Spice and Wolf (light novel)
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| I really hope Holo learns to chew her food more, those potatoes almost killed her like what, four or five times? Those talks turned very sombre quite quickly. I really missed Holo's way of speaking. It is rare for me to like a female character so much, but she is just so adorable and I could watch her mischievousness and her interactions with Lawrence for hours. |
| Get excited, I suppose. |
| Damn, season one really was as good as I remember. Holo looks and cute af in this episode. I LOVE HER TAIL!!! I forgot Holo had the ability to tell when people are lying. That's a really handy tool to have when negotiating deals. These kinds of creepy young men really creep me out, even irl. They are not to be trusted. It's funny how Holo just shits on the Church constantly. |
| Holo is truly charming and adorable, simply beautiful!!! And it seems I'm not the only one who thinks so, as I've seen some comments mentioning that this remake is bringing out the best of the character. To be honest, I would have loved to watch the original anime, although I don't rule it out; maybe someday I'll give it a chance. On the other hand, I'm quite intrigued by the conversation about wolves and humans, as it seems both species suffered equally because of each other. I hope they detail this further when they show us their past. Anyway, looking forward to the next episode! |
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| I can agree with Holo on one thing, potatoes with goats cheese on it looks really tasty! Now if only she ate it slower to savour it more... XD Dialogue heavy episodes won't be everyone's favourite, but this series does well to make an episode like this feel enjoyable as well as a way to understand more about how Lawrence goes about his business as a travelling merchant. Learning more about what he does and how he deals with fellow merchants, good and bad, is always intriguing. Same goes for his interactions with Holo. Even he struggled to get used to talking to her while she was naked, which was well done of course, but the more striking part of their conversation was about their experiences of wolves and humans from their own perspective. It did add some tension, since it did invoke some bad memories from Lawrence's dealings with wolf attacks, as well as Holo from fearing of humans hunting wolves down. Still, seeing them talk with each other in general is always enjoyable to watch. Overall, this was a nice episode that flew by for me. |
| Pretty nice episode. I learned a lot more about Holo, and how Lawrence had a bad history with wolves. The ecchi was nice too! |
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| Oh now he's decided Holo has to masquerade as his wife! And they're at the stage where they're "testing" one another. It's not fun and games, that's for sure since people's feelings are getting hurt on both sides. They're going to have to explain and be vulnerable about these issues at some stage. So, I don't know what is up with that other young merchant, but all I could think of is "Scam Alert!" Most likely when he shows up at the inn, the young guy will have his buddies rob the merchant? |
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| Holo being cheekily sassy as ever as well as gluttonous, love to see it. I'm liking the back and forth between Holo and Lawrence, the studio is doing a great job adapting the fantastic LN. |
| Ok, those potatoes looked really good. I don't know what Holo would think about all of the industrialized food that exists today if she was so amazed with food produced by agriculture and cooked with heat. |
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| Holo continues to be perfect, and Lawrence deals with swindlers... As we continue through this remake, I can really tell why Holo was so beloved back in the day. Her childish behaviours, her smugness, and her wisdom combine for a really solid character that surely captured the hearts of many in the original, and now, she will certainly capture even more hearts of people seeing her for the first time with this remake. In a world of trading, there will surely be swindlers like Zheren, so Holo and Lawrence working together to debunk such behaviour is just one example of how they are working very well with each other already. I do have some misgivings about the overall aesthetic so far, but that's not to say the storytelling isn't solid so far, along with the music. There is still much to enjoy from this series, and I look forward to how Lawrence and Holo's relationship progresses. |
| Holo is so adorable. I want to give her head pats and lots of potatoes to eat. Lawrence is such a great merchant but it looks like even he needs to be careful about some things which is why, Holo is there. I felt bad for Lawrence when he was talking about how wolves attacked his companions and then they got sad but both of them end up smiling again. Cute. |
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| why is holo's face shining like she got radiation poisoning? why are the shadows so random? Why is every scene on maximum brightness? why is holo a midget?  |
| Holo's lying detector is already the best ability for her ahaha, Lawrence's trauma is important though... |
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| She can live wih humans!!! kekeke |
| Holo is very amusing when she tease Lawrence about things. |
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| How do two characters have this much chemistry in just two episodes? Think I might have to read the novels some time later. |
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| I LOVE Holo’s cheeky childish adorable behaviour she has man it makes this show even more enjoyable especially when she smiles after getting the one up against Lawerence she’s so funny man🤣🥰 That other merchant shouldn’t be trusted at all I mean his eyes are closed and you know how anime characters with their eyes closed are…they’re ALWAYS full of betrayal The ecchi scene with Holo drying off her cloth was the cherry on the cake for this episode she’s so fucking fine man especially that one part where the camera panned down her body got me bc why tf is she so THICC???!😩😩😩😫😩😫😩😫😫  |
| Just saying to you guys, who are watching it the first time, that sadly we won't get any more nude Holo for maybe the whole season. It is not an omission that there is not an ecchi tag on the page of the anime, because she won't be teasing much more Lawrence with her body but instead with her witty words. The sweetest tsundere of all. Yeah I know by strict definition she is not that but I don't really care |
IshitatesoApr 9, 9:42 AM
夏草や 兵どもが 夢の跡  |
Reply to Ishitateso
