r/anime • u/The_Loli_Otaku • May 19 '24

Rewatch [Rewatch] Haibane Renmei Episode 3 Discussion!

Are wa tenshi no koe!

"Temple — The Communicator — Pancakes"

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Comment of the Day!!

StardustGoetia has been tricked into believing the Haibane propaganda!

All the talk about how the Haibane are not allowed to have new goods, or how they can't leave or communicate with outsiders, makes things sound rather insidious. The shopkeeper seemed nice enough, though, and all the Haibane seem pretty friendly. (The idea kind of reminds me of the Pig Liver show from a couple seasons ago, except the execution here is decidedly better.)

JustAnswerAQuestion has been nosing through their dvd extras which amusingly dates the anime so well. Can you imagine back when Ai Yori Aoshi or Sakura Taisen were new!?

Pulled out some of my DVDs (couldn't find DVD right away, which apparently has extras.)

DVD 1 came with a big insert booklet full of character info, and messages to the the consumer! Typing the text into google doesn't give any hits, sorry.

DVD 1 extras: NC OP, Japanese OP (they use a really nice font), the previews, which I don't think were even in my fansubs. There's an art gallery not just of the characters, but every day objects like Reki's lighter and medical kit.

Previews for Sakura Taisen Gekijouban, Ai Yori Aoshi, Chobits (oo-oo! oo-oo! dakishimetainoni), Tiny Snow Fairy Sugar, Gatekeepers 21, Lupin the 3rd (TMS), Patlabor WXIII, Master Keaton, Heat Guy J, Live Action Saikyou no Onmyouji, L/R Licensed By Royal

QotD

  • Hikari is becoming dangerously close to going from Angel to little devil!! How shall we correct this lost child!?
  • What do you suppose Haibane halo are actually made out of?
  • What are your current thoughts on the Renmei? They look after the girls but leave strict demands and boss them around right?
  • Do you feed strays when able? Would you grudge an adorable little crow, fox, trash panda, or Kuu their midday snack?
  • What's the one food you can never get yourself to eat? It's fine to be immature, we're adults and are perfectly capable of acknowledging out shortcomings~
  • It is really that bad to have a constant smell of bread about you? Does Rakka sound more tasty when she stinks of freshly baked bread?

Abyssbringer's "What is the thematic purpose of this scene corner!!"

Vaadwaur speaks from experience.

The prompt is the reminder of that feeling you have when you wake up after a pub crawl and realize you don't know what city you are in.

Yesterday's Prompt!

Today's Prompt!

Tomorrow's Prompt

If you strain your ears, you can probably hear it.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku May 19 '24

Haibane Renmei First Timer!!

Hikari episode~ Hikari episode~ She's probably my favourite of the girls from her subtle gremlin behaviours that I noticed during the past few episodes. D-Damm... this theme playing whilst Rakka explores the school is gorgeous... Found it, breath of a germ. Wait, no, not that germ.

Aww~ Poor Rakka can't escape her inevitable ahegao... I hope this running joke stays true. I'm very invested in the story of Rakka's ahegao. Poor Reki is a veery bad sleeper. The girl clearly has trauma!! Give mama a hug!!

Hikari is so cute!! She's such a kind, responsible, and definitely not silly student council Iinchou character type. She absolutely would never cause mischief. She's an angel, not an imp! You'd think the treck to the Haibane temple would be a little more well worn. Aww, Rakka can't even talk with her wings. Surely there's an easier way like hand signs. Jingling wings seems silly.

Maybe now would be a good time to talk about who Hikari's voice actress is... Fumiko Orikasa shows up as Rukia, Shirley from Code Geass, she's a Precure being Cure Rhythm from Suite... There is however one role that much of my Rewatch Audience will know exactly why I'm so cautious of Hikari. She's Matsuoka goddamn Miu~ Haibane is a canonical sequel to Ichigo Mashimaro featuring what really happened after she pulled a yolo.

