WOLF'S RAIN

WOLF'S RAIN

2003
WOLF'S RAIN
WOLF'S RAIN

WOLF'S RAIN

7.9 | TV-14 | en | Animation

Paradise—a legend, a myth, and a hopeless dream in a world that has become a wasteland. It is not meant for everyone, only the wolves thought to be extinct yet still roam the lands. When the Flower Maiden awakens, the path to the end will open. Kiba, a lone white wolf, wanders into a poverty stricken city on a quest. The scent of Lunar Flowers and the will to find Paradise is all he has. Along the way, he runs into other outcast wolves—Tsume, Hige, and Toboe, each with their own story and troubles. Fate bringing them together, they seek out the Flower Maiden, Cheza, and their way to Paradise. But, doing so is no simple matter. Up against a world that fears them and a man with mysterious abilities, their journey is overrun with challenges and worse—sacrifices. With limited time, they must fight to protect Cheza against everyone who seeks her and discover the hidden path to their destiny.

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EP26  Moonlight Crucible
Jul. 29,2003
Moonlight Crucible

With the power in the city fluctuating because of Jaguara's ceremony Tsume and Toboe escape from their cells and meet up with Hige. They decide that they must find Kiba and stop Jaguara. Blue finds Quent and tells him that it wasn't wolves that destroyed his village. Meanwhile, Kiba breaks free of Jaguara machine and must stop her before she brings about the end of the world.

EP25  False Memories
Jul. 22,2003
False Memories

Kiba finally finds Cheza and meets up with Jaguara. Jaguara seems to cast a spell on him and hooks him up to her Moonlight Crucible. Tsume ends up in a cell where he meets and old wolf who tells him about the wolf with the collar the betrayed her pack. Hige tells Blue that his memories were false and he must now go help the others in Jaguara's keep. Meanwhile Darcia enters Jaguara's keep and starts to wipe out her soldiers.

EP24  Scent of a Trap
Jul. 15,2003
Scent of a Trap

Kiba and Tsume continue to head towards Jaguara's keep but end up getting separated. After they are separated Kiba runs into a group of Jaguara's soldiers. Hige is still unsure about what's wrong with him, as he is still in pain and notices cameras all over the city watching him. Meanwhile, after entering the city Blue and Cher go to a bookstore when they get a map that is supposed to lead to Jaguara's keep.

EP23  Heartbeat of the Black City
Jul. 08,2003
Heartbeat of the Black City

The wolves arrive at the dome where Jaguara's keep is believed to be. Kiba and Tsume try to find an entrance to the keep while Hige and Toboe look for food. Hige unconsciously seems to know the way around and leads himself and Toboe into the city. Meanwhile Blue and Cher attempt to obtain ID tags and Jaguara is told that number twenty-three has returned.

EP22  Pieces of a Shooting Star
Jul. 01,2003
Pieces of a Shooting Star

The wolves must travel across an ocean of ice to get to Jaguara's keep. While on the ice they find a giant walrus. Blue and Cher decide to travel to Jaguara's keep to rescue Cheza. Meanwhile Quent gets an ID tag when a fight breaks out between a group of refuges.

EP21  Battle's Red Glare
Jun. 24,2003
Battle's Red Glare

A battle is going on between Jaguara's troops and the troops of the late Lord Orkham. During this battle the wolves are advised to look for Cheza at Jaguara's keep. Meanwhile Hubb, Cher, Cheza and Blue are all prisoners of Jaguara.

EP20  CONSCIOUSLY
Jun. 17,2003
CONSCIOUSLY

While still in the "Garden of Eternity", Kiba believes that he may be forgetting something. Meanwhile Tsume and Hige continue to look for Kiba, while Toboe considers staying with the Hmong tribe.

EP19  A Dream of an Oasis
Jun. 10,2003
A Dream of an Oasis

After fleeing from Darcia's fallen keep the other wolves can't find Kiba. While looking for him they find the Hmong tribe, who believe that humans and animals should live peacefully together. Meanwhile Kiba wakes up in a place that seems like it could be paradise where he meets a girl named Mew.

