Arashi no Yoru Ni

Arashi no Yoru ni
Gabu and Mei of the A Stormy Night (Arashi no Yoru Ni) movie
あらしのよるに (Stormy Night)
Genre	Drama, Adventure
Novel
Written by	Yūichi Kimura ()
Illustrated by	Hiroshi Abe ()
Published by	Kodansha
Demographic	Children
Published	1994
Anime film
Directed by	Gisaburō Sugii
Written by	Yuuichi Kimura ()
Music by	Keisuke Shinohara ()
Studio	Group TAC
Released	December 10, 2005
Runtime	105 minutes
Anime television series
Arashi no Yoru ni: Himitsu no Tomodachi
Directed by	Tetsuro Amino
Studio	Sparky Animation
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	April 4, 2012 – September 26, 2012
Episodes	26

Arashi no Yoru ni (あらしのよるに^?, lit. One Stormy Night) is the first in a series of children's books authored by Yūichi Kimura and illustrated by Hiroshi Abe. In 1995, the book won the 26th Kōdansha Literature Culture Award and the 42nd Sankei Children's Literature Culture Award.

When "Arashi no Yoru ni" was published in 1994, Kimura had no plans to continue the story as a series. But due to the popularity of the story and receiving considerable encouragement, he continued the story through five more books, ending with "Fubuki no Ashita (After the Snowstorm)." As the series became more popular, a compilation called "Shiroiyami no Hate de" was released and a movie adaptation was produced. Soon after, Kimura wrote the seventh book, "Mangetsu no Yoru ni", finally ending the series.

Arashi no Yoru ni was published in Japanese textbooks by Mitsumura Tosho Publishing. In 2005, Gisaburō Sugii directed an animated film adaptation covering all seven books in the series. A CG-animated anime television series by Sparky Animation, Arashi no Yoru ni: Himitsu no Tomodachi (あらしのよるに ひみつのともだち, One Stormy Night: Secret Friends^?), began airing in Japan from April 4, 2012 to September 26, 2012.

A goat named Mei wanders into a barn one night, seeking shelter from a storm. In the barn, the goat meets another refugee. The two can neither see nor smell each other, but nevertheless they huddle together, fending off the cold, and begin to talk. Eventually, they establish a friendship. The two decide to meet later and will recognize each other by using the password "one stormy night". The next day, when they meet, Mei learns that his companion from the night before was a wolf named Gabu. Despite their natural predisposition as enemies, they share a common bond and begin meeting regularly. However, Mei's flock and Gabu's pack eventually find out about their relationship and forbid the friendship. Mei and Gabu, hoping to preserve their friendship, cross a river during a storm. They hope to find an "emerald forest" free from persecution.