Spice and Wolf (light novel)
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| Lawrence reflecting all the times he's been with Holo is affecting him more and more. I mean, some of those memories includes her worst fears. Tbh, I think this and some of the more recent episodes does a solid at job characterization and exploring how Lawrence reacts to circumstances. Despite all the drama though, this episode still added bits of business to the mix. It never forgets about the economics side of the franchse. |
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| I mean he isn’t getting any help out of people who work in normal professions, so it makes sense Lawrence would have to go as far as taking help of alchemists, through Diana. Sure it feels such a desperate move, but yeah losing to that guy who’s only looking as far as getting that one night down with Holo would be the biggest insult one could ever suffer. By the way, I always like how it feels there’s a mystery behind Diana’s charm. Doing regular business with those kinda guys should not be encouraged much xD Would like to say Lawrence does have that one good friend. Liked Marc’s role in this entire arc as well. That conversation with that music playing in the background did give Lawrence enough motivation after all. Btw, the idea of crashing the price by making the valuable “invaluable” ain’t half bad. But that solely depends on Lawrence receiving those pyrites in huge quantities from Diana, so yeah:( Enough with Amati and his presence tho, I mean I'm glad it feels like the next episode this arc is over. |
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| Batos my GOAT. Having made a contract with Fermi to sell on credit, Lawrence scrambles to gather the promised quantity of pyrite. On Marc's advice, Lawrence learns that an alchemist possesses a large amount of pyrite, prompting him to visit Diana again. Although Diana is willing to help with Lawrence's request, it turns out that another buyer, also seeking pyrite, has already approached her. With each passing episode of this arc, Lawrence is becoming more of a gambler than a trader, and not a very good one. His actions aren't surprising given his current emotional distress. The episode didn't reveal much except Lawrence's final plan. Even though the last scene made it seem like Fermi might win, I still think Lawrence will outtrade Fermi. BTW, there will be no episode next week due to coverage of the Paris Olympics. |
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| See you all on August 12th |
| Yet another week not being married to Holo. Another good build up episode that gets us one step closer to the big showdown between Amati and Lawrence. Still a little confused on all the microeconomics of the situation, but I think I’ve got the gist of it lmao Marc, Batos and the alchemist are all great friends and business partners for Lawrence and I like how they all kind of gave him bits of advice to help him see the clearer picture with he and Holo’s relationship. “What’s more precious than money?” It’s about far more than just business at this point, go get your girl back Lawrence! Can’t wait to finally hear his answer to Holo’s “what am I to you” Marc certainly deserves more than 10 lumine for all the game he put Lawrence on today 😂 I’m actually quite curious to hear those stories of pagan gods and humans getting together that the alchemist knows about.. the way she looked it kind of made it seem like it hit close to home for her 🤔 she’s lowkey best girl for everything she’s done to help. That smug look on Amati face at the end of the episode.. he’s up to something and I think Lawrence may have just got finessed. We’ll see how it goes next week but I got a really bad feeling. Would be just Lawrence’s luck if Amati caught wind of the Pyrite play and did something of his own with the gold coins |
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| It was an okay episode, felt transition-like to set up the big episode two weeks from now (due to next week being an Olympic-related delay). Loads of exposition this time around, some of it interesting and handy to have to explain some of the economics present in the situation at hand with the Marc and Lant conversation at the end there with Lant asking how Lawrence has a chance of winning here (although I did take some economics in high school and in university so it was simple enough to get the gist of it for me in this case). The plan of getting the price to crash isn't off to the best start yet with the prices still rising but Lawrence's hoping that his big time gamble can pay off well. He's been pushed to the brink in the first 2 volumes and got off easily by the end and that kind of situation and luck will be put to test here too. For how long he has been a merchant and can talk the talk, his actions haven't translated consistently well enough to constantly rely on gambles, luck and emotions the way he has done. The visuals were pretty rough at times, crowds looked poorly drawn and some static frames are present. Drawings of characters looked slightly clunky this time around too. This isn't a big-time episode so this getting the production it did isn't that surprising to me. The whole arc's setup has been weak to me but this episode in a vacuum wasn't too shabby. Was nice seeing Diana again too. |
