Anime 51122 Ookami To Koushinryou Merchant Meets The Wise Wolf

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Synonyms: Spice and Wolf

Japanese: 狼と香辛料 MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF

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Type: TV

Episodes: 25

Status: Currently Airing

Aired: Apr 2, 2024 to ?

Premiered: Spring 2024

Broadcast: Tuesdays at 01:30 (JST)

Producers: TV Tokyo, Movic, TOHO animation, Good Smile Company, Kadokawa, Enishiya, Hayabusa Film

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Passione

Source: Light novel

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Theme: Adult Cast

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 8.24¹ (scored by 12,278 users)

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Ranked: #327²

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Popularity: #1785

Members: 123,023

Favorites: 574

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Synopsis

Holo is a powerful wolf deity who is revered in the small town of Pasloe for blessing the annual harvest. Yet as years go by and the villagers become more self-sufficient, Holo has been reduced to a mere folktale. When a traveling merchant named Kraft Lawrence stops at the settlement, Holo offers to become his business partner if he takes her to her northern home of Yoitsu. The savvy trader recognizes Holo's unusual ability to evaluate a person's character and accepts her proposition.

Now in the possession of both sharp bargaining skills and a charismatic negotiator, Lawrence inches closer to his goal of opening his own shop. However, as Lawrence travels the countryside with Holo in search of economic opportunities, he begins to realize that his aspirations are slowly morphing into something unexpected.

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Adaptation:	Ookami to Koushinryou
Alternative version:	Ookami to Koushinryou

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Characters & Voice Actors

Holo

Main

Koshimizu, Ami
Japanese

Lawrence, Kraft

Main

Fukuyama, Jun
Japanese

Arendt, Norah

Supporting

Nakahara, Mai
Japanese

Myuuri

Supporting

Tanaka, Aimi
Japanese

Liechten, Marhait

Supporting

Ootsuka, Houchuu
Japanese

Tarantino, Jacob

Supporting

Remerio, Hans

Supporting

Gouda, Hozumi
Japanese

Zheren

Supporting

Namikawa, Daisuke
Japanese

Yarei

Supporting

Sugita, Tomokazu
Japanese

Weiz

Supporting

Hanawa, Eiji
Japanese

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Producer

Producer

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Opening Theme

"Tabi no Yukue (旅のゆくえ)" by Hana Hope

Ending Theme

"Andante (アンダンテ)" by ClariS

Reviews

Apr 15, 2024

Ellenwitch

Recommended

Preliminary (3/25 eps)

SPICE AND WOLF IS BACK BAAAABBBBYYY.

This series is near and dear to my heart, and more likely the same to most of you. For a number of reasons. It's more likely one of your first animes that you've finished. Or read for that matter. Or at the very least, one of the few series you remember seeing around as a kid. As for new faces, they'll be welcomed to the gem that is this series. Spice and Wolf deserves not only a watch, but deserves to be red, to be appreciated, and so much more.

Story and characters: 9
You might look at the premise, and how ... it's presented, and sure, a thought might be that with 'so many action packed anime, why does an anime centered around harvest, and merchant business tricks, the church practices, get so much rave reviews?' To put it simple, it's down to the world itself, but also Lawrence and Holo themselves. Holo is a treat herself, wise as her name suggests. But Lawrence really comes off as a solid character, that only gets greater as the show goes along. But most of all, the pairing between them, is stand alone such an excellent pairing, that sure, will have bumps in the road, but experiencing every inch of it's story and contents, not only makes for such a well written story, but such deep and well written characters to boot.

The story will have many hooks, twists and turns, that'll be quite a watch from start to finish. It'll be one of the stand outs of the season for a reason, and a large part of that is the story.

