Wolf's Rain (ウルフズ・レイン, Urufuzu Rein) is an anime series created by writer and story editor Keiko Nobumoto and produced by BONES Studio. The series was directed by Tensai Okamura and featured character designs by Toshiro Kawamoto with a soundtrack produced and arranged by Yoko Kanno. It focuses on the journey of four lone wolves who cross paths while following the scent of the Lunar Flowers.

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  • Wolf's Rain (ウルフズ・レイン, Urufuzu Rein) is an anime series created by writer and story editor Keiko Nobumoto and produced by BONES Studio. The series was directed by Tensai Okamura and featured character designs by Toshiro Kawamoto with a soundtrack produced and arranged by Yoko Kanno. It focuses on the journey of four lone wolves who cross paths while following the scent of the Lunar Flowers. They form a pack and decide to seek out the Flower Maiden in order to open the way to Paradise. Along the way, they must avoid a fanatical wolf hunter and the nobles who wish to use the Flower Maiden to create their own Paradise. Wolf's Rain spans twenty-six television episodes and four original video animation episodes, with each episode running approximately twenty-four minutes. The series was originally broadcast in Japan on Fuji TV and the anime CS television network, Animax. The complete thirty episode series is licensed for Region 1 release by Bandai Entertainment, in Region 2 (Europe) by Beez Entertainment and in Region 4 by Madman Entertainment. The series was adapted into a short two-volume manga series written by Keiko Nobumoto and illustrated by Toshitsugu Iida. The manga, which was released while the series was airing, is a retelling of the story rather than a straight adaptation. It was originally serialized in Magazine Z and has been released in North America by Viz Media. The anime series was well received in Japan, being the third ranked anime series in its time slot while airing on Fuji TV. The Bandai Entertainment English language release sold well in North America. It helped Bandai gain the 2004 Anime Company of the Year award from industry news company ICv2 in the ICv2 Retailers Guide to Anime/Manga. The manga adaptation was selected as one of their top ten anime products of 2005 and sold well in North America. Reviewers of the series gave it high marks for characterization, visual presentation, and its soundtrack, while disparaging the existence of four recapitulation episodes in the middle of the series. The manga adaptation also sold well in North America and received good reviews, though reviewers felt its short length resulted in a rushed plot and neglected supporting characters. (en)
  • Wolf's Rain est un animé japonais en 26 épisodes et 4 OAV, diffusé pour la première fois au Japon le 26 janvier 2003. Il a été adapté en manga par Toshitsugu Iida en 2003. (fr)
  • 『WOLF'S RAIN』（ウルフズレイン）はテレビアニメ作品。全30話。2003年1月から同年7月までフジテレビ系列で放送された。製作開始当初は全26話の予定だったのだが、製作者側の都合により途中に総集編4話が挿入され、ストーリーが完結せずに放送が終了した。残りの4話は2004年1～2月にOVAとして公開された。 (ja)
  • Wolf's Rain (jap. ウルフズ・レイン, Wolf's Rain) to anime wydane w 2003 roku przez studio BONES i Bandai Visual. Niedługo potem rozpoczęto wydawanie mangi, która z początku bazowała na serii, jednak potem zupełnie odbiegła od fabuły znanej z anime. (pl)
  • Волчий дождь (англ. Wolf's Rain) — аниме и манга о поиске волками рая. Включает 26 серий телесериала и четыре дополнительных OVA-серии, выпущенных на DVD, которые заканчивают историю. В России лицензирован компанией XL Media в 2006 году. Содержит элементы киберпанка и постапокалиптики, хотя больше похоже на сказку. Композитором аниме была Ёко Канно. История была написана Нобумото Кэйко, которая работала над «Cowboy Bebop». В аниме присутствует довольно много ссылок на Россию и связанные с ней расхожие стереотипы: все надписи выполнены на русском, часто в кадре можно видеть водку и картошку, а действие проходит в основном среди северных пейзажей. (ru)
