Ookami to Koushinryou II

Traveling merchant Kraft Lawrence continues his northward journey with wolf goddess Holo, in search of her lost home of Yoitsu. Lawrence and his sharp-witted partner continue to make some small profits along the way, while slowly uncovering more information about Holo's hometown. However, the road to Yoitsu is a bumpy one filled with many troubles—Lawrence runs into a charming young fellow merchant who has his eyes set on the female wolf companion, and he begins to doubt if Holo will remain by his side; he and the goddess will also have to consider precarious and risky business deals as Lawrence strives to achieve his dream of becoming a shopowner. All the while, with his determination tested at every turn during his journey, Lawrence must question his relationship with Holo, take on business ventures, and ask himself whether it is time for him and Holo to go their separate ways.

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Holo Main

Koshimizu, Ami Japanese

Lawrence, Kraft Main

Fukuyama, Jun Japanese

Bolan, Eve Supporting

Park, Romi Japanese

Rubens, Dian Supporting

Watanabe, Akeno Japanese

Cole, Marc Supporting

Koyama, Rikiya Japanese

Amati, Fermi Supporting

Chiba, Saeko Japanese

Helena Supporting

Nakayama, Sara Japanese

Deidre, Rigoro Supporting

Uchida, Yuuya Japanese

Batos, Gi Supporting

Akagi, Susumu Japanese

Lant, Eu Supporting

Sasajima, Kaoru Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Ishiguro, Tatsuya Producer

Tokuda, Naomi Producer

Suzuki, Tomoko Producer

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Jul 5, 2023

SaikaSaika

Recommended

First of all it's been a fun experience watching Lawerence's and Holo's travels. Seeing an anime with a merchant instead of a student or idealistic character is a refreshing experience though even an interesting concept can be ruined by a poor execution. Spice and Wolf in my opinion is not one those poor executions.

Honestly I don't have much to say about what I dislike about the series. Lawerence's and Holo's dynamic didnt feel all that special at the start of the series but over time it felt like they had something special. At the times arguments between the characters seem overdramatized to some extent. ...

What did I like is how Lawerence isn't portrayed as some prodigy or super merchant but as a regular person who makes mistakes. Not one or two but a lot of them, makes him feel more human like. I also feel like Holo is an accurate depiction of a supernatural being instead of those who just fall in love with a human (cough cough Ristarte from overly cautious hero cough cough). I also liked how brute force isn't the answer to any of the situations.

Overall, Spice and Wolf is a nice break from all the slice of life, romcom, and action anime out there. Though I would say it's not for everyone because there's a lot of talk about economics, profit, and loss. It can very well go over your head if you're not willing to pay attention to what's going on. It's also not for the people who like morally good mcs because there is a lot of greed in this show. I will give spice and wolf season one 10/10 and season two 9/10.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Apr 11, 2023

akk05

Mixed Feelings

The second season definitely felt pretty convoluted and confusing. The anime already has a habit of not explaining things very well or having very unclear and hard-to-follow dialogue, but the whole economic aspect just makes everything worse. There were so many times I had to go back while watching after not initially understanding some random piece of dialogue. Sure, Holo and Lawrence speak in rather unorthodox ways compared to how people speak now, but that wasn't the issue. Many times the dialogue would feel random and unexplained. I'd go to the sub to see if it was any better at explaining and it was just ... blatantly different. On top of the dialogue, the plot was really hard to follow, despite the subpar explanations. Oftentimes characters would randomly do things for seemingly no apparent reason, only for it to be supposedly explained later, but the explanations were hard to understand. Sure, there is value in not directly telling the audience what is happening, but in that case it should be more or less easily deducible, which it was not. On top of that, the plot felt very random and it felt like even the author didn't really know what was going on, but hoped the audience would just go along with it. Despite that, it was still entertaining to watch and most of what was done well in the first season also carried on into this one.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Apr 27, 2024

patkarunungan

Not Recommended

If you just want to continue watching the interactions between Laurence and Holo, watch this season. But be warned: it's bad.

The first episode starts boring, and it's not a good start to what is said to be the weaker season of the original anime adaptation.

The first arc is okay but an episode or two can be cut. On the other hand, the second arc ends abruptly. We don't know what happens to Eve, and we don't know what happens to the town, which suddenly finds itself in a revolution. Our pair just left it unceremoniously. In other words, it needs an episode or two ... to properly conclude the arc.

Whilst the first season is worth watching to understand why Spice and Wolf is a good anime, not to mention so we can meet the anime-original Chloe, the second season is a mess. Also, the original adaptation omitted a volume of the light novels.

Perhaps, instead of watching the second season, one can proceed to the new Spice and Wolf adaptation, which I hope will adapt the source material better and that episodes covering the same events in the original adaptation's second season be better executed.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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