haibane Renmei - New Feathers (Vol. 1)".
- (28 October 2003). "Haibane-Renmei - Wings of Sorrow (Vol. 2)".
- (16 December 2003). "Haibane Renmei - Free Bird (Vol. 3)".
- (24 February 2004). "Haibane-Renmei - Day of Flight (Vol. 4)".
- (18 October 2005). "Haibane-Renmei: Complete Vols. 1-4".
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