Freeze City

Freeze City (フリーズシティ , Furīzushiti) also sometimes referred to as "Dome City", is the main location of the first three episodes in the Wolf's Rain anime series. It is governed by one of the nobles of the three noble families, Lord Orkham.

Design & Infrastructure

The city is encased in a large green dome. Large pillars protrude from the top of the dome, with a cable-stayed bridge running along side it a few miles out.

Most of the buildings are made of light yellow cement and/or stone. The city has many suspended points with arched supports. Signs of decay appear on some of the buildings as crumbled or chipped walls and walk ways.

Large pipes lead high above the city, to give resources to larger structures such as the lab Cher works at.

Large Tree

A large tree grows in a lower section of the city, the same tree Kiba took refuge in when he was injured. The tree's roots are large and invasive; breaking up the cement below it into large boulders.

Bar

A small bar is known to operate in a lower-level ally. It is a dark, stone-floored building. Wood chairs and tables are situated around the bar, mostly empty. The bar its self is a wooden counter with various bottles of alcohol on a wooden shelf.

Government Building

A large, cement building in the shape of three wedges protruding from an even taller cement wall. A cement stare case leads down from a plaza in front of the building.

Inside the building are a few notable locations: A morgue, lab, holding room and a prison/jail.

Morgue

The morgue is first visited by Kiba when he is captured and put in a cage. The morgue is a basic cement room with wooden coffins lining the walls. Kiba's cage sits in the middle of the room. The morgue is later visited by Cher and Hubb when they run into Hige talking to Kiba. This will also be the last place Gehl is seen; dead on a cadaver table.

Holding Room

The holding room is a narrow room with tall walls; dimly lit by one hanging light. A table is situated in the middle where Hubb questions Quent with another employee present.

Jail

The jail is later shown to be made of cement with black iron bars. There is almost nothing inside the cells but a cement shelf, acting as a bed.

Laboratory

The lab where Cheza is first seen, being studied by Cher, her assistant and another lab technician. The lab is dark with many shiny, metal instruments and machines. Cheza is held in a large, glass tank; completely spherical with small metal spikes jutting out of the glass higher on the tank. The room is lit with a green glow from Cheza's tank as well as the surrounding machines.

Market

In some of the streets of Freeze City, street markets can be seen. Selling various goods from food to clothes, the stands are made usually of wood. Goods are placed in front of the stand or hung on the frame.

Residence & Visitors

Many of the main characters live in or have taken up long-term residency before the series started. Most notably, Tsume, having formed and lead a gang of humans.

Cher and Hubb both work for the government, with Hubb being a police-detective and Cher a scientist/researcher studying Cheza. It is unknown how long Cheza has been in residency in Freeze City.

Toboe is seen living in the allies, fearful of the other animals and struggling to find food.

Leara and her father both live in Freeze City on a small lot with grass.

Hige lives in the city as well, enjoying the food and the freedom his human-guise brings him.

Plot

Housing most—if not all—the main characters, Freeze City is the starting point for Kiba, Hige, Tsume, Toboe journey. All four wolves meet in the city and soon form a pack to go in search of the origin of the Lunar Flower.

Freeze City is also where Hubb and Cher's history is formed. The city is also where they split up and go in search of their own objectives—Cher, in search for Cheza; Hubb, in search for Cher.

The initiating event happens when Lord Darcia III kidnaps Cheza, prompting the four wolves and Cher to go in search for her.

Gallery

• Anime
• Manga
• Settei

The large tree Kiba took refuge under.

The pillar Tsume and Kiba fight on.

Kiba and Tsume face off and a roof top.

The government building Hubb and Cher work in.

The huge spires that protrude through the dome.

Trucks bring supplies for the nobles.

Workers unloading provisions.

Quent and Blue look to the government building.

A tree outside the walls of a building.

Kiba wonders the streets of Freeze City.

Kiba enters the streets of Freeze City.

Kiba drinks from a puddle.

The ruins of the slums in Freeze City.

An upwards view from the ally Tsume and Toboe escape from Quent and Blue in.

Freeze City's dome as it appears from the exteriorin the manga.

The large tree Kiba is found lying under.

Trucks at the government building.

A plume of smoke rises from the government building.

Freeze City - outside
Text: ドーム都市 夕ト観 "Dome City Evening View"

The dome's ceiling

Freeze City - interior

Platform

Government building exterior

Research lab

Government building exterior 2

Large tree

Trivia

• In the German translation of the Wolf's Rain manga, Freeze City is called "Cold City".