Wolf's Rain: The Complete Series

The 2003 anime series Wolf's Rain is set in a typically dystopian future, with humankind living in domed cities and nearly all wildlife extinct for centuries. But wolves have managed to survive the transition by using a hitherto unsuspected ability of making themselves appear to be human. Wolves with the ability to pretend to be people here join with sympathetic humans—including someone known as the “Flower Maiden,” who was artificially created from a “Lunar Flower”—in a search for a distant utopia known as Paradise. Wolf's Rain goes to wild extremes with its brash mix of ecological drama, pseudoscience, conspiracies, and aversion towards military-government authority. The characters have remarkable depth of emotion, and the artwork, particularly the action sequences involving wolves, is nothing short of stunning. Presenting all 26 episodes in a dual-language Blu-ray/DVD Combo set, rated TV-14, extras include cast and crew interviews, and promo films. Highly recommended. (P. Hall)