Wolf's Rain
| Episode Count | 30 |
| Season | Winter 2003 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Psychological |
| Source Material | Original Anime |
| Rating | TV-14 |
| Streaming | TBD |
Heaven. Nirvana. The promised land. Paradise. How far are you willing to go for a place you can't even guarantee exists? Wolf's Rain is a post-apocalyptic story about four wolves that take human forms who run away from the desolate city in search of paradise, not knowing that they aren't the only ones looking for it.
This was one of the first anime that I watched, entirely because I've always thought werewolves were cool. Unfortunately Japan doesn't really agree because ACTUAL werewolves are rarely in anime compared to vampires or zombies. Case in point: Wolf's Rain. This is going to sound confusing because it is. When I say "wolves that take human forms", what I mean is that their wolf form and their human form are happening simultaneously. And it's not like Himouto! Umaru-chan where it's only a visual indicator for the audience, no what we see is what the humans in-universe are also seeing. If they are in their wolf form around humans, they are usually letting their guard down. They are wolves that are tricking everyone INCLUDING YOU that they are humans. Got all that? No? Don't worry you stop thinking about it after like episode 7.
I won't lie, this show gets dark. But it's worth it. Great directing, beautiful score, memorable characters. If you want anime that gets moody, Wolf's Rain is more than you could ask for.
- 0215MADman
It’s easy to write off Wolf’s Rain as not much more than four bishounen guys traveling together, and honestly, you wouldn’t be wrong. But Wolf’s Rain does have a bit more to it than that. It’s very much a “Found Family” story with these four guys forming their own pack and working together to survive and reach the goal of Paradise. Watching the interactions with stoic leader Kiba, streetwise goofball Hige, Tsundere Tough-Guy Tsume, and runty little Toboe is very much like watching four brothers on a road trip. They get on each other's nerves sometimes, and Toboe doesn’t know how to shut up, but at the end of the day, there’s a level of respect and caring between them, and they will genuinely risk it all for each other. These four wolves are as close as brothers, and watching them grow into that relationship makes Wolf’s Rain more than the sum of its parts.
- KhakiBlueSocks