Wolf's Rain ending

[@leereynolds2681]

Watching in 2020. Still hits me hard especially when he screams/howls

[@RafaelGonzalez-sj8xm]

The anime that changed everything for me.

[@numba118]

I cry every time

[@becissasamir2835]

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@shadowwood549]

Me! I cry every time 😭

[@ArchangelEdwards]

Maybe I will rewatch this again

[@Luna_Hyuga]

After this ending I suddenly realized, that all the time the opening showed us the end. All of them are reborn in a new world. Remember in the opening Kiba is walking through the rainy streets walking past every character. And that's exactly what we see at the end of the anime.( Not in this video, it's) It's an endless circle and all the time the anime opening already showed us this. That's genius.

[@Bramblestar_09]

Im happy he is the only alive, he is my favorite

[@nickgennady]

Yha people say there no longer wolves because how Tsume is riding bike but I don’t go with that and opening is proof as we see wolves.

[@raisabia]

@@nickgennady "Not all humans were born from the wolf. There are those that began their existence as wolves, but they abandoned their true form and embraced the guise of humanity." They might've forgotten, but their instincts linger on.

[@fremenchips]

The man in black fled across the desert and the gunslinger flowed.

[@JelissaSkinner]

I forgot who I was and I’m okay with never remembering we’re in a loop forever a endless cycle it’s happening right now as we speak the biblical prophecy how do we change as humanity when no one wants peace

[@LimeCultivist]

Oh, I remember the first time I watched this anime, the ending just completely broke me.

[@ArchangelEdwards]

Man.. I cried so much during the last two episodes

[@silverackerman394]

Same... HIGEEEE!!!!! WHY WHY YOU MY LITTLE HONY COMIC RELIF WOLF!!! *sobs in a corner*

[@wolgorewolf6509]

R4wrTiger You can say that again... I watched the whole thing last night for the first time and I just cried ;.; .

[@sonotyouraveragegirl4257]

Lime Cultivist Actually. They arrive in "paradise", Tsume is seen riding a motorcycle with his gang, Toboe finds a kitten reincarnation of Blue, Hige is walking around, then the last scene shows Kiba in wolf form waking in the rain, before making break to a lunarflower

[@wolgorewolf6509]

I noticed that... So, is it a happy ending? Or a sad ending? 0.o

[@tottlebug9]

The world gets reimagined into paradise, everyone who died got reborn. The saddest part is that the flower maiden is reborn into a lunar flower such as the opening entails when you see Kiba frantically searching for her, but she is in an alleyway crack as the flower. It breaks my heart knowing he’ll never know she’s not coming back.

[@KittyCatDonut]

i didn't see blue either when they were reborn did she not get reborn since she wasn't full wolf?

[@stromykiba7124]

@@KittyCatDonut probably that's to sad

[@UltimateDoomSoldier]

@@KittyCatDonut well I have a conclusion which can make that sad face into a smile 😭 the intro is the same place as the ending which is kinda obvious. We see everyone in it.. even blue running in the city night. Makes me think everyone made it including her...Because you also see the flower at the end of the intro. A cycle but better. In the end.. Everyone will be destined to come across one another. Then a new journey to paradise will begin. But this time it’s there... I also don’t wanna feel like blue and hige relationship never happened. Because the world reseted. But like I said they will all be destined to come across one another once again and a new relationship will start😏hehe . But at the same time they still got there senses. Also one last thing the city scene in the intro was never in any episodes besides episode 30

[@thabombtrolling2962]

@@UltimateDoomSoldier I knew I wasn’t the one only saying that.. the opening was connected to episode 30..

[@UltimateDoomSoldier]

@@thabombtrolling2962 mhmm because you can only be a wolf to go to paradise. People gotta remember hige was one of jagura wolfs. The opening clearly debunks those theories is blue the kitten or did the 5 wolfs turn human. Because why would cheza bring back 5.. and turn them human when they was born wolfs lol you can only be a wolf to go to paradise. You can clearly see them in there wolf forms in the opening in the (Current time) which takes place in the epilogue. It makes the show less depressing when you put 2 n 2 together knowing everyone will meet again because of Kiba. And for those hige x blue shippers there is hope between the 2. because it’s a cycle, but better in the (Current time) they’ll always be together like blue being the only female wolf... and hige actually taking a liking into her because his main interests was paradise food and blue 😭 it will just repeat but not them dying however. Darcia eye just represents there will always be evil in the world. But the path to paradise is opened now because of the lunar flowers. A new journey to paradise will begin.

[@michaelplurad4879]

6:18 "I don't have anything left to protect." I'm done. Out of all the anime I've seen, this is the most heartbreaking.

[@TheSapphireLeo]

Okay can imagine with that line, too.

[@The_Platinum_Realist]

“Even when you search to the ends of the Earth there’s nothing there. No matter how far you walk it’s always the same road. It just goes on and on, but in spite of that why am I so driven to find it? I hear someone’s voice calling to me….” Man Kiba hits hard.