EP18  Men, Wolves, and the Book of the Moon
Jun. 03,2003
Men, Wolves, and the Book of the Moon

Recap Episode. Hubb retells the events leading up to this point in his own perspective.

EP17  Scent of a Flower, Blood of a Wolf
May. 27,2003
Scent of a Flower, Blood of a Wolf

Recap Episode. Hige recalls the group's travels with Cheza.

EP16  Dream Journey
May. 20,2003
Dream Journey

Recap Episode. Toboe recalls previous events about the group's search for paradise.

EP15  Grey Wolf
May. 13,2003
Grey Wolf

Recap Episode. Tsume tells his story about the previous events.

EP14  The Fallen Keep
May. 06,2003
The Fallen Keep

While on the way to Darcia's keep the wolves encounter a blizzard. Kiba decides to travel onward while the others decide to wait out the storm. When Kiba gets to the keep he finds Cheza and starts to fight with Darica. Then everything gets a lot worse when Jagura's troops start attacking.

EP13  Men's Lament
Apr. 29,2003
Men's Lament

Hubb and Quent are still traveling together, searching for Cher and Blue respectively. When they get to the next town Hubb finally finds Cher but she tells them that they must all travel to Darcia's keep or all may be lost. Meanwhile the wolves also decide to travel to Darcia's keep to rescue Cheza.

EP12  Don't Make Me Blue
Apr. 22,2003
Don't Make Me Blue

Darcia returns to his keep to find that Hamona has been killed by one of Jagura's people. The four wolves meet Blue after rescuing her from some thugs, but they don't know whether they can trust her or not. Meanwhile Hubb and Quent meet up and decide to travel together.

EP11  Vanishing Point
Apr. 15,2003
Vanishing Point

Lord Orhkam sees a prophecy foretelling his own death. While still searching for Cher, Hubb is arrested and interrogated by police. Meanwhile the four wolves and Cheza are basking in the light of the full moon. But they run into trouble when Darcia shows up hoping to recapture Cheza.

EP10  Moon's Doom
Apr. 08,2003
Moon's Doom

The four wolves and Cheza escape into the ""Forest of Death"" where Cheza feels weak because of the lack of sunlight. While in the forest they meet a cryptic owl that leads them into a cave with huge bugs. Meanwhile, Quent is interrogated by soldiers from the Cher's retrieval squad and Cher has been captured by Darcia.

EP9  Misgivings
Mar. 18,2003
Misgivings

The wolves are still running from Cher's soldiers trying to find an escape from the town. They run into Blue, Quent's dog, and Cheza tells her that she has some wolf in her. Quent catches up with the wolves and tries to kill them again. Meanwhile, Cher learns about the history of the House of Darcia

EP8  Song of Sleep
Mar. 11,2003
Song of Sleep

While trying to avoid Cher's soldiers Cheza and the wolves meet a mysterious old woman who has the same eyes as Cheza. The old woman tells Cheza that going with the wolves will only bring about destruction.

EP7  The Flower Maiden
Mar. 04,2003
The Flower Maiden

The wolves have left the tunnel and are once again searching for paradise. Cheza jumps from Darcia's airship to escape and meets the wolves. Meanwhile Cher and a group of soldiers are looking for Cheza.

EP6  The Successors
Feb. 25,2003
The Successors

While Kiba is still recovering from his fight with Zali's pack, Hige and Toboe are searching for food. Hige ends up being captured by a group of humans who are planning to kill him. Now the others must get help from Zali to rescue Hige. Meanwhile, Hubb asks Quent about the ""Book of the Moon.""

EP5  Fallen Wolves
Feb. 04,2003
Fallen Wolves

While searching for paradise the four wolves find a run down city on the sea. While in the city the find Zali and his pack. They are disgusted by the way Zali's pack works for humans to get food. Hige spots a female wolf.

