Wolf's Rain

Tsume and thieves encounter a white wolf in Freeze City, leading to conflict and Cheza's awakening.

In Freeze City, Tsume and his thieves discover a white wolf under a tree. The creature kills two thieves before Tsume lures it away, briefly revealing his own gray wolf form. They fight, and their blood scent awakens Cheza in her lab. Quent Yaiden later shoots the white wolf, who is taken to the police station. Detective Hubb Lebowski questions Quent about the animal, which Quent insists is a wolf despite claims of extinction for 200 years. Hubb has Cher examine the captive. Hige, a brown wolf, teases the imprisoned white wolf, who claims he only sought rest. After escaping, the white wolf adopts a human form and tells Hige he is heading to Paradise, introducing himself as Kiba.

Toboe Meets Leara and Kiba Infiltrates the Lab

Toboe meets Leara, who feeds him sausages, and reveals his human form. He encounters Tsume, who helps him escape Quent and Blue but rejects his company. Toboe accidentally kills Leara's falcon and howls in distress, exposing his wolf nature as Tsume scuffs him away. Meanwhile, Kiba and Hige are arrested to re-enter the facility where Cheza is held. Cher and Hubb suspect the suspects are wolves. Kiba and Hige break out when power fails. Darcia, revealing a wolf eye, knocks out Cher and takes Cheza. Kiba and Hige arrive to witness Darcia carrying Cheza out of the building.

Darcia Abducts Cheza While Hubb Investigates the Book of the Moon

Darcia recognizes Kiba and Hige as wolves and removes Cheza via airship. Quent shows Hubb claw marks from a prior encounter with Tsume and Toboe, explaining their human disguises and referencing the Book of the Moon, which claims humans originated from wolves. Hubb asks Cher about the book at the hospital, but she dismisses it as a fairy tale. Police records also lack information, though an officer mentions a gang leader fell off a walkway after being attacked by a large gray dog. Toboe, after arguing with Tsume, reunites with Kiba and Hige. Kiba tracks Tsume’s blood to his lair, where Toboe invites him to search for Paradise. The group evades pursuing police, jumps from the city wall into the wilderness, and leaves paw prints that Hubb and Quent later discover.

Wolves trapped by blizzard, Tsume injured by mech, and Cher vanishes with a mysterious book.

A blizzard forces the wolves into a cave where they have not eaten for three days. Hige detects a deer carcass, but Tsume leaves angrily when others mention Paradise, with Toboe following. They reach city ruins where Toboe triggers a sentry mech. Tsume saves Toboe from being shot but is hit in the leg. The mech pursues them into a valley, causing them to fall. Kiba and Hige locate the military installation and search for the pair. Toboe attempts to distract the mech while Tsume escapes, but the machine corners Tsume. Kiba attacks the mech with a rock slab and draws its fire up a snowy slope. The gunfire triggers an avalanche that buries the machine. Meanwhile, Cher gives Hubb a key to water her plants before leaving on leave. She kisses him, dazing him, then enters a black car with men. Hubb finds no plants at her house, only a scarf wrapped around a copy of the Book of the Moon in her desk drawer.

The wolves encounter a bridge smelling of Lunar Flowers leading to a city ruled by Zali and Cole.

Four wolves cross a bridge scented with Lunar Flowers to find a dying island city. There, they meet Zali, a dark gray wolf, and his mate Cole, who mock the quest for Paradise, claiming it is actually Hell. An old wolf in a graveyard reveals that Lunar Flowers once covered the island before being removed. He shows a boarded tunnel smelling of death that leads to Paradise. Zali orders the group to leave. Kiba and Tsume argue about Paradise's existence, splitting up. Kiba is beaten by Zali's pack after insulting them. The next day, Hige joins Tsume and Toboe at a station. They witness Zali's pack harnessed like dogs by humans to haul cargo, including the old wolf who dies in his harness. Kiba arrives, enraged, but Zali restrains him. The pack buries the deceased wolf in his prepared grave.

Zali refuses to re-enter the tunnel while Moss betrays the pack after rescuing Hige.