[@natalietorres8047]

When Cheza disappeared you could feel how truly alone Kiba felt in that moment. You felt exactly what he felt. This is more than just a show...it’s a work of art. It broke my heart I’m so many ways and changed me as a person.

[@yesseniasantiago6610]

👏👏👏

[@kyanberusama8847]

Ok, relax

[@davidli6931]

Because Tsume, Toboe, and Hige were dead, there was nobody left for him. So when even Cheza was dead, he has truly no one. He is alone even if he can open paradise.

[@natthaphat2183]

I remember seeing Toboe's death. I cried, he was a giver through and through. Then I recovered and watched it to this scene, I cried again...even harder too.

[@beccacroce7380]

I actually think as the deaths of the gang go on too fast for me to cry, because Hubb, Blue, Hige, and Tsume died got killed faster than Cher Toboe and Quent. Although the shot when the moon turns back as Kiba is sinking does give me a sad feeling too.

[@taylorfesmire407]

I watched this on a Adult Swim when I was 12 or 13 and didn’t really understand it or know how to process it. I remember feeling sad and sick for days afterwards for some reason lol.

[@luramirez27]

I feel so sick after watching this for the 1st time lol. Like I need to search for something now

[@tschussalin]

Yea me too! Except I was 8 or 9

[@i_am-_-ace7943]

@@tschussalin me too bro and I felt the same way

[@andrewgaray1643]

You are not the only one

[@badazzrashad]

Yea I was lost after watching this..a few days stop watching anime a bit too just didn’t compare

[@Thegr8MC]

Scenes like this man. This is why I always get annoyed by people who say they hate anime because they think it's all nothing but Naruto and Sword Art Online. If you look beyond all the popular generic trash you can find true gems. Stories that will make you laugh, make you cry, tear your heart apart or fill it with warmth.

[@davidstone281]

Yep. Exactly. Children watch Dragon Ball Z, Naruto and One Punch Man. Adults watch Wolf's Rain, Helsing, Death Note and Jy-U-Oshi: Planet of the Beast King

[@illegalalien6542]

@@davidstone281 Hellsing isn't for kids.

[@no_name2807]

SAO IS MAI FAB ANIME!!!

[@no_name2807]

Fav

[@evilcleo]

Naruto is not a great representation of anime but it had its moments. SAO did all those things you mention though, if you give it a chance and look beyond all the hate people give it.

[@HouseMusicNinja]

When you learn that life's answers come from the journey and not from the destination. I've never forgotten Wolf's Rain. 🥰

[@windwalkerrangerdm]

Cheza says: "and the next time... the paradise you hope for... will be... " and I keep completing it myself "real" or "pure" or "true". As if she already knew the cycle was just going to start all over again because of Darcia's taint. (through his remaining wolf eye) There is another AMV out there in youtube named "this time imperfect", fits so well. And everytime this ending succeeds to bring tears from the dry deserts. Damn you and thank you, everyone involved in this project.

[@j.mduett4992]

I tend to lean towards thinking it stays as will "be" I like your completing thoughts though

[@Eve6fangirl]

haven't watched Wolf's Rain in ages. i forgot how SAD it was :(

[@hisfavworstnightmare]

This is my all time favourite anime XD

[@RavenCSGOO]

I know

[@jaszylue7257]

Akira Hasegawa I cant watch it it broke me the frst time around

[@kalynfisher977]

Same

[@charlesrogers1471]

it was my first not dbz anime. I still haven't recovered.

[@hannahliebrand4367]

I watched wolfs rain as one of my first anime right after inuyasha and even though i didnt understand the anime at that age, the emotion it conveyed was so strong that i have held it in my heart ever since. i now rewatched it with a friend at the age of 23 and i finally understand it now. it is a story of hope, and suffering. The determination and love in this show are just so beautifully done. people critique the pacing of the show and on some level i agree that the information could have been more spread out and elaborated uppon because most only comes at the end. But what wolfs rain does so beautifully is it assumes an intelligent viewer. they never rub anything in your face. when they learn what hige is we dont get an explenation because he doesnt have the words to give one so and they dont force a backstory or backflash but they leave you as the rest of the gang that are supposed to draw their own conclusions. The same with the ending and darcias motivation. Some of my favourite moments are between the detective and the scientist that reveal right towards the end that they actually would have loved children but they were unable to have them. Its such a subtle detail but it suddenly explains chers actions. The love she has for cheza as her creation and a little girl is what drove her appart form her husband because she was so absorbed in her job and it led to divorce. throughout the entire show it is clear that they love each other but what really went wrong? this is it. he coundt understand and she couldnt explain. its so beautiful. so subtle. The tragedy of Hub and Toboe is just heart wrenching. Its obvious why tobeos death is devistating. But Hub is the most tragic character in this show. He has only anger to fuel him in life and he cannot overcome his guilt and trauma so when he is comfronted by the truth he loses all meaning in his life and sees no meaning in the world anymore. he pushes away the only loved one he still has which is blue in the process. The increadible betrail by the world is to much for him to handle. he can not change his ways and in his final moment he even kills the kindest of the wolfs. He died loved and with so much regret. its sooooo increadibly tragic and sad. That he continued to be loved by toboe until the end and he can never redeem himself. i honestly just couldnt take it. The tender moment between hige and blue is so intimate and heartbreaking. He kept his promise. He will be by her side until the end and as she slowly loses conciousness he just strokes her very tenderly and lovingly. And her response is so touching. she just sais: that feels nice. hige and blue never get to express tender moments of intimacy with each other and she is finally loved for the wolf that she is. Everyone who has had physicall affection like that before knows how nice it is and her words just resonate. its again so subtle, so intimate and emotionally heartbreaking. Because of this wolfsrain is a masterpiece. I could keep going for ever about the beauty of this piece of art. there is just so much in there i dont know where to stop.

