Haibane Renmei

>>3651877
And since you asked in the OP, Haibane Renmei really changed my life forever. Fundamentally too. It's hard to put it into words and really do it justice, but a couple years ago, I was in a dark place. I didn't feel like I was in control of my life, I didn't really live for anything. I lived because there wasn't anything better to do. I wasn't suicidal, but I was heading down that road. It was really beginning to damage me. I saw a thread about Haibane Renmei on /a/ back when I still went there. Just seeing the Old Home girls in the OP, I knew I had to watch it; I'm a sucker for cute girls with angel wings.
I didn't know what to expect in terms of plot or anything, but I sat down and marathoned the whole thing in one sitting. I was blown away. I'd never in my life experienced a work of fiction like what I had just watched. I can't describe the feeling but I'm sure many of you know what I'm talking about. It really felt magical to me. I watched it again the next day. I felt something else too, which was really bizarre. I couldn't get the show out of my head, but I also couldn't get Rakka out of my head either. How cute and kind and sweet she was, her tragic past and what her dream and name meant, and how I wanted to make sure she never had to go through anything like that again.
I thought I was losing my mind, and to be fair, I probably was. I realized I was in love with Rakka.
Almost two years later, I still feel those same emotions when I think about her. Haibane Renmei and Rakka changed my life, and you might even say they saved it.