7.3/10134 votes#1 - City of Howls
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2003
Kiba, the white wolf, feels compelled to search for paradise and is drawn into the city by the scent of lunar flowers. He runs into some trouble when he gets shot by Quent and captured by scientists. Tsume is living with humans as a leader of a gang that steals from nobles. Cher and a group of scientists are studying Cheza, the flower maiden.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10106 votes#2 - Toboe, Who Doesn't Howl
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2003
A young wolf, Toboe, is struggling to survive in the city and is befriended by a young girl, Leara. Kiba and Hige allow themselves to be captured as humans to try to get closer to Cheza. Meanwhile, Darcia plans to kidnap Cheza.
Director: Ikuro Sato
Writer: N/A
7.4/10105 votes#3 - Bad Fellow
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2003
After Darcia kidnaps Cheza, Kiba and Hige watch as he vanishes right before their eyes. Cher is recovering from her encounter with Darcia. Toboe tries to make amends to Leara, who is now afraid of him. The four wolves all meet and decide to leave the city in search of paradise.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10105 votes#4 - Scars in the Wasteland
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2003
The four wolves are traveling across a wasteland. Tsume leaves the group because he believes searching for paradise is a useless goal. Toboe follows him and they both run into a dangerous machine. Meanwhile, Cher decides to leave the city and leaves Hubb behind with the ""Book of the Moon.""
Director: Masaki Kitamura
Writer: N/A
7.4/10102 votes#5 - Fallen Wolves
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2003
While searching for paradise the four wolves find a run down city on the sea. While in the city the find Zali and his pack. They are disgusted by the way Zali's pack works for humans to get food. Hige spots a female wolf.
Director: Ikuro Sato
Writer: Aya Yoshinaga
7.4/1089 votes#6 - The Successors
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/25/2003
While Kiba is still recovering from his fight with Zali's pack, Hige and Toboe are searching for food. Hige ends up being captured by a group of humans who are planning to kill him. Now the others must get help from Zali to rescue Hige. Meanwhile, Hubb asks Quent about the ""Book of the Moon.""
Director: Akitoshi Yokoyama
Writer: Keiko Nobumoto
7.5/1094 votes#7 - The Flower Maiden
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/4/2003
The wolves have left the tunnel and are once again searching for paradise. Cheza jumps from Darcia's airship to escape and meets the wolves. Meanwhile Cher and a group of soldiers are looking for Cheza.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1094 votes#8 - Song of Sleep
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/11/2003
While trying to avoid Cher's soldiers Cheza and the wolves meet a mysterious old woman who has the same eyes as Cheza. The old woman tells Cheza that going with the wolves will only bring about destruction.
Director: Masaki Kitamura
Writer: N/A
7.7/1093 votes#9 - Misgivings
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/18/2003
The wolves are still running from Cher's soldiers trying to find an escape from the town. They run into Blue, Quent's dog, and Cheza tells her that she has some wolf in her. Quent catches up with the wolves and tries to kill them again. Meanwhile, Cher learns about the history of the House of Darcia
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1087 votes#10 - Moon's Doom
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/8/2003
The four wolves and Cheza escape into the ""Forest of Death"" where Cheza feels weak because of the lack of sunlight. While in the forest they meet a cryptic owl that leads them into a cave with huge bugs. Meanwhile, Quent is interrogated by soldiers from the Cher's retrieval squad and Cher has been captured by Darcia.
Director: Ikuro Sato
Writer: Ichiro Okouchi
7.7/1086 votes#11 - Vanishing Point
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/15/2003
Lord Orhkam sees a prophecy foretelling his own death. While still searching for Cher, Hubb is arrested and interrogated by police. Meanwhile the four wolves and Cheza are basking in the light of the full moon. But they run into trouble when Darcia shows up hoping to recapture Cheza.
Director: Yoshiyuki Takei
Writer: Dai Sato
7.5/1087 votes#12 - Don't Make Me Blue
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/22/2003
Darcia returns to his keep to find that Hamona has been killed by one of Jagura's people. The four wolves meet Blue after rescuing her from some thugs, but they don't know whether they can trust her or not. Meanwhile Hubb and Quent meet up and decide to travel together.
Director: Masahiro Ando
Writer: Keiko Nobumoto
7.3/1085 votes#13 - Men's Lament
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/29/2003
Hubb and Quent are still traveling together, searching for Cher and Blue respectively. When they get to the next town Hubb finally finds Cher but she tells them that they must all travel to Darcia's keep or all may be lost. Meanwhile the wolves also decide to travel to Darcia's keep to rescue Cheza.
