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In our last installment, I gave processr Lupin III and he in turn gave me Spice and Wolf. We both rolled a 3 – a show we hadn’t seen but think might be enjoyable – and it makes me wonder just how well he knows me and my taste. My rationale was simple; I had [...]
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Spice and Wolf Season One Funimation Complete Collection - 2 discs 325 mins. - 13 episodes $59.98 (2009) $49.98 (2010) Viridian $49.98 (2011) Blu-Ray ISBN 704400011801 Japanese/English Audio - English Subtitles Director - Takeo Takahashi Studio - Imagin Synopsis: Craft Lawrence is a travelling merchant passing through a familiar town during an annual harvest festival for the pagan wolf-spirit responsible for granting good crops of wheat.  He discovers a naked girl in his wagon with ears and a tail - she declares herself the wolf-goddess Holo and secures a deal with Lawrence for passage to her original homeland in the north. Lawrence and Holo on the road Skeptical at first, Lawrence's doubts at Holo's true nature are startlingly banished as she transforms before his eyes into a monstrous wolf-form.  The two develop a peculiar alliance as Holo proves to be a wise travelling companion and aids Lawrence in his merchant dealings.  The life of a merchant is not simple and fraught with dangers both financial and physical. Spicey wolf Over the course of their journey, Holo and Lawrence build a strong friendship based on both mutual respect and budding attraction.  Holo proves to be wise one moment and impetuous the next to humorous extents.  Various financial dealings pose both opportunity and misfortune for Lawrence and Holo is there to drink up any profits! Holo drinks to your good fortune.  Now buy another round! Several love interests appear to the frustration of Holo - a girl having a history with Lawrence from the village Holo blessed with good harvests and an attractive sheep herder with her trusty sheepdog.  Matters become complicated as Holo runs afoul of the Church who see her as a demon to be destroyed.  Can Lawrence manage to turn a profit with an untamed wolf-goddess at his side? Lawrence and Holo argue about Norah the sheep herder Pros: Great animation style with lush/detailed backgrounds, superb character interaction and development, cool story setup and cerebral plot, simple supply/demand economics of the merchant trade were a treat, Holo is great - a knowledgeable sage one minute and impatient thrill-seeker the next, great opening and ending theme songs, good dub 'Awwwwoooooooo!!'  Cons: Too short (fortunately there is a Season Two available), very little action and slow-paced, high episode count per disc (6+) may affect picture quality on some players Holo shows off her new outfit Mike Tells It Straight: I was pleasantly surprised at the quality and depth of Spice and Wolf.  The plot and interactions between Lawrence and Holo were playful yet thought-provoking.  Any time you can add economics to an anime I'm thoroughly impressed (sorry, I'm an accountant).  The character development and romantic stirrings of the main characters was the real gem to the show. Now that's one big and scary wolf [goddess] Visuals were top notch from a studio I'm unfamiliar with (Imagin).  The backgrounds were incredible while the character designs were simple, but appropriate.  There's some nudity as Holo flaunts her human body a bit to make Lawrence uncomfortable - it's entirely brief with no details (i.e. nipples).  Blu-ray offers even better picture in HD and no complaints over artifacting due to high episode count per disc (I didn't experience this personally, but have seen some complaints). 'You wouldn't like me...with whiskers' Only gripe is the lack of action, but when Holo got going she really tore things up.  Her wolf-form rampages reminded me of Princess Mononoke.  This first season was a great watch and I'm looking forward to checking out the second season.  Highly recommended if you're looking for something playfully mature and charming.You're interested in anime - want to know what shows are worth watching?
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Spice and Wolf is a notable gem of an anime I happened to stumble on FUNimation’s YouTube channel out of all places, and it has been a heartwarming and easygoing viewing so far. From what I have seen it is definitely an anime that I feel would be rarely recommended, but I am very at [...]Spice and Wolf – Series Review is a post from Typenights.