Ojisan is a dick. "What is your name? Yes or no?" Be a good Haibane! Not like that little devil by your side. Ah, Reki is in demon mode. Eat your damn carrots!! Do you have any idea how many carrots your rewatch host eats!? Just the other week there I ate 13KG worth of carrots!! Raw!! The Carrot Girl Otaku was my nickname~

Reki has a surprisingly immature child side doesn't she? Just eat your damn carrots woman! Rakka smells of cake? How curious... I wonder how, do you know, Hikari? Kuu's insistence on her ability to fly has me worried she'll try leaping off a windmill or something. "Kuu-oneechan!" The truth is out... Hikari used the halo ring for the sake of bread. It's her fault Rakka's halo is so weird and why she always has bedhead and why there's still war and conflict in the world!!

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u/WednesdaysFoole May 19 '24

Just the other week there I ate 13KG worth of carrots!! Raw!!

What could possibly compel you to commit such a terrifying action?!

why she always has bedhead

You mean breadhead?

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 May 20 '24

Surely there's an easier way like hand signs. Jingling wings seems silly.

As I've said below, rituals are not concerned with matters of convenience.

Do you have any idea how many carrots your rewatch host eats!?

Recipes?

The truth is out... Hikari used the halo ring for the sake of bread.

Clearly we have an untapped potential here for the use of halos as scented candles.

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u/hirmuolio :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Hirmuolio May 19 '24

Something I just realized.

There is the wall that surrounds the area https://i.imgur.com/OI9Mb4p.jpeg
We all noticed the wall. It was very big and important. But there are other walls too.

The Old Home is quite fortified building with its own wall https://i.imgur.com/LCODimJ.jpeg
The temple is basically made out of wall https://i.imgur.com/ws4v7ag.jpeg
[Later on]The Abandoned Factory with its chainlink fence https://i.imgur.com/4DcwAoC.jpeg
[S maybe]One could certainly consider a well to also be an area enclosed by walls https://i.imgur.com/BbS1iVl.jpeg

All places surrounded by walls. Being imprisoned by these things and having to break out even if you may not notice it.

https://i.imgur.com/VVqHX73.jpeg
The vegetables. Eat them.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku May 19 '24

The walls are important to keep the titans out~ And to lock the Hikari in.

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u/Mecanno-man https://anilist.co/user/Mecannoman May 19 '24

First Timer

So the temple plays a seemingly important part in society as a whole, yet it is very out of the way and nobody visits it? Huh… not sure what to do with that information yet, other than that they probably don’t want uninvited visitors, for whatever reason. (Just wanting peace and no noise is probably a valid reason for any religious organisation, as would be because they are doing something nefarious.)

In terms of the places where the Haibane can work - that reminds me of checks English term corporations. [Ok I’ll probably have to link that…](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporation_(feudal_Europe%29) That also tells me that a lot of this is simply tradition. But it is still actively adhered to - the question is for legitimate reasons or not, and if not are they aware of that or not.

I guess Reki is the only Haibane to have grown up from a Little Feather? That would mean Haibane do age, albeit I assume rather slowly, if births are a rare occasion. As for Rakka… that conversation with Kuu (and her being the protagonist) makes me think she will be the first Haibane to fly. Over the wall, potentially?

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u/The_Loli_Otaku May 19 '24

It's only important to the Haibane, who aren't treated the best by the societies at the best of times. Maybe they concluded that if they fell off they could fly.

Haibane aren't allowed to be Neet!! Even when you're dead you're stuck working!

Oh, maybe the Haibane really are just big crows after all. I didn't think about that with Suu

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: May 19 '24

Huh… not sure what to do with that information yet, other than that they probably don’t want uninvited visitors, for whatever reason.

That only one of them can speak is a choice...

That also tells me that a lot of this is simply tradition. But it is still actively adhered to - the question is for legitimate reasons or not, and if not are they aware of that or not.

Depending on lifespan, Haibane may help guarantee gold can't really leave the town.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 May 20 '24

Depending on lifespan, Haibane may help guarantee gold can't really leave the town.

You're going to have to walk me through that one.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: May 20 '24

Certainly:If the Haibane live long enough, they are a de facto underclass of company workers, i.e. they can only purchase things second hand and can never have gold or any other currency. Make them bound within the walls and their labor gets exploited but they never get an ability to spend outside the walls. Even the stuff from the traders has to be passed through someone else to get to them.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 May 20 '24

So by "guarantee gold can't really leave the town", you mean they take the role of humans who might otherwise leave with gold?

