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Wolfs Rain, and what it means to me.
12 years ago
Warning, lots of cheese ahead.
Many things have been happening around me lately, some good, and some rather heart breaking. But one thing that never changes and that is always there for me is my favorite anime of all time; Wolf's Rain.
It's an anime set in a post-apocalyptic world, where wolves are thought to have been extinct for almost two hundred years. Legend says that when the world ends paradise will open and the world will be renewed. But it's only wolves who know how to get there and open it, with the lunar flowers guiding their way. The wolves are definitely still alive and have been for years, but they are able to disguise themselves, and live in the deteriorating world with the humans. This means that everyone still believes them to be dead; though there are a few who know better.
To keep myself from going on a tangent, I'll just go ahead and say what all I've learned from watching this. One, you are never better off alone. Always keep your friends close, they're precious and you never know when you'll need them or vice versa. Two, as cliche as it is, don't judge a book by its cover. It was this anime that helped push that home for me. Hush. :c Three, never give up and keep moving toward your goal. Keep running toward and and don't forget that your friends will always be there to help you get there.
Aside from all the cheese said previously, this anime has also helped me cope with some things happening throughout my life. In middle school when I first started watching it, my grandfather was dying of pancreatic cancer. I never had a father in my life but he was the closest thing to a father figure I ever had. It was about eight years ago. I remember long nights, staying up late and watching the anime, pausing it and trying to draw some of the scenes while listening to the sound track, crying half the time. It's basically what started to get me drawing. Drawing to cope, delve into a different world and escape reality for a little while. If it wasn't for this anime I would have never started drawing. When my grandfather finally passed, I drew on a bog poster board of a wolf running with the closing songs lyrics written on it, "Gravity"
Every so often, I'll just take a few days to sit and watch it all the way through again. The pace isn't for everyone, and the ending leaves you wanting more and sometimes a little disappointed.. but its still my favorite thing to turn to when things are looking down. Like now, the woman who basically raised me and still houses me was put in the hospital last night for pneumonia, my grandmother. We don't always get along, in fact we just bicker and fight most of the time, but she's still the person i'm closest to in my entire family and the one that cares for me the most. She loves me to death and I love her like a mother. I don't know what's happening at the hospital right now, but the idea of losing her is hitting me very.. very hard right now. I'm thinking it's about time for another wolfs rain marathon. Maybe I'll do a stream where I'm playing it and drawing at the same time.
Have you watched Wolf's Rain any? If so, who's your favorite character and why. c: Mine is Toboe (STOP CALLING HIM TUBA IKKS), mainly because he's such a cutie and I related to him the most when I was younger. My close second is Tsume. He's just a badass.
If you haven't seen it, give it a chance! I think it's beautiful.
Edit: Just fiished a full marathon, streamed the whole thing and even drew some. Felt great.
unrequited love is a bitch.
Favorite character by far is Toboe mostly because at the time I first watched Wolf's Rain, I saw that Toboe was a clone of myself and I could relate to him in so many ways. When I first watched this series it was before I hit my growth spurt so I wasn't as tall then, I was naive and too nice for my own good, and people felt the need to protect me because they felt I couldn't protect my own self. Looking back at it now, Toboe serves as a reminder of who I used to be and who I still am to some degree on the inside.
BUT ANYWAY. Yeah, Wolf's Rain is a goodurn. <3
it's definitely one of the few out there that have so much meaning~!
always loved toboe and hige
Ill agree with the pace mainly with the start. The series has a habit of jumping around a bit making it a little confussing at times when you watch it first time through
I gotta agree with Ikato, that was the first anime that made me legit cry. Wolfs Rain is close to my heart because it contains so much meaning and life lessons in it. In my opinion this anime is better than most because honestly a lot of anime is just school themed. :/ One lesson I definitely learned form Wolfs Rain is that to keep your friends close. Always. Never jump into anything alone. Let's not even talk about the last episodes. . ;.; sooo many tears..
As for my favorite character I'd have to go with Kiba. This is mainly because I was inspired how he always kept pushing and kept trying to reach his goal. My second favorite is Hige just because he was so sweet and silly. (:
There is a lot of animes that are just terriable in dubs because of the voice actors they choose for the character that simply doesn't fit the character but there is afew that have made good decsions when it came to English voice actors.