Library / Abandoned Factory / The Beginning of the World

7.4/10 · 161 votesNov 20, 200224 min

Ranked #10 of 13 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

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

Season 1 Episodes13

E1 7.6

Cocoon / Dream of Falling From the Sky / Old Home

E2 7.2

Town and Wall / Toga / Haibane-Renmei

E3 7.0

Temple / Communicator / Pancakes

E4 7.1

Trash Day / Clock Tower / Birds Flying over the Walls

E5 7.4Now viewing

Library / Abandoned Factory / The Beginning of the World

E6 8.1

End of Summer / Rain / Loss

E7 8.0

Scar / Illness / Arrival of Winter

E8 8.1

The Bird

E9 8.0

Well / Rebirth / Riddle

E10 7.8

Kuramori / Haibane of Abandoned Factory / Rakka's Job

E11 7.5

Parting / Darkness in the Heart / Irreplaceable Thing

E12 7.7

Bell Nuts / Passing of the Year Festival / Reconciliation

E13 8.7

Reki's World / Prayer / Epilogue

Cast5

Ryo Hirohashi

Rakka (voice)

Junko Noda

Reki (voice)

Eri Miyajima

Kana (voice)

Fumiko Orikasa

Hikari (voice)

Kazusa Murai

Nemu (voice)

Crew5

Yoshitoshi ABe

Writer

Koji Yoshikawa

Storyboard Artist

Koji Yoshikawa

Director

Takako Shimizu

Animation Director

Yutaka Mukumoto

Background Designer

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Episode Summary

"Library / Abandoned Factory / The Beginning of the World" is episode 5 of Haibane Renmei season 1. It scored 7.4/10 from 161 votes, ranking #10 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Koji Yoshikawa and written by Yoshitoshi ABe, it aired on November 20, 2002.

Library / Abandoned Factory / The Beginning of the World

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Season 1 Episodes13

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