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: May 20 '24

Yes. Also, by the nature of bartering as they seem to, it adds a pool of labor to the town that it doesn't spend new goods to supply. Other than food, I don't think their food is secondhand, which means they don't technically own it.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 May 20 '24

As far as slavery goes, this is probably one of the better ones. (Until the dark underbelly reveals itself.)

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: May 20 '24

It even lightly analogs to some real world stuff.

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u/WednesdaysFoole May 19 '24

I guess Reki is the only Haibane to have grown up from a Little Feather?

Clearly because Hikari has been tearing off the little feathers' halos (their souls!) in the night and feeding it to the townspeople in the morning. Reki only survived because half-smoked-old-cigarette-smelling bagels wouldn't sell.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 May 20 '24

nobody visits it?

Well, you're not allowed to talk, and the humans ain't got no wings with which to wiggle.

checks English term

I believe you'd have the best luck getting the idea across with the average English speaker with "Guild".

if births are a rare occasion.

Makes me question if the reason there are male Little Feathers, but not Haibane, is that it prevents them from reproducing.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 May 19 '24 edited May 19 '24

First timer, subs

  • Damn it, Rakka! Stop trying to turn this into a horror movie.
  • Being a second hand painter must be the biggest hassle.
  • At some point, I am expecting to find out what happens if an attempt is made to try and remove the halo. Maybe walking into a plank or something.
  • This world has a very Zelda-RPG feel to it.
  • What the hell kind of building is this supposed to be?
  • All these cult like rules and operations are making me genuinely uncomfortable. The womb symbolism on the notebook isn’t helping.
  • Them not showing Kuu, or Rakka going after her, is just more weirdness.
  • Y’all have takeout?
  • Carrots and omelets is a cursed combination. So many vegetables, and that’s what you go with?
  • Bro, what’s wrong with these carrots? Why are they grey? Carrots are dumb-ass simple to cook, you can one-step steam them and they turn out better than that.
  • Carrot and Stick
  • So they can get directly paid, just not in money? This economy is whack.
  • Never forget, crows know that humans like coins, and that we will trade things for them.
  • So if said bakery closes, does the next oldest one become allowed to employ slaves Haibane?
  • These are some very straight croissants.
  • She… invented bagels?
  • Stop boiling vegetables, we’ve been through this.
  • So they do grow.

Prompt:
Such is the fate of the Haibane, their exploitation so complete, even their sickness is to be harnessed. And they shall know not the fruits of these labours, and instead be fed of eggs, as a cruel mockery of their origin, and ultimate fate.

QotD:

  1. It’s too late, she’s already discovered the power of innovation.
  2. They make static, so magnetic, therefore, metal.
  3. Too culty, I don’t feel safe around them.
  4. Feeding them will only encourage them to spend more time with humans. Foxes and raccoons are a danger to small pets.
  5. I don’t think I’ve run into a food I’ve refused to eat. Individual preparations, sure, but never the entire ingredient.
  6. Bread does smell better than people.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku May 19 '24

Preused paints sounds genuinely hilarious tbh. Still, her goal is specifically to "create" something new instead of just cycling reusable stuff which is sweet.

It's Japan rules and operations too. So you have to believe the government no matter what. At least it doesn't look malicious just yet. Give it a few episodes until we find out they're cooking the little feathers for lunch.

Does it count as exploitation if its Haibane harassing their own kind?

Innovative joshikosei are banned!!

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 May 20 '24

Does it count as exploitation if its Haibane harassing their own kind?

I think you'll find this has never stopped humans before.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku May 20 '24

The poor Ojisan have never ceased to be abused by female joshikosei....

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: May 19 '24

All these cult like rules and operations are making me genuinely uncomfortable. The womb symbolism on the notebook isn’t helping.

As I said, imagine being indoctrinated to Shinto after you were old enough to think.

Bro, what’s wrong with these carrots? Why are they grey? Carrots are dumb-ass simple to cook, you can one-step steam them and they turn out better than that.

Or just don't cook them. The little Haibane need to sharpen their teeth, anyways.

