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Honorable son Eric’s latest animé pick is a very odd offering, indeed. Odd because Haibane Renmei depicts angel-like (although not angelic) creatures who are perhaps on their way to Heaven? Seems like a rather Christian basis for a Japanese story. Without Netflix there’s no way we’d be able to see all of these animé titles.
FUN-kaY! You can tell the Japanese representation of an NDE is slightly different from our own: no tunnel, no bright light. The character DOES say she/he (?) is not afraid but his/her “heart is cold.” Usually people who die and “come back” say they felt immense love and ecstasy. Weird cartoon, but the little wings and haloes are cute.