History Anime / OneStormyNightSecretFriends

''One Stormy Night: Secret Friends'' (''Arashi no Yoru ni: Himitsu no Tomodachi'') is a 2012 anime series based on the children's book series ''Literature/OneStormyNight'' and the second AnimatedAdaptation of the books after the 2005 anime film ''Anime/OneStormyNight''.

''One Stormy Night: Secret Friends'' (''Arashi no Yoru ni: Himitsu no Tomodachi'') is a 2012 anime series based on the children's book series ''Literature/OneStormyNight'' and the second adaptation of the books after the 2005 anime film ''Anime/OneStormyNight''.

''One Stormy Night: Secret Friends'' (''Arashi no Yoru ni: Himitsu no Tomodachi'') is a 2012 anime series based on the children's book series ''Literature/OneStormyNight''.

* Platonic Boy/Girl Heroes: Ambiguous, the two main characters are a male wolf and female goat that are best friends.

* Forbidden Friendship: Or Star-Crossed Lovers, much like the 2005 film, it’s up to interpretation whether May and Gabu are just friends or something more.

* GenderFlip: Mei has an AmbiguousGender in the book but the author always intended Mei to be male, which he is how he is depicted as in [[Anime/OneStormyNight the 2005 movie]]. This anime depicts Mei as female.

* GenderFlip: Mei has an AmbiguousGender in the book but the author always intended Mei to be male. This anime depicts Mei as female.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Mei is a pink-tinted white instead of white.

* CerebusSyndrome: After the 20th episode, we're led to believe that May's herd won't have to move after all, so she won't have to be separated from Gabu, and they will continue to have some funny adventures together. [[spoiler: Then, the 21th episode happen. In this one, the two friends help an outsider wolf named Jess to run away from his old pack after he attacked (or killed) his old alpha wolf to avenge his best friend who was tricked and killed by [[BadBoss the said alpha.]] After that, we never get to know if Jess will be caught.]] In the next episode, May and Gabu have funny dreams in which wolves and goats are finally good friends. And so, the duo decides to make their families have the same dream. Needless to say that it didn't work. Even worse, the wolves decide to hunt because of that weird dream, while the goats believe that they have to move away, thinking it was a bad omen to have such dreams. [[spoiler: Because of all of this, the goats and wolves discover the secret relationship between May and Gabu. And the situation isn't pleasant at all for the two friends, as they are locked away for their treason. Even [[ThoseTwoGuys Zak and Butch]] visits Gabu just to mock him and taunting him about his relationship with May, while they know he will be killed. And when you think they'll be okay after running away, we then learn that the wolves intend to chase them and kill them without any mercy.]]

* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: In episode 6, the friends of Lala, a she-wolf who happens to be the little sister of Barry, mocks her when she found out that she has an attraction for the "weak and slow" Gabu. Of course, Lala is annoyed by that.

* CerebusSyndrome: After the 20th episode, we're led to believe that May's herd won't have to move after all, so she won't have to be separated from Gabu, and they will continue to have some funny adventures together. [[spoiler: Then, the 21th episode happen. In this one, the two friends help an outsider wolf named Jess to run away from his old pack after he attacked (or killed) his old alpha wolf to avenge his best friend who was tricked and killed by [[BadBoss the said alpha.]] After that, we never get to know if Jess will be caught.]] In the next episode, May and Gabu have funny dreams in which wolves and goats are finally good friends. And so, the duo decides to make their families have the same dream. Needless to say that it didn't work. Even worse, the wolves decide to hunt because of that weird dream, while the goats believe that they have to move away, thinking it was a bad omen to have such dreams. [[spoiler: Because of all of this, the goats and wolves discover the secret relationship between May and Gabu. And the situation isn't pleasant at all for the two friends, as they are locked away for their treason. Even [[ThoseTwoGuys Zak and Butch]] visits Gabu just to mock him and taunting him about his relationship with May, while they know he will be killed.]]