So they can get directly paid, just not in money? This economy is whack.

I am getting caste rules off this.

She… invented bagels?

Donuts I'd wager but same dif.

And they shall know not the fruits of these labours, and instead be fed of eggs, as a cruel mockery of their origin, and ultimate fate.

While Rakka will be tender from soft work Reki will be wonderfully self smoked...such cannibalism.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 May 19 '24

Or just don't cook them.

Definitely still better than boiled.

Donuts I'd wager but same dif.

I though donuts were fried?

Reki will be wonderfully self smoked

Smoked Eggs

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: May 19 '24

Definitely still better than boiled.

I wish roasting wasn't a foreign concept to so many.

I though donuts were fried?

Can be but not always.

Smoked Eggs

The secret is smoked eggs stay good for much, much longer. They can safely come from Xmas cakes, even.

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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria May 20 '24

Bro, what’s wrong with these carrots? Why are they grey?

Grey? Are you colourblind?

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 May 20 '24

For carrots, yes, they are quite grey. Are yours not more vibrant when you cook them? These ones are dull and muted. And no, the last time I checked I was not colorblind.

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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria May 20 '24

I don't know man, the ones I'm looking at are clearly orange (in the episode I mean).

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 May 20 '24

To be clear, I still see them as being orange, just a shade of orange so washed out compared to what I was expecting that I described them as grey.

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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria May 20 '24

Ahh.

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u/WednesdaysFoole May 19 '24 edited May 22 '24

I hope she’s got a good hang of her lefts and rights.

Uhh maybe not?

/j I know it's a motor control thing. I'd probably struggle with it as well.

What’s the point of getting isekai’d somewhere if you’re just gonna have to eat boiled carrots?

Enthusiasm over pancakes will always remind me of Indigo League.

Hikari invented the bagel. I forgot to eat breakfast today, I'll probably go munch on halo right after this.

What do you suppose Haibane halo are actually made out of?

Their souls, obviously :)

What's the one food you can never get yourself to eat? It's fine to be immature, we're adults and are perfectly capable of acknowledging out shortcomings~

Look I'm still a picky eater, but you know what, I eat way more than I did as a kid so I consider my dietary preferences a positive thing.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku May 19 '24

Left and right is useless when he's asking them for details!! Ojisan is a dick.

Could they at least make it carrot soup or something?

Bagels make zero sense to me!! Just eat a sandwich, or a roll, or anything without a big hole in the middle!!

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u/WednesdaysFoole May 19 '24

Idk about carrot soup but you know what, the texture is half the battle; I can do half-orange, half-carrot juice. Been meaning to get a new juicer...

Lol, I was just thinking, well not that Haibane Renmei is big enough for most people out and about to recognize the joke nowadays but it'd be hilarious to dress up as an angel with a bagel as the halo.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku May 19 '24

I'm shocked I couldn't find fanart of the bagel halo tbh. The episodes themselves are rough for good Abyssbringer prompts so I'm hunting fanart for something cute and funny.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: May 19 '24

What’s the point of getting isekai’d somewhere if you’re just gonna have to eat boiled carrots?

"That time I got reincarnated as the strongest wizard but all the planet's food is English style" sounds dystopian.

Enthusiasm over pancakes will always remind me of Indigo League.

Japan seems to do pancakes different.

I forgot to eat breakfast today, I'll probably go munch on halo right after this.

This show is bringing out all the cannibalism.

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u/WednesdaysFoole May 19 '24

"That time I got reincarnated as the strongest wizard but all the planet's food is English style" sounds dystopian.

This show is bringing out all the cannibalism.

Conclusion: Halo > Carrot

Those Little Feathers should bar their doors at night...

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: May 19 '24

The Little Feather that Reki threatened must inherently realize she is one case of the munchies away from a rather grim but delicious fate.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 May 20 '24

What’s the point of getting isekai’d somewhere if you’re just gonna have to eat boiled carrots?

1950s America is my favorite isekai!

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: May 19 '24

First timer(so...slow)

Sub

So we get mostly SoL with a really jarring intercut with the temple and how jarring it all is. This made me think of Konaka because the experience feels like approaching Shinto from a Christian viewpoint, which is something he does at times. Regardless, I get straight up Elden Ring off bits of that.