[@edgebringr3494]

Beautiful

[@leereynolds2681]

four years has passed since I last commented. It hits harder even more as I get older, in particular when he screams/howls

[@absolutfx]

I feel like I'm one of the few that sees Darcia as he is. I hate how this ended so suddenly with poisoning him. He was driven to Paradise to see his love and destroyed everything around him to be with her.

[@KanekiKen-ou1lg]

Yeah and hey have you watch tokyo ghoul it s cool but sadness in the same mixture if you know it s sad but if you didn t watch it

[@dull_demon4717]

perfect fitz he also seemed to go a bit insanity.

[@szalwia666]

I just love Darcia

[@davidstone281]

Darcia was brilliantly written.

[@jakeblack5533]

Darcia Perverted or destroyed everything he touched using love as his excuse, Only paradise could judge him and it destroyed him which is why the Wolf eye remained behind because It wasn't even Darcia's in the first place

[@As-tray]

God, this voice actors are marvelous. Now I wish I could've watched it in eng.

[@dull_demon4717]

ChaoticStray why not re-watch it?

[@aaronjohnson1286]

ChaoticStray all anime eng dub voice director need to take notes .

[@civilwarfare101]

Aaron Johnson The only time Mary McGlynn screwed up was the Silent Hill HD collection.

[@timeslowingdown]

Wtf are you serious. I was literally just cringing at it.

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa790]

@@timeslowingdown This was famous at the time for setting the standards of a good english dub. On the DVD I got the Japanese staff even complemented the English dub, saying that a majority of the VAs were better than their's (with exception to Hige, but he was still good) and theg mentioned how they tried so hard to get a good Japanese Kiba VA, but the one they got came nowhere near what they wanted. The English VA was perfect in their opinion.

[@izanamiischeese1348]

The very last scene is missing...the actual one that made me breathe and smile again.

[@Bramblestar_09]

I was happy when I realized that Kiba survived

[@caffeinatedpossum]

I think the series deserves a sequel, telling how Darcia's eye had poisoned Paradise

[@wolfdogamer47439]

Yeah, it would be great to see Kiba, Tsume, Hige, Toboe and Blue to be reunited in some way as well. Lol, you can ignore this late reply.

[@takeempresa4255]

don't you watch the news? :v lol... you can also ignore this other late reply.

[@wolfdogamer47439]

Well, tbh i haven't actually watched the Wolf's Rain series, just quite a few yt videos of it and downloaded some of its soundtracks..I tend to do that with every anime series or movies before i start watching them heh. From what i've seen of Wolf's Rain, i thought a sequel would be nice be hey i haven't actually seen it so maybe a sequel wouldn't be so nice? xD Sorry, this is coming from a partially clueless person here.

[@thatrandomuser6554]

WolfDogamer Late reply, I know, but all the wolves died, so I guess a sequel sorta would be confusing, but eh, GNG got a sequel, wouldn't hurt for Wolfs Rain to. Edit: They didn't die apparently, they were all reborn, but Blue wasn't since she was only half wolf. Cheza (I think that was the name) was reborn as a flower.

[@wolfdogamer47439]

@@thatrandomuser6554 Yeah apparently Blue is the kitten Toboe is holding at the end of the last episode when they're all in their human forms again but idk that's what i've heard.

[@kat2019]

I've rewatched Wolf's Rain 4 times and this ending still makes me cry like a baby. Most tragic ending to an anime I've ever seen tbh

[@jennawolf5713]

Just imagine... Watching this anime, when your almost 2 years relationship is going down... And the same day you watch the last episode, your partner decides to leave you... Ending up in the most depressed state you could never imagine to be... Well, that just happened to me today

[@sethsword9680]

It gets better I had a gf of 5 years thought we would be together forever. We would always talk about our lives together and starting a family of our own. And just this past October i had planned to propose had the ring and everything. She then tells me that she wants to try things with women, after 5 years of being together, having a life together, and planning a future together broke me. I felt alone and questioned what i did wrong we did everything together, she even got me the dvd of Wolfs Rain for my birthday one year. But moving on finding my own paradise even if i have to be by myself for now, will be worth it. Stay strong

[@imnfewirose876]

@@sethsword9680 that literally made me tear up. Fuck I hope you guys are better

[@sethsword9680]

@@imnfewirose876 I'm better now thank you for asking :). Still single, but I've just been working on myself and doing better in life.

