I think this may actually be the most beautiful anime I have ever seen. In the last eight episodes of the series, I was so amazed by everything in Wolf’s Rain and if the whole series was like those last few episodes, this would have a definite chance at being my favourite anime. I think that I would definitely rewatch this series because for the first half of Wolf’s Rain, I did not really know what to expect from it and I was watching it with a different view point then I was in the second half. Nonetheless besides a few things to criticize about this series, which I will get into later in this review, but this was an incredible series that even though it took me awhile to watch, I think its for the better because when it was first released I probably would not have appreciated it as much as I do now when watching it.

The show aired back in 2003 and it is the story of a world where wolves seem to not exist and are only thought to be a legend, but it turns out their existence is not just a story to tell your kids as Kiba, a lonewolf who finds himself in a city where he finds three other wolves who disguise themselves as humans as did he. Together, this new wolf pack decides to set on a mission to go find a paradise, which despite everyone telling them that it is not possible to get to this paradise, they believe that it must be somewhere.

I really did like the characters in this series and almost all of them manage to grow on you at one point. My personal favourite character was Hige who was the most entertaining and interesting, but the rest are good too. Now here is my problem with this series, which is that I never really felt like the main character was interesting enough. Kiba always sort of bored me in comparison to the other characters and being a main character, I just don’t feel like that is good enough. Sometimes it works when a main character “feeds off” of all the other more sub characters who are far more charismatic than the lead, but that happens rarely and I prefer a main character that is more compelling to watch than Kiba. Luckily, I was able to look away from that fault early on and was able to enjoy the series despite that.

If we were just to look at the animation and soundtrack in this series, then I could easily say that Wolf’s Rain was flawless. The animation was beautiful and you could tell right away that so much effort was involved to make this series the way it is. There are so many details that make this series more memorable than most. As for the soundtrack, with Yoko Kanno behind the music, how can it be anything but perfect. “Heaven’s Not Enough”, which she created and obviously not sung, was an amazing song that made so many of the scene seem to be brought to life. I also loved the ending theme and the melodies that played throughout most of the episodes and were some of the main reasons why I always wanted to continue watching this series. The last two episodes in the series were just too amazing to describe. The last episode in the series just took my breath away and it really felt like nothing I had ever seen from any series. Wolf’s Rain will be remembered to me as a series that reached new boundaries and as something I know I will never see and feel again in any other anime.

With all that said, yes I do believe that without a doubt this series should be watched. The more I think about this series the more I like it. I really do believe that before you watch this, you should realize that what you are about to watch i a smart and beautiful anime that will be nothing like you have ever seen before that, and with that, I do not see how you cannot love Wolf’s Rain.