| Being a merchant sure has a lot of different considerations. While money can't buy love at the very least it can give one the advantage in any kind of contest. Curious to see how this contest of theirs goes. |
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| It was okay, they need to get to the point now. |
| “Do what feels right in your heart. You will be criticized either way.” (Eleanor Roosevelt) |
| Damn. Amarti possibly had the idea to buy pyrite from alchemists too and probably beat Lawrence to it. Of course, he did. Batos deserves some credit for helping out Lawrence. But I noticed once again that the visualization scene of Lawrence pushing a cart on a muddy road was cut. These types of scenes get cut pretty often in the remake. I wonder why. If I'm not wrong, the director is the same guy. And besides some of these cut scenes, the directing doesn't feel too different from the original for me. Maybe the remake has less budget/time so they can't animate more unique scenes per episode? Shame if that's the case. "You are the protagonist of this story." Good one, Marc! He and his little apprentice are the real MVP of this story. I also liked how they extended their conversation at night was extended a little bit compared to the original. Maybe that's why some other scenes are missing or some conversations feel faster. Man, seeing Holo beside Amarti must've stung for Lawrence. And Holo might've actually teamed up with him and given him advice. If Lawrence has to fight against Holo's wisdom, it might be over for him. But that's probably not gonna happen. The duel is getting intense. It sucks that I'll have to wait longer than usual to watch the next episode due to the Olympics. |
| Marc, Batos, Diana and Lant are the heroes of this story. |
| Batos was a bro and led Lawrence in the right direction, Diana did the same even if someone else was trying to buy her pyrite already, and of course there’s Marc who has been a bro among bros for this part of the arc. I really liked that conversation between Lawrence and Marc, was definitely very eye opening for Lawrence, and once again displayed how great a friend Marc is when he even offered for Lawrence to sleep at his house, but Lawrence wanted that Holo experience lol. But even after all the help Lawrence has gotten, that last bit between Amati and Lawrence left a bad taste in my mouth, something didn’t feel right about that exchange, also seeing Holo with Amati stings too, he definitely hasn’t done anything outright terrible but I am beginning to see why he’s hated lol, he is the villain of this arc after all. And it’s a shame the next episode is delayed because of the Olympics, don’t they know we’re right in the middle of Spice & Wolf lol, but I’ll probably blink and it’ll be here anyway so it is what it is. |
| Another episode of no Holo☹️ Last one was good but this dragged a bit. Lawrence jumping from confident to insecure as soon as seeing Amati with Holo is kinda hard to watch. Marc is carrying this show for last 3 weeks. This arc is weakest so far, atleast give a good ending where simpboy Amati finally get his teeth kicked in |
| amato granter has cucked lawrence again. |
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| amati's really pissing me off and this whole thing being dragged out for so long is both annoying and stressful. and holo just going along with amati is so frustrating too. i just need holo and lawrence back together for my mental well-being, lmao. |
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Another episode of no Holo☹️
Last one was good but this dragged a bit. Lawrence jumping from confident to insecure as soon as seeing Amati with Holo is kinda hard to watch.
Marc is carrying this show for last 3 weeks.
This arc is weakest so far, atleast give a good ending where simpboy Amati finally get his teeth kicked in
Last one was good but this dragged a bit. Lawrence jumping from confident to insecure as soon as seeing Amati with Holo is kinda hard to watch.
Marc is carrying this show for last 3 weeks.
