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im already pretty into this, it seems neat :}

so, something happens to humans, but no one knows what, or who they used to be... just that they're now something they call haibane. and theyre not allowed into the outside world?

the scene where rakka grew her wings was brutal, pretty awesome honestly. and reki letting her bite her thumb so she doesnt bite her tongue off... so, they can get hurt, possibly fatally.

it definitely doesnt seem to be an afterlife, unless its a sort of reincarnation.

the wings are natural, so i wonder what the ring/halo does?

so the haibane are like... lower class citizens, it seems. :{

being "allowed" to live where they do, yet given used clothes and such. they're not allowed to have money, but have to use their progress reports from work to buy things.

i wonder what kind of job rakka will be given...? at the very least, it doesnt seem like the jobs they have to do are the worst. working at a bakery and a library and clocktower and such isnt so bad.

but it isnt just the haibane, its also the humans living there, too... i wonder why that is? i had at first thought it was a town of only haibane, but if there's humans there, not allowed to communicate with the outsiders (the toga/touga?) i wonder what separates them from the humans outside. they arent even allowed to leave or learn about the outside world, from what it seems.

the crow from rakka's dream came up again, perhaps i shouldve noted that in my first thing, i think its cute how she gave it a hug in her dream.

maybe the crow has some ties to her past, in a way? the crow in her dream did try to stop her from falling, after all, like it was trying to protect her from going there... hrmmm.

and the haibane renmei are just as mysterious, im excited to learn more about everything. i have a feeling the desire to see her old home will lead rakka to some dangerous territory of trying to learn about or even go outside.

not too much to say about this episode, really. i mean, the temple was cool... i still feel bad for them, being unable to speak and whatnot... its so mean!!!!

i think hikari is justified using the halo pan to make bagels out of. the price the haibane renmei pay for being so mean-

crows came up again, though... how they're scorned, and cant speak, yet mean well... a parallel to the haibane, perhaps?

also like, did they just boil carrots and serve that to the kids?? nothing else to it?? carrots arent even that bitter imo, maybe carrots grown in japan are, thus inspiring the ones in the anime to be bitter?

i think its the house mothers fault for not making more yummy veggie meals... i know not so many resources are allocated to the haibane, but still. a little butter and pan fry them bad boys or somethin... maybe a touch of sugar to cut back the bite of the bitterness?? anyways. thats not really the point here.

oh, and at the beginning, reki had a nightmare... i wonder what it was about. seems its reoccurring...

oh, and i like that rakka is really starting to come into her own. she's starting to really get her personality and opinions out there, its nice :}

the crows are super prevalent in this one, but the most notable is the one from rakka's dream, i think... its glowing blue eyes... i wonder what it means?

and the fact that kana was talking about how the crows need to be able to leave, it wouldnt be right if they just stayed inside the walls... i wonder if that could be a metaphor for anything.

i really like rakka's interactions with everyone, and its fun seeing the little bits of her old personality(?) come back to her, like how she used to sing when biking.

the clocktower grandpa was a bit of a dick, but i guess he's alright. he's got that traditional "not gonna show affection but really cares about that person as if they're his child" type personality.

maybe i was a little wrong about how the haibane are seen? maybe they're not really lesser citizens, but something special... not sure, though. the whole "cant get anything except for second-hand stuff" still is :/

the rituals are intricate and all, i suppose...

im already pretty into this, it seems neat :}

so, something happens to humans, but no one knows what, or who they used to be... just that they're now something they call haibane. and theyre not allowed into the outside world?

the scene where rakka grew her wings was brutal, pretty awesome honestly. and reki letting her bite her thumb so she doesnt bite her tongue off... so, they can get hurt, possibly fatally.

it definitely doesnt seem to be an afterlife, unless its a sort of reincarnation.

the wings are natural, so i wonder what the ring/halo does?

so the haibane are like... lower class citizens, it seems. :{

being "allowed" to live where they do, yet given used clothes and such. they're not allowed to have money, but have to use their progress reports from work to buy things.

i wonder what kind of job rakka will be given...? at the very least, it doesnt seem like the jobs they have to do are the worst. working at a bakery and a library and clocktower and such isnt so bad.

but it isnt just the haibane, its also the humans living there, too... i wonder why that is? i had at first thought it was a town of only haibane, but if there's humans there, not allowed to communicate with the outsiders (the toga/touga?) i wonder what separates them from the humans outside. they arent even allowed to leave or learn about the outside world, from what it seems.

the crow from rakka's dream came up again, perhaps i shouldve noted that in my first thing, i think its cute how she gave it a hug in her dream.

maybe the crow has some ties to her past, in a way? the crow in her dream did try to stop her from falling, after all, like it was trying to protect her from going there... hrmmm.

and the haibane renmei are just as mysterious, im excited to learn more about everything. i have a feeling the desire to see her old home will lead rakka to some dangerous territory of trying to learn about or even go outside.

not too much to say about this episode, really. i mean, the temple was cool... i still feel bad for them, being unable to speak and whatnot... its so mean!!!!

i think hikari is justified using the halo pan to make bagels out of. the price the haibane renmei pay for being so mean-

crows came up again, though... how they're scorned, and cant speak, yet mean well... a parallel to the haibane, perhaps?

also like, did they just boil carrots and serve that to the kids?? nothing else to it?? carrots arent even that bitter imo, maybe carrots grown in japan are, thus inspiring the ones in the anime to be bitter?

i think its the house mothers fault for not making more yummy veggie meals... i know not so many resources are allocated to the haibane, but still. a little butter and pan fry them bad boys or somethin... maybe a touch of sugar to cut back the bite of the bitterness?? anyways. thats not really the point here.

oh, and at the beginning, reki had a nightmare... i wonder what it was about. seems its reoccurring...

oh, and i like that rakka is really starting to come into her own. she's starting to really get her personality and opinions out there, its nice :}

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