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Until one day, the [[Sugar Apocalypse|farm is attacked]] by the fearsome [[Big Badass Wolf|Wolf]], and Chirin's mother is killed trying to protect him. Confused and angered by this, Chirin runs off to find the Wolf. At first he plans to kill the wolf, but finds that he's far too weak. Instead, he becomes the Wolf's apprentice, no longer wanting to be a weak sheep, but instead wanting to become a strong wolf like him.
 
Things sort of go [[Downer Ending|downhill from there]]. If you're looking for a sheep-and-wolf anime with a happy ending, try ''[[Arashi no Yoru Nini]]''. For something of a similar theme and tone, see ''[[Watership Down]]'' and ''[[The Plague Dogs (Literature)|The Plague Dogs]]''.
 
For those of you who want to see the Japanese version (with English subtitles), here is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H4urzLIBlc&feature=related Part 1], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jGWIY8zKig&feature=related Part 2], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEhZyx3gzGs&feature=related Part 3], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJQ_eiTKRxk&feature=related Part 4], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n7SgiIxSN8&feature=related Part 5].
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* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: The entirety of the movie goes on both extreme ends of scale.
* {{spoiler|[[Snow Means Death]]}}: It's implied that this is how things end up for Chirin.
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: In the English version, the wolf is called the Wolf King or just Wolf. In the Japanese version, the wolf is called ウォー (Uoo or Woo). The name is given the spelling Wor, but it could be spelled out as [[Meaningful Name|War]].
* [[Stockholm Syndrome]]: More properly defined as Identification with the Aggressor, as Chirin decides to become like the wolf so that he won't have to be a victim anymore and then starts to view him as a father. In fact, the film brutally [[Deconstructed Trope|deconstructs]] Identification with the Aggressor by showing Chirin becoming just like Wolf, if not worse. Oh, and he loses everything because of it, among other things.
* [[Sugar Apocalypse]]
* [[The Dragon]]: {{spoiler|Chirin grows up to become this to the Wolf}}.
* [[They Plotted a Perfectly Good Waste]]: One of the reasons this story is a tragedy is because Chirin had so much potential and wasted it utterly and completely. Characters from [[The Lion King]], [[Bambi (Disney)|Bambi]], and [[The Land Before Time]] suffered similar losses and managed to lead fulfilling lives. Chirin did not. He could have stayed on the farm, and have grown up to be its protector. He could have found a way to make the sheep realize that their lives were pathetic, sad and empty. He could have become their leader. None of these things happened, which was exactly what was intended.
* [[Title Drop]]: The title Chirin no Suzu is mentioned within three lines of the first song in the Japanese version.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Chirin goes from a weak little lamb to a huge ram with deadly horns.
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* [[Tragic Monster]]: Chirin becomes this.
* [[Ungrateful Bastard]]: The sheep at the end of the film. {{spoiler|Chirin kills Wolf right in front of them}}, and do they at least thank him for that? No. They simply boot him out and want him gone. Admittedly, Chirin did kill the dogs right in front of them, and was going to kill them too. Anybody in their position would have little reason to trust him or have anything to do with him.
* [[Used to Be Aa Sweet Kid|Used To Be A Sweet Little Lamb]]: Used to chilling effect in this film. In the English version, the sheep reject Chirin because they apparently do not remember him and they are convinced that no fearsome beast like him could have come from their farm. In the Japanese version, the sheep reject Chirin because they recognized the bell he still wore around his neck and they could not reconcile the fact that the lamb they used to play with had grown up to become such a fearsome beast, which makes no difference either way, as it still conveys the same message.
* {{spoiler|[[Villainous Breakdown]]}}: Chirin arguably has this by the end of the film.
* {{spoiler|[[Villain Protagonist]]}}: Chirin turns into this later on.
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