This arc is weakest so far, atleast give a good ending where simpboy Amati finally get his teeth kicked in
| @WaterMage_658 yeah i wish the pace for the arc as a whole was a little better, although it's not unbearable like some other shows, so ill take. and a hard agree on wanting amati to get put in his place |
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| Aaaaah, darn it, the episode ended so quickly. While we've seen Lawrence get desperate several times before, he always managed to do something to solve it. This time was no exception, of course, but the ending left me worried. He forgot to count the coins from that smart and cunning brat (damn that smug kid; he'll see when he's beaten at his own game), and the sound of the bell startled him. Well, he's in the final stretch of that dispute, so it's understandable to see him like this. Lawrence already knows what Holo means to him. He asked the chronicler about stories of budding love between pagan gods and humans, which gives us a clear idea of what Holo signifies for him; he might not say it directly, but I long to hear it from his own mouth and heart. Holo seems more distant with each passing moment, and it's clearly a psychological blow for Lawrence, complicating and distracting him in these final moments. It sincerely bothers me that they're fighting, because it's not a normal fight—it's one that has escalated to an extreme... An extreme that neither of them deserves, especially Lawrence, considering everything he's doing to keep his 'burden' by his side. But it's something he wants to do himself, so I have no objections. PS: My respects to Marc and Batos for all the help to Lawrence, what great friends. |
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| It wasn't unexpected, but I didn't think they would fall in love for real.. especially Holo falling in love... maybe I forgot this is romance due to how the story went.. |
| (づ￣ ³￣)づ ちゅっ ちゅっ キス (´｡✪ω✪｡｀) I hate it when anime/manga that I enjoyed ends, especially when there could be much longer plot and when I love main heroine :P I wish I had magic glasses that let me see real world in anime colors ;) |
| I have not seen all of the original, have they removed the "Korbo" signature in this remake or is there still hope? |
| Marc is the MVP for this arc in my opinion. He's a kind guy who's done plenty to help Lawrence with his issues while also giving him some needed advice and this episode was more of the same as well. Batos also deserves respect for being helpful and kind to Lawrence in his time of need as well. All that is left is to see how the price of the pyrite goes on the day of his duel with Amati. It does hurt to see Amati hanging around with Holo, looking more smug than ever before, which unnerved Lawrence a lot. We shall wait and see if Lawrence's plan to swing the duel his way will work or not. Sadly, the next episode will be an extra week's wait die to the ongoing Paris Olympics, but I think it'll be worth it. =) |
| What's up with three feather on Holo hoodie? Hmmmm.... Oh my goodness another Cliffhanger? And we are not gonna find out until two weeks from now. God damn Olympics 😭 |
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| Love is stronger than money ! |
| Lawrence seeking Batos for the sale of pyrite, knowing full well that Diana is the catalyst between him and Amati, he's willing to help a friend link him to the alchemists' suburbs to find her in the hopes of purchasing some pyrite. Instead, even with the feathers password that he has, Diana has pyrite to sell to him, even if she knows that Amati has placed them on reservation as credit. And as a merchant herself, she is not willing to divulge confidentiality for matters reasonable, though she'd like to hear stories from Lawrence someday. For sure, Marc's rumour from his assistant Eu Lant goes like wildfire, though the relationship between him and Lawrence is as clear as day being fellow merchants, though Holo is one such particular "merchant" who has smitten him into her bidding, which grows into a one-of-a-kind relationship that he's so settled on that he never has time to answer her queries. And it's really thanks to Marc that Lawrence finally clears his head, and business can get going for a transaction of wits and timing. As the opening bell rings for business, the merchant battle between Lawrence and Amati is on. Who will emerge victory? |
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| I was very invested throughout the entire episode. I can’t believe something like economics is bringing this amount of interest from me. It’s also the fact that I cannot determine what is going on inside Holo’s brain. Does she really want to leave Lawerence, or is this a big brain play to make a lot of money? I can’t wait to find out. (9/10) |
| This is the beginning of the part of the series that I started to really dislike Kraft |
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| I thought I'll be seeing him get cucked. |
| All my homies hate Fermi "NTR" Amati. |
| This arc is one were you just wish it would already end Just buy the damn pyrite and push it in your ... Spice and Wolf without Wolf is Lawrence being goofy XD I guess he should settle for conservative trading instead of trying to outsmart people to make additional profit. |
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finally he's realizing his feelings. took him long enough This will be a short lil' arc, but a good one. 4.7/5 |
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| Good thing Holo wasn't around to hear Lawrence treating her like a burden for half an episode. Marc MVP of this arc, btw. |
| ugh pretty hard to take 2 episodes without Holo. His trading schemes mostly seem like he is just going to outsmart himself. Do Japanese know the other name for pyrite is 'fool's gold'? |
| You know, with the way the narrative has been told up until now it's hard for me to side even a little bit with Holo or Amanti. The former was the one who created the situation and expected a lot from Lawrence good nature (which will probably pay off by the end but still comes off as a bit selfish) while the later just feels entitled to getting what he wants coming in with aggressive moves. Lawrence is realizing how he views Holo but this shouldn't have been the way for him to do that. I can't say he did anything particularly wrong either. I dunno, maybe I'm missing something. |
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