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Manga UK announced on Twitter that Spice and Wolf 2 is set to be released for August this year. The first season of which will be released June 18th. The series is set in a medieval world following a 25-year-old travelling merchant … Continue reading →
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Spice and Wolf is a curious show. At a quick glance through some of the art, it seemed designed for the viewer to fawn over a wolf-girl who doesn’t mind being naked. Anime character designs are usually a decent barometer of what a show aims to do. However, Spice and Wolf proves the rule that [...]
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What's that? SIX MONTHS? Well, if you listen to the Ani-Gamers Podcast, I guess you're probably used to super-long waits by now. Anyway, we're back, and we're starting off the year 2012 with something very timely and totally not recorded in the spring of last year: a review of the 2008 Spice & Wolf anime with Evan, Ink, and THEM Anime Reviews' very own Bradley C. Meek. Prepare for economics, wolf girls, and infuriating moé shepherds. That, plus a few mild spoilers, but there honestly isn't much worth spoiling in this show. (Check the show notes for timecodes if you're really spoiler-phobic.) We're also trying out some new intro and outro music, so we would appreciate some feedback on those from our listeners. DIRECT DOWNLOAD - RSS Feed - iTunes - Send us Feedback! - More episodes (Runtime: 52 minutes) [00:00] Evan introduces this super-old podcast. [01:08] Intro: "Kill Me" by Lame Drivers [01:23] Let's introduce our guests! [01:53] The review begins with a summary of the setting and characters of Spice & Wolf, and some of our general impressions. [11:17] We start by talking about the sly fox goddess Holo. [16:27] Next up is our straight-man protagonist, the trader Kraft Lawrence. [29:35] Evan gets super-angry about Nora, the shy shepherd girl. [30:22] Season one spoilers start here. [31:27] Evan likes to see people die. Also, more spoilers. [37:27] Incredibly mild spoilers about the final scene in season one. [37:24] The spoilers are over now. You can uncover your ears, you babies. [39:16] We talk about the animation, background art, and some of the music in Spice & Wolf [44:09] Final thoughts [48:08] "The awkward ending." Twitter: @AniGamers, @VamptVo, @AnimatedInk (Ink has split his accounts between poetry and anime since this podcast was recorded), and @BradleyCMeek. [51:10] Outro: "Kill Me" by Lame Drivers[51:37] We read food nicknames from Parks & Recreation's Tom Haverford. Ani-Gamers Podcast #037 – Spicy Wolf, Made with Real Wolf! was originally published on Ani-Gamers on January 29, 2012 at 7:00 PM. Unless you are reading this in an RSS reader or a blog aggregator that credits the original authors, this version has likely been illegally copied (or "scraped") from our site. If you believe a site has scraped our content, please contact us so we can take action against the offender.
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What's that? SIX MONTHS? Well, if you listen to the Ani-Gamers Podcast, I guess you're probably used to super-long waits by now. Anyway, we're back, and we're starting off the year 2012 with something very timely and totally not recorded in the spring of last year: a review of the 2008 Spice & Wolf anime with Evan, Ink, and THEM Anime Reviews' very own Bradley C. Meek. Prepare for economics, wolf girls, and infuriating moé shepherds. That, plus a few mild spoilers, but there honestly isn't much worth spoiling in this show. (Check the show notes for timecodes if you're really spoiler-phobic.) We're also trying out some new intro and outro music, so we would appreciate some feedback on those from our listeners. DIRECT DOWNLOAD - RSS Feed - iTunes - Send us Feedback! - More episodes (Runtime: 52 minutes) [00:00] Evan introduces this super-old podcast. [01:08] Intro: "Kill Me" by Lame Drivers [01:23] Let's meet our guests! [01:53] The review begins with a summary of the setting and characters of Spice & Wolf, and some of our general impressions. [11:17] We start by talking about the sly wolf goddess Holo. [16:27] Next up is our straight-man protagonist, the trader Kraft Craft Lawrence. [29:35] Evan gets super-angry about Nora, the shy shepherd girl. [30:22] Season one spoilers start here. [31:27] Evan likes to see people die. Also, more spoilers. [37:27] Incredibly mild spoilers about the final scene in season one. [37:24] The spoilers are over now. You can uncover your ears, you babies. [39:16] We talk about the animation, background art, and some of the music in Spice & Wolf. [44:09] Final thoughts [48:08] "The awkward ending." Twitter: @AniGamers, @VamptVo, @AnimatedInk (Ink has split his accounts between poetry and anime since this podcast was recorded), and @BradleyCMeek. [51:10] Outro: "Kill Me" by Lame Drivers[51:37] We read food nicknames from Parks & Recreation's Tom Haverford. Ani-Gamers Podcast #037 – Spicy Wolf, Made with Real Wolf! was originally published on Ani-Gamers on January 29, 2012 at 7:00 PM. Unless you are reading this in an RSS reader or a blog aggregator that credits the original authors, this version has likely been illegally copied (or "scraped") from our site. If you believe a site has scraped our content, please contact us so we can take action against the offender.