[@imnfewirose876]

@@sethsword9680 that's a relief, I feel a ton better now.

[@Artasysik]

@@sethsword9680 kinda sounds like you are lying, you were misspelling alot of stuff in that story. As if you were a kid.

[@kara_keegan_2242]

I remember crying so hard at this ending when I was 15

[@PrimevalCosplay]

I’ll never forgot this amazing show

[@Tithe-man]

Wolf's rain! Thank you Keiko Nobumoto for this piece of art, RIP ❤

[@michaelplurad8670]

Watching this 16 years later, I can honestly say this series was near perfect in all regards. The story, the characters, the animation, the music… And dear god, this ending! I would dare to go as far and say it was in the same league as Cowboy Bebop.

[@cyberia7671]

Well said I absolutely agree. Keiko Nobumoto is truly a gifted writer and will always be one of my favorite artists. May she rest in peace.

[@hannahallard741]

same writers/producers!: BONES

[@cybertron1000s]

Paradise doesn't exist but Kiba's desire to find it let world be reborn. The cycle must move forward but it requires the vision of paradise for it happen. Kiba is still a Wolf in the next world because he kept true to his vision and thus survived death. The gang are no longer wolves because they ignored their wolfhood but shared Kiba's vision of a new world. As convoluted as it may seem, the point of Wolf's Rain is to let the world the reborn but you must desire it for it to happen - not of a new world, but an image of a world returned to it's natural beginning. Wolf's Rain hints towards an inner paradise motif of Buddhist Nirvana in that treats the world's state as a cycle that forever ebbs and flows and never an ideal, thus Paradise exists in the individual - except Wolf's Rain treats the cycle with a more honest understanding of human desires; whatever inner vision of Paradise we have, we can't simply live in it and ignore the world it's supposed to affect; and we never do. The Paradise of Mew and Kiba was indeed real, but that Paradise would never let life into a dying world, Kiba would die instead, his consciousness forever trapped with her for eternity for nothing to happen and for everyone to die, Kiba thus rejects her and their Paradise. Wolf's Rain honestly depicts our desires to bring our inner (vision of) Paradise into the world but in order to be true our other desires of fairness and to keep our loved ones (which is why we have those visions in the first place) the world, even if reborn, will never be a paradise precisely because we wish to have others be there for us and their wishes, good or bad, continue the cycle of life and death all over again, but Wolf's Rain believes it must. If you wish for Paradise for yourself, you will be denied, that's why Darcia, along with Kiba and Cheza, made it to the end but Cheza rejected him; Darcia not only wanted paradise for himself (and Hamona) and broke every natural order to get it by obtaining a Wolf's eye as a man and unnaturally becoming a Wolf. His tainted desires made him unsuitable to mingle with Cheza's blood and only Kiba was allowed precisely because we wanted others in it and thus world was born anew. All of them necessary sacrifices for a new world, Darcia's evil taint, Cheza's body for a new Earth, and Kiba's good will, all necessary for a new cycle. Kiba's paradise is the next world, and it will be always in every next world, because Kiba is the sacrifice we need, the one to slay the Dragon, and the one to let the Holy Maiden give birth.

[@Dany-nt6dn]

Ok, youre right, except in the part when you pit Buddah, if you read the bible, you 'll realize this has bíblical wisdom, but this is my point of view.

[@ny4nk0]

@@Dany-nt6dn If you look into it, this anime blatantly references many different religions and cultures from all over the world. Perhaps eastern and western religious wisdom are more similar than you think.

[@Bramblestar_09]

Right, he survived, there is no info about death so he is alive.Only in city he is in his human form to camouflage

[@lilyscarisbrick9633]

This is a really interesting explanation!! Thank you for sharing

[@maxcroft5826]

Kiba!

[@Grace-dg8bb]

Its so sad how they all die.....

[@dreambiscuits]

But they come back

[@miral7563]

ethereal _ as humans..

[@91Definite]

@@miral7563 I think just to start over again though...I wished the end wasn’t this harsh. But it shown reality...Maybe paradise wasn’t a real place after the world ended. Kinda like on Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

[@miral7563]

@@91Definite ya know I really wish they didn’t rush the ending and killed everyone off like that. I wish they did a proper ending

[@91Definite]

@@miral7563 u ain’t the only one, I wished it was another season at least 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Murlott]

Man, it's been so long since I've watched Wolf's Rain and this scene just breaks my heart :(

[@lupineindigo]

seeing all the wolves bodies covered in snow breaks my heart every time, there so still and cold, and i remember the life that used to be inside that body. T ^ T dang this ending shattered my heart and then threw the remains in a blender

[@dull_demon4717]

LupineIndigo yep, does that every time...Even when you haven't seen it over 4 or 5 years.

