Haibane Renmei
In the walled town of Glie, Rakka—a girl born from a cocoon with gray wings and a halo—lives among the residents of Old Home while confronting loss, guilt, and the meaning of the Day of Flight.
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Rakka is born from a cocoon at Old Home
A girl who dreamed of falling awakens from a cocoon at Old Home and receives a halo and gray wings. She is named Rakka after the dream.
Vol.TVアニメ 灰羽連盟 第1話 繭・空を落ちる夢・オールドホームCh. — The official encyclopedia's Haibane and Rakka entries state cocoon birth and the origin of her name. ↗
Rakka learns the rules of Glie and the Haibane
Rakka is shown Glie, the walled town where humans and Haibane coexist. She learns that Haibane use a Renmei notebook for secondhand goods and live by working in the town.
Vol.TVアニメ 灰羽連盟 第2話 街と壁・トーガ・灰羽連盟Ch. — Based on the official encyclopedia entries for Glie, the Haibane notebook, and Rakka. ↗
Rakka meets the Communicator at the temple
Rakka visits the Haibane Renmei temple, where speech is forbidden and she answers using bells attached to her wings. There she first meets the Communicator who oversees trade.
Vol.TVアニメ 灰羽連盟 第3話 寺院・話師・パンケーキCh. — The official encyclopedia entries for the wing bells and Communicator state the temple response method and his role. ↗
Rakka visits her companions' workplaces
Searching for work of her own, Rakka visits her companions' workplaces, including the clock shop where Kana works, and learns firsthand how Haibane sustain themselves through labor in Glie.
Vol.TVアニメ 灰羽連盟 第4話 ゴミの日・時計塔・壁を越える鳥Ch. — The official encyclopedia confirms each Haibane's workplace, but the order of Rakka's visits should be rechecked against the episode itself. ↗
Rakka devises the ending of The Beginning of the World
When Nemu turns the creation story she developed with Sumika into a farewell book, Rakka contributes the climax, making the finished work a collaboration among the three.
Vol.TVアニメ 灰羽連盟 第5話 図書館・廃工場・世界のはじまりCh. — The official The Beginning of the World entry states how the book was made and that Rakka contributed. ↗
Kuu reaches her Day of Flight
Kuu, the youngest of the older Haibane, disappears from Old Home after spending time with her friends. A halo left in the Western Woods tells Rakka and the others that Kuu has taken her Day of Flight.
Vol.TVアニメ 灰羽連盟 第6話 夏の終わり・雨・喪失Ch. — The official Kuu entry states that she formerly lived at Old Home and took her Day of Flight; the halo detail follows the episode sequence. ↗
Rakka's wings darken under the weight of grief
Grief and self-blame after Kuu's loss cause black spots to spread across Rakka's wings, and she falls ill. Reki trims and dyes them, supporting Rakka as someone who endured the same condition.
Vol.TVアニメ 灰羽連盟 第7話 傷痕・病・冬の到来Ch. — The official Kuramori entry explicitly mentions Reki's black wings and medicine, but Rakka's progression should be rechecked against the episode itself. ↗
Rakka falls into the well in the Western Woods
Following a crow into the Western Woods, Rakka falls into an old well. At the bottom she confronts the crow's remains and traces her cocoon dream and the memory of someone she lost.
Vol.TVアニメ 灰羽連盟 第8話 鳥／第9話 井戸・再生・謎掛けCh. — The official production diary identifies the episode by Rakka emerging from the well, but the events inside it should be rechecked against the episode itself. ↗
Rakka solves the riddle of the Sin-Bound
After being rescued from the well, Rakka confronts the Communicator's riddle and her true name, realizing that one cannot close the circle of sin alone. Her darkened wings return to gray.
Vol.TVアニメ 灰羽連盟 第9話 井戸・再生・謎掛けCh. — The official encyclopedia confirms that the Communicator uses riddles, but the Sin-Bound answer and Rakka's recovery should be rechecked against the episode itself. ↗
Kuramori cares for Reki's black wings
In the past, the senior Haibane Kuramori takes in Reki, who was born with black wings. Kuramori risks herself to obtain medicine and continues trying to save Reki even when it causes her to collapse.
Vol.TVアニメ 灰羽連盟 第10話 クラモリ・廃工場の灰羽達・ラッカの仕事Ch. — The official Kuramori entry states that she sought medicine to save black-winged Reki. ↗
Old Home and the Abandoned Factory reconcile
Before the Passing of the Year festival, Rakka uses bell nuts whose colors carry distinct messages to bridge the two nests. The old resentment among Reki, Hyouko, and Midori begins to ease.
Vol.TVアニメ 灰羽連盟 第12話 鈴の実・過ぎ越しの祭・融和Ch. — The official bell-nut, Hyouko, and Midori entries establish the festival's message system and the trio's past relationship. ↗
Rakka saves Reki, who takes her Day of Flight
As Reki's mind sinks into a sealed world recreating her cocoon dream, Rakka calls her true name and answers her plea for help. Freed from being Sin-Bound, Reki reaches her Day of Flight.
Vol.TVアニメ 灰羽連盟 第13話 レキの世界・祈り・終章Ch. — The official product page confirms episode 13, and the production diary identifies Rakka and Reki as its focus; the details of rescue and departure should be rechecked against the episode itself. ↗
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