Post by Slinky on Jan 1, 2009 5:37:56 GMT -5
Okay okay. You guys hear me say this all the time. But this time I mean it. You must have this anime on your list of ‘Before I Die’ to watch. It’s just that brilliant. If there was only one anime in the world you had to watch, it has to be thing one
Wolf’s Rain
Over view
A beautifully, well crafted, stand alone anime. The animation is truly stunning. Unlike most anime’s whose animation falls after the second or so chapter, if anything the animation get’s better as it goes along. The most... totally gorgeous part of the animation is the eyes. I love my anime eyes. Wolf’s Rain has the best eyes I’ve seen so far! And nobody can deny that Kiba is beautiful. Possibly no other word to describe him as.
Created by BONES, this is a stand alone. As in, the anime became before the manga. Shock. In fact I’ve been told the manga is worse than the anime. Which is a real shock. Another interesting fact is that most of the lyrics are sung in English, and other’s in a completely different language ( Latin I would guess ) which gives it a more friendly feel to us Europeans.
Would I have picked it up if I wasn’t interested in wolves? Who knows. I had actually stumbled over a review of it, and decided to pick it up. Thank God I did. Each character is amazingly well crafted, and you grow to love them, even if they seem irksome at the start. In fact I guarantee the ending will make you sob your heart out. Not only that, it will make you go ‘oh!’ and ‘ohmygod, I get it!’. Because... the storyline has so much well thought out meaning behind it. So I hope by me saying this, you’ll also watch this anime
Plot
It has been told that as the world dies, a Paradise will open up. But only wolves can find it
Wolves ( or Okami ) have become extinct in today’s world. Or so everyone thinks. Wolves have learnt to trick humans, but becoming humans themselves. And there are four wolves who will be pulled together by destiny to find the elusive Paradise with the help of the Flower Maiden. But they aren’t the only ones who want to reach Paradise...
Warnings
Mild violence ( gradually gets a little more explicit towards the end )
Characters
Kiba ( Fang )
Tundra Wolf. The ‘chosen wolf’ that will open paradise. Kiba realises strongly ( almost entirely ) on his instincts, and it reluctant to use his human disguise. Very enigmatic, he’s a wolf of few words
Tsume ( claw )
Grey Wolf. A wolf that led a group of humans in Freeze City until he encounters Kiba. Quite the loner, Tsume believes that he can trust nobody, and would rather be left alone. He growls at everyone, and constantly clashes with Kiba
Hige ( Whisker )
Mexican Wolf. Slunk around Freeze City saying that he could ‘smell something’ until he encounters a shot Kiba trapped in a cage and befriends him. A womanizer, Hige is also the best sniffer in the pack. Interested in Kiba, he decides to follow him in his search of Paradise
Toboe ( Howling )
Pup. Brought up by humans, Toboe is the most trusting of them. He looks up to Tsume, and even melts some of the older wolf’s rough exterior. Very timid, Toboe will try to be the peace maker, and always wants to do what’s best. The older wolves call him runt, or ‘Chibi’
Cheza
Lunar Flower. Created from a flower, Cheza was in Freeze City until she was taken by Darcia. She has the power to unlock Paradise. She has very strong bonds with the wolves, and feels physical pain when they are hurt. She is curious, and optimistic.
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