[@dreambiscuits]

You should watch Akame Ga Kill

[@hellatron1475]

​@@dreambiscuits Dont even mention that trash in the same breath as Wolfrain. Its violence and death for violence and deaths sake. The writing is complete garbage.

[@dreambiscuits]

@@hellatron1475 well thanks for your opinion but I'm talking about all the death in there and the loss you feel at the end. people like some anime that you don't and other people like anime that you do like. Don't be a hater.

[@dreambiscuits]

@@hellatron1475 each of the anime are in different genres so I don't see why comparing them would even achieve anything

[@wolfclaw254]

This was the first anime I watched when i was younger. I forgot how much the ending just rolls you over and guts you. BUT IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL ;n;

[@Fede842]

just a masterpiece :,(

[@dtrix10kc]

Watching this in 2018. Wolf's Rain was an absolute masterpiece.

[@krissancsmile9613]

I could never watch the end more than one time. Because everytime I think of the ending, I get upset. They didn´t deserve to die!!! My god.. why could they not just lived on. And Kiba, all alone again!

[@brushfox5588]

Krissan Csmile Just to reasure you, in the end they're either reborn or transportes to paradaise.

[@91Definite]

That's wtf I'm saying! He was alone in the beginning and in the end he's alone! He learned to have friends and cherished them he began to have a heart cause at first he wasn't the type to help anything or anyone. Everyone that he met and came across shaped him to who he was towards the end! For someone like Darcia to tell him everything he been through was plan for him to reach paradise without needing unnecessary people really is kinda fucked up to say. What's worse was that it was HIM THAT KILLED ALL THE WOLVES! So for him to tell that to Kiba I be already to kill him, I wouldn't give af what else he had to say.

[@Bramblestar_09]

Poor Kiba, but at leastvhe is alive

[@ashleybenson8688]

This show was beautiful and heart breaking all at once.

[@SagePhantom]

Why do i always cry when i watch this? It´s a simply masterpiece of ending...

[@gumbiman3350]

These are always my kind of stories and endings. Ones that make me feel something, feel human.

[@temporaryfind9048]

This was my first anime, it really hurt me but I still have a lot of respect and love for it

[@tavibaby]

This anime was recommended as an underrated anime on Reddit. I gave it a go, and whoa!!!! Talk about cutting onions. I was so sure at the end they'd all find "Paradise".. Loved the bonds between these young wolves, and the lessons learned. I feel this could have used a few more episodes.. Definitely gave me the feels.. ☺️😩😢❤️

[@aussiecowboah8825]

I loved this show so much and still do. Use to watch it as a kid and feel so much suspense and emotion watching it, I’d always watch it before bed, Mum would say 1 more episode than that’s it, sometimes I would watch 2 and not tell her cause I wanted to know what happens next. I’m not sure if anyone else thought this but I believed that I was able to transform into a wolf, I’ve kinda lost that belief now that I’m older. But I still have a small belief in it now days. But this show was definitely the best Anime I’ve watched and I wish it was longer. Now looking back at it, I can officially say that I would 100% recommend this Anime to anyone. *Wolf’s Rain, your the best.*

[@AverageJocelyn]

Gosh... I yearn to see more anime/movie like this. I watched this when I was 14 and life never felt the same. This is not a simple anime, this is a sensory and spiritual adventure. There's something about the music, the animation, the way they touch and hold on to one another. I don't know why but this, cowboy bebop, vision of escaflowne, terror in resonance and ergo proxy reach something inside of me. They twist it and even though I feel sad everytime I watched the end, there is a warm, pure and soothing feeling taking over afterward. Maybe this is what paradise is all about and maybe this is what Cheza feels like.

[@OlivierPoplin.5607]

A gree

[@robinofhsr]

such an underrated anime and concept it deserves a remake of some sort

[@sadboynatevaulted]

I remember being eight or nine years old and finishing this series and just feeling completely ruined The screams of endless cries filled that Christmas morning as I was torn apart

[@blackjoker12]

It took many years to figure it out. The Opening of the series is the beginning of the end. That is why it always looked so different compared to the scenes and theme of the anime. Just like the start of the series where they all end up in the same place and meet one another before they go forth to find paradise. How I figure is this is just one version of paradise. The false paradise the nobles made is the remnants of the previous one. We the audience is watching the current one die. While the opening is showing us the next. The world will be reborn again and again until true paradise is created. So in each new reborn world they are reborn as well to search for paradise.

[@logical_chaos]

This anime has my favorite tv show/movie soundtrack of all time, and I'm not even kidding. It was my first anime (aside from Pokemon) and I stumbled upon it when I stayed up late watching tv when I was sick as a kid. I'm now an adult and a Film Music minor, and Yoko Kanno -- specifically this anime, though I love all of her stuff -- remains my favorite composer and soundtrack to listen to, dissect, and get inspired by.

