Just what I expected

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

One of my favorite movies growing up was Balto, mostly because I liked wolves growing up. As I got older I was introduced to this anime, and decided I'd give it a shot and all I can really say is, definitely, worth my time. Wolf's Rain is a beautifully crafted story, telling of these wolves who are desperate to find Paradise. Along the way they have many adventures leading up to finding it, really grow as a pack and on a personal level, and really look at the torn world around them and really make you ask the question: does the dream really end once you reach your goal? I enjoyed watching every minute of it, the animation- I can't even describe it, I've never seen wolves more beautifully drawn until I watched this anime. The music, amazing. One moment it is relaxing with beautiful piano music and the next extremely gripping as you get to the more intense scenes. The thoughts of these wolves, their lessons on survival and what it means to have a family and a dream, everything about this anime makes it deserve to be one of the top ten in my book. I can't really complain about the anime at all aside from a small dip in the middle which was honestly kinda boring, buuut it comes back with a bigger bang so it kind of makes up for it.All in all, Wolf's Rain is one of Bones Must-Watch if you are an action/adventure anime fan.

You know, anime has made a huge step in past ten years, showing people more than films nowadays. This style of plotting reveals more secrets of our society and brings people the torrent of emotions. I was quite skeptical about this anime since it had no advertisement, it was not so popular and no one ever knew about it. Sort of mystery, I thought, until I realized form the first series that it was more than just a regular anime. It was a story revealing people how they are pitiful and pathetic. You know, post-apocalyptic story always makes you feel sad since your imagination brings you the dead world where people still live, and they live just to die in the end. When I read the plot at the back of DVD of Wolf's Rain I laughed at the logic of a story that "wolves are in a search of a Paradise". However, the first thought that was developed in my mind was "Why were they searching?" And the story tells about their adventures in this quest. You know, Paradise is closed for the souls of people when the day the world ends will come, but still, in theory, if there were some survivors, what would they live for? Death would not allow them to rest in peace at that moment, and there goes the loss of hope. Wolf's Rain is a "rainy" story that will eventually bring tears to your face. At least I had tears at the end of a story. That moment when you realize what the meaning of this anime was, what author was hoping to tell us - it certainly brings tears. In my opinion, this anime has the best OST that fits in every situation or scene in a story. It is the art of music that makes anime seem more emotional and full of joy. I strongly recommend you to watch this even if my review is not enough to convince you. You will understand everything when you'll try by yourself.

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

This series is absolutely beautiful! It attempts to blend cultures and legends of many countries (North America, Russia, Japan) and does so in a way that is believable. It flows nicely until the end (except for the four OVAs which are really just flashbacks of the previous episodes) and is one of the saddest, yet somehow comforting endings of any series I've ever seen. The characters are easy to relate to, and their relationships are wonderfully portrayed by both the Japanese and English voice actors. The most touching relationship in this series is that between Kiba, the alpha wolf who desperately searches for Paradise, and Cheza, the Flower Maiden who can lead him there. It is so sweet that I found myself thinking 'aww' several times while watching. Although some may be disappointed with the conclusion, I think it's one of the better ways to end a series (much better than the manga did, by the way) and leaves the viewer thinking about philosophy, religion, and spirituality. An imaginative, creative, and all around great series that everyone (especially wolf lovers like me!) should take the time to watch. If you just want to hear the story, skip the four OVAs (I believe they are the last four on the first volume). You're really not going to miss much if you cut those out.