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Jack Jeanne OST
Yeah, I dont know why I didnt make one of these sooner. Heres a long overdue index for my reviews, for this one being specifically for everything I…
Shonen Onmyoji, Natsuiro Kiseki, Rurouni Kenshin, Haibane Renmei, Land of the Lustrous
Salvation: Haibane Renmei
Spoiler warning. Support me to help me do this full time: https://www.patreon.com/spirit_chaser Donate: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Contreras2992 My Anime List: https://myanimelist.net/profile/Spirit_Chaser Anilist: https://anilist.co/user/SpiritChaser Credit to Angel Zakura for the thumbnail picture, and of course to the…
On Haibane Renmei: life, loss and redemption
By almost any measure, Haibane Renmei is odd. Perhaps because its creator came from a different type of artistic training from most people in the anime and manga…
13 Existential Anime To Contemplate Philosophy With
Whether you are a student of philosophy or just wish to put an entertaining salve on your own existential crisis in progress, then give these wonderful
Kino's Journey, Penguindrum, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Serial Experiments Lain, Texhnolyze
Anime Like The Fire Hunter
After repeated wars, human biology changed. Now when humans get too close to natural fire, they combust. However, society has not completely collapsed without
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea, The Fire Hunter, The Heike Story, The Twelve Kingdoms, To Your Eternity
Cute Anime to Help you Cope with Depression
3 Anime that genuinely helped me during rough times in my life when I felt depressed or was going through depression. I have dysthmia and a few…
Chatty AF 178: Haibane Renmei Retrospective – Episodes 8-13
Chiaki, Vrai, and Cy return with the second half of Haibane Renmei to discuss its thematic inspirations, depictions of suicide in anime, and the impactful finale.
Weekly Round-Up, 18-24 January 2023: Anti-Stalking Laws, Anime Delays, and The Girl Who Can’t Get a Girlfriend
AniFem Round-Up 2023 Winter Premiere Digest All the winter reviews in one place, with updated content notes where available. Anime Feminist Recommendations of Fall 2022 The team reports…
Chatty AF 177: Haibane Renmei Retrospective – Episodes 1-7
Chiaki leads Vrai and Cy on a look back at the first half of Abe Yoshitoshi's second landmark series, Haibane Renmei!
Anime Color Wheel! When Opposites Match!
As I was bouncing around the anime blog-o-sphere recently, I happened upon an interesting post from Irina at Drunken Anime Blog about her blogging process. Part of her…
27 Anime Series Where The Main Character Has Amnesia
What is a quick and easy way to make an anime character relatable to the audience? Amnesia. No, it's not that we have all had our bouts amnesia…
Utawarerumono, Golden Time, Madlax, Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom, Planet With
Weekly Round-Up, 16-22 November 2022: Romantic Killer, Shoujo Isekai, and Mental Health in BOCCHI THE ROCK
AniFem Round-Up The trans resonance of Haibane Renmei For its 20th anniversary, Iris Von Gonten shares why the Serial Experiment Lain creator’s third work has extremely trans undercurrents.…
The trans resonance of Haibane Renmei
The series’ use of transformation and body horror resonate with the physical experiences of dysphoria and transitioning; its depictions of mental health struggles, particularly self-harm and suicide, may…
Anime to watch for each day of the dead
I live on the West coast of the US, and not surprisingly as October comes to a close, we don’t just see Halloween decorations festooned on every doorway…
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Haibane Renmei: Questions With No Answer [Part 1, (Mostly) Spoiler-Free]
“The story is a little unusual. It has very few elements that are intended to hype up the viewers’ emotions. Instead, by seeing the characters go through whatever…
Fanart Friday, Too: Serial Experiments Lain
The further we get from Serial Experiments Lain, the more I find the themes of that series to be current and meaningful—a classic series, joining another one that’s…
13 Anime Series About Sinister Mysteries in Small Towns
While it is fully possible to create horror and mystery in a big city, there is a particular reason that those two genres are drawn to the country.…
From the New World, Ghost Hound, Haibane Renmei, The Lost Village, Umineko: When They Cry
Haibane Renmei (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
One of Yoshitoshi ABe’s shows received a Blu-ray release in the west in recent years, and I picked it up during a sale.
Anime that thinks deep thoughts
There is nothing more fun than watching an action packed anime that pops with explosions, and is peppered with daring fights. It’s not surprising that shonen and seinen…
Anime that thinks deep thoughts
There is nothing more fun than watching an action packed anime that pops with explosions, and is peppered with daring fights. It’s not surprising that shonen and seinen…
It’s a Crow’s Life: Freedom & Struggle
If crows don’t struggle, they will never know the freedom they have. This is what Kana tells Rakka in episode four of Haibane Renmei when the latter suggests…
22 Mindfuck Anime Series Designed to Leave You Ponderous
Mindfuckery – You're supposed to avoid swearing in articles you are writing. It's not professional. However, there is no better way describe some anime
Boogiepop Phantom, Haibane Renmei, Kaiba, Sonny Boy, Steins;Gate
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Now and Then, Here and There – 1 [A Girl Admiring The Sunset] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome one and all to another season of Throwback Thursday! We’ve been on a run of good shows recently, what with Haibane Renmei and The Vision of Escaflowne,…
Anime Cult Classics: 15 Anime Series Lacking a Broad Audience Appeal
It is easy to forget sometimes that anime in and of itself is an art form, and art is an explosion! I mean, art is expression, and experimentation,…
The Heike Story, The Tatami Galaxy, From the New World, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Ranking of Kings
Haibane Renmei Anime Review – 86/100 – Throwback Thursday
Yoshitoshi ABe is, or at least should be, a pretty recognizable name. You’ve no doubt seen his work and influence across many series while watching anime. From the…
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Haibane Renmei – 13 [Reki’s World/Prayer/Epilogue] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome everyone to the finale of Haibane Renmei! We’ve made it through another season of Throwback Thursday and you know what that means: Time to vote for the…
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Haibane Renmei – 12 [Bell Nuts/Passing of the Year Festival/Reconciliation] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome everyone to the penultimate episode of Haibane Renmei! Apologies for the wait on this one, I’ve been quite sick these past few days and didn’t get to…
The Death of Anime: Don’t worry, it’s not as scary as it sounds!
