Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki
English title: Wolf Children
Japanese title: おおかみこどもの雨と雪
Alternative titles: The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki
Type: Movie
Source: Original
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 21, 2012
Duration: 1 hr 57 min
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Studios: Studio Chizu
Producers: Madhouse, VAP, Dentsu, Yomiuri Telecasting, Kadokawa Shoten, TOHO, Hiroshima Television
Licensors: Funimation, GKIDS
Genres: Award Winning, Slice of Life, Supernatural
Themes: Childcare

Hana, a hard-working college student, falls in love with a mysterious man who attends one of her classes though he is not an actual student. As it turns out, he is not truly human either. On a full moon night, he transforms, revealing that he is the last werewolf alive. Despite this, Hana's love remains strong, and the two ultimately decide to start a family.

Hana gives birth to two healthy children—Ame, born during rainfall, and Yuki, born during snowfall—both possessing the ability to turn into wolves, a trait inherited from their father. All too soon, however, the sudden death of her lover devastates Hana's life, leaving her to raise a peculiar family completely on her own. The stress of raising her wild-natured children in a densely populated city, all while keeping their identity a secret, culminates in a decision to move to the countryside, where she hopes Ame and Yuki can live a life free from the judgments of society. Wolf Children is the heartwarming story about the challenges of being a single mother in an unforgiving modern world.

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Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki won the 2013 Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year, the 2012 Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film, and the 2013 Animation of the Year award at the Tokyo International Anime Fair. It won two awards at the Oslo Films from the South festival in Norway: the main award, the Silver Mirror, and the audience award. It won an Audience Award at 2013 New York International Children's Film Festival and the 2014 Best Anime Disc award from Home Media Magazine.