Home Release/Region 1

This page covers the home release of the Wolf's Rain anime in region 1.

First release[]

The first release of the Wolf's Rain series in Region 1 was published by Bandai Entertainment. The first volume, Leader of the Pack, was released as a regular version on June 22nd of 2004. Later, a limited edition was released July 7th of the same year.

The limited edition included Leader of the Pack, as well as a Kiba-wolf plush, the Wolf's Rain Original Soundtrack, and an artbox to house the DVDs as they were released later in the year.

Each DVD volume also came with a fold-out poster of the characters.

Volume #	Episodes	Release Date	Notes
1.Leader of the Pack	• City of Howls • Toboe, Who Doesn't Howl • Bad Fellow • Scars in the Wasteland • Fallen Wolves	June 22nd, 2004 (Regular) July 7th, 2004 (Limited Edition)	The limited edition and its contents as it was advertised. Limited Edition version released with a Kiba plushie, Wolf's Rain Soundtrack and artbox. Fold-out poster of Kiba and Cheza.
2.Blood and Flowers	• The Successors • The Flower Maiden • Song of Sleep • Misgivings • Moon's Doom	August 24th, 2004	Fold-out poster of Tsume.
3.Loss	• Vanishing Point • Don't Make Me Blue • Men's Lament • The Fallen Keep	October 12th, 2004	Fold-out poster of Hige.
4.Recollections	• Grey Wolf • Dream Journey • Scent of a Flower, Blood of a Wolf • Men, Wolves, and the Book of the Moon	December 14th, 2004	Recap episodes. Fold-out poster of Toboe.
5.War for the Soul	• A Dream of an Oasis • Consciously • Battle's Red Glare • Pieces of a Shooting Star	January 4th, 2005	Fold-out poster of Blue.
6.Paradise and Poison	• Heartbeat of the Black City • Scent of a Trap • False Memories • Moonlight Crucible	March 22nd, 2005	Fold-out poster of Quent, Hubb and Cher.
7.Final Encounters	• Where the Soul Goes • Gunshot of Remorse • High Tide, High Time • Wolf's Rain	May 24th, 2005	Fold-out poster.

Re-releases[]

Limited Complete[]

On November 22nd, 2005 Bandai released the Wolf's Rain: Limited Complete Collection Box Set. The box set came with all previously released DVD volumes in a different artbox with a stand to house the box and collection.

The Limited Complete Collection box set artbox.
The artbox's opposite side.

Anime Legends[]

The following year, Bandai released the series again as a two part collection, Wolf's Rain Anime Legends Complete Collection on July 25th, 2006 and Wolf's Rain Anime Legends Complete Collection II on September 6th. Both cases contained 4 DVDs and were housed in two separate cases.

Three years later on May 5th, 2009 Bandai released another Anime Legends Complete Collection; this time in one box as Anime Legends Wolf's Rain Perfect Collection. The set contained no artbox and held 7 DVDs. Some of the episode titles were changed or re-translated for unknown reasons. This would be the last release of Wolf's Rain from Bandai Entertainment before it became defunct in 2013.

The Complete Series[]

The series was later bought and revived by Funimation. It was released as a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack, as well as a Blu-ray/Digital Copy combo; both as Wolf's Rain The Complete Series.

The Blu-ray/DVD combo pack was released on February 7th, 2017 and housed a total of 9 Blu-ray discs. The combo pack came in a slipcase as well as a special case with page-like inlays for the DVD and Blu-ray discs.

The Blu-ray/Digital Copy combo was released the September 3rd, 2019. The outline of a running wolf was featured on each disc. When flipped through in sequence, the wolf would appear to run.

Blu-ray/DVD combo pack cover.
Blu-ray/Digital Copy cover.