Death is big in anime It’s too late, that bubbly, bright eyed anime high school girl has already been run over by Truck-kun. Or maybe Bus-san was the…
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Eighty Six S2 – 3 [Glad to Be Here]
Hello everyone and welcome back to Eighty Six! I’ve been a bit positive lately, what with my coverage of Haibane Renmei and gushing over some recent productions. So…
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Haibane Renmei – 11 [Parting/Darkness in the Heart/Irreplaceable Thing] – Throwback Thursday
Hello everyone and welcome to a very late post about Haibane Renmei! I don’t really have an excuse. To be frank I thought this episode was rather dull.…
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Haibane Renmei – 10 [Kuramori/Haibane of Abandoned Factory/Rakka’s Job] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome all to a (late) episode of Haibane Renmei! This week is a bit slower compared to the last few but no less lighter. We got a lot…
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Haibane Renmei – 9 [Water Well/Rebirth/Riddle] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome everyone to another week of Haibane Renmei! This is a rather uplifting episode compared to the last few, a sort of breathe of fresh air. Rakka has…
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Haibane Renmei – 8 [The Bird] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome everyone to another episode of Haibane Renmei! This week’s episode is one of the more unique ones, though the solo title alone probably gives that away. Is…
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Haibane Renmei – 7 [Scar/Illness/Arrival of Winter] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome back everyone to another episode of Haibane Renmei! This post accidentally got deleted so I had to rewrite it, so apologies for being slightly late. Last week…
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Haibane Renmei – 6 [End of Summer/Rain/Loss] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome all to the halfway point of Haibane Renmei! Or close enough to it at least since it’s thirteen episodes. We have a lot to cover this week…
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Haibane Renmei – 5 [Library/Abandoned Factory/Beginning of the World] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome back everyone to another episode of Haibane Renmei! This week we are once again following a new character in Nemu. Is it any good? Was it as…
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Haibane Renmei – 4 [Trash Day/Clock Tower/Birds Flying Over the Walls] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome everyone to another week of Haibane Renmei! This is another slow one like the last, yet for some reason I can’t help but like it more. Is…
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Haibane Renmei – 3 [Temple/The Communicator/Pancakes] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome everyone to week 3 of Haibane Renmei! This is a pretty slow one all things considered but there’s still plenty for us to talk about. So without…
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Haibane Renmei – 2 [Town and Wall/Touga/Haibane Renmei] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome everyone to week 2 of Haibane Renmei! This episode isn’t to surprising. It establishes the setting of the story and a number of surrounding locations, but what…
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Haibane Renmei – 1 [Cocoon/Dream of Falling from the Sky/Old Home] – Throwback Thursday
Hello and welcome everyone to the next season of Throwback Thursday, Haibane Renmei! I know nothing of this show going into it and after 1 episode I can…
25 Saddest Anime Series To Crush Your Soul
Sometimes… Sometimes you just want to be hurt. It’s a seemingly weird response, but one that a lot of people have. Maybe you have a lot going on…
Clannad, From the New World, Terror in Resonance, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, Wolf's Rain
Dragons and Chill: 35 Fantasy Slice of Life Anime Recommendations
Fantasy is one of those genres that comes with certain expectations. Most traditionally, a main character in a fantasy land starts off living a normal life, then is…
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle, Beelzebub, Flying Witch, Interspecies Reviewers, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
Anime Series Like Shadows House
The Shadows are a family of nobles who live in their massive mansion. They are pitch black in appearance and emit soot that will linger on everything they…
Violet Evergarden, When They Cry, Haibane Renmei, Made in Abyss, The Promised Neverland
Anime Series Like Dr. Ramune – Mysterious Disease Specialist
If something takes root deep enough in someone’s heart, it can attract spirits that will cause mysterious diseases that modern medicine cannot cure. For those that have these…
Natsume's Book of Friends, The Morose Mononokean, Welcome to Irabu's Office, Haibane Renmei, Hell Girl
Anime Series Like Wonder Egg Priority
After the death of her best and only friend, Ai Ohto became a shut in. One night while on a walk, she is convinced by a mysterious entity…
Gunslinger Girl, Haibane Renmei, Penguindrum, Serial Experiments Lain, WONDER EGG PRIORITY
WONDER EGG PRIORITY: We Don’t Talk About These Things
This guest post was written by longtime support and contributor to our ministry, Bob Aarhus. I encourage you to also read his excellent article about Kimi no na…
Fanart Friday: Haibane Renmei
★ 【椎名ヤスヒラ】 「灰羽」 ☆
10 Year Retrospective, Month #4: Throwback to April 2013
As we celebrate our tenth anniversary on Beneath the Tangles, we want to take some time each month to look into the past, not only to commemorate our…
10 Year Retrospective, Month #3: Throwback to March 2012
As we celebrate our tenth anniversary on Beneath the Tangles, we want to take some time each month to look into the past, not only to commemorate our…
Cross-reading Recommendations Part 1
Ever since I started reading manga and watching anime at an early age, I learned a lot about Japanese culture, as well as different cultures around the world,…
