Absolutely the worst movie.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

I love this movie. I would like to see more of Hosoda's work, and while this movie is fine without a sequel, I want to know what it would be like. However, there are some things that keep me from rating it a 10/10. One reason is, while Yuki, Ame, and Sohei are supposedly preteens at the end of the movie, they look and sound like they are too old to be in that age group, they look/sound more like they're in their late teens or young adults. While the CGI is good, it can be distracting at times. Nevertheless, it's still pretty good.

This is story that I can never forget and would always be a great inspiration for me in life. I am completely mesmerized by Hana. When her husband dies and after which she faces many hardships raising her children I thought she would tell her kids to not become wolves for her sake but the way she raised her kids I could have never thought while I was watching the movie. The story has few more ironies which fits really well to the story. Yuki was very lively and loved being a wolf, whereas Ame was afraid because he thought that humans hated wolf but as the story progressed completely opposite happens. The manner in which this thing happen in the story can only be appreciated if people see this movie. I may write hundreds of words after falling madly in love with the story but these words of praise can only be appreciated once you see this. Believe me this story will make you regret your way of living life. To be honest I am already starting to feel the pressure whether I can really change my life but if I fail then what's the point of me writing all these words. Wolf children is certainly not the story to miss out. The story may not be complicated but it is a story that needs more than just applause. The character build up is fantastic. This is a story about motherhood and her unconditional love towards her children. Hana though being alone after the death of her husband kept on smiling for a very simple but heart touching reason that her name meant that she would always smile and never let her loved ones feel alone even in the toughest of times. Yuki her Daughter was also very lively and energetic, which really made me cry because I realized that I was also very similar to her as a child and how I have let myself down after growing up. The moment in the movie which really made started making feel "Hang on I may have hit jackpot" (not really correct choice of words but something even better than Jackpot) was when she says "I don't know how to raise wolf children" and the moments just after that, from there on It was just a masterpiece. I have seen "girl who leapt through time" which is also from the same Director which was quite emotional as well but in those terms this movie is even better than that. I cried for 3 days after finishing this movie (Of-course not continuously but whenever I was alone I would burst out and cried). The one other Anime which made me cry for this long was "Your lie in April" which is was also very emotionally intense. I have seen quite a lot of anime and also lot of non Anime movies and TV series and I just think that there is definitely something different in the way Japanese people think. Because If I have to give the names of few best movie or TV series in all the different genres or combined I would say that there would be Anime stories at the top of every list. This is something which I am actually very proud of because I have seen people neglect Anime just because they think that it's for Kids but let me tell you if there is really something worth watching, then these Japanese Anime would always be at the top and for this I don't need to tell anyone that please watch this, because if they don't then they don't deserve to watch these Japanese Masterpiece.

Having married a werewolf, a young Japanese woman struggles to raise her two werewolf children on her own when her husband dies in this unusual spin on the popular horror subgenre. 'Wolf Children' is such an offbeat take, in fact, that it hardly qualifies as horror movie with the human/wolf metamorphosis more of a metaphor for kids growing and changing and ultimately having to make decisions of what they want in life. The animation is spectacular, and so much so that it is doubtful whether the film would have worked half as well as live action. There is an amazing fluidity to the way the son and daughter change with a superb sequence in which the daughter runs off a porch and momentarily disappears, emerging as a wolf - an act that oblivious onlookers mistake for the girl hiding and a dog appearing. The great animation extends to snow, rainfall and flowing water too, all of which looks incredibly realistic. The film loses something though in the decision to have events narrated retrospectively by the daughter as an adult; the narration takes away from the first-hand experience of two children wrestling with their own identity and the narrative itself focuses a lot on the mother when the two children are far more interesting with their dual identities; the girl in particular is absolutely adorable. Never to mind, the film manages to spin an engaging story as it is. Especially remarkable is how well werewolf mythology is intertwined with coming-of-age drama and how werewolves are presented here as normal human beings, far from the monsters of traditional horror lore.

Let me start off by saying this review will have some spoilers in it, so you have been warned.Wolf Children is the story of Hana, a college student who meets a werewolf and falls in love, has a whirlwind romance, gets pregnant, and ends up having to raise two werewolf children on her own. Hana deals with problems, some of which will be familiar to most parents, and others which will be familiar to most dog owners (such as chewing on furniture). All things considered, Wolf Children is a solidly good movie. However, it's not as good as the hype it's received.Let's break it down:Animation: 9.0 This is full of high quality visuals. Absolutely beautiful, especially the gorgeous scenery once Hana moves to the country! All the motion is smooth, the colors are outstanding and vivid, everything looks amazing. If there is any flaw, I would have to say the initial transformation of the father into a wolf was a bit of a letdown. It's pretty much just a slow morph from man to man-wolf, and it really could have been a lot better. This movie has little to offer in the way of effects, and this transformation was their chance to shine, and I feel it was a missed opportunity. But still, it's a small gripe. On a side note, I'm a bit confused as to why Wolf Daddy tells Hana not to watch him transform, and then proceeds to transform extremely slowly over a couple of minutes (which of course Hana sees), however it is clearly established later on that the transformation can be instant.Sound: 8.0 The voice acting was great. Very believable emotions, and the voices seemed to fit the characters very well. The music was good but not great. It was the typical orchestral background music which you would expect for a movie like this, and there really wasn't anything wrong with it. However, there wasn't anything which I could listen to by itself. To get a perfect ten in this category, I have to be looking for the music online after I finish watching the show, and that's not the case here.Story: 7 The story is good. We see approximately twelve years of Hana raising her two wolf children from infants to middle school. Each has to find their own way, human or wolf, and it is interesting to see how they make their choices and how they deal with their dual natures. This was a great concept, which you would expect from Mamoru Hosoda, who brought us Summer Wars and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, but the concept wasn't masterfully executed. Actually, it did seem like the movie was trying too hard to be a Ghibli film at times, especially once they moved to the country. Specifically it was like watching Totoro, but with less magic and mystery. It had the look but not the feel. There are some scenes which are badly mishandled. (spoiler!)Toward the end, Ame, Hana's son, runs off into the woods during a typhoon. Mom, of course, runs after him nearly dying while trying to navigate the woods during the intense storm while searching for her son. Unfortunately, instead of playing this as an emotional farewell, it is played for unnecessary drama and excitement. Why? Because the show was nearing its end, and they needed a dramatic climax, that's why. It was fairly obvious and I was not impressed by it. Finally, the story lacks any real ending at all. We get to see that the children have decided which world they want to live in, but that's as close to a resolution as we are going to get. This is, after all, a slice of life film, and that's what we get. A slice.Characters: 7 Hana is the main character, and that may be one of the movie's biggest problems. Miyazaki's films had a sense of wonder, mostly because we experience the world through the eyes of very young characters. In this movie, we mostly experience it through the eyes of an adult going through difficult circumstances. The story is narrated by the daughter, but she is only a major character for the last half of the movie. The father is a real letdown. He is only in the movie very briefly, has only a few lines, and apparently passed on a genetic predisposition to run outside during horrible weather. In fact, we never even learn his name, which pretty much relegates him to the status of an extra. Overall: 7.75 I liked it. I would recommend it. However, there's nothing here that's going to bring you back for a re-watch. I should also point out that my wife and daughter actually got angry at me for not giving it a perfect 10 rating, so it apparently appeals more to female audiences. But I stand by my review.