Director: Koji Sawai
Writer: Aya Yoshinaga
8.0/1088 votes#14 - The Fallen Keep
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 5/6/2003
While on the way to Darcia's keep the wolves encounter a blizzard. Kiba decides to travel onward while the others decide to wait out the storm. When Kiba gets to the keep he finds Cheza and starts to fight with Darica. Then everything gets a lot worse when Jagura's troops start attacking.
Director: Ikuro Sato
Writer: Dai Sato
4.8/1064 votes#15 - Grey Wolf
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 5/13/2003
Recap Episode. Tsume tells his story about the previous events.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
4.9/1064 votes#16 - Dream Journey
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 5/20/2003
Recap Episode. Toboe recalls previous events about the group's search for paradise.
Director: Yoshiyuki Takei
Writer: Tensai Okamura
4.9/1060 votes#17 - Scent of a Flower, Blood of a Wolf
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 5/27/2003
Recap Episode. Hige recalls the group's travels with Cheza.
Director: Yoshiyuki Takei
Writer: Tensai Okamura
4.8/1064 votes#18 - Men, Wolves, and the Book of the Moon
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 6/3/2003
Recap Episode. Hubb retells the events leading up to this point in his own perspective.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1069 votes#19 - A Dream of an Oasis
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 6/10/2003
After fleeing from Darcia's fallen keep the other wolves can't find Kiba. While looking for him they find the Hmong tribe, who believe that humans and animals should live peacefully together. Meanwhile Kiba wakes up in a place that seems like it could be paradise where he meets a girl named Mew.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1079 votes#20 - CONSCIOUSLY
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 6/17/2003
While still in the "Garden of Eternity", Kiba believes that he may be forgetting something. Meanwhile Tsume and Hige continue to look for Kiba, while Toboe considers staying with the Hmong tribe.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1083 votes#21 - Battle's Red Glare
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 6/24/2003
A battle is going on between Jaguara's troops and the troops of the late Lord Orkham. During this battle the wolves are advised to look for Cheza at Jaguara's keep. Meanwhile Hubb, Cher, Cheza and Blue are all prisoners of Jaguara.
Director: Kunihiro Mori
Writer: N/A
7.5/1081 votes#22 - Pieces of a Shooting Star
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 7/1/2003
The wolves must travel across an ocean of ice to get to Jaguara's keep. While on the ice they find a giant walrus. Blue and Cher decide to travel to Jaguara's keep to rescue Cheza. Meanwhile Quent gets an ID tag when a fight breaks out between a group of refuges.
Director: N/A
Writer: Touko Machida
7.4/1080 votes#23 - Heartbeat of the Black City
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 7/8/2003
The wolves arrive at the dome where Jaguara's keep is believed to be. Kiba and Tsume try to find an entrance to the keep while Hige and Toboe look for food. Hige unconsciously seems to know the way around and leads himself and Toboe into the city. Meanwhile Blue and Cher attempt to obtain ID tags and Jaguara is told that number twenty-three has returned.
Director: Ikuro Sato
Writer: N/A
7.7/1080 votes#24 - Scent of a Trap
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 7/15/2003
Kiba and Tsume continue to head towards Jaguara's keep but end up getting separated. After they are separated Kiba runs into a group of Jaguara's soldiers. Hige is still unsure about what's wrong with him, as he is still in pain and notices cameras all over the city watching him. Meanwhile, after entering the city Blue and Cher go to a bookstore when they get a map that is supposed to lead to Jaguara's keep.
Director: Tomoki Kyoda
Writer: N/A
7.6/1080 votes#25 - False Memories
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 7/22/2003
Kiba finally finds Cheza and meets up with Jaguara. Jaguara seems to cast a spell on him and hooks him up to her Moonlight Crucible. Tsume ends up in a cell where he meets and old wolf who tells him about the wolf with the collar the betrayed her pack. Hige tells Blue that his memories were false and he must now go help the others in Jaguara's keep. Meanwhile Darcia enters Jaguara's keep and starts to wipe out her soldiers.
Director: N/A
Writer: Aya Yoshinaga
The Best Episodes of Wolf's Rain Season 1
Every episode of Wolf's Rain Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Wolf's Rain Season 1!
Paradise—a legend, a myth, and a hopeless dream in a world that has become a wasteland. It is not meant for everyone, only the wolves...
Genres:AnimationAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Fuji TV
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"City of Howls" is the best rated episode of "Wolf's Rain" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 134 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/7/2003. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Toboe, Who Doesn't Howl".