EP4  Scars in the Wasteland
Jan. 28,2003
Scars in the Wasteland

The four wolves are traveling across a wasteland. Tsume leaves the group because he believes searching for paradise is a useless goal. Toboe follows him and they both run into a dangerous machine. Meanwhile, Cher decides to leave the city and leaves Hubb behind with the ""Book of the Moon.""

EP3  Bad Fellow
Jan. 21,2003
Bad Fellow

After Darcia kidnaps Cheza, Kiba and Hige watch as he vanishes right before their eyes. Cher is recovering from her encounter with Darcia. Toboe tries to make amends to Leara, who is now afraid of him. The four wolves all meet and decide to leave the city in search of paradise.

EP2  Toboe, Who Doesn't Howl
Jan. 14,2003
Toboe, Who Doesn't Howl

A young wolf, Toboe, is struggling to survive in the city and is befriended by a young girl, Leara. Kiba and Hige allow themselves to be captured as humans to try to get closer to Cheza. Meanwhile, Darcia plans to kidnap Cheza.

EP1  City of Howls
Jan. 07,2003
City of Howls

Kiba, the white wolf, feels compelled to search for paradise and is drawn into the city by the scent of lunar flowers. He runs into some trouble when he gets shot by Quent and captured by scientists. Tsume is living with humans as a leader of a gang that steals from nobles. Cher and a group of scientists are studying Cheza, the flower maiden.

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7.9 | TV-14 | en | Animation , Drama , Action & Adventure | More Info
Released: 2003-01-07 | Released Producted By: BONES , Country: Japan Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/wolfrain/index.html
Synopsis

Paradise—a legend, a myth, and a hopeless dream in a world that has become a wasteland. It is not meant for everyone, only the wolves thought to be extinct yet still roam the lands. When the Flower Maiden awakens, the path to the end will open. Kiba, a lone white wolf, wanders into a poverty stricken city on a quest. The scent of Lunar Flowers and the will to find Paradise is all he has. Along the way, he runs into other outcast wolves—Tsume, Hige, and Toboe, each with their own story and troubles. Fate bringing them together, they seek out the Flower Maiden, Cheza, and their way to Paradise. But, doing so is no simple matter. Up against a world that fears them and a man with mysterious abilities, their journey is overrun with challenges and worse—sacrifices. With limited time, they must fight to protect Cheza against everyone who seeks her and discover the hidden path to their destiny.

