Perfect cast and a good story

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

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

*Spoilers*The story of Wolf's Rain centers around four wolves searching for paradise. The opening theme is perfect for this premise as it conveys the tone of the show. The characters are all unique and like able, but the premise of the show is what makes people want to watch. We want to know and we hope that they find paradise in the end. The characters drop everything in search for an ideal and continue to push on even when hardship falls on them. The wolves are inspiring and the show has a romantic tone that appeals to me personally and obviously to many others. The reason I did not give this a show a ten is the story is kind of convoluted at times, has four filler recap episodes, and I didn't like a certain character that they meet later in the series. I have a love-hate relationship with this anime, but mostly love. It is kind of frustrating to want to see the ending so bad but be continuously denied it as the show presses on. This could be a flaw in pacing or could have just been intentional. Either way I would recommend this to any 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.

I enjoy this adventurous suspenseful drama, but one flaw can be said. That they stray off of the course of the storyline way too many times to focus in on each of the main characters and other trite matters. "Wolf's Rain DVD 4" is nothing but replays, recollections of the series thus far from the view of the main characters, each handing down a commentary on their own personal episodes. I would say that they read too much into the things they encounter during their journey, and can spend half to entire episodes on something that doesn't even have to do with the main event. It appears as if they are walking towards the end, but would tend to break often and dilly-dally then start up again. But I can see how the creators might have done this intentionally, for the audience to see how intense this journey was which could have gone on for what might've been years. All in all it is fair, there are always new encounters and sights along the way, making every minute of it enjoyable despite the sidetrackings. The story manages to keep a steady tempo throughout each scene, whether stagnant or flowing which is difficult to do, which is why most rivaling animes lack this in their story-telling.

Following the success of Cowboy Bebop and Rah-Xephon, BONES created this 30-part anime about four wolves on their search for Rakuen (Paradise) . . . And it's terrific! Both the Japanese and English cast is great, making the characters come alive, but the animation itself seems to be an homage to "old-school" animes like Lupin the 3rd and Case Closed.The soundtrack is great, as well. Yoko Kano (who also composed for Cowboy Bebop and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) works her magic in this show, blending melodic tunes with enchanting lyrics and rock melodies with singers such as Steve Conte, Maaya Sakamoto, and Ilaria Graziano.The characters, although mostly that of the canine variety, are very believable and, at times, quite lovable. You can feel Quent's grief, Toboe's happiness, and Kiba's determination to find Rakuen (Paradise).As for the plot . . . either it takes place on a futuristic Earth or a different planet altogether (the creators don't really go in-depth about that). Anyways, a wolf wanders into Freeze City and eventually, over the course of the first three episodes, pairs-up with three other wolves to find Paradise.My only problem with it is the ending, where the creators took the easy way out and killed-off all of the characters, seemingly following in the steps of Cowboy Bebop (where they killed-off the main character, Spike).But I digress: Wolf's Rain contains one of, if not, the best storyline in anime history, and it has given me something that I could watch over-and-over-again. 10 out of 10.