Wolf's Rain Forum

I thought it was good. The ending theme is great and they weave it into the final moments of many episodes to great effect. The girl in the tank's reveal and role is kinda cheesy on paper but they pull it off pretty well. The actual end of the series is pretty amazing as well, but you're probably aware of the type of endings I like so take from that what you will.

This is an excellent show, one of my favorites, although if you do continue with it I highly recommend you skip episodes 15, 16, 17 and 18 because they are four completely useless recap episodes. Seriously, you don't need them. Honestly the beginning starts off fairly unambitious, but over time it evolves into sociological and religious allegory with characters that begin as stereotypes and become multi-layered (the Bebop approach, which incidentally had the same writing staff and the same head writer), although you REALLY have to pay attention to every detail. It's one of those stories that says, "Oh, you weren't paying attention to that small detail that may have been vaguely hinting at what happened two hundred years ago to make the world into what it is now? Oh well, you're screwed, you will miss the entire point." Some people understandably find this cryptic approach and its religious themes somewhat alienating, so it's definitely not for everyone, but it's still a great show.

The music and epic moments made this anime one of my favs.

This is one my all time favourite anime's and a greatly realised modern fairy.

@thekokapelli said:

although if you do continue with it I highly recommend you skip episodes 15, 16, 17 and 18 because they are four completely useless recap episodes. Seriously, you don't need them.

The funny thing about that is that it's the exact same amount of episodes as the OVA which is the true (reboot) ending, and I hated watching it

So sad , to this day I can't take it :'(

Soundtrack is excellent an there's a particular favourite of mine, think it's when they get to the desert or something.

@GokaiRed: ah, yes, it was sad, and yes, I am a twenty-year-old woman who first watched this when she was sixteen and cried. You won't catch me crying at Titanic, but at an animated fantasy about wolves? Absolutely. But personally, though I totally understand what you're saying, the last four episodes are my favorite part of the whole show, and I thought the ending was very thought-provoking and fitting. Not LOLdeep, but you know, "Wo, this is deep, man." That's another reason a lot of people find themselves more alienated by its more stylish and inviting cousin Cowboy Bebop, (which I also love) but it is a bit of a downer. Although that is also something to be said for the ending; you may not have liked it but you'll never forget it. I mean, could it really have ended any other way?

Also, it REALLY might help you to understand everything better if you know a bit about Shintoism and its animal imagery, and also if you happen to have read Revelation, but you can still get a lot out of it if you haven't. I love that it's not heavy-handed, it's (GASP!!) subtle!

Loved this series...except those repeat episodes...cut them out and its a 26 episode series anyway

STRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAY

@thekokapelli: That damn ending was such a tease, I said to myself

"Whoa wait, they gave away the ending with the bloody intro? Crafty gitts!" :P

But yeah subtlety was the series strong suit, just about everything that happened and the symbolism was relevant to it's inevitable end.

@GokaiRed: I guess they figured we needed all the help we could get, considering how damn confusing it is.