* CerebusSyndrome: After the 20th episode, we're led to believe that May's herd won't have to move after all, so she won't have to be separated from Gabu, and they will continue to have some funny adventures together. [[spoiler: Then, the 21th episode happen. In this one, the two friends help an outsider wolf named Jess to run away from his old pack after he attacked (or killed) his old alpha wolf to avenge his best friend who was tricked and killed by [[BadBoss the said alpha.]] After that, we never get to know if Jess will be caught.]] In the next episode, May and Gabu has funny dreams in which wolves and goats are finally good friends. And so, the duo decides to make their families have the same dream. Needless to say that it didn't work. Even worse, the wolves decide to hunt because of that weird dream, while the goats believe that they have to move away, thinking it was a bad omen to have such dreams. [[spoiler: Because of all of this, the goats and wolves discover the secret relationship between May and Gabu. And the situation isn't pleasant at all for the two friends, as they are locked away for their treason. Even [[ThoseTwoGuys Zak and Butch]] visits Gabu just to mock him and taunting him about his relationship with May, while they know he will be killed.]]

Gabu is a wolf who becomes friends with a goat named Mei (or May in the english translation) in a barn during a one stormy night. For the most part of the series, the wolf and the goat live some adventures, alternating between spending time together in secret, and living with their clans.

Gabu is a wolf who becomes friends with a goat named Mei (or May in the english translation) in a barn during a one stormy night. For the most part of the series, the wolf and the goat live some adventures, alternating between spending time together in secret, and living with their clans. [[spoiler: Though the two try to hide their friendship, their families learn about it and begin scorning them for it. Eventually the two friends have to move away.]]

While the movie tells the whole story, save for some parts, this series is an expansion of the life of Gabu and May before [[spoiler: They decide to cross the mountain with the hopes that they'll find a place where they can live together without problems.]]

* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Mei is a pink goat.

* CerebusSyndrome: After the 20th episode, we're led to believe that May's herd won't have to move after all, so she won't have to be separated from Gabu, and they will continue to have some funny adventures together. [[spoiler: Then, the 21th episode happen. In this one, the two friends help an outsider wolf named Jess to run away from his old pack after he attacked (or killed) his old alpha wolf to avenge his best friend who was tricked and killed by [[BadBoss the said alpha.]] After that, we never get to know if Jess will be caught.]] In the next episode, May and Gabu has funny dreams in which wolves and goats are finally good friends. And so, the duo decides to make their families have the same dream. Needless to say that it didn't work. Even worse, the wolves decide to hunt because of that weird dream, while the goats believe that they have to move away, thinking it was a bad omen t have such dreams. [[spoiler: Because of all of this, the goats and wolves discover the secret relationship between May and Gabu.]]

* CerebusSyndrome: After the 20th episode, we're led to believe that May's herd won't have to move after all, so she won't have to be separated from Gabu, and they will continue to have some funny adventures together. [[spoiler: Then, the 21th episode happen. In this one, the two friends help an outsider wolf to run away from his old pack after attacking his old alpha.]]

Gabu is a wolf who becomes friends with a goat named Mei (or May in the english translation) in a barn during a one stormy night. For the most part of the series, the wolf and the goat live some adventures, alternating between spending time together in secret, and living with their clans. Though the two try to hide their friendship, their families learn about it and begin scorning them for it. Eventually the two friends have to move away.

And that's it.

It began airing on Creator/TVTokyo on April 4, 2012 and ended September 26, 2012. The anime is noteworthy for depicting Mei as a girl, compared to the books in which Mei's gender isn't specified (though the author later said Mei was supposed to be male all along), and the movie in which Mei is depicted as a boy. The series hasn't been released internationally but it has an English dub because it was written in English then dubbed back into Japanese.

Gabu is a wolf who becomes friends with a goat named Mei (or May in the english translation). Though the two try to hide their friendship, their families learn about it and begin scorning them for it. Eventually the two friends have to move away.

* TuftOfHeadFur: Mei has a hair-looking tuft of pink fluff on her head.