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Wolf's Rain, definitely. And I'm going to go into a nice rant to tell you why:

First off, I'm not saying I don't like Weed. It's good ( though Gin is better ), but Wolfs Rain holds a place in my heart right next to Balto that I know for a fact Weed will never accomplish.
I used to not like anime, as a rule, though after hearing such great stuff about this series ( from the Balto fanbase, no less ) I decided to watch it. I was stunned.
The animation is incredible, and the wolves are perhaps the most realistic I've ever seen in animation. The music is incredible and utterly unforgettable, and the characters are engaging, and well fleshed out.
But that's not what really gripped me in the end about Wolfs Rain. Under the surface, WR is not your conventional anime. It's very heartfelt, and very intellectual. WR is not so much centered on the action as it is on the story and emotional aspect. This series is undoubtedly haunting ( for those who really get it ). Not to mention the saddest episode sent me into a spiraling depression for a week ( ). The overall poignancy and intelligence of the series really stuck with me. It's got none of the goofy, in-yo-face facial expressions, no jokes ( the real humor (( mostly supplied by Hige )) is charm ), nothing that could really bring it down, at least from where I stand. The show has very strong emotion, a powerful story and excellent meaning. The show is, simply put, beautiful. There's hardly a night I don't go to bed chuckling at something Hige did, or wondering how they had the time to put such exquisite details into the animation/backgrounds, or sniffling at something particularly sad that happened, or mulling over some wisdom of Kiba's. It's got real staying power, and for a television series to have that is very rare, and very refreshing.

So, long post short, it may look like crap, but once you really look into it, few things can really compare.

( ... Man, where's a soapbox smiley when I need it? )

I try searching for Wolf's Rain, and I get 100+ pages of music videos and joke dubs, quite frustrating really, and it keeps me from being able to find it, let alone watch it properly.

Wolf's rain is not crap at all. ^^


Kiba - Wolf's Rain

Toboe - Wolf's Rain

Wolf's rain is about wolves. ^_^ And they look just like wolves, too.



It has much violence, and the ending of it has ALOT of violence (Wolves fighting, and tons of blood.) Also, better animation. ^^ ..
Off topic:

But go check out The plague dogs if you don't like wolf's rain. I love The plague dogs, but it's a very dark movie. I heared it haunting someone in their childhood and someone crying theirself to sleep for weeks. Also, someone also said they almost cried just watching a movie preview of it. o_o Not that I know that is all true or so, but that's what the people that seen it said. Someone also said "I saw this movie when I was about 6 years old and it really disturbed me. Since then I haven't seen it again and I can't remember much but even this scene gives me the creeps. "

Hm, I only watched the movie preview and videos but it looks REALLY good. I think it would be better than wolf's rain. I take that back, the show looks pretty dark. o-o; Very dark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp5mcc47xD8&NR
Here's a little part of it. (It's not for kids, or so the people say that put that small video up there.) Eeek, be warned: When I watched that small part, I jumped and got alittle shocked. x-x Sorry for going off topic.

But anyways, I would like that err.. weed thingy or whatever show if the dogs looked more real, and they have LONG necks. x_X And it needs better animation. Other then that, it looks pretty good but I like Plague dogs and Wolf's rain better.

I thought there was plenty of emotion in Wolf's Rain, I mean there was that one episode when they were on the island and they saw how the wolves there worked for humans, which they shouldn't be doing by their own rights, and there are a couple others, but I can't think of them right now.