Anime of the Week: Wolf Children (Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki)
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Editor's Note: Oddly enough, the Anime Club Monthly Movie selected over on r/anime for Watch #10 was awarded to Wolf Children, and that discussion takes place on January 26th (which is to say, tomorrow) for those of you who would be interested or may have otherwise missed that announcement.
On a somewhat related note, voting is underway for their next series watch and related discussion. The theme revolves around Mystery shows.
Anime: Wolf Children (Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki)
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Studio: Studio Chizu and Madhouse
Length: Approximately two hours
Year: 2012
The theme of the film is the love between parents and children. The story covers 13 years and begins with a 19-year-old college student named Hana who encounters and falls in "fairy tale-like" love with a "wolf man." After marrying the wolf man, Hana gives birth and raises two wolf children—an older sister named Yuki who was born on a snowy day, and a younger brother named Ame who was born on a rainy day. The four quietly lived in a corner of a city to conceal the existence of the "wolf children," but when the wolf man suddenly dies, Hana decides to move to a rural town far removed from the city.
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Posted Jan 25, 2014, 5:31 PM UTC