Spice and Wolf
Ōkami to Kōshinryō (Japanese狼 と 香辛料, dt "Wolf and Spice" ), published in Germany as manga under the title of Spice & Wolf, is a Japanese light novel series written by Isuna Hasekura and illustrated by Jū Ayakura will. Although designed as a fantastic adventure with magic in a medieval time with European influences, the book series cuts reinforced on issues of economics and trade, and to dispense with the usual sword - and - magic - scheme. The first issue was before the publication in 2005 the 12th Dengeki price in silver and the Mainichi Shimbun describes the book series as a "unique fantasy ".
The plot of the light novel follows the traveling merchant Lawrence force, striking the pagan wolf goddess Holo ( Horo ). In the form of a fifteen years old girl with human appearance - apart from their ears and tail ( Kemonomimi ) - accompanied Lawrence on his trade routes. She helps him to increase his profit with their natural flair.
The light novel series has been adapted by various media. These include a manga series, an anime reaction with two squadrons and a reaction than Ren'ai simulation.
Action
The traveling merchants force Lawrence to go act on his usual trade routes with various things. When he spends the night near the town of Pasroe, he discovered in his car, the wolf goddess Holo. She introduces herself to him as the goddess of the harvest before which bestows its owner for many years a good wheat harvest.
Despite their responsibility for Pasroe they would return to their northern homeland Yoitsu. Convinced that people have already forgotten and she has her promise to ensure a good harvest, already met, they would like to accompany force Lawrence on his way. On their journey, they Holos instinct and wisdom always helps in increasing the profits. At the same time draws Holo but also the attention of the Church to be pursued by the two and also is responsible for the loss of revenue share again and again. In the book series, the two fall into each other slowly.
Characters
Force Lawrence (クラフト·ロレンス, Kurafuto Rorensu )
Holo (ホロ, Horo )
Chloe (クロエ, Kuroe )
Nola Arendt (ノーラ·アレント, Nora Arento )
Light Novel series
The light novel series was written by the author Isuna Hasekura and illustrated by Jū Ayakura in the style of manga or anime. The first issue was filed before its publication in ASCII Media Works for the 12th Dengeki Prize in 2005. There she was awarded with more than three thousand entries in the price of silver and thus finished third. The first release as Bunkobon finally took place on 10 February 2006 by ASCII Media Works under the label Dengeki Bunko. By the conclusion of the series on July 10, 2011, a total 17 volumes have been published. The first nine issues of the series has sold more than 2.2 million times.
In the English-speaking world the light novel by Yen Press licensed in September 2008, but initially only the first six volumes. The first translated edition was published in December 2009, which was followed by others in the 6- month distance. On 10 April 2012, the publisher, the volumes have 7 licensed to 9, as well as the publication announced distance shall be increased to three volumes per year.
Manga
A drawn by Keito Koume manga adaptation with the text of Isuna Hasekura has been published since September 27, 2007 within the His - magazine Dengeki Mao. ASCII Media Works, the editor of the magazine, published since 27 March 2008, the chapters in edited volumes ( tankōbon ) under its own label Dengeki Comics. Have been published which eight volumes.
Since February 2011, the publisher Panini released under his label Planet manga the manga in Germany, have been published eight volumes.
Anime
As an anime television series with English subtitles Spice and Wolf the first two volumes of the book series was adapted by the animation studio Imagin. Directed by Takeo Takahashi from a screenplay by Naruhisa Arakawa. Takeo Takahashi was it cited as a big fan of the book series. The character design was largely copied from the original novel and revised by Kazuya Kuroda.
In the opening credits of the title Tabi no Tochu (旅 の 途中) Natsumi Kiyoura was used. As the bias is also the title credits Ringo Hiyori was - The Wolf Whistling Song (リンゴ 日和~ The Wolf Whistling Song) by Rocky Chack published on a maxi-single that appeared on February 6, 2008. On 12 March 2008, the soundtrack was released for the series.
The 13 episodes complete series was released in Japan on 9 January to 26 March 2008, after midnight (and thus on the previous TV day ) erstausgestrahlt on Chiba TV and TV Saitama. With just under 2 hours offset was