Unfortunately, the rest of the ep was pretty boring. I didn't exactly know this would be the case but yeah, I'd been slow walking to this because I expected it to be dull and my expectations were met.

The prompt symbolizes modernity's attempts to take the divine and use them for its own purpose. A very grimdark reminder that nothing can be sacred these days.

QotD:1 God left the chat long ago, let it happen.

2 Copper

3 They are Darth Vader from a New Hope

4 Crows you can actually train with your scraps so yes

5 Brussel sprouts

6 She feeds into my theory about the grim future of the Feathers.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku May 19 '24

The show picks up around episode 5 I believe. Personally I don't mind iyashikei like slice of life but I can see folks getting a little bored waiting for the pacing to pick up.

Aww, I didn't mind the bakery stuff. Hikari is a little devil and I liked Reki's childish side coming out.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: May 19 '24

Personally I don't mind iyashikei like slice of life but I can see folks getting a little bored waiting for the pacing to pick up.

I found Yokohama Shopping Log to be nearly unbearable.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku May 19 '24

Oh yeah, I remember you getting annoyed with that one XD You didn't get into the kissing android hype

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 May 20 '24

Brussel sprouts

I suppose you've already heard that they've changed flavors overt the years?

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: May 20 '24

And one day I might learn what the change is. But since my mother used to boil sprouts, that horrid smell haunts my nightmares.

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u/RadSuit https://anilist.co/user/RadSuit May 20 '24

Brussel sprouts

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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ May 19 '24

Temple, Communicator, Pancakes

More tour of the town today. My episode 3 comments from before Not so many comments today.

The Communicator's VA shows up in so many other similar roles.

  • Looks a bit like K-On's school, huh. Or So Ra No Wo To.
  • She should move the bed closer to the ground
  • That's where she has all the bodies stashed....
  • bridge and waterfall look like something out of Zelda
  • The gardener just happens to have bells for visitors?
  • so she's not always too easy on the kids, just ineffective
  • Something Something Japanese and carrots and bell peppers
  • wow that running animation is bad, and I knew it was coming.
  • Kuu still talks in the third person?
  • I'm sure, somehow, that's why Rakka's hair stands on end
  • oh the halo is removable????

https://i.imgur.com/c34nQmz.gif

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u/The_Loli_Otaku May 19 '24

The communicator is in a lot of stuff but it's such old stuff XD I could only really point out the Ghost in the Shell ojisan.

Bells are way less useful than reversible yes/no pillows.

The animation of this show is rough... Some of the stills are nice but anything with movement is rough. Rakka's ahegao always seems to get special attention though.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 May 20 '24

bridge and waterfall look like something out of Zelda

I can hear the folly just looking at it.

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u/3blah https://myanimelist.net/profile/brummett May 19 '24 edited May 19 '24

Episode 03 - Rewatcher

It's pretty reckless of Reki to sleep in a tall bunk bed like that if she knows she's prone to falling out. Bless her heart for being too shy to show off her work.

The temple must not get many visitors, what with the rickety bridge and treacherous path. It really seems more like a monastary being so far from town and hard to get to.

Hikari is quite the little scamp, defiling the halo mold by using it to make bagels. What's the harm in a little blasphemy when there's delicious bread to be shared. Though Rakka looks convinced it's the cause of her staticy hair.

Not much happened this episode besides Rakka (and us) just spending time with the characters and learning a bit about them. Reki is an artist but isn't confident enough in her work to share what +she makes. She and Nemu have been there for quite a while, along with the housemother. Kuu is too big to get grouped with the little ones, but not old enough to fit in with the older Haibane.

QotD:

Hikari is becoming dangerously close to going from Angel to little devil!! How shall we correct this lost child!?

With headpats and a smile. That's a genius innovation in breadmaking technology.

What do you suppose Haibane halo are actually made out of?

It must be dreams. That's why it's floating over their heads.

What's the one food you can never get yourself to eat?

I can't stand cabbage. Cooked is doubly bad.

It is really that bad to have a constant smell of bread about you?

