Haibine Renmai - Series 1 (DVD)

A gem is perhaps the best word to describe Haibane Renmei. Generally, the UK doesn’t really do Anime I find. Only Hayao Miyazaki seems to have gained any form of acceptance, mostly for Spirited Away. Growing up, when Anime first appeared much of what was released was, frankly, of the teen violence-sex-swearing-masturbatory sort. This, and the proliferation of Pokomon nonsense (though it seems the Japanese original is less childish), seems to have coloured the public perception of Anime. Animation is often considered to be cartoons and cartoons are for children, right, and Anime is animation thus it must be for children. If you accept this misconception then stop ...