Toboe tends to Kiba as Tsume sends Hige for food. Zali recalls a past failed attempt to reach Paradise through a tunnel filled with toxic gas that killed most of his pack. Cole suggests trying again now that the machines are dead, but Zali refuses. Kiba reveals he survived a fire that destroyed his original pack, though he does not answer Tsume about his other wounds. Hige is captured by humans and knocked out by Moss to appear as a stray dog. Toboe alerts the group, who find Zali being attacked by Moss and two others. Zali stops them from helping him, then aids in rescuing Hige and entering the tunnel. He declines to join them, believing he cannot reach Paradise. Meanwhile, Hubb reads the Book of the Moon at Cher’s apartment. Quent plans to leave the city after noticing the wolves are gone. Hubb shows Quent the book at a bar, but Quent provides only vague answers before departing.

Cheza Escapes Orkham Soldiers While Reuniting With Kiba at the Mountain Stronghold

Darcia returns Cheza to her birthplace, facing attacks from Orkham soldiers led by Cher. Kiba senses Cheza from the woods as she jumps from the airship, landing at a mountain pond. Wolves and soldiers converge, but Cheza embraces Kiba, an encounter that breaks Cher's instruments. Cher reveals Cheza's location to the soldiers, who surround the garden. Cheza guides Kiba away, with Toboe following while Tsume and Hige retreat after failing to fight through the troops. The pair escapes past Cher and the commander, smiling as they flee. They enter a hidden door in plant roots, leaving the pursuing soldiers at a dead end.

Cheza sings wolves to sleep while a mysterious Hanabito warns of destruction.

Cheza and the wolves descend from the mountain, where her song silences the bickering Tsume and Kiba. The next day, Toboe and Hige shop for supplies in town and are stalked by an old woman who reveals herself as a Hanabito with red eyes like Cheza. She claims to be an imperfect Flower Maiden who escaped Darcia's castle and warns Cheza that traveling with the wolves brings ruin. Cheza insists they seek Paradise, a destination unknown to the wolves. Cher uses her radar to find the tree, but Kiba drops his disguise to confirm her suspicions. After escaping the city, Cheza confirms the wolves' desire for her to stay. They return to the tree to extend the Hanabito's life, but she refuses, satisfied to have met a true Flower Maiden before dying. Cheza mourns her loss. Meanwhile, Quent and Blue reach the aerial city.

Cher and Quent share a bar while wolves roam the city and Blue faces danger

Cher and Quent drink at a bar where Cher mentions wolves near the old castle. Cheza tells Blue she has wolf in her, and the wolves leave Toboe and Cheza in a bus at a junkyard. A soldier attacks a boy, but Blue intervenes. Quent shoots above Blue’s head, mistakenly blaming her. The soldier beats Blue, then shoots her when she rises. Quent finds the soldier dead and Blue’s broken collar. Cher meets Darcia at the cemetery and falls asleep. The wolves plan to escape through the Forest of Death, which disables machines. Quent chases Toboe but finds Blue wounded and collapsing. He leaves her to pursue the wolves. Kiba is shot protecting Cheza, and Quent runs out of bullets, allowing the wolves to escape. When Quent returns, Blue is gone.

Wolves face giant bugs and riddles in the Forest of Death while Cheza fades

The pack enters the Forest of Death, where giant bugs and dead trees dominate the landscape. Cheza weakens without sunlight or water. Hige and Tsume chase a scentless owl that taunts them with riddles, leading them to a cave containing a skeleton and swarming pill bugs. Overwhelmed, they are saved when Cheza guides them past Venus fly traps to the exit. They emerge under a full moon near a pond. Meanwhile, Quent is interrogated by soldiers about the wolf attacks. In Darcia's keep, Cher learns from Lord Orkham that he stole Cheza unknowingly. He reveals details about the Book of the Moon and warns that Cheza has only a few more full moons to live before her time ends.

Orkham's assassination and Darcia's pursuit of Cheza across the lunar flower road.

Lady Jaguara's soldiers assassinate Orkham and his staff, leading to Hubb's arrest under a prior warrant. After enduring interrogation, Hubb escapes during an attack on the city and heads toward the aerial city. Orkham's troops return to defend their home. Meanwhile, Darcia explains Paradise and Hamona's illness to Cher, using his eye to induce sleep before leaving her connected to a machine to retrieve Cheza. Under the full moon, Cheza and the wolves encounter a path of Lunar Flowers leading to Paradise. Darcia arrives, causing the flowers to disappear, and wounds the wolves with a laser from his airship. Only Kiba remains standing, repeatedly rising to protect Cheza until she sings him to sleep. To spare the wolves further injury, Cheza departs with Darcia.