Art and sound: 8
Any time I think of this series in terms of the Art and Sound. I always have flashbacks to that opening, which I'd honestly rank so highly, as that OP will always be one of my favorites, hell might be my favorite opening of all time. This adaptation's version is stellar in itself. As you can tell there has been a lot of effort and detail has gone into the product of the whole entire musical aspect. Really capturing the vibe of this show. But not only that, there is a certain charm about it. A charm that really gets you hooked on Spice and Wolf as a concept, and the show itself. Presentation is very key after all. They have to hit it out the part, as making a new adaption, will bring to joy to long term fans, but also put it on a spotlight for new fans who'll get into this series. While it's not breath taking by any chance, but it's quality of production has really done the business. To actually finish it from start to finish, which this series so rightly deserves. It's art, producing, and sound are making a solid start, which will only grow and grow over time. A great job all round.

So, so so glad that Spice and Wolf has returned, I couldn't be happier, and many will enjoy this gem all over again, and get even more love that it so rightly deserves. Watch it now!

Apr 15, 2024

Benedito29

Recommended

Preliminary (3/25 eps)

The story of this anime, like the old version, follows the journey of Holo and Lawrence and their political, emotional and ethnic dilemmas, where little by little it develops into a relationship reciprocal of affection through each other's company... That was my first impression when watching this work that, even after years, continues expressively captivating to follow and delve deeper into what it has to offe about your history ...

História: 7
It's a simple but well-crafted story. The story revolves around Lawrence and Holo, where I could easily describe this anime in one single word and I wouldn't be being reckless : learn. ... Lawrence tends learn about holo, where it came from, its tastes, the legend that revolves around holo and of your tradition. And holo tends to learn about politics, the world, about friendship and freedom. Both they tend to coexist in this way, through actions, speech and companionship; Even with their differences(of race) and upbringing, they nurture a feeling throughout their history of affection that happens naturally and we, the viewers, don't notice and we get caught up in that harmony throughout the episodes trusting that this story will continue to be enjoyable and unique ...
In short: The story of the anime is basically about holo and lawrence on their journey around the world with the intention of saying goodbye later on, however, enjoying the moments of their adventure together through in learning and unique feelings that each one has for the other throughout their journeys.

Personagens: 8
Talking first about the secondary characters, they all tend to have a personality that takes us back to that time (medieval), with their cunning attributes in traders where there is also a sympathy and intelligence. In addition to other characters, some with their traditions and cultures that are present in agriculture and shopping centers , showing a naturalness in the dialogues and transmitting something real that doesn't require "a forced smile or an expression of shame (which is common, unfortunately, in animes)". Therefore, such character writing easily tends to convey curiosities about medieval times with their politics and cultures. Now about holo and lawrence: both were written precisely with unique personalities, lawrence represents the merchant with his lips and intelligence in negotiation, showing the common citizen but persevering, and holo, a fox, who brings with him his legends and times of conflicts between races, with a friendly and soft personality, often showing ease in learning about the world and humans.Both are simple characters, but due to their personalities and the dynamics between them, they manage to convey to the public the affection and sympathy that each one has.

The anime restart: 5
The new animation is good, the scenario for me is sometimes a little strange (maybe because I got attached to the old version of the anime) but it's not that it's bad, on the contrary, it's good. The three episodes that came out in my view were well directed, there's nothing to complain about, but overall they're silly things that over the episodes maybe I'll get used to, but I feel like the colors sometimes turn gray and that's something strange but It could be because I liked the previous version more than this one that I'm seeing errors where there aren't any... Remembering that at the moment I've only seen three episodes of this updated version... Overall I think it's average (it's something subjective)^~^

(I decided to evaluate this anime now, because considering that I have already watched the first two seasons, at most I will have new developments in the direction and animation of the anime, the restart is strange for me, used to it with the other version, not that this one is bad, in fact it's the opposite, it's great, but for personal taste I still prefer the old version, if something was confusing in the spelling or lacked cohesion, the reason is because I'm using it translator at the moment -_-)

Conclusion: 6,6
I recommend this anime, it's something slow but soft and cozy with a beautiful relationship between holo and Lawrence, the anime brings with it naturalness. Don't expect tense moments like fights or conflicts because this is just an anime about an adventure of fleeting and sentimental moments which, can sometimes delve into world politics and trade negotiations from a medieval it was ^~^... At least that's what the anime conveyed to me, in the old version and also in this one!

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