Wolf's Rain: Anime Legends Complete Collection Vol. 1
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Wolf's Rain: Anime Legends Complete Collection Vol. 1 description
Although wolves are supposed to have died out more than 200 years earlier, a quartet of lycanthropes prowl the ruined world of this post-apocalyptic fantasy. The shape-shifters include Tsume, a cynical criminal; eager, naïve Toboe; perpetually hungry Hige; and charismatic Kiba, who's seeking "Rakuen," the prophesied wolf-paradise. Tied to his search are the Moon Flowers, and Cheza, a girl somehow created from those blossoms. But the wolf-boys aren't the only ones interested in the flower-girl. Scientist Cher Degré wants to continue studying Cheza in her laboratory, so she enlists the aid of detective Hubb. The fallen Noble Darcia and Lord Orkham and his minions are after Cheza, and she's somehow linked to Quent, a hunter bent on exterminating the wolf-humans. The world of high-tech machinery and the world of curses, prophecies, alchemy and shape-shifters would seem to be at odds, yet the filmmakers manage to integrate the two in this often intriguing fantasy-adventure. The dark palate, angular designs, alienated characters, and dramatic camera angles will appeal to fans of Blood: the Last Vampire, and "Rakuen," the paradise Kiba seeks, remains a tantalizing promise. But the plot of Wolf's Rain is complicated with secondary stories and minor characters the filmmakers fail to develop in the first half of the series. Episodes #15-18 consist almost entirely of flashbacks with only an occasional new scene or line of dialogue, which make the story feel both padded and underdeveloped. (Rated 13 and older: violence, brief nudity, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon |
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Wolf's Rain - Quest for Paradise
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I love Wolf's Rain! I usually only rent DVDs. I had to buy this series! (Warning - if you are not buying the "Limited Edition Collection" in the unique designer box, you will need to buy both "Complete Collection 1" and "Complete Collection 2" - or all 30 episodes (minus the "Recollections" episodes) to really get the full story. Unlike many Anime series, this truly is a serialized novel with a beginning, middle and end.
You can certainly enjoy Wolf's Rain without diving below the surface, or looking for deeper meanings, and if you are happy with that fine! Enjoy! This series has a compelling storyline, endearing characters, beautiful art work and a truly great soundtrack.
However, some people who watch this series complain about the end. I think that those viewers haven't realized that, as engrossing as Wolf's Rain is as a standard Quest Fantasy story, at its heart it is an allegory. It is symbolic of each person's spiritual quest.
Each of the characters represents a different aspect of the spiritual seeker. The events that they experience are symbolic of the stages of spiritual growth that spiritual seekers go through, and the choices a spiritual seeker needs to make - with their consequences.
I have studied comparative religions for many years. There are aspects of a spiritual journey that are portrayed in Wolf's Rain that are found in Judeo-Christian-Islamic traditions (especially Sufism), in North American Shamanism, in Hinduism, and in modern psychology. However, the spiritual journey portrayed in Wolf's Rain is most deeply informed by Vajrayana Buddhism. If you understand the basic world view of Vajrayana Buddhism, you will understand the ending.
If you want to learn more about the type of spiritual quest described in Wolf's Rain, or if you just want to understand what the series' creators were trying to say, I'd like to recommend a few easy to read, easy to find books "The Dark Side of Light Chasers" by Debbie Ford; "Open to Desire - Embracing a Lust for Life" by Mark Epstein, MD; and "Entering the Stream - An Introduction to The Buddha and His Teachings" Edited by Samuel Bercholz and Sherab Chodzin Kohn (Especially look at Chapter 21 - The Oxherding Pictures and Part 4 on Tantric Teachings.)
If you really want to dive deep, I would also recommend, "Man and His Symbols" by Carl Jung; and "The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious" by Carl Jung.
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