Darcia mourns Hamona while Blue and the wolves flee hunters with Hubb seeking Cher.

Jaguara's forces assault Darcia's keep, allowing Cher to escape. Darcia discovers Hamona deceased and rejects Cheza's attempt to revive her, instead collapsing in grief. In the city, wolves rescue Blue from men intending to force her into prostitution. Hige wishes to shelter her, but Tsume and Toboe oppose this due to her past hunting with Quent. Blue departs, revealing her uncertainty about wolves killing Quent's family and her hesitation to stay with him due to her half-wolf nature. Toboe locates them, and the trio returns to find Kiba and Tsume under attack by the same men, who seek to sell the wolves to Jaguara. An elderly couple aids their escape. Meanwhile, Hubb arrives at the aerial city and locates Quent at a bar. Quent confirms his suspicion that Blue's wolf heritage helped her track them. Hubb drinks with him before Quent proposes searching the next town, assuming Cher has already left.

Hubb and Quent drive to Darcia's keep to rescue Cheza while Blue joins them.

Hubb and Quent purchase a dilapidated car to travel to the next city, taking turns driving while the others drink. Blue initially hesitates but eventually joins the group as they head toward Darcia's keep to rescue Cheza. During a snowy night, Quent believes he sees Blue in the headlights but receives no response. Hubb reflects on his past marriage to Cher, noting how her research with Cheza led to their divorce. Upon reaching the city, the group splits up. Hubb searches for Cher without success, while Quent assists an elderly couple with their stuck RV. The couple mentions a black wolf, prompting Quent to realize they are referring to Blue. At sunset, Hubb reunites with Cher at a fountain. She intends to proceed to Darcia's keep alone, but Hubb refuses to be left behind again. Cher agrees to accompany him, and they return to the car where Quent is waiting.

The group faces a blizzard while Kiba confronts Darcia over Cheza at the keep.

During a blizzard, Kiba leaves the group to reach Darcia's keep, where Cheza is held. Cher explains Cheza's origins to Hubb while the others struggle in the storm. Kiba finds Cheza, but Darcia attacks her when she approaches. Kiba and Darcia fight briefly before Quent attempts to shoot Kiba, with Blue intervening. Jaguara airships arrive and bombard the keep with laser fire. Cher, Hubb, and Blue are captured by black armored troops outside. The other wolves escape, but Kiba chases the airships to rescue Cheza. Darcia dies in the destruction of the keep, holding Hamona. The remaining wolves find no trace of Kiba after the attack.

Tsume narrates his past and Kiba's story using footage from early episodes

This recap episode presents events from the first three episodes through Tsume's perspective. Voiceovers provide his internal thoughts regarding Freeze City and his life prior to meeting Kiba. The narrative incorporates scenes from other episodes, specifically highlighting Kiba's account from episode 6. Kiba describes seeing the Lunar Flowers and the death of his pack to Tsume. The episode blends original footage with these new voiceovers and flashbacks to summarize key plot points and character backgrounds without introducing new narrative developments.

Toboe narrates a recap of early events from his perspective

This recap episode presents footage and dialogue from episodes two, three, five, and six through Toboe's viewpoint. A voiceover accompanies select scenes, featuring Toboe reflecting on his isolation in the city, his initial encounter with Leara, and the beginning of their journey. The narrative concludes by covering the events of episode seven, specifically the meeting with Cheza. The production primarily utilizes existing material from previous installments to summarize the story so far, adding new commentary to frame the recollection from the protagonist's experience.

Hige reflects on his life in Freeze City and encounters with Kiba and Cheza.

This recap episode presents a retrospective narrative from Hige’s point of view, utilizing footage from the first three episodes and episodes seven through eleven. It features new voice-over commentary where Hige shares his internal thoughts regarding his experiences in Freeze City, his initial meeting with Kiba, and the time spent with Cheza. The episode concludes by leading into the events of the meeting with Blue in episode twelve, serving as a summary of key plot points and character developments up to that specific moment in the series timeline.

Men, wolves, and the Book of the Moon

A Dream of an Oasis

The narrative focuses on the character's conscious awareness and mental state.

The intense red glow of the ongoing battle

Fragments of a meteorite are collected and analyzed in this segment.

The rhythmic pulse resonating within the dark metropolis

A mysterious aroma serves as the bait in this deceptive scenario