8 Best Werewolf Anime, Ranked

In Greek mythology, King Lycaon of Arcadia served the flesh of his son Nyctimus to the god Zeus to test his divinity. Angered by the king’s actions, Zeus turned Lycaon into a wolf to suit his desire to consume human flesh and for his hubris. This became one of history’s earliest documentation of Lycanthropes (Werewolves).

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Werewolves are often depicted as men or women who can transform into beast-like wolves either willingly or under a curse. Over the centuries, the media has often had many interpretations of the werewolf through film or literature. With the anime medium becoming more popular, it’s no surprise that the Japanese would take the opportunity to depict these monsters. This list will contain a list of animes that are about or feature werewolves.

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Sirius The Jaeger

During the 1930s, it was discovered that a small band of vampires had congregated in Japan after fleeing China from their pursuers. These pursuers were vampire hunters known as the Jaegers, with an exceptionally skilled warrior among their ranks being a werewolf. Young Yuliy first encountered the undead when they raided his village, which was protecting an ancient artifact dubbed “The Ark of Sirius.”

This artifact was a gift from god that possessed unimaginable power over the world. After fleeing the village, Yuliy triggered his lycanthropy during a fight with a vampire after witnessing his mother’s death. This warrior sides with the Jaegers to combat the vampire menace to retrieve his village’s artifact before it’s too late.

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Dance In The Vampire Bund

One day the vampire nation decided it was time to reveal their existence to the world after a brash of attacks on the human population. The queen of the vampire nation Mina Tepes announces that she intends to build a special district for her people, dubbed the “bund,” off the coast of Japan.

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One of the many people witnessing these events is young Akira Kaburagi Regendorf. After suffering from amnesia, Akira is drawn back into the world of vampires after meeting Mina, where he learns he is part of a pack of werewolves known as the Earth Clan. It is discovered that Mina had fallen in love with Akira before he mysteriously disappeared during a mission. With his memories slowly returning to the werewolf, Akira uses his gifts to protect his lover, the queen of vampires.

6
Black Blood Brothers

Interestingly, there are not many animes revolving around werewolves, given their popularity in the horror genre across the globe. Instead, audiences are given vampire animes that feature werewolf characters, such as the Black Blood Brothers. In mythology, vampires and werewolves are often portrayed as the same creature, which is the case of Cain Warlock.

This supporting character works in a special zone where vampires and humans live harmoniously. Cain was originally a guardian of Alice before being betrayed by another member of his bloodline, Cassandra. Now, he serves under the Dragon King of the East, Sei. Cain Warlock is a skilled hand-to-hand combatant who can transform into a blue werewolf.

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Wolf’s Rain

Although the human-wolf hybrid form is among the most famous depictions of werewolves, early documentation suggests that they were simply humans that could transform into regular wolves with supernatural abilities. The anime series Wolf’s Rain is arguably the most accurate interpretation of werewolves based on historical accounts.

It is believed that wolves will only reveal the path to paradise when the end of the world comes. In this world, wolves have been considered extinct, but they have learned to cast an illusion on themselves that make them appear as humans. The story follows a young white wolf Kiba who is drawn to the human settlement of Freeze City by the scent of the lunar flower. This flower is said to be the key to paradise.

4
Soul Eater

Long ago, Lord Death founded the Death Weapon Meister Academy with the hope of training aspiring death scythes and weapon users to hunt down evil beings. The werewolf immortal Free appears towards the end of the first season to combat the duo of Maki and Soul at the whim of the witch Medusa.

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Unlike other werewolves, Free is an immortal being that can not be killed by conventional means after he stole the magic eye of the grand witch years ago. In addition to his immortality, he is a highly skilled hand-hand combatant and proficient in ice magic. Although due to his immortality and the fact he had been in prison for so long, he tends to be very careless or clumsy.

3
Spice And Wolf

Kraft Lawrence is a 25-year-old merchant traveling all over the land, hoping to make enough money to open his shop. Due to his trade, Lawrence often spends most of his days traveling on the roads, where he soon ends up in the town of Pasole. There, he stumbles upon a wagon with a young girl with wolf-like ears laying the hay.

The young girl reveals herself as the wolf goddess Holo who has blessed the town of Pasole with a bountiful harvest for many years. Despite her blessings, she explains to Lawrence that the people have driven away from her, and she desires to return to her hometown of Yoitsu. The two make a pack to travel with each, and along the way, Lawrence learns many trade secrets from Holo while showing her how much the world has changed.

2
Hellsing Ultimate

The Hellsing series is highly regarded as one of the most famous vampire anime, but one thing many fans may need to learn is that there is a werewolf among the cast of characters. One of the factions in the series is the Millennium Organization, founded toward the end of World War II by Adolf Hitler.

The goal of this group was to research the paranormal before being hunted down by the Hellsing company. The organization would revive under the leadership of the Major, who wanted to start the third world war. The Captain was introduced as one of the Majors aces in his organization before it was revealed to the audience that he was a powerful werewolf. Throughout the series, the Captain fights many characters, such as Alucard and his partner Seras Victorious.

1
Wolf Children

Produced by Studio Chizo Wolf Children was a phenomenal film that captivated anime fans of all ages and orientations. The film revolves around a student named Hana who meets a grizzled man during one of her classroom lectures and falls in love with him. She soon discovers that he is a werewolf but that he is nothing like the beast that is depicted in films and literature.

The couple starts a family having two children in the process, but unfortunately, the wolf man is killed while out hunting. Saddened by her husband’s death, Hana begins the struggle of parenthood and trying to raise children that are biologically different from humans. Overall, this film is amazingly written with the stunning visual effect that fans of not only werewolves but anime, in general, should check out.

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