  • Wolf's Rain är en manga och anime-serie som på svenska publiceras i Manga Mania från och med nummer 3/2007. Omfång: 2 volymer Författare: Toshitsugu Iida Ursprunglig publikation för anime versionen: 2003-01-06 Svensk publikation: 2007- (pågår) Översättare: Nika Hashiguchi och Richard Schicke Svenskt förlag: Manga Media Läsriktning: höger till vänster, sidorna är ej spegelvända. Wolf's Rain är berättelsen om hur den ensamma vita vargen Kiba söker efter den mytomspunna blomsterflickan Cheza (ett biologiskt expriment, en människa skapad från en blomma), som ska leda de sista vargarna till paradiset som väntar på dem efter att nästan alla vargar, eller alla har förmodas ha blivit utrotade för 200 år sedan. Men några, som Kiba lever bland människor genom att dölja sin varg kropp i illusionen av en människa. Städerna i denna dystra frmatid som wolf's rain utspelas i är små och ganska slummiga. Kiba möter även 3 andra vargar som också söker efter Chezaz, Tsume, Hige och Toboe. Tsume är näst bäst efter Kiba på att slåss, medans Hige har den största apptiten av alla och har det bästa lukt sinnet. Toboe är den yngsta av vargarna och ses som en valp, men han har bäst hörsel av dem. Tsume kollar alltid efter Toboe och så småningom bildar de två en nära vänskap. Kiba och Tsume slåss mycket till en början, men blir sedan något av vänner. Vargarna råkar ut för mycket äventyr och strider under sin resa, kommer dem att nå fram till vargarnas paradis? (sv)
  • Wolf's Rain (ウルフズ・レイン, Urufuzu Rein) es un anime japonés emitido por primera vez en Japón el 6 de Enero del 2003. Duró una temporada completa de 26 episodios, y cuatro más se distribuyeron en DVD en Japón en Enero y Febrero de 2004, completando la historia. Wolf's rain se traduce como "La Lluvia del Lobo". Originalmente creado por Keiko Nobumoto, escritor y editor (más conocido por su trabajo en la popular serie Cowboy Bebop, y que en paralelo publicó una versión manga de la historia. La serie está disponible en DVD en los Estados Unidos, licenciado para su distribución por Bandai Entertainment. La serie es emitida por el canal animax, para Latinoamérica. Además actualmente se presenta en Rupture TV en el Norte de Europa. La banda sonora y efectos fue compuesta por Yoko Kanno. La serie también está licenciada y publicada en España. Actualmente también es presentada en el canal de cable Animax. (es)
  • Wolf's Rain on vuonna 2003 julkaistu anime-sarja. Sarja koostuu todellisuudessa 30 episodista, vaikka monet olettavat sen loppuvan episodiin 26. Sarjan loi Keiko Nobumoto ja BONES-studio sekä sen ohjasi Tensai Okamura. Hahmosuunnittelusta vastasi Toshiro Kawamoto. (fi)
  • letteralmente "Pioggia del Lupo" è un manga e anime creato da Keiko Nobumoto e pubblicato dallo studio BONES. L'anime si compone di 26 episodi, trasmessi originariamente in Giappone il 6 gennaio 2003 più altri quattro OAV pubblicati nel febbraio e gennaio 2004 che completano la storia. In Italia il manga è stato pubblicato completamente dalla Shin Vision, mentre sono in corso di pubblicazione i DVD che contengono la serie (il piano editoriale prevede 10 DVD, ognuno con 3 episodi, salvo gli ultimi due che ne conterranno solo 2). (it)
  • Wolf's Rain é um anime lançado em 2003 pelo estúdio Bones, o mesmo que lançou Cowboy Bebop. Desde o lançamento de Neon Genesis Evangelion, os animes ganharam uma vertente de produções mais instrospectivas e sérias, mais artísticas. Wolf's Rain se encaixa nesse grupo. A história trabalha com muitos símbolos. No futuro a sociedade humana começará a se estagnar e buscará soluções para sua existência. Existe a lenda de um Paraíso que ainda guardaria boas condições de vida, mas este Paraíso só estaria ao alcance dos Lobos, que já estão extintos há mais de 200 anos. As tensões da trama se desenvolvem em cima dos Lobos, que na verdade não se extinguiram, e se disfarçam de humanos para continuarem sua busca pelo Paraíso sem serem incomodados. A sua relação com os humanos fica mais próxima quando os últimos criam Cheza, a Filha da Lua, uma humana criada artificialmente através de uma Flor, a Flor da Lua. Através de todos esses símbolos tão sensíveis no meio de um cenário de apatia futurística, Wolf's Rain aborda as questões de perseverança e fé de uma forma tão bonita quanto vários outros animes. (pt)
  • 狼雨是一部日本電視動畫作品，全30話。2003年在富士電視台播放。製作開始時原定話數是26話，余下的4話於2004年1月～2月作為OVA作品公開。 (zh)
  • Wolf’s Rain (jap. ウルフズ・レイン, Urufuzu Rein) ist eine 26-teilige Anime-Fernsehserie, die zum ersten Mal am 6. Januar 2003 ausgestrahlt wurde. Die Geschichte stammt aus der Feder von Keiko Nobumoto, die später einen Manga zu Wolf’s Rain veröffentlichte. Der Soundtrack zu Wolf’s Rain wurde von Yoko Kanno komponiert. Es folgte eine vierteilige Original Video Animation. (de)
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  • Keiko Nobumoto
    Toshitsugu Iida (Art) (en)
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  • Grope 1. A Short Story Grope 2. The Key to Paradise Grope 3. Escape From the Fortress Grope 4. The Fortress of Solitude Grope 5. The Flower That Dances in the Wind (en)
