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Ask John: Why Isn’t there any Lone Wolf & Cub Anime?
Ask John: Why hasn’t a Lone Wolf and Cub or Lady Snowblood anime ever been produced despite their tremendous influence? Answer: The Kozure Okami manga, known internationally as…
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Wolf Children
Wolf Children is a 2012 Fantasy Slice of Life anime film by fan-favorite Japanese animation studio, Studio Chizu. While some anime viewers are not too keen on viewing…
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Wolf Children
おおかみこどもの雨と雪 Mamoru Hosoda, 2012 Reel Anime 2/4 Mamoru Hosoda is the most exciting director currently working in…
Guard Wolf
Robot mode Wolf mode Robot mode Wolf mode General Information Unit type: robotHeight: 3.9 meters (Robot mode)Weight: 1.6 metric tonsMaximum speed: 460.0 km/hJumping power: 75.0 metersMaximum output: 11,000…
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Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf
Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf is currently streaming on Crunchyroll....
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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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Case 101 – There
We are back on the manga to finish volume 30 and get into volume 31 with the next case, The Pottery Class case (chapters 305-307). This episode was…
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PODCAST: Wolf Children
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | RSS We discuss Mamoru Hosoda’s third original film and final Madhouse production, 2012’s “Wolf Children.” When Doc fi…
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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…
Wolf Guy v2
When Orphan released Wolf Guy back in 2016, I noted , "The laserdiscs came from two sources. The first three volumes are from Erik's collec...
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…
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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: merchant meets the wise wolf [First Impression]
Spice and Wolf is back and starting fresh!
Spice and Wolf, Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF
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First Impression: Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF
Lawrence Kraft is a traveling merchant, who in his business travels arrives in a pagan village holding its annual harvest festival. Instead of conforming to the beliefs of…
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SHORTS Spice and Wolf Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf 2
This Anime Wolf Girl Meets A Merchant 😳 ✿ Anime: Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf #anime #animerecomendations #newanime #anime2024 #weeb #otaku
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First Look: Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf
Kraft Lawrence is a traveling merchant delivering goods to a village during a harvest festival. While passing through, he picks up an unexpected companion: a girl claiming to…
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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…
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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.
Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF, Spice and Wolf
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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…
Devilman Crybaby – Nearly There
I first discovered Devilman through the two episode 1987 OVA series which adapts a portion of Go Nagai’s famous manga of the same name. The OVA was a…
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Been there, done that
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Review: Wolf Pack (2022)
Wolf Pack 狼群 China, 2022, colour, 2.35:1, 104 mins. Director: Jiang Cong 蒋丛 [Michael Chiang]. Rating: 5/10. Well-mounted but generic action fodder centred on a band of Chinese…
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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…
Govern class (Wolf Type)
General Information Unit type: landshipLength: 29.0 metersWeight: 171.0 metric tonsEngine output: 39,500 horsepowerArmament: 40mm dual machine gun x 1, 12.7mm dual machine gun x 1, 8-tube missile launcher…
Review: Wolf Hiding (2023)
Wolf Hiding 怒潮 China, 2023, colour, 2.35:1, 105 mins. Director: Ma Yuke 马浴柯. Rating: 7/10. A hard-driven, stygian tale of gangsterly ambition, deceit and murder is a striking…
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Wolf and Red GN
It's classic fairytales with a BL twist!
Mother by Wolf Guy?
Green Green Greens has us interested in gold, a mini Spy x Family gives us some potential Anya Lore, and Nue Sexorcist gets another sister not related by…
[Eight] Wolf and Sheep
Several years back now, I promised a friend of mine that I would watch one of his all-time favorite shows, Spice and Wolf. It was a series that…
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Medieval Syncretism and Wolf
Part of what makes Spice and Wolf such an enjoyable watch is that it focuses so much on normally underappreciated aspects of medieval settings. There are tons of…
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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…
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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…
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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 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: 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…
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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: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf Episodes #05 & #06
Let’s begin with Kraft Lawrence where he’ll be rescuing Holo from the Medio Trading Company as Richten Marlheit and the Milone Trading Company are here to back him…
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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…
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Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf Episodes #18 & #19
Here’s Kraft Lawrence where he went to a certain man who might help him out when it comes to pyrite.
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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 – 7 [Wolf and Playful Days] – Throwback Thursday
It’s here, it’s here, a new arc of Spice and Wolf! And the post for it is just barely on time since this late still counts as Thursday!…
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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: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf Episodes #16 & #17
Oh look, it’s Fermi Amati where he went to a local pub and declare everyone that he intends to pay off Holo’s debt from Kraft Lawrence. So it…
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Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf Episodes #01 & #02
This is Kraft Lawrence, a travelling merchant who’s about to witness an important event in his life. Anyways, this is Spice and Wolf where it’s a new anime…
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Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf Episodes #14 & #15
Well everyone, it’s time for Kraft Lawrence and Holo the Wise Wolf to travel to a new town called Kumerson. Also, the reason why Holo is feeling a…
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Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf Episodes #03 & #04
Let’s begin with Kraft Lawrence where he’s gonna sell these marten pelts to the Milone Trading Company for something valuable like Trenni silver coins. Of course, I forgot…
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Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf Episodes #07 & #08
Looks like Kraft Lawrence and Holo have just arrived in Poroson to do some business, although the wise wolf is feeling a bit bored as the town doesn’t…
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Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf Episodes #11 – #13
Let’s begin with Marten Liebert, an employee from the Remerio Trading Company where he’ll be responsible for smuggling gold nuggets into Ruvinheigen without being detected by the Church…
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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 S2 – 10/11 [Wolf and the Lonely Smile/Wolf and the Decision to Part] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome all to the penultimate post for Spice and Wolf Season 2! Apologies for missing last week. I had a case of writers block and couldn’t figure out…