「甘いの蜜と苦いの鎧」 (Amai no Mitsu to Nigai no Yoroi) "Sweet Honey and Bitter Armour" Greed and hubris make for a lethal combination
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Spice and Wolf – Episode 01 Review
「収穫祭と狭くなった御者台」 (Shuukaku-sai to Semaku Natta Gyosha-dai) "The Harvest Festival and The Crowded Driver's Box" Don't touch the fluffy tail. Too much.
Spice and Wolf – Episode 03 Review
「港町と甘い誘惑」 (Minatomachi to Amai Yuuwaku) "Port Town and Sweet Temptation" An apple a day keeps the wolf in play
Spice and Wolf – Episode 10 Review
「狼の知恵と商人の口車」 (Ookami no Chie to Shounin no Kuchiguruma) "Wisdom of a Wolf and Smooth Talk of a Merchant" A wolf in sheep's clothing
Spice and Wolf – Episode 12 Review
「裏切りの代価と黄金の代価」 (Uragiri no Daika to Ougon no Daika) "Price of Betrayal and Price of Gold" Say my name!
Spice and Wolf – Episode 07 Review
「神の天秤と草原の魔術師」 (Kami no Tenbin to Sōgen no Majutsushi) "Scale of God and Sorcerer of the Grasslands" Tilting the scales
Spice and Wolf – Episode 08 Review
「旅の道連れと不吉な知らせ」 (Tabi no Michidzure to Fukitsu-na Shirase) "Fellow Traveller and Foreboding News" Let's just say next episode will be wild
Spice and Wolf – Episode 11 Review
「狼の森と凍てつく雨」 (Ookami no Mori to Itetsuku Ame) "Forest of Wolves and Frigid Rain" From pesky upstarts to despicable betrayers
Spice and Wolf – Episode 02 Review
「いたずら狼と笑えない冗談」 (Itazura Ookami to Waraenai Joudan) "Mischievous Wolf and No Laughing Matter" Time is money
Spice and Wolf – Episode 04 Review
「夢見がちな商人と月明り別れ」 (Yumemi ga China Shounin to Tsuki-akari Wakare) "Romantic Merchant and Moonlit Festival" If it sounds too good to be true it probably is.
Spice and Wolf – Episode 05 Review
「狼の化身と従順な子羊」 (Ookami no Kenshin to Juujun na Kohitsuji) "Wolf Incarnate and Obedient Lamb" Learning how the world works. The hard way.
Spice and Wolf – Episode 06 Review
「商人と理不尽な神」 (Shounin to Rifujin na Kami) "Merchant and Unreasonable God" Learning why it ain't called Kraft and Wolf
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It’s “Stonks: The Anime!” No, but really. A mature, slow burn romance in a fantasy setting with several entertaining economic thrillers along the way. A change of pace…
Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf Episodes #09 & #10
Let’s begin with Nora Arendt where she went to the church and told the clergymen that she wants to take the sheep somewhere safe, but they won’t let…
Spice and Wolf Review (Spoiler Free)
We’ve made it to the “fantasy” entry in my genre review collection, and I’ve chosen Spice and Wolf! I have actually seen this one before, maybe 5 or…
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Spice and Wolf first released as an anime in 2008. The series has a soft spot in my heart; I watched it when I was going through a…
New Spice and Wolf Dropped
It didn’t dawn on me until well after the third episode, but I simply didn’t have it in me to watch a twenty-four episode retelling of a show…
Welcome Back, Spice and Wolf
ZeroReq011 remembers what made Spice and Wolf a story for the ages, from its fully realized world and economics to Holo and Lawrence's romantic chemistry.
Anime Throwback: Spice and Wolf
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Spice and Wolf (2024) - Episode 1 - Holo the Wise Wolf
Holo the Wise Wolf is here to bring good fortune on Lawrence's travels. Just make sure she has a sheaf of wheat. Spice and Wolf (2024) - Episode…
Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF – Episode 1
It's slow-going and softly-spoken, which means Spice and Wolf won’t be for everyone. But honestly, for me it’s a refreshing change of pace.
