Spice and Wolf (狼と香辛料)

狼と香辛料

 Related anime:
    Spice and Wolf II (TV)

Genres: adventure, drama, fantasy, romance, supernatural

Themes: economics, trading, wolf girls

Plot Summary: Kraft Lawrence, a 25 year old peddler travelling from town to town selling and buying various things to make a living during a period much like Europe in the Middle Ages. One night when stopped at the town of Pasroe, he finds in his wagon a 250 year old pagan wolf deity girl named Holo. She appears to be that of a 15 year old girl, except for a wolf tail and ears. She introduces herself as the town's goddess of harvest who has kept it blessed with good harvests of wheat for many years. Despite having the responsibility to watch over the town, she wants to go back to her homeland in the north called Yoitsu, she believes the people have already forsaken her anyway and that she has kept her promise to maintain the good harvests. She manages to bargain her way out of the village by making a deal with Lawrence to take her with him. As they travel, her wisdom helps increase his profits, but at the same time, her true nature draws unwanted attention from the church.

 

 

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Running time: 24 minutes per episode

Number of episodes: 13

Vintage: 2008-01-08 to 2008-03-25

Opening Theme:

"Tabi no Tochū (旅の途中)" by Natsumi Kiyoura

Ending Theme:

#1: "Ringo Biyori ~The Wolf Whistling Song" by Rocky Chack (eps 1-12)

#2: "Tabi no Tochū (旅の途中)" by Natsumi Kiyoura (ep 13)

Official website:

Spice and Wolf - The Official Anime Website from FUNimation

TOKYO MX ＊アニメ「狼と香辛料」 (Japanese)

狼と香辛料 Official web site (Japanese)

Reviews:
    Spice and Wolf GN 1
    Spice and Wolf DVD

DVD

Spice and Wolf - Season 1 Complete Collection (DVD) 2009-11-24 (from $35.99)

Spice and Wolf - Season One [Viridian Collection] (DVD) 2010-12-07 (from $29.99)