Wolf's Rain OVA

I almost gave this a 9 overall, my reason, it seems rather open-ended during these last 4 episodes of Wolf's Rain, but I realize, that was definitely the goal of the producer, Bones, now, I have watched all the way through another of Bones' series, Space Dandy, and the ending of that was also very open-ended, not that these two anime are anything alike, i just thought I would mention it. At first it bugged me, but now that I think about it, I actually really like the ending, This was an exciting, emotional, and unique ending. It was just as outstanding as the first26 episodes, great action, awesome adventure, everything about it was amazing, it seems rather unique compared to what I have seen, but in a good way (the whole series in general) at first it seemed about the same as a lot of other anime I have watched, but it grew into something different these last 4 episodes, actually is when it changed so much for me, it almost seemed unreal, it grew rather intense, and made me feel how the characters felt, it was awesome, so it will easily make it into my top ten, I can't actually put an official rank on it, but it's up there. Very recommended for those who love emotional series, along with adventure, sadness, action, and maybe even a little bit of comedy put in there, (just a touch), this goes for these 4 episodes, and the first 26, so watch it if you fall in these categories, It's well worth it.

The ending of the series. What a way to finish it. I'm pretty angry about the separation between the ending of the series, and this ending. Both are unchanging, and I watched both, thinking it's weird how they attempt to wrap it up before this. An incomplete experience, without much of an explanation, but then, there comes what's basically a movie to wrap it up. I loved this ending. The bleakness gets turned up to eleven, the characters are now given no forgiveness. Everybody is a victim from the world, and there's nothing they can do about it. All or nothing, we move on to theending, or we die trying to get there. And there wasn't even an assurance that paradise was waiting for them. "Maybe it's all for nothing, but I won't know until I get there". That's how I can encapsulate this ending. It all became a beautiful metaphor for humanity's need for purpose. Somebody to love, food to be tasted, water to be drank, a mountain to be climbed, or a place to call home. The ending kick-starts a world ending threat where, for once, I love that it doesn't worry about following through. It ends, where it began, and not the beginning presented, but the one we've been watching from episode one. It's something that crushed me when I saw it, and it, somehow, connects with us, with our time and space. A series that decides to look at us as a byproduct of the story that we've just experienced. It's magical. Characters get a great wrap, and I have to give this the rating it deserves as an experience, derivative of the one before. Almost a masterpiece, but a series that should be remembered. I finally experienced one of the so-called, 2000s masterpieces.

This is a sequal to the series: Wolf's Rain. So this picks up after the end of that one. In a nutshell, usually people would refer to Wolf's Rain OVA with an "Eww, that totally killed the series." If that's all you've been hearing, then you should perhaps give it a chance. It isn't totally evil and bad. The story itself was a little dull, and the ending... That was a bit obvious after a little bit. The Entire story isn't very sound, or very continuous. The Art, it was decent. With a bunch of blood splattering everywhere... It was decent. The colors were well done, andthe landscape was nice too. It doesn't get a nine because, the battle scenes were a bit more head one warrior type instead of Ninja back stab and jump away. There wasn't too much action, expecially when it wanted to get things done. I felt they kind of rushed things. The sound. It was good. Not perfect. I didn't get a rush because of the sound. But the music did give to the entire storyline and add effect to it. Characters. Perhaps one of the better qualities of this anime, and this ending OVA of the series. Character begins to show, and each one takes a different spin on life. There was much character building, and character creation, without all the flashbacks. I did enjoy it. Perhaps more than the series. It did touch my heart and I was tearing at the end of it. Overall an 8. It had characteristics of a good OVA section. It showed some of them, but the ending was the worst bit.