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Sometimes a show gets famous for something it’s not about. A particular scene, idea, moment, or mistaken bit of marketing will catch the attention of potential viewers and…
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 12
Rating: B+ Last episode ended with Lawrence seemingly in deep trouble, though this time viewers don’t have to rely on meta knowledge to know that the worst for…
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 11
Rating: B+ Even if I hadn’t read the source novel or seen the original adaptation, I think I still would have seen all the major twists in this…
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 10
Rating: A- The end of last episode found Lawrence at his lowest point, knowing that he was in trouble both financially and with his companion. Left with nowhere…
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 5
Rating: B+ Episode 4 ended with a crisis which demanded quick action. But while this series is many things, it’s definitely not an action series at heart. It…
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 6
Rating: B- Whether you’re a newcomer to the franchise with this series or a long-established fan, this was always going to be the make-or-break episode for this adaptation’s…
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 9
Rating: B+ The original adaptation fell into a steady and familiar pattern throughout its two seasons: the first two episodes of each arc set up the circumstances as…
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 8
Rating: B Like its name suggests, the episode “Fellow Traveler and Foreboding News” deals with two plot threads running in parallel: one concerning Lawrence and Holo’s encounter w…
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 2
Episode Rating: A- Episode 1 may have established the series’ operating premise, but episode 2 is the series’ make-or-break episode, the one which determines whether or not viewers…
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 7
Rating: B+ With this episode, this take on the source novels begins its adaptation of the second novel. It equates to episode 8 of the original series, since…
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 4
Rating: A- With its fourth episode, the economic scheme that Lawrence has gotten a whiff of expands, with Lawrence wading into deeper water as he arranges a deal…
Spice & Wolf (2024) Episode 13
Rating: B+ As I surmised last review, the episode “Supper of Three and Afternoon of Two” covers the exact same content as “Wolf and the Amber Melancholy,” the…
Spice & Wolf: merchant meets wise wolf episode 1
Note: Because I find this title obnoxiously long, I will hereafter be titling these Spice & Wolf (2024). Rating: B+ The base concept here seems simple enough: a…
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Spice and Wolf S2 – 9 [Wolf and a Reckless Enterprise]
Welcome all to another episode of Spice and Wolf Season 2! I’m a bit busy this week, writing a lot of reviews, but that’s no excuse. Let’s jump…
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Spice and Wolf S1 – 9 [Wolf and the Shepherd’s Lamb]
We’re back with another week of Spice and Wolf. This week Holo get’s jealous, Lawrence makes some business connections and a new waifu enters the fray! Who will…
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Spice and Wolf S1 – 10 [Wolf and Conspiracies] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome back to another episode of Spice and Wolf. This week see’s my prediction come true as Lawrence’s greed bites him in the ass! But there are consequences…
Funimation Gone! New Spice and Wolf!
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Shownotes :: (show 285) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Spice and Wolf, recorded live November 21st, 2010. This week we watched and discussed the…
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Spice and Wolf S2 – 7 [Wolf and Playful Days] – Throwback Thursday
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Spice and Wolf S1 – 8 [Wolf and Virtuous Scales] – Throwback Thursday
Hello all and welcome back to another episode of Spice and Wolf! Sorry about this one being a bit late, but I just finished moving into my new…
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Spice and Wolf S1 – 1 [Wolf and Best Clothes] – Throwback Thursday
Hello and welcome to a new season of Throwback Thursday, now featuring the 2008 mercantile simulator Spice and Wolf! This has been on my list for a long…
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Spice and Wolf S2 – 5 [Wolf, Hope and Despair] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome to the penultimate episode of this first arc of Spice and Wolf Season 2! Or at least I think it’s the penultimate episode. I actually expected it…
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Spice and Wolf S1 – 5 [Wolf and Lovers’ Quarrel] – Throwback Thursday
We’re back with another episode of Spice and Wolf! This week Holo and Lawrence reunite and… not much else happens. Yet for some reason, I don’t mind it.…
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Spice and Wolf S1 – 2 [Wolf and Distant Past] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome to week 2 of Spice and Wolf! This week Lawrence and Holo have a sleep over at a church, get involved in shady deals and lie to…
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Spice and Wolf S2 – 3 [Wolf and Irreconcilable Differences] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome all to another episode of Spice and Wolf! Apologies for the wait on this one, I’ve recently discovered Pillars of Eternity: Deadfire and it’s taken a fair…
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Spice and Wolf S1 – 3 [Wolf and Business Acumen] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome back to another episode of Spice and Wolf! This week is all about the stonks as Lawrence and Holo talk market volatility, currency theory and the economic…
Spice & Wolf: A Retrospective
Continueing on with doing long rants/discussions about anime I like today we are talking way to long about SPICE AND WOLF! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:24 - Part 01: Wolf and…