おおかみこどもの雨と雪
Wolf Children
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)
Names
| Original | おおかみこどもの雨と雪 (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki |
| English | Wolf Children |
| Chinese | 狼的孩子雨和雪 (unknown · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki · Los Niños Lobo · Les Enfants loups, Ame & Yuki · Wilcze Dzieci · Ame e Yuki i bambini lupo · Crianças Lobo · Vargbarnen |
Facts
| Format | Feature film · 1 ep · 117 min · 2h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2012-06-25 (Spring 2012) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | MADHOUSE, Studio Chizu |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | DramaFantasyRomanceSlice of Life |
| Themes | ParenthoodFamily LifeWerewolfComing of AgeShapeshiftingFemale ProtagonistRuralEnvironmentalInterspeciesKemonomimiAnimalsMythologySnowscape |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 8.43 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 8.42 / 10 |
| Composite | 73.8 |
| On lists | 193,273 |
| Favourited | 7,412 (3.8%) |
| Completion | 96.8% |
| Drop rate | 0.4% |
| In backlog | 30.2% |
| Score spread σ | 1.37 |
| MyAnimeList | 8.56 / 10 |
Score distribution
127621063340457651,64463,427710,444822,349928,6651018,938
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Spring 2012 | S | 2 of 88 |
| Year | 2012 | S | 3 of 350 |
| Studio | MADHOUSE | A | 12 of 229 |
| Source material | Original work | S | 15 of 1,732 |
| Era | Early 2010s | S | 16 of 1,627 |
| Genre | Romance | S | 24 of 1,687 |
| Format | Feature film | S | 25 of 997 |
| Genre | Slice of Life | S | 25 of 1,578 |
| Length | Movie | S | 25 of 997 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | S | 34 of 1,868 |
| Genre | Fantasy | S | 38 of 2,142 |
| Genre | Drama | A | 101 of 1,917 |
| Origin | Japan | S | 122 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Mamoru Hosoda, Koutarou Tamura, Hiroshi Oono, Ryou Horibe |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Satoko Okudera |
| Character design | Yoshiyuki Sadamoto |
| Music | Masakatsu Takagi |
| Original creator | Mamoru Hosoda |
AniList id 12355 · MAL id 12355 · record updated 2026-08-27

