Arashi no Yoru ni

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Synonyms: In the Night of the Storm, On A Stormy Night, Stormy Night

Japanese: あらしのよるに

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Information

Type: Movie

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Dec 10, 2005

Producers: Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Mainichi Broadcasting System, TBS, TOHO, SEDIC International, Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures, Mainichi Shimbun

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Group TAC

Source: Book

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Theme: Anthropomorphic

Duration: 1 hr. 47 min.

Rating: G - All Ages

Statistics

Score: 7.64¹ (scored by 11,085 users)

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Ranked: #1392²

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Popularity: #4596

Members: 23,721

Favorites: 213

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Synopsis

When a sudden thunderstorm strikes, Mei, a young goat, has no choice but to take shelter in an abandoned barn. Before long, he is joined by another animal—a wolf named Gabu. The night is pitch black, and neither of them can make out the other's appearance, but they become fast friends as they chat for hours, promising to meet again.

As soon as Mei and Gabu reunite in daylight, they are met with a predicament: they would normally regard each other as mere predator and prey. However, they vow to remain friends nonetheless and start meeting in secret. While their friendship deepens, their families find out about it, forcing both Mei and Gabu to wonder if their relationship is truly worth the risk.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Gabu

Main

Nakamura, Shidou
Japanese

Mei

Main

Narimiya, Hiroki
Japanese

Zaku

Supporting

Hirai, Yoshiyuki
Japanese

Barry

Supporting

Yamadera, Kouichi
Japanese

Tapu

Supporting

Hayashiya, Shouzou
Japanese

Bicchi

Supporting

Yanagihara, Tetsuya
Japanese

Giro

Supporting

Takeuchi, Riki
Japanese

Mii

Supporting

Kobayashi, Maya
Japanese

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Staff

Sugii, Gisaburou

Director, Episode Director, Screenplay

Fujiyama, Fusanobu

Sound Director

aiko

Theme Song Performance

Yamamoto, Nizou

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Ending Theme

"Star" by aiko

Reviews

Aug 9, 2020

HaremMakeNoSense

Recommended

I have been looking for this anime for a very long time, well to be honest it was in a k drama called "Master's Sun" that talk about it but i seriously didn't know the name of the book or anime name all that i know was the sheep and wolf was friends. I seriously just found it although this movie is old I love everything about it. In all honesty this was perfect it's a 10 out of 10 because everything was awesomely done and made.This is seriously a golden anime film😚😊🙂🤗. This movie was way too good to watch, the friendship between ...

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Dec 25, 2018

ggultra2764

Recommended

I suppose if I were to compare Stormy Night to a movie, it would be Disney's The Fox and the Hound. Both films focus on two animals who become close friends with one another despite both supposed to be natural enemies to one another and the pathos to both involving the animals in question coming to grips with the roles that both their societies have aligned to them, Stormy Night's case being Mei the goat being prey for the predator, Gabu the wolf.

For a two-hour movie, Stormy Night has enough time to delve into both Mei and Gabu's characters, as well as explore their developments. ... In spite of both having different natural roles as animals, the two establish a bond with one another and relate to their differing circumstances with Gabu being an outcast among his pack and Mei feeling a void in his life after losing his mother to a wolf pack attack years earlier. The film does a great job striking a balance between light-hearted and serious moments as Gabu and Mei's bond develops and eventually have to deal with both their kind opposing the friendship between the two. While the interactions between the two can usually get a bit sappy, the movie still devotes enough focus and development to Gabu and Mei to make their bond feel legitimate to the audience and works to a more pleasant ending for their bond compared to Fox and the Hound's more bittersweet ending.

Visually, it looked like Stormy Night employed a mix of watercolor-style visuals and CG animation that give the film a beautiful look in regards to scenic shots and the designs of all its animal characters. The character designs, in particular, stick out as they looked more Western-style in the drawing of characters since the animals lacked some of the conventional design elements of many anime titles and help strike a contrast to the nature of the wolf and goat characters seen throughout the film. Animation is consistently fluid throughout the movie as all the animals moved about naturally and I didn't notice any major issues with animation beyond some occasions of CG-rendered animated sequences sticking out like a sore thumb from the regular animation.

Overall, I was quite entertained with watching Stormy Night throughout its run thanks to the moral it was pushing, the convincing bond developed between Mei and Gabu, and the rather beautiful animation. While having parallels to The Fox and the Hound, I wouldn't necessarily consider it a knock against Stormy Night as the film can still stand on its own merits for what it can offer to its audience being an underlooked gem. I would strongly recommend checking the film out at least once.

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Dec 29, 2008

ladyxzeus

Mixed Feelings

A cute and lovely story conveyed by gorgeous art. One can't ask for a better thing to watch on a Sunday afternoon.

This is a children's movie, surrounded by an aura of good feelings and easy humour. But everyone needs good feelings and easy humour once in a while! The story is simple, as well as the objective: a wolf and a sheep are friends and, no matter the differences, they will fight for their friendship till the end.

This story is pampered by beautiful art. One of the better I have ever seen. In a digital-traditional mix sometimes you're not sure what is watercolour and what ...