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Spice and Wolf
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…
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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…
Spice & Wolf episode 24
Rating: A- Last episode ended with Lawrence, Holo, Elsa, and Evan all fleeing Tereo, which is unquestionably the smart and safe move for all of them. However, as…
Revisiting Spice and Wolf
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…
Spice & Wolf episode 22
Rating: B+ What better way to prove to someone that you are not going to turn them into the Church for having a secret cache of pagan lore…
Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf
Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf is currently streaming on Crunchyroll....
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 15
Rating: B+ Things were a bit strained between Lawrence and Holo at the end of last episode, and clearly that still weighs on Lawrence as this episode starts;…
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 (2024) episode 18
Rating: B We’re in the fifth episode of the current arc, and as in the last two arcs, Lawrence is stressing out over the current financial crisis. This…
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 23
Rating: B+ If I recall correctly, Lawrence has alluded before in the anime to how travelers are always a source of suspicion to locals, and thus the first…
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 16
Rating: B+ Of all of the story arcs in Spice and Wolf, this arc is maybe my least favorite, and the content covered by this episode is a…
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 19
Rating: B+ Original novelist Isuna Hasekura is most commonly lauded for the way he uses medieval (and sometimes modern) economics as foundational plot elements in his story arcs,…
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 20
Rating: A- For long-time franchise fans, this week is the most exciting of times: the debut of an arc completely new to anime form for the first time…
Anime Playlist – Spice and Wolf
With Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf (Spice and Wolf 2024) currently in its second cour… It’s long since past time for me to post an…
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 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 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 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 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 14
Rating: A- With “New Town and Nostalgic Feeling,” the series begins the adaptation of novel 3, thus following the exact path trod by episode 1 of season 2…
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 17
Rating: B Fundamentally, Spice & Wolf is the rare fantasy series where conversations, much more so than actions, carry the weight of the series. The only other episode…
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…
Anime Throwback: Spice and Wolf
Spice and Wolf is an already complicated story, even before you add in the relationship between Kraft Lawrence and Holo.
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.
#152 - Spice and Wolf (2008)
Fantasy, finances, and fickle gods! A wise wolf has descended upon the podcast for our review of the 2008 anime series Spice and Wolf, which is currently getting…
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 21
Rating: B+ The previous three arcs have shown that Lawrence and Holo have a supreme talent for stumbling into the midst of complicated situations. Here they actually recognize…
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…
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…
Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf
Spice and Wolf along with Eureka Seven and Inuyasha helped me through some difficult times in my mid-20s, so they retain a place in my best anime lists.…
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…
Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf – 01 – A New Harvest
This fleet, efficient first episode serves as both a cozy, nostalgic blanket for fans of the original and a welcoming and earnest introduction for those new to the…
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Spice and Wolf S1 – 6 [Wolf and a Silent Farewell] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome everyone to the almost halfway point of Spice and Wolf season one! This week wraps up the arc as people get stabbed, Holo goes wild and Lawrence…
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Spice and Wolf S1 – 13 [Wolf and a New Journey] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome everyone to the finale of the first season of Spice and Wolf! It’s been a surprising season of Throwback Thursday for me, I wasn’t expecting to like…
Mamoru Hosoda Retrospective: Wolf Children
Continuing my retrospective of the films of director Mamoru Hosoda following the release of his recent Belle, I started with The Girl Who…
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Spice and Wolf S1 – 7 [Wolf and a Tail of Happiness] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome to The Bachelorette Spice and Wolf, I’m your host Lenlo and this week Holo is super thirsty. That’s it, that’s the plot of this weeks episode. By I’ll…
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Spice and Wolf S2 – OVA + 1 [Wolf and a Sudden Rift] – Throwback Thursday
I hope everyone enjoyed Spice and Wolf because it’s back for round 2. That’s right, this season of Throwback Thursday is staying on the foxy waifu train, its…
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Spice and Wolf S1 – 12 [Wolf and a Pack of Pups] – Throwback Thursday
I’m back with the penultimate episode of Spice and Wolf! Season 1 at least. This is a big episode with lots of things happening. Some I expected, others…
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 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 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 09 Review
「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
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 (2024) Ep 16
It’s always sunshine before shit hits the fan.
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 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 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 16 Review
「祭りの夜と狂ったの歯車」 (Matsuri no Yoru to Kurutta no Haguruma) "Night of the Festival and Misaligned Gear" It's always the unspoken doubts which create the greatest fears