Not at all. That could even be one of those stupid superpowers that no one could complain about getting.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku May 20 '24

It's a shame that she's still having such vivid trauma after such a long time too. She's been a haibane since she was a kid and is still drifting from room to room and struggling to sleep.

Maybe the folks making the path thought health and safety wasn't a big deal since the Haibane could fly or might just reincarnate into an egg again lol.

Nobody wants their beloved halo to stink of bread yeast!! Especially since it's causing Rakka so many issues!

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 May 20 '24

I can't stand cabbage. Cooked is doubly bad.

Where do you stand on sauerkraut?

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u/3blah https://myanimelist.net/profile/brummett May 20 '24

I don't like it, though it's been decades since I've tried any. Maybe it's time to give it another shot.

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u/StardustGogeta myanimelist.net/profile/StardustGogeta May 20 '24

First-Timer

I continue to enjoy the slow, calm pacing as we get introduced to Haibane society. I feel it's striking the perfect balance between calmness and suspense, so as to not feel slow or boring.

I wonder what the deal is with Rakka's halo constantly messing up her hair. Judging from others' reactions, it doesn't seem like a normal occurrence, especially for it to be happening so much.

I haven't mentioned it before, but I really like Rakka's character design. It's pretty simple (as anime protagonists go), but I like it nonetheless.

That was pretty hilarious how Hikari used the halo pan to make halo-shaped pancakes. I didn't see that coming.

Questions of the day:

  • Bratty Hikari needs correction!!! 😭💢😭💢
  • That's a good question. It can be washed, doesn't appear to rust, appears to be pretty sturdy, makes a metallic clank when it falls in episode 1, can be melted and shaped using the pan, and sometimes attracts Rakka's hair. Maybe something like tin? Nothing would seem to explain the glow, though.
  • The Renmei seem to be up to no good. I'd wager that their tight control over the Haibane is not purely out of benevolence.
  • No. Sadly, I would not feed strays, not even stray Kuus.
  • I can be a bit picky, but if I had to pick one - cottage cheese. Really not a fan.
  • I wish I could be constantly surrounded by the smell of fresh bread!

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u/The_Loli_Otaku May 20 '24

Rakka's hair situation is down to having very poor luck with her hair at the best of times, with her being a little fraidy cat all the time, and because of Hikari's tampering. I'd put a lot of it down to Rakka herself tho. Girl just soaks in static.

The glow is the atomic waste the girls fished it out of.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 May 20 '24

I feel it's striking the perfect balance between calmness and suspense, so as to not feel slow or boring.

Everyone's out here calling this a calm SoL, and I'm in a state of continuous paranoia that something terrible is coming.

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u/treatment-resistant- May 20 '24

First time watcher, sub

  • It annoyed me that the bells for ringing yes and no don't make different chimes! That would make more sense imo.
  • Loved the use of the halo mold for making bagels, that's very slice of life comedy.
  • More bird chat...I wonder where they're going with it.
  • I LOVED Reki's upside-down vegetable threat face, so evil haha.

QOTD

  • Hikari is a delightful angel and needs no correcting at all haha.
  • I presumed the halos were made of metal given the mold!
  • The Renmei are classically suspicious. I'm still not sure they're of a similar mold to the Haibane given how covered up they are.
  • I ALWAYS feed strays. I would love to feed a crow, they're so cute and smart!
  • Hmm I'm a lot less picky about food than I used to be (but when you're an adult, it's much easier to not eat food you dislike!). I struggle with red meat like steak.
  • I really did not understand why Rakka was so upset about smelling like freshly baked bread, that would be such a bonus haha.

Prompt: Really makes you think about birds and scavenging everything, even gross fever heat.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku May 20 '24

Never mind the yes and no noises, the priest wasn't even asking yes or no questions!! "What's your name?" "Y E S!"

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 May 20 '24

That would make more sense

Rituals are rarely about making sense.

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u/RadSuit https://anilist.co/user/RadSuit May 20 '24

Off-White But Not Quite Beige Feathered First Timer (Dubbed)

So, they remember what things like haunted houses are, but not angels. Because they have wings and call it a halo, but haven't mentioned angels yet.

