On the official site for the new anime adaptation of
Isuna Hasekura 's light novels , “ Spice and Wolf ( Ookami
to Koushinryou )”, the second promotional video for the project was
revealed. The video confirms that this new series will be titled “ Spice
and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf ” and that the premiere remains
scheduled for the Spring-2024 season (April-June) .
Isuna Hasekura and Juu Ayakura began
publishing the light novels in February 2006 through Kadokawa 's Dengeki
Bunko publishing label . The work inspired a manga adaptation by the
hand of Keito Koume that was published between September 2007
and December 2017.
The franchise also inspired a twelve-episode anime
adaptation produced by Imagin studios , under the direction
of Takeo Takahashi and scripts written by Naruhisa
Arakawa , released in January 2008. A second season of twelve episodes was
produced by Brain's Base studios and Marvy Jack ,
and released in July 2009.
Sinopsis of Spice and Wolf
Holo is a powerful wolf deity who is celebrated and
revered in the small town of Pasloe for blessing the annual harvest. However,
as the years pass and the villagers become more self-sufficient, Holo, who
styles herself as the “Wise Wolf of Yoitsu,” has been reduced to a mere
folktale. When a traveling merchant named Kraft Lawrence stops in Pasloe, Holo
offers to become her business partner if he finally takes her to his northern
home of Yoitsu.
The clever merchant recognizes Holo's unusual ability to
assess a person's character and accepts her proposal. Now that he possesses
both great business skills and a charismatic negotiator, Lawrence moves closer
to his goal of opening his own store. However, as Lawrence travels the
countryside with Holo in search of economic opportunities, he begins to realize
that his aspirations are slowly turning into something unexpected.
Source: Comic Natalie
(c) Hasekura Isuna 2022 Illustration/Ju Bunkura (c)2022 Hasekura Isuna/KADOKAWA/Loen Commercial Association