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2 Guys and a Mic review season two of Spice and Wolf. This is the second half of their two part podcast.        
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2 Guys and a Mic present the first of a two part review of Spice and Wolf. Part two will be presented in another podcast episode.        
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Spice and Wolf has quickly become one of my favorite anime series. It is just so refreshingly different. There aren’t any villains. There are just people with faults: mostly greed. Like the first season, Spice and Wolf II is a … Continue reading →
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Whether you bought it or not, you may have heard about the less than perfect aesthetic design of the Season 2 Limited Edition Box of Spice and Wolf. For me, I had been waiting for this for a long time … Continue reading →
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Spice and Wolf Released By: Funimation Season 1 Season 2  
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Available via Right Stuf Available via Amazon Spice and Wolf II Complete Collection Released By: Funimation Released: 8/30/11 Reviewed: 9/8/11 Rated: 13+   In the two stories that make up Spice and Wolf II, the first involves Lawrence and Holo arriving in a village just in time for a local festival. After meeting a new [...]
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Tricked ya! (and how appropriate with the ultimate troll right above) The review isn’t actually on this site. Instead, I’m linking to a review I did for a different blog. Feel free to leave your comment on either website…I’ll read … Continue reading →
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div.img { height:auto; width: 25%; float: left; text-align: center; } div.img img { display: inline; margin: 2px; height:auto; width: auto; border: 1px solid #ffffff; } div.img a:hover img {border: 1px solid #0000ff;} div.desc { text-align: center; font-weight: normal; width: auto; margin: 2px; padding-bottom:1cm; } div.img { height:auto; width: 25%; float: left; text-align: center; } div.img img { display: inline; margin: 2px; height:auto; width: auto; border: 1px solid #ffffff; } div.img a:hover img {border: 1px solid #0000ff;} div.desc { text-align: center; font-weight: normal; width: auto; margin: 2px; padding-bottom:1cm; } Alright, this one’s one of my favorites. Craft Lawrence (yeah, I know…what a name) is a traveling merchant who one day finds girl sleeping in his cart. He finds out that this girl is actually actually a local god of the harvest, named Holo. Holo is a wolf god, having wolf ears and a tail [...]
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I’ve read a lot of manga’s in my life and some places me on edge, some makes me depressed, some makes me laugh, but none have put me to sleep. However, my experience has changed with Spice and Wolf; thank you Wolf Spice, here is one of those manga that your typical reader cannot enjoy unless [...]"mon0r keeps you up-to-date with not only Japanese culture but also games and technology. We strive to bring you the best information we can, though we’ve got plenty of our own opinions to give. You can read the original blog post here Spice and Wolf Manga Review.”
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Every once in awhile I come across an anime that hooks me from the theme song. I’m a sucker for good characters. Spice and Wolf is one of those anime. The story follows Holo, a deity of the harvest, and … Continue reading →
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