Wolf's Rain (2003– )

In a post-apocalyptic future where humans live in domed cities surrounded by wasteland, wolves are assumed to be two hundred years extinct.

Stars:

Kenta Miyake, Akio Suyama, Crispin Freeman

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Kenta Miyake	...	Tsume (27 episodes, 2003-2004)
Akio Suyama	...	Hige (27 episodes, 2003-2004)
Crispin Freeman	...	Tsume (27 episodes, 2003-2004)
Joshua Seth	...	Hige (27 episodes, 2003-2004)
Mamoru Miyano	...	Kiba (26 episodes, 2003-2004)
Johnny Yong Bosch	...	Kiba (26 episodes, 2003-2004)
Hiroki Shimowada	...	Toboe (25 episodes, 2003-2004)
Mona Marshall	...	Toboe (25 episodes, 2003-2004)
Unshô Ishizuka	...	Quent Yaiden (20 episodes, 2003-2004)
Tom Wyner	...	Quent Yaiden (20 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kaho Kôda	...	Cher Degre (19 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kari Wahlgren	...	Cher Degre (19 episodes, 2003-2004)
Mitsuru Miyamoto	...	Hubb Lebowski (18 episodes, 2003-2004)
Bob Buchholz	...	Hubb Lebowski (18 episodes, 2003-2004)
Arisa Ogasawara	...	Cheza (16 episodes, 2003-2004)
Sherry Lynn	...	Cheza (16 episodes, 2003-2004)
Steve Blum	...	Darcia (14 episodes, 2003-2004)
Takaya Kuroda	...	Darcia (13 episodes, 2003-2004)
Mayumi Asano	...	Blue (13 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jessica Straus	...	Blue (13 episodes, 2003-2004)

Storyline

In a post-apocalyptic future where humans live in domed cities surrounded by wasteland, wolves are assumed to be two hundred years extinct. Yet wolves do walk among them, disguising themselves as humans in order to survive in the human world. Now four young wolves will follow the scent of Lunar Flowers on a dangerous quest to find that which legend promises them: Paradise.

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Plot Keywords:

future | legend | quest | paradise | hunter | 

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Animation | Fantasy | Adventure | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Bones Animation [jp]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

19 March 2003 (Japan)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bandai Visual Company, Bones, Fuji Television Network

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kiba means "Fang". Tsume means "Claw". Hige means "Whiskers". Toboe means "Howling".

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Goofs

When they drag the old she-wolf out of the cell, one of her paw-pads is uncolored/the color of her fur for a frame or two.

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Quotes

Hige: That hot dog must've fried your brain!

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Crazy Credits

The episode titles appear at the end of each episode instead of the beginning.

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Soundtracks

"Gravity"
Ending Theme Song (Episodes #1-25)
Written by Troy
Music composition and Arrangement by Yôko Kanno
Performed by Maaya Sakamoto

User Reviews

Well...

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