Haibane Renmei — Season 1, Episode 12: Bell Nuts / Passing of the Year Festival / Reconciliation

Episode synopsis

The Haibane go into town to buy Bell Nuts, gifts of reconciliation for the Passing of the Year festival. Reki gives one to Hyouko, and he and Midori finally tell Rakka what happened. Rakka learns about the Renmei's sign language, and the Communicator gives her her true name. After the festival, the Haibane of Abandoned Factory send Reki a message.

About Haibane Renmei

A dream of falling from the sky...and then birth. Rakka is born from a large cocoon into the Old Home, greeted by a group of female beings with small wings on their backs and shining halos above their heads. Soon Rakka’s own wings grow, a halo is placed on her head and she is told that she must work in the nearby town of Grie. She soon realizes that the town and the entire world they live in are confined behind the Wall, a tall, impenetrable wall that none except the mysterious Toga are allowed to exit.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Cocoon / Dream of Falling From the Sky / Old Home
• E2Town and Wall / Toga / Haibane-Renmei
• E3Temple / Communicator / Pancakes
• E4Trash Day / Clock Tower / Birds Flying over the Walls
• E5Library / Abandoned Factory / The Beginning of the World
• E6End of Summer / Rain / Loss
• E7Scar / Illness / Arrival of Winter
• E8The Bird
• E9Well / Rebirth / Riddle
• E10Kuramori / Haibane of Abandoned Factory / Rakka's Job
• E11Parting / Darkness in the Heart / Irreplaceable Thing
• E13Reki's World / Prayer / Epilogue