  • Grope 6. The Spellbound Pack Grope 7. A Sad Song Grope 8. The Grave That Looks Towards Heaven Grope 9. The Pedigree of the Guides Grope 10. The Depths of Despair Grope 11. Rain (en)
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  • List of Wolf's Rain episodes (en)
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  • Wolf's Rain (en)
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  • 978-4-06-349139-5 (en)
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  • "The visuals in this series showcase Studio BONES at their most imaginative, with beautiful backgrounds that depict settings from high-tech mysticism to urban decay to open wilderness. The character designs are equally striking: in their human form, the wolves wear contemporary outfits, making them the most accessible of all characters." (en)
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  • Carlo Santos (en)
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  • 96 minutes (en)
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  • Kiba, a wounded white wolf, goes to a city in search of the Lunar Flower that can open the door to Paradise. There he meets Tsume, Hige, and Toboe, three other wolves using illusions to appear humans so they can live in relative safety in the city. All four soon find themselves the target of Quent Yaiden and his dog Blue, who seek to kill every remaining wolf in the world. Cheza, the Lunar Flower, awakens at Kiba's arrival, but she is stolen away by Darcia. The four wolves join together and leave the town. After a rough trip through a town that violently rejects all outsiders, the wolves are able to meet with Cheza, who sensed their presence below and jumped from Darcia's airship to float down to them. (en)
  • The four wolves fight a large pack of wolves that went crazy after seeing Cheza, but Cheza realizing her wolves were losing, sang the crazed wolves to sleep. Her song also affects Blue, who realizes for the first time that she has wolf blood in her. Darcia recaptures Cheza, badly wounding the four wolves in the process. Darcia aims to open Paradise using Cheza and the blood of Blue, whom he found in the woods and recruited for the project. After a fight with Darcia that leaves Kiba completely blind, the wolves are able to free Cheza and escape Darcia's keep just before it collapses. At the end, as the wolves and Cheza sit on a rock, the sun breaks through the clouds for the first time and the Ice Age ends, leading people to believe that Paradise having been opened. (en)
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  • Wolf's Rain (ウルフズ・レイン, Urufuzu Rein) is an anime series created by writer and story editor Keiko Nobumoto and produced by BONES Studio. The series was directed by Tensai Okamura and featured character designs by Toshiro Kawamoto with a soundtrack produced and arranged by Yoko Kanno. It focuses on the journey of four lone wolves who cross paths while following the scent of the Lunar Flowers. (en)
  • Wolf's Rain est un animé japonais en 26 épisodes et 4 OAV, diffusé pour la première fois au Japon le 26 janvier 2003. (fr)
  • 『WOLF'S RAIN』（ウルフズレイン）はテレビアニメ作品。全30話。2003年1月から同年7月までフジテレビ系列で放送された。製作開始当初は全26話の予定� ったの� が、製作者側の都合により途中に総集編4話が挿入され、ストーリーが完結せずに放送が終了した。残りの4話は2004年1～2月にOVAとして公開された。 (ja)
  • Wolf's Rain (jap. ウルフズ・レイン, Wolf's Rain) to anime wydane w 2003 roku przez studio BONES i Bandai Visual. (pl)
  • Волчий дождь (англ. Wolf's Rain) — аниме и манга о поиске волками рая. (ru)
  • Wolf's Rain är en manga och anime-serie som på svenska publiceras i Manga Mania från och med nummer 3/2007. (sv)
  • Wolf's Rain (ウルフズ・レイン, Urufuzu Rein) es un anime japonés emitido por primera vez en Japón el 6 de Enero del 2003. (es)
  • Wolf's Rain on vuonna 2003 julkaistu anime-sarja. Sarja koostuu todellisuudessa 30 episodista, vaikka monet olettavat sen loppuvan episodiin 26. (fi)
  • letteralmente "Pioggia del Lupo") è un manga e anime creato da Keiko Nobumoto e pubblicato dallo studio BONES. (it)
  • Wolf's Rain é um anime lançado em 2003 pelo estúdio Bones, o mesmo que lançou Cowboy Bebop. (pt)
  • 狼雨是一部日本電視動畫作品，全30話。2003年在富士電視台播放。製作開始時原定話數是26話，余下的4話於2004年1月～2月作為OVA作品公開。 (zh)
  • Wolf’s Rain (jap. ウルフズ・レイン, Urufuzu Rein) ist eine 26-teilige Anime-Fernsehserie, die zum ersten Mal am 6. Januar 2003 ausgestrahlt wurde. (de)
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