[@jasminelloyd4558]

Ah nostalgia, this broke me so bad. I procrastinated so bad when i had to watch with ending. I knew that I would be emotional😂

[@glucoseguardian9999]

My interpretation of the ending was always that Paradise was a legend, passed down from one generation of wolves to the next but never proven. It became so rooted in folklore that no living person (Human or Wolf) could tell if it were real or not, and in the end, Paradise was just a euphemism for the tangible, Heaven-Life afterlife which we get to see as each character dies. (The End-Credits scene where Toboe finds a kitten was always harder to discern for me, although the main consensus from the fandom seems to be that everyone was reincarnated into a different, better world).

[@WildPetsCreations]

Paradise looks like colorado

[@grandadoboman1995]

Stephanie Parcus inspired by the grey wolf's natural habitat tho kiba is an arctic wolf going by his looks and lives in a different habitat. That can also explain why he was reluctant at the begining to form bonds with the others because arctic wolves form smaller packs compared to other southern subspecies. Just a thought.

[@cait6461]

Watched this anime at 10 and it really cemented something in me personally I never realized until looking back in my 30s.

[@cpt191021]

most underated anime EVER!!!

[@sivanlevi3867]

This is why I love Wolf's Rain. I like shows that ask deeper questions.

[@lionkills1]

I used to watch this back in high school days. Now in my 30s. Where does the time ago. It's nice how some feeling are brought alive again.

[@natalietorres8047]

“The ice is spreading fast now... The world will freeze over... Soon, this one will disappear... This one is a forged Hanabito; This is not this ones true form Now this one can become... The world will close up for a while and we will be apart from one another... We would not have met and the flowers would not have protected you... Kiba, because you protected this one the flowers will return and bloom once more... So when the world is reborn and paradise opens we will meet again... This one will be waiting for you... Find this one... The next time the paradise you hoped for will be...”

[@UltimateDoomSoldier]

Yup exactly and that pretty much sums up the opening being connected to the epilogue 😭... They will all meet again a new journey to paradise

[@Wolfman12395]

To be honest, Toboe's death hit me the hardest out of everyone's near the end of this series. Kiba's was very sad at the end, but it also told a story that in a way, had a new beginning to it with how paradise was actually revealed in the end. And because of that, I think the series ended just fine the way it did and doesn't need a sequel. This will probably always be my #1 favorite anime series of all time, I just can't believe it's been 17 years since I first watched it.....

[@TheSapphireLeo]

Same, then it may have just gotten more borderline sillier, as it went on? X;D

[@TheSapphireLeo]

Although we may have needed some alliviation, or just crying for them in peace would have sufficed enough, for us, instead of being annoyed they ruined the mood a bit? X;D

[@VengeDracul]

This Anime is by far the most powerful Anime, With a very deep meaning. Even though you are following a bunch of Wolves searching for the perfect world. But getting there is the hard part. Love this Anime so much. Still hits hard, cause it has so many different meanings.

[@fatenlay4520]

this is like so pure and out of this world !!!

[@sujithcherukuri7363]

faten fatin Yes, compared to all the other anime endings this one isn't superficial or empty... but makes us feel empty

[@d-pool7967]

I was 15 when I first watched Wolfs Rain, my parents got me the complete dvd set that year for Christmas

[@takeempresa4255]

You can perfectly consider this episode zero and loop forever

[@raygardner5721]

The way Kiba and Cheza were holding each other..........They should've all been reunited with each other. I really feel bad for Tsume.

[@dull_demon4717]

The ending killed me when I binged watch this the first time, but it made totally sense.

[@chihirobunny7090]

A true masterpiece, so very close to my heart. ❤

[@raptorblack2269]

I remember when i was a kid,i've seen an ad from this anime but i never had the opportunity to watch it. So years passed and now i'm 16 and i really enjoyed watching this,when i saw the ending i was like:"no they cannot die!" But when i've seen that they reborned i was like wouah

[@CosmicOwlChild]

Thanks KZbin for reminding me about this show once again. I'm going to watch it for the 5th time now It's a must watch show.. It's short.. It's sad but it's life changing

[@prashantd6252]

Reading all these comments... I feel bad for so many of you. When I first saw this episode...I can't even remember when, back when I was in school, I think.. It made me so happy, me and my brother were both huge fans of this series and we were watching it together. It was an exam night but we stayed up late to rewatch it again...it was so good. When I woke up in the morning, I felt so happy, so weird like I'd never felt before. It was a great day. I remember that I didn't do too well in the exam that day but I was..like ...meh!😄 Wolf's rain was an exceptional series, one of a kind and I'm so happy today looking back at this episode after soooo long...my brother and I were just talking about this. Take it easy and don't forget to smile a little for yourself.

