Adult Swim wasn’t just background noise for late-night TV viewers. It was the place where anime blew up in the U.S. Shows like Cowboy Bebop, Inuyasha, and Outlaw Star turned casual viewers into hardcore fans. Even now, Lazarus is helping to keep the flame alive. Back when Adult Swim was new in the early 2000s, it felt like anything could air at midnight, and sometimes it did. Between giant robots, bounty hunters, and half-demons, one show stood out by being quiet, cold, and completely heartbreaking. That show was Wolf’s Rain, and two decades later, its icy mood and emotional weight still hit just as hard.