Just saying to you guys, who are watching it the first time, that sadly we won't get any more nude Holo for maybe the whole season. It is not an omission that there is not an ecchi tag on the page of the anime, because she won't be teasing much more Lawrence with her body but instead with her witty words. The sweetest tsundere of all. Yeah I know by strict definition she is not that but I don't really care
| @Ishitateso clearly this remake has pushed the fanservice one or more tier above the previous anime so maybe we will get some |
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| Holo's Voice actor sounds like angels |
| Damn why she so fcking cute?? No wonder she's ranked 52 in mal. |
NdudApr 9, 1:12 PM
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| how to not love this series, the banter between the 2 are probably one of the best in any anime in existence lol i didn't watch s2 yet, i was probably gonna pick it sometime soon... either way, now that this one exists, i'll just enjoy it at a slow pace, like it's intended to be |
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| Its been so long since the original i forgot just how much chemistry these 2 have almost instantly. Their banter just flows so organically but also it finds some nice contrasts in how they view things. |
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| Hard not to make some comparisons between this adaptation and the original/light novels, but thankfully I watched and read the latter over a decade ago, so my mind isn't obsessing over every change. The banter and chemistry between our leads is as charming as I remember. Also, the background illustrations of this adaptation are lovely. The only thing I'm not entirely sold on is the lighting. Everything has a lot of bloom and I remember Lawrence's flashback to the wolves being more sinister in the original. Not a deal breaker of course, just a small nitpick. |
| Episode's visuals didn't look as good this time... except for Holo's nude scenes. As expected from Passione. |
| I love the emotional tension we got at the end of this episode. I know Holo said there are things she doesn’t want to talk about, but I’m kind of curious as to the details of her previous encounters with humans. I don’t think we will unpack that anytime soon though, and I’m okay with that. I am mostly interested in how this trading partner situation is going to go down. (8/10) |
| No idea what people are talking with regards to the visuals. |
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| Sweet to see the nostalgic scenes of her every movement of her ears and tail, eating that cheese potato and drinking wine. I haven't started reading the novels just yet, but even though the bartering of the story has always been dull, Holo's cuteness and the romance is what I'm still attracted to, along with the few moments of wolf action. I've never rewatched the original anime in Sub, even though I could only watch the rest of the specials and vr in sub, so I kinda got used to Holo's original voice but I still much prefer the English voice actress for Holo. Holo's voice is a bit too childish even if she is a teasing cheeky female. The English VA sounds more mature and cocky which fits the character better. I'll get used to it, but I don't think I've ever loved the original voice. It's too cute in a kidish way. Aside from that it was nice to see the wolf trauma, even though I remember similar moments. I think but forget if that was in the first anime as well. The hay to her existence seems ridiculous, but I guess it's true or probably a secret security for her for whenever she wants to transform without drinking human blood. ... I don't remember if that concept or the truth of the matter was ever introduced in the first anime, but I can't remember since first watching it and later again a few years later since 2008. |
Reply to lighthalzen-kun
@Ishitateso clearly this remake has pushed the fanservice one or more tier above the previous anime so maybe we will get some
| @lighthalzen-kun I wouldn't mind, if that were the case. Despite not being an ecchi fan seeing Holo naked in more scenes won't hurt my feelings ;) |
| 夏草や 兵どもが 夢の跡 |
| Interesting episode, nice relationship development, but Holo could stop being naked so often xD |
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i'm starting to be disappointed, i was hopeful but the dialogues, the interactions, reactions, even the continuity of the shots and the sound direction (is it really useful to make us hear the cart wheels so much and make this scene drag on so long), they just don't feel as right as in the first anime (of course not talking about the global visual style that also feels wholly different)
sad
still trying to enjoy it but yeah...
also they gotta stop with these wide shots, it looks terrible, and the characters look badly integrated, especially because the backgrounds lack so much detail i guess but also because of the weird luminosity
it feels like a point and click or some video game
edit: also, incredible amount of nudity fanservice from this episode, but i'm not gonna complain too much
sad
still trying to enjoy it but yeah...
also they gotta stop with these wide shots, it looks terrible, and the characters look badly integrated, especially because the backgrounds lack so much detail i guess but also because of the weird luminosity
it feels like a point and click or some video game
edit: also, incredible amount of nudity fanservice from this episode, but i'm not gonna complain too much
| @lighthalzen-kun I'm mostly finding the anime to be decent but you are right about the shots that are zoomed out. Feel like with this remake, one thing that feels really wasted is the backgrounds having such little attention to detail so far that makes the world feel lifeless, and the shots featuring them and characters present looking weird too like the images you used, and it looks worse when horses and mediocre CGI are involved. Think the pacing of the material is fine, characters are good and interactions are fine but the direction does feel lacking and if better, can raise the potential of the anime to new heights. I just hope those backgrounds and zoomed out shots look better in other settings. |
| Wow, that was a very tight adaptation of the second chapter of vol 1 (which is the shortest of the six chapters in the vol). I really appreciate them taking their time to do it right when it feels appropriate. |
| I am in loving with the main characters, you can feel how the VAs are having fun with it too. |
| I am definitely loving this remake. Every moment reminds me the original and the Nostalgia takes me. I'm loving they did Holo's tail having so much movement. I dedicate my life to Holo. My house and I believe in Holo's supremacy.  |
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