[@fabioteixeira9611]

Ending explained : In wolf's rain's world, only wolves are able to open paradise. Darcia somehow was aware of this, so in episode 26 we see him with the stone used by lady Jaguara to open the nobles paradise. At the beginning of episode 27 , we see him in an alchemy lab reading the book of the moon. So he probably mixed the knowledge his family had of alchemy with what he read to activate the power of the stone and revive his wolf form. Moreover, he also mentions the world is about to freeze to be reborn. Then the prophecy written in the book actually happens and this episode shows no more than what was said the previous episodes

[@Nachtara-nr1pv]

I´m not quite sure about that tbh. Was´nt the book of the moon with Lebowski all the time? Darcia had never access to it, right? Also, maybe you can answer me some questions (if you are actually still reading this) because I still do not understand if Kiba stayed a wolf or not. We can also see in the ending scene that before Kiba dies, there is rain falling from the sky and onto the pages of the book of the moon, creating a new page. Does´nt that mean that this storyline repeated all over and over again for a long time? The world must have ended quite often if that is correct... Does the paradise even exist at that point? I personally think that the paradise the wolves are searching for is not even such a magical place as they imagine. I´m quite certain that paradise is the new world being created after the world ends - At least that is what I think considering Kiba´s words before fighting Darcia. I´m confusing myself...sorry :D

[@travelingalaxies9282]

@@Nachtara-nr1pv think that's probably along the lines. Reincarnation of a sorts, and I think it will repeat, because you see Darcia's evil make it into the new world via his eye.

[@travelingalaxies9282]

@@Nachtara-nr1pv no evil if there is no good, and vice versa. It's about that balance. Maybe they will figure it out next go around?

[@richerDiLefto]

@@Nachtara-nr1pv Darcia most certainly did have a copy of the book, just like the other nobles did. You can hear him reading excerpts from the book in the show and he’s seen closing it. It was banned for everyone *but* the nobles because it showed the way to Paradise, which they wanted for themselves.

[@Soulinescent]

This inpired me to make this statement: "If there is no rain (to help the flowers bloom), there would not be paradise". I just realized that it sounds close to the title "wolf's rain"!!😲 oh my goodness. It sounds deep. I'll leave this to you, guys.😊

[@ambss_11]

After all these years I still can’t watch this without crying. It’ll always be one of the best.

[@TL2DSCOUT]

It’s soo sad but beautiful...I love how it comes full circle and ends as the first episode started ❤️

[@angel-nv7jk]

Just got this recommended and now ima binge this anime

[@keithkogayne9135]

I just watch this whole part first time and I cried so hard. :(

[@valequincee]

Me too it's so sad😭

[@dull_demon4717]

Everyone does on the first time, it's a common reaction.

[@nancystaude6895]

Ty. I haven't sung since mom passed away

[@gustavtanciulamadsen2928]

I have never seen Wolf's Rain before, but it seems quit interesting

[@HyperionBirb]

It's a really good anime ^^

[@Julia53808]

I'm not a big anime fan, but I really liked this one. I watched it over three times. I think that's saying something Watch it now and you won't regret it

[@princeofelsweyr8099]

That Guy where can it be watched online in English, not subtitled English, spoken English.

[@sorell9861]

Prince of Elsweyr. kissanime.ru/Anime/Wolf-s-Rain-Dub

[@dull_demon4717]

Gustav Madsen very much so, but the ending kills you.

[@raptorblack2269]

Darcia's voice is amazing

[@iLoneWoIf]

I kept hearing Toonami lol.. since hes the voice of the robot.

[@civilwarfare101]

Steve Blum is an amazing VA. I think this may beat his performance as Spike.

[@aaronjohnson1286]

civilwarfare101 what your favorite voice actors?

[@civilwarfare101]

Aaron Johnson Typeo. I meant his best performance in general. But yeah hes up there with Jamieson Price and Crispin Freeman for me.

[@larrymondello7488]

This was basically when i stopped watching Anime. Call me dramatic, but this was the one that completed the journey for me.

[@solei5678]

This was one of the most feels anime I have ever watched, and i actually love that it’s not your classic sappy romance. It’s beautiful and tragic, as the nature of the world moves in cycles. The next great ice age has begun and life sleeps beneath it. Until it thaws again.

[@jazziethunderheart718]

I just finished watching this, and I've been speechless for about seven minutes. I couldn't stop crying.

[@guichabanaano27]

This is so sad. Just remebered how much I cried when I saw the ending for the first time;__;

[@TheGlowHD]

Came back after rewatching, the ending always breaks me.

[@-Miasimon]

Just coming back to this to make sure... Yep, still hurts.

[@kap1618]

This ending destroyed me so much when I got older, as a kid I didn't get it at all.

[@Sierrawhatever]

This always invokes emotions in me I can’t explain. It’s like seeing a baby being born after a death. Life is beautiful in the end, as it is difficult

[@woohunson]

I see the stark contrast in the reaction of the two main figures here to the fatal loss of what they wanted to protect. Darcia says Hamona no longet exists. Kiba says he haven't lost anything. Not his friends, nor his pride as an wolf. Darcia can't make spirit live inside him. Kiba keeps them alive, listen to their voices. Darcia lives in the cold reality, obsessively coercing himself to see the truth, and then coerce others to see the cold reality. Kiba lives in the legend he believes and lives in the total stories him and others have made. They are so precious that not only himself but also relatively skeptical friends yield their lives to keep them going. It is not that he doesn't know the truth. He despairs that there is nothing left to protect. This means that if there was, he definitely would. But for Darcia, it is the world that has nothing in it. Even if there were, he would treat everything meaningles, starting destructions. Even when reality is dark, it is not itself making a meaning. What stories we made out of that background is the source of meaning. This is what I felt.

