CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCEJapanese theatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing and cross-checked against Wikipedia's release-date table (its overseas festival premiere date is earlier).
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Wolf Children Releases in Japanese Theaters
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Wolf Children releases in Japanese theaters, Mamoru Hosoda's original film about a young mother raising two half-wolf children alone after their werewolf father's early death, animated by Madhouse alongside Hosoda's own Studio Chizu.
- Wolf Children (Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki) aired in Japan on Jul 21, 2012 as a 1 hr 57 min original film by Studio Chizu, with Madhouse among the producers[1]
- Hana, a college student, has two wolf-capable children, Ame (born in rain) and Yuki (born in snow), with the last werewolf; after his sudden death she raises them alone and moves to the countryside, in a story about single motherhood[1]
- Awards include the 2013 Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year, the 2012 Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film and Animation of the Year at the 2013 Tokyo International Anime Fair[1]
- Also won two awards at Oslo Films from the South and the Audience Award at the 2013 New York International Children's Film Festival; licensed by Funimation and GKIDS; MAL score 8.56[1]
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- [1]92%Wolf Children Releases in Japanese Theatersmyanimelist.net· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Jul 21, 2012· 100% of score
Japanese theatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList listing and cross-checked against Wikipedia's release-date table (its overseas festival premiere date is earlier).
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