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Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF

狼と香辛料 MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF

Ookami to Koushinryou: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF

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Format
TV
Season
Spring 2024
Studio
Passione
Based on
Light novel
Episode length
24 min
Started
2 Apr 2024
Ended
24 Sep 2024
Score
79/100

Adventure Fantasy Romance Slice of Life Mythology Economics Travel Work Kemonomimi Rural Heterosexual Female Protagonist

Lawrence is a traveling merchant selling various goods from a horse-drawn cart. One day, he arrives at a village and meets a beautiful girl with the ears and tail of an animal! Her name is Holo the Wisewolf and she brings bountiful harvests. She wishes to return to her homeland, and Lawrence offers to take her. Now, the once-lonely merchant and the once-lonely wisewolf begin their journey north. (Source: Crunchyroll)

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Opening and ending songs

  • Opening 1 Tabi no Yukue Hana Hope (episodes 1-13) Watch ↗
  • Opening 1 Tabi no Yukue Hana Hope (episodes 1-13) Watch ↗
  • Opening 2 Sign Aimer (episodes 14-18, 20-25) Watch ↗
  • Ending 1 Andante ClariS (episodes 1-8, 10-13) Watch ↗
  • Ending 2 Ringo to Kimi NeRIAme (episodes 14-15, 17-25) Watch ↗

Song data from AnimeThemes.

Source material

Spice & Wolf ↗ · 狼と香辛料

Novel · Still publishing · 2006

Source: AniList and MangaDex (publication details only).

Credits, releases and news

Staff

Director
Hijiri Sanpei
Original creator
Isuna Hasekura
Series Composition
Tatsuhiko Urahata
Script
Tatsuhiko Urahata, Yukito Kizawa, Ko Nekota
Character Design
Koji Haneda
Music
Kevin Penkin
Art Director
Kazuhiro Inoue
Chief Animation Director
Osamu Sakata, Rondo Mizukami, Kenji Shinohara

Japanese voice cast

  • Kraft Lawrence: Jun Fukuyama
  • Norah Arendt: Mai Nakahara
  • Holo: Ami Koshimizu
  • Gyoam Evan: Atsushi Abe
  • Elsa Schtingheim: Lynn

Home video releases

Latest news

Episode titles (25)
  1. 1. The Harvest Festival and the Crowded Driver's Box
  2. 2. Mischievous Wolf and No Laughing Matter
  3. 3. Port Town and Sweet Temptation
  4. 4. Romantic Merchant and Moonlit Farewell
  5. 5. Wolf Incarnate and Obedient Lamb
  6. 6. Merchant and Unreasonable God
  7. 7. Scale of God and Sorcerer of the Grasslands
  8. 8. Fellow Traveler and Foreboding News
  9. 9. Sweet Honey and Bitter Armor
  10. 10. Wisdom of a Wolf and Smooth Talk of a Merchant
  11. 11. Forest of Wolves and Frigid Rain
  12. 12. Price of Betrayal and Price of Gold
  13. 13. Supper of Three and Afternoon of Two
  14. 14. New Town and Nostalgic Feeling
  15. 15. Bird Feather and Mysterious Ore
  16. 16. Night of the Festival and Misaligned Gear
  17. 17. Traveling Merchant's Shallow Thinking and Town Merchant's Signboard
  18. 18. Goods of Intent and Negotiation of Resolve
  19. 19. God's Unseen Hand and Wolf's Unseen Heart
  20. 20. Church Girl and Miller Boy
  21. 21. Pagan Village and Priest's Contract
  22. 22. Church Teachings and Memories of Father
  23. 23. Orchestrated Catastrophe and Appropriate Retribution
  24. 24. Path of the Snake God and Answer of the Wise Wolf
  25. 25. Miracle's Path and Journey's Continuation

Anime News Network readers rate it 7.82/10 (146 votes).

Source: Anime News Network. Full details at Anime News Network.

Main characters

  • Holo

    ホロ

    Voiced by Ami Koshimizu

  • Kraft Lawrence

    クラフト・ロレンス

    Voiced by Jun Fukuyama

  • Nora Arendt

    ノーラ・アレント

    Voiced by Mai Nakahara

  • Zheren

    ゼーレン

    Voiced by Daisuke Namikawa

  • Fermi Amarty

    フェルミ・アマーティ

    Voiced by Saeko Chiba

  • Dian Rubens

    ディアン・ルーベンス

    Voiced by Akeno Watanabe

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Airing data from AniList. Last updated 25 Oct 2026.