[@winterbear1589]

Its sad but all the endings show that in the end everyone dies..... And in the end we are truly alone.

[@maxcroft5826]

NO! That's BULL! You have spirits. The end is beginning. RUN, Search! Do something!

[@youthful6098]

Kiba's spirit never broke. Even when he was the only one left on the earth and felt extremely lonely to the point of reaching pitch black darkness, the drive to Paradise did not fade away from him. That's why when he dies, earth is reborn as a gift/reward for his sufferings & unwavering spirit. Hopeful, bittersweet ending.

[@lynxspeed1630]

Been a long while since I watched wolfs rain ..... The feels of this episode *crying my heart out* . It's a beautiful anime

[@PancakeBoi]

I watched this anime as a kid with my siblings (it was our first anime before naruto and dbz) and i think it was thw one that had the most influence on the type of anime i like, im scared to rewatch it tho lol

[@wolflover0436]

Such a breathtaking anime ❤

[@DizzyWolf]

Still watching in 2024

[@guaaaak]

이거 등장인물들 전부 현시대에 환생하고 비가 흐르는 배경에 각 인물들 근황 아주 짧게 보여주고 마지막에 키바 뒷모습 보여주다가 키바가 갑자기 뛰어사면서 stray~노래로 엔딩 맺는거 아직도 기억남

[@김다람-b4m]

한글 댓글을 보니 반갑네요. 저도 옛 생각이 나서 들어왔는데 지금 봐도 참 기분이 묘한 엔딩인 것 같아요. 낙원을 그렇게 찾아 헤맸는데 끝에 가선 모두가 다 죽은 다음에야 낙원이 열린다는게 슬프기도 하고요.

[@fatenlay4520]

I relate to this series it is the kind of story i love so deep so oit of this word so angelic... After this anime i kept looking for similar manga...

[@PeteD]

yoko kanno you're a genius. rip my soul every time I hear Paradiso

[@tinotrivino]

soundtrack is everything, and this, with the anime, was a masterpiece. But anime is always so depressive so suicidal.. I dont like that at all... Still a masterpiece

[@FrostSoul-qs6kq]

30 years I waited to see how it all ended in this anime ... Today is that day .

[@oqueestou]

Trivia: the stone Darcia vomits is the one he took at the end of episode 26. On episode 27 we see him reading passages from the book of the moon and we also see a kind of alchemy lab ( perhaps he was reading the instructions of how to activate the power of the stone ). On episode 28, he shows up in the middle of a sandstorm and when asked by Kiba what he is waiting for to open paradise since he has the stone to open it, he answers "for a wolf", implying he is waiting for the power of the stone to activate

[@rachelburton6590]

Darcia’s english dub voice gives me chills 😮😮

[@davionsmith7522]

Steve Bloom Also the voice of Tom on Toonami

[@ktsalinas5444]

Is anybody still watching this video in 2018? Because if not then I'm all alone:(

[@ktsalinas5444]

Someone liked my comment. That must mean that there's someone who still watches this video in 2018. and if that's the case. then yahhh :D!

[@bellastarr7063]

I'm here in 2019 2#

[@fabioteixeira9611]

Watching in 2019

[@rudysworld182]

KT Salinas yep have the whole series on dvd. Such an amazing series. Miss it to much.

[@dontdrown5336]

KT Salinas 2019!😁

[@sizeofbullets]

This is my top 3 in favorite animes and this ending ALWAYS gets me. NO matter how many times I watch it.

[@爪口口れ乃口口刀]

I'm only on episode 15 and out of my own stupid curiousity, I've just totally ruined the ending... My heart is literally shattered... I'm so sad they all died... *O* :'( Wolves are my favorite animal.... I seriously can't get over that they ALL DIED!!! OMG WHAT THE HEEELLLLLLLL! D: I'm actually broken inside...

[@mirunara4761]

i did the same

[@dull_demon4717]

爪口口れ乃ㄥ口口刀 it's been 4 or 5 years since I watched this and it still kills me...not as much as the first time, but...

[@Bramblestar_09]

But Kiba is alive

[@TheSapphireLeo]

Seen too many of these animal anime, it also has become a trope, like the #Ginga franchise, which Excel Saga took the p*ss out, we think? X;D

[@skarin1138]

Man, its been 5 years since i saw this anime, this is the anime that made get into anime.

[@jeannewambo5150]

What a masterpiece! Great work! I never watch the end, I prefer to leave it this way! Going to watch it later someday!

[@cringeworthy4755]

I haven’t even watched the anime yet that hit me like bullet 😭😭

[@cyberia7671]

Haven't stopped crying for half an hour I have never felt so strongly about an anime