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Wolf Children

Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki

★ 8.3 community · AniListMOVIE1 episodesFinishedMADHOUSE
DramaFantasyRomanceSlice of Life
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Synopsis

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. (Source: Anime News Network)

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Studios

MADHOUSEStudio ChizuVAPDentsuYomiuri TVFunimationKadokawa ShotenToho

Staff

Mamoru HosodaMamoru HosodaOriginal CreatorMamoru HosodaMamoru HosodaDirectorKoutarou TamuraKoutarou TamuraAssistant DirectorYoshiyuki SadamotoYoshiyuki SadamotoCharacter DesignHiroshi OonoHiroshi OonoArt DirectorRyou HoribeRyou HoribeCG DirectorMasakatsu TakagiMasakatsu TakagiMusicSatoko OkuderaSatoko OkuderaScriptMamoru HosodaMamoru HosodaScriptTakaaki YamashitaTakaaki YamashitaAnimation DirectorHiroshi KawaguchiHiroshi KawaguchiKey AnimationHiromi IshigamiHiromi IshigamiKey Animation

Voice cast (JP)

HanaHanaAoi MiyazakiAoi Miyazaki
YukiYukiHaru KurokiHaru Kuroki
AmeAmeYukito NishiiYukito Nishii
OokamiOokamiTakao OsawaTakao Osawa
Souhei FujiiSouhei Fujii
Takuma HiraokaTakuma Hiraoka
Souhei no HahaSouhei no HahaMegumi HayashibaraMegumi Hayashibara
TanabeTanabeShouta SometaniShouta Sometani
NirasakiNirasakiBunta SugawaraBunta Sugawara
KenoKenoMone KamishiraishiMone Kamishiraishi
HosokawaHosokawaTadashi NakamuraTadashi Nakamura

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