Watching Wolf Children: Ame and Yuki makes me think about the essence of child-rearing.

It's all over Twitter today
"Wolf Children: Ame and Yuki"

As usual, we will consider this issue in relation to child-rearing.
First of all, what are the werewolf legends in Japanese history?
It's very rare, but it seems to exist. I don't know if it can be called a yokai though...

About the werewolf legend in Japan

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The legend of the Wolf Ancestor itself is extremely rare,
The Japanese name for wolf itself is
Okami(Wolf)
It is revered as a symbol of divinity and intelligence, just like in Mongolia.
Mitsumine ShrineHe is worshipped as a deity in a number of shrines, including:
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As the name suggests, he was actually a great god. (That was quite surprising.)
 

I was not impressed.

I'm sorry for this sudden introduction, but actually...these wolf children.
I know that this will cause some backlash from fans of the work, but
I wasn't really impressed right after seeing it.
Because the mother's flowerSo kind that it can be called madness
I felt that she had become inhuman and deviated from my idea of what a mother should be.
 

But something is bothering me...

Then I thought about it carefully and looked at it again.
In the first place, when I found out that the person I liked was a werewolf,
However, since we decided to date
It was inhuman, and that's how deep their love was, or something like that.
The moment they fell in love, they had already transcended the boundaries of being human.
Perhaps my sensibilities weren't keeping up with the work.
I find myself thinking that children are half animals...
Is this not something to do with racism?
Children are truly unpredictable, and sometimes they are like the rain and snow that the wolf cried out to.
They are free-spirited and can be a bit of a hassle,
The difference is that he transforms into a wolf (which is pretty big though...)
Regardless, it still requires work.
By seeing the extreme expressions depicted in this work,
Many mothers may have thought this.
 
My child is having a hard time too, but not to this extent.
 
Or maybe you thought
 
Uwaaah... There's no way I could do this, I can't stand it.

 
But even in these conditions, the flowers are able to withstand them.
I have no one to talk to. I can't give up. I have no father.
But then I suddenly realized something.
 
Huh? Maybe this is a single mother's
The emphasis on emotion?
 
Even if there was an anime that depicted the hardships of being a single mother,
It doesn't get any more intense than this.
Or perhaps it portrays life too realistically and becomes too dark.
In the end, Ame and Yuki decided on their own paths and became adults.
The perspective switches from that of the flowers to that of the children.
I agonized alone and decided on my path.
Flowers are smart, aren't they? I believed that and accepted it.
Even if siblings and families can't be together forever.
If the flowers had given up halfway, what would have happened to the rain and snow?
Many people are afraid of the unknown, so at the very least they would not have been treated as "humans."
 

What was the message that this work ultimately wanted to convey?

it is,,,
Never give up on raising your children
and
If you don't give up, it will grow on its own.
These are the two points.
I think it's especially aimed at single mothers and fathers.
In fact, raising children is so difficult that it can lead to childcare neurosis.
The more their standard of living becomes difficult, the more they are pushed into a corner.
In this work, I deliberately tried to show the lowest point.
Maybe it's effective.
By concentrating on one thing, child rearing,
Hana, the mother, became a being beyond human understanding (supernatural), surpassing even my image of a mother.
As a result, it ended just before it got too moving.
This is what I thought after actually raising a child.
This is especially true for mothers,
The child is just crying so I know what he wants to do,
There were a lot of strange things happening, like our emotions were linked.
Well, to begin with, child-rearing and childbirth itself...
 
Beyond human understanding
 
The process of a child being born and growing up is
It's like a series of miracles, and the love is deep and unfathomable.
Life was a mysterious thing.
When I was unmarried and had no children
Whatever I imagined was a fart.
That's where infinite love comes from.
You'll never know until you give birth and raise it.
I'm starting to get a sense of how good this work is.
It depends on how you look at it, but if you change your perspective
This work deals with topics such as racism, child-rearing wisdom, life wisdom, community ties, environmental issues, and neglect issues.
It's packed with a variety of things.
You could even say it's too packed.
Please watch this work again and see each scene from a different perspective.
I recommend you take a guess and see.
I'm not sure if that was what the director had in mind.
To be able to impress myselfToimaginationThe power to
In fact, this imagination is nurtured by learning about yokai.
It's like, "Why would a monster appear here?" lol.
But it is true. From the appearance of the yokai
Imagine the life, lifestyle, and values of that time.
The truth is that this accumulation led to this imagination.
Finally, I hope that many people will see this film and imagine many problems.
I sincerely hope that child-rearing problems, especially neglect, will decrease.