Name: Charcoal Feather Federation
Released: 2002-10-10T17:00:00.000Z
Cast: Akiko Yajima, Eri Miyajima, Ai Tokunaga

After a dream of falling, Rakka emerges from a cocoon into the walled town of the Haibane: enigmatic youths with halos and flightless wings. Rakka struggles to learn the ways of the Haibane and to help her new mentor, Reki, escape the Circle of Sin.

Anime · 2002 · 23 min

Starring Akiko Yajima , Eri Miyajima , Ai Tokunaga

Director Tomokazu Tokoro

EPISODE 1

Cocoon / Dream of Falling from the Sky / Old Home

A young girl dreams of falling endlessly, only to awaken inside a giant cocoon. Upon her hatching, mysterious beings known as Haibane seek to ease her transition into this strange new world.

22 min · Oct 9, 2002
EPISODE 2

Town and Wall / Toga / Haibane-Renmei

Rakka begins to explore her surroundings: an abandoned dormitory called Old Home. As she grows stronger, her new friends slowly introduce her to the rules and regulations of a Haibane’s second-hand existence.

22 min · Oct 23, 2002
EPISODE 3

Temple - Communicator - Pancakes

Hikari and Rakka journey to the temple of the Haibane-Renmei, where Rakka’s new life is issued to her in the form of a notebook. Later, an outburst from the Young Feathers leads to a quest for pancakes.

22 min · Nov 6, 2002
EPISODE 4

Trash Day - Clock Tower - Birds Flying Over the Walls

Rakka continues her search for the perfect job by hauling trash and fixing broken timepieces with Kana, an opportunity which affords her a rare look at the city walls from a lofty vantage.

22 min · Nov 13, 2002
EPISODE 5

Library - Abandoned Factory - The Beginning of the World

A day spent working at the library leads Rakka to search for the long lost secret behind the beginning of the world. Meanwhile, out in the street, Reki is harassed by a cruel male Haibane.

24 min · Nov 20, 2002
EPISODE 6

End of Summer - Rain - Loss

With winter approaching, Rakka begins looking for a room of her very own. Kuu is quick to offer assistance, but her flickering halo and sudden disappearance raises concern among the other Haibane.

24 min · Nov 27, 2002