Gray Paradise - "Wolf Rain"

Drew 2022-10-09 00:06:06

when were you born? When did you die? Why were you born? Why die? This planet is constantly repeating its destruction and rushing, and recovering in the form of "paradise". It was like this in the past, and it will be like this in the future...
Six-day spiritual pulse, this "paradise" opened by someone, this era is about to end. We get the means of survival by instinct, but the end of the world will always come! I have lost hope in a world that is about to end, my fate withered like a flower, and everything will turn to dust! Ice and snow covered the whole world, as if to purify everything, all to get back to the original point!
"Paradise" is a world opened by someone.
——Lang Yu

wanted to write "Wolf Rain" very much, but he didn't mention it because he felt that the vocabulary in his mind was too narrow and too broad.
The first time I saw the word "Wolf Rain" was on this forum, and netizens gave the animation unanimously high reviews. So I wrote it down in my notebook, but it has been put on hold since then.
Until one day, I saw a review of the show on a TV show. The snow-white wolf on the endless snow field. Sad and desperate voice. So I had an initial and clearest concept, this is a story about wolves, about finding, about belief, about love.
When the episodes of "Wolf Rain" were stored on the mobile hard disk, the image of "Wolf Rain" appeared in front of my eyes. Maybe it's because of high expectations, or confusion of concepts. The whole extremely dark, cruel and sad tone of made it almost impossible for me to continue watching. Pause, then, continue. I didn't give up.
The word "Paradise" that appeared very frequently seemed to be a curse, making the wolf desperately search for it. But like the end of the world, no matter how hard you try, you can't find it or reach it. Dirty and broken cities, deserts with flying sand and rocks, and endless snowfields. All hope and future are tied to one belief - to find a "paradise". So, go on and on, never give up, but death and separation are the ultimate destiny. The blood was bright like a spooky flower on the white snow. "Paradise" opens, the sun pierces the gloomy and hopeless sky of this world, the snow melts, everything is reborn, and the future unfolds. The wolf gave everything for this time. Humans are still alive and unknowingly. In the city, there are many high-rise buildings, and wolves are among the human beings.
"Paradise" is belief, hope, and the future. There is no "paradise" anywhere. The end of the world is empty!
There is so much hurt, betrayal and hatred in that gray world. It seems that that is the driving force for the living people to continue to live. The man whose only goal was to hunt wolves finally died hugging the wolves who could block bullets without hesitation. ended his tragic life. Wolfbeard and Waveclaw choose loyalty without hesitation because of the brand of betrayal. So, maybe, they were happy when they died for the wolf tooth. The stigma of the sins on his body finally disappeared. "Paradise" has been found for them. "Paradise" exists in the hearts of all those who have hopes and dreams for the world. "Paradise" has always existed within our reach.
Langya finally ran on the rainy city streets, and the sound of stepping on the road in the rain was crisp and loud.
I finally exhaled a long breath when the music at the end of the last episode played. The depression and despair made me unable to continue. Friends said that he hated Langya, because of his persistence, he killed all the people around him. We don't have to be obsessed with everything, to be haunted, do we? But why are there people with such persistent beliefs? Even a beautiful fantasy?
everything is over. It doesn't matter whether wolves create a beautiful human world or destroy the human world. I would like to believe that this is a beautiful legend. There is a pack of sad and proud wolves!

There must be no such thing as a "paradise". The end of the world is empty. No matter where I go, only the same road continues, but why am I always driven by an impulse?
- wolf tooth

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Wolf's Rain quotes

  • Darcia: Cheza is not vital to you. Is that correct?

    Cher Degre: Who are you?

    Darcia: Everyone is resting now. You look exhausted, as well. You should rest for a while.

  • Darcia: Wolves . . . You have my gratitude, for it was you who awoke her.

    Hige: What?

    Kiba: Who the Hell are you?

    Darcia: The Flower Maiden is mine.

    Hige: The Flower Maiden? Is that . . . Cheza?

    Darcia: We'll meet in Paradise. If we meet again, that is.