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Cast

Mamoru Miyano , Kenta Miyake , Akio Suyama

Director

Shingo Takeba

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bennyhagen Thanks to it's charming characters Wolf's Rain can keep one involved enough to make it trough the interesting but badly told story, that just never wants to get started leaving you on the edge of your seat (in a bad way) all along the series. On the other hand Wolf's Rain rather frequently lets you down, probably topped by the 4 - I repeat, four - unforgivable flashback filler episodes (that you might just as well skip) right in the middle of the whole thing, at the one and only point, where it really looks like things could finally lift off. The artistic concept is okay, but the animation is minimum effort, to the point where everything looks just like a colored manga. I espetially found the drawing time saving repeating shots obtrusive.All together, despite it's likable characters and the interesting story, as much as I tried to like it, Wolf's Rain simply drags ass and as it never really reaches any climax, I'd say, it's rather a waste of time than anything else.We've all seen better than that.4/10
lyrast I've just viewing finished Wolf's Rain. In the following personal reaction, I will try to avoid giving away too much and will speak in generalities, but it might still be better to see the series first if you want to avoid any possible spoilers.One study of this anime series by Susan J. Napier tends to focus on a nihilistic approach. She sees this anime as dramatising a fruitless attempt to engage with a complex and essentially meaningless world through the form of a fairy tale. The human condition {conveyed by the metaphor of the wolf character avatar} has as its reward only the heroism of the struggle. She notes that the heroism shown is principally developed through masculinity and thus represents only a partial answer which must ultimately fail. Yet she doesn't show that the incorporation of a feminine anime principle would change anything.Despite the brilliance of Napier's analysis, I don't agree with her at all. I think she minimises or ignores the final vital sequence at the very end of the final episode. The fairy tale has at its core Tolkien's concept of the "eucatastrophe" i.e. the denial of a final defeat. In Wolf's Rain this concept is developed through the quest for Paradise which can be defined as cyclic regeneration, a sweeping away of the dross and debris of failed attempts to control Nature and the acceptance of a rebirth. To me the end of the series was a deep affirmation of growth, cleansing, and the certainty that "Though lovers be lost, Love is not". Thus, I feel that the final message which Napier feels is negative is in reality positive and proof that a new beginning is possible; Life and Love and Beauty will always spring from the sacrifices of those who have faith in those qualities. The search for Paradise is, therefore, a great quest across the wheel of Time and Life; each successive search brings the goal closer.Wolf's Rain is a sensitive yet dynamic attempt to engage with spirituality which I think rivals that of Ghost in the Shell. The sensitive use of colour with its dark and sombre hues reinforces the very serious message of this remarkable anime. In addition there is an evocative and beautiful soundtrack combined with an excellent English Dub. I would highly recommend this wonderful series.One last point. The plot diverges significantly in some respects from the excellent Manga which is quite a bit more upbeat!
amjl81-1 Humans thought the wolves died off two centuries ago. But some survivors lurk among the humans by mentally cloaking their animal bodies. One of these wolves, the white wolf, Kiba, scours the land for the scent of the Lunar Flower that will lead them to Paradise. This bleak post-apocalyptic story will entrance you, make you laugh, make you grin like and idiot, and will make you cry. There are 30 total episodes, most of them are a must see. There are some episodes that just recap what has happened. The story, about four wolves, Kiba, Tsume, Hige and Toboe try to find the Flower Maiden, Cheza. The Flower Maiden along with the wolves will be the one to open up Paradise, meant for the wolves. And as in every story, there is a bad person, Darcia, a Noble. The Nobles created Paradise, and Darcia wants Cheza to help him to save his love, Harmonia, who has a disease that can be cured with Paradise. The ending is a tear-jerker, if you must know the truth. You get so attached to the wolves, you love them. If you loved Cowboy Bebop, you will love Wolf's Rain. Made by the same creators, Wolf's Rain is darker, but still entrances the viewer.
tsbischof I originally found this series on Adult Swim last summer, midway through the series, while scanning through the channels for something to watch on late-night television. I had never seriously watched anime before, and found myself fascinated with this series, especially with the characters. Not all people will find them so interesting, as some have pointed out, but if they appeal to you at all they will grow on you by the end of the series.As for the flaws, they mostly are with character depth. Each character really has one main feeling, as you could probably guess from watching any episode. The conflicts, twists, and connections between characters make up for this, though, and while you could probably guess a number of the twists, they still have a great impact.Take in mind, though, that this comes from someone who is obsessed with the series. After seeing one episode, I fell hopelessly in love with it, though not for anime in general, as some might.Animation here is much better than typical anime, with many talents from Cowboy Bebop, and the overall feel of it is that you don't really mind the shortcuts taken in animation, as they don't really distract you from enjoying the show.If you want to sample the show before seeing a good amount of it, see at least the first five episodes (or DVD 1) before giving up, as it takes a short amount of time for the series to get into full gear. But once in full gear, you'll love it.30 episodes, with 4 recap episodes, probably the worst part of the show. Hence, don't buy DVD 4 if you end up wanting to own the series, unless you're a compulsive anime freak who must have all of the disks for the art/whatever. Even then, the episodes (15-18) really don't mean anything, and probably were a chance for the animators to have a vacation off in the tropics. But definitely watch episodes 27-30 if you watch the rest of the series. These are the most abstract of the series, and are very well done.Overall: 10 out of 10.