Wolf's Rain - War for the Soul (Vol. 5)
After a four-episode hiatus, the filmmakers pick up the story ofWolf's Rainand try to make up for lost time: each episode on this disc is crowded with events. Tsume, Toboe, Hige, and Kiba encounter an American Indian tribe who call themselves--incongruously--the Hmong. Their noble kindness spurs the quartet to continue their quest to rescue Cheza and find Paradise. Cher and Hubb are reunited during her search for Cheza, then separated by Jaguara's henchmen. Cher continues the pursuit with Blue, who began as Quent's hunting dog, but discovered her lupine nature through contact with Cheza. Everyone is converging on Jaguara's castle, where the climactic battle will undoubtedly occur. Although the story has regained much of its excitement, makingepisodes 15-18flashbacks threw the structure and pacing hopelessly out of balance. (Rated 13 and older: violence, alcohol and tobacco use)--Charles Solomon