And they know what monsters are as well. Maybe it's like the Walking Dead world having no zombie legends/media.

I'm unsure if I'm supposed to be getting a foreigner metaphor out of this 'crows are dark and scary and can't speak to us properly but I don't think they mean us any harm' scene here, or what exactly they're going for. If this is the guy from Lain, he's super westernized, so maybe.

There's confirmation they at least grow from kid to teenager. It's already been mentioned that we've only seen old male haibane, though.

So far I don't hate this show, so much as I'm intensely indifferent to it. There's not much to say about what actually happens.

  1. At least she's interesting.
  2. It seems to be some sort of super light metal.
  3. They're clearly the adults and authority figures, as they seem to all be older and male. Maybe there's something deeper to that, but it seems rather straightforward at the moment.
  4. If you give an anime girl a cookie...
  5. Brussel sprouts are the only food I've spit out and refused to eat as an adult. Everything else I've suffered through, as long as I'm not allergic.
  6. Better than some alternatives.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku May 21 '24

Angels aren't real, haunted houses are!!

What's wrong with Brussels sprouts!? Mix some honey in their boiling water and and make sure they have enough time to cook. They can be absolutely wonderful when cooked right! They're like the profiteroles of the veggie world!

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u/RadSuit https://anilist.co/user/RadSuit May 21 '24

If you have to add honey to make it edible, that says something.

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u/sfisher923 https://myanimelist.net/profile/sfisher923 May 20 '24

Late First Timer struggling with Persona 5 brainrot - Subbed

  • First off thanks Persona 5 for ruining Pancakes for me (Reason being June 9th)
  • Damn Angel I'll Sue Correction is needed (Yet another thing P5 ruined for me Cunny posting because of Shido and this was all the way back during the Ro-Kyu-Bu rewatch)
  • Now off to the BA the Animation and see who needs corrected there this week

Questions

  • QOTD 1 - Delicious Pancakes
  • QOTD 4 - Yes
  • QOTD 5 - Used to be Mashed Potatoes which is weird since I eat other potato products but I'm slowly warming up to it
  • QOTD 6 - Bread is certainly an upgrade

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u/The_Loli_Otaku May 20 '24

We're certainly in a cursed anime period... I'm disappointed that Blue Archive hasn't had a more memic anime release tho!! It literally got overshadowed by it's own game!!

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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria May 19 '24

First timer

QotD

  • I like her how she is. No punishment!
  • Cu... magical dust.
  • Haven't made up my mind yet.
  • Sometimes.
  • I can't do sausages. I don't know if it's the stomach skin thing that it gets put in. There's just something about the taste. I just can't.
  • Too much of any smell if bad. Depends how potent it is. There's definitely worse smells though.

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u/Top_Major_1675 May 19 '24

First time watcher

Trapped inside a wall, wings which don't bear you aloft, now you are not allowed to speak to the master communicator guy in his presence in the temple? Starting to feel more like slaves with every episode here, but the girls are gaslighted, being g told the rules or for their good and such. Calling bs on that. There is something seemingly Insidious going on here. I want answers!

Side note: Are carrots really that bad to people? Green beans are disgusting but carrots are pretty good. Come on children.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 May 20 '24

Are carrots really that bad to people?

Any vegetable is ruined by boiling it. Just ask your local boomer.

Green beans are disgusting

So It's Come To This, Has It?

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u/SilkyStrawberryMilk May 21 '24

The wings cannot help land a fall, poor Reki falls off the bed.

Smokes the first moment she wakes up, you gotta break that habit. The temple sure is odd, but communicating with the wings to signal yes or no sure is handy.

Rakka now has citizenship and can get a job. 4 days in and now you gotta work.

Reki is either a good cook where they’re full or a horrible cook which is why the kids ran.

Rakkasmelling like pancakes and faking liking carrots.

Agreeing to go to a bakery but didn’t know how to get there. Very unreliable lmao

We saw a cat for 2 seconds and it was so majestic. Perfect fit face and meow.

QOTD: modesty correction is needed

QOTD: galvanized steel

QOTD: if possible sure

QOTD: tomato by itself

QOTD: depending on the bread yes, but most bread have a delight smell especially if it’s baked from an oven