From "Spice and Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf", Episode 11 "The Wolf's Forest and the Freezing Rain" advance scene clips and plot revealed!
Hello! All anime enthusiasts and novel fans, today let's talk about a work I personally love very much - 'Spice and Wolf'. In 2021, this super popular light novel published by KADOKAWA Dengeki Bunko celebrated its 15th anniversary. This is a work that won the Silver Award in the 12th Dengeki Novel Prize, and starting April 1, 2024 (Monday) at 25:30, a newly produced TV anime 'Spice and Wolf merchant meets the wise wolf' began broadcasting on TV Tokyo and other stations.
Now, let's first look at the general content of this story. Young traveling merchant Kraft Lawrence lives his days selling goods from city to city. One day, he arrives at a small village covered in golden wheat fields and meets a beautiful girl with ears and a tail - Holo. Holo calls herself the 'Wise Wolf,' the embodiment of the harvest wolf. The two begin a partnership as business travel companions heading north, but a merchant's journey is always full of unexpected twists and turns...
Another main character in this story, Lawrence, decides to borrow the skills of the shepherdess Nora while working hard to repay his debts. They travel from Rubinghagen to Rantra, but taking the shortest route requires passing through a forest inhabited by wolves. Guided by Nora, they proceed cautiously, but... how will the anticipated future plot develop?
Speaking of which, the production team for this work is truly experienced and highly skilled. The chief director is Takashi Takahashi, the director is Hijiri Sanishi, character design is by Koji Haneda, color design is by Tomoko Koyama, art setting is by Kaoru Aoki, Toshitaka Amada, and Reiji Obata, art director is by Kazuhiro Inoue, photography director is by Kōji Hayashi, editing is by Saiko Ni, sound director is by Tomohiro Yoshida, music is by Kevin Penkin, production is by ENISHIYA, and animation production is by Passione. It's truly a team of skilled professionals, so the quality of the work is unquestionable.
The theme songs are also very impressive. The opening theme is 'Tabi no Yukue' by Hana Hope, and the ending theme is 'Adanai' by ClariS. Have you heard these two songs? If not, I strongly recommend you listen to them - I believe you'll definitely fall in love with them!
Finally, let's take a look at the voice cast for this work. Kraft Lawrence is voiced by Jun Fukuyama, Holo is voiced by Ami Koshimizu, Zeren is voiced by Daisuke Namikawa, Lichten Marheit is voiced by Hōchū Ōtsuka, Hans Remelio is voiced by Hozumi Gōda, and Nora Arendt is voiced by Mai Nakahara. Doesn't this voice cast also make you feel very excited?
This is what I'm introducing today - 'Spice and Wolf'. If you're interested in this work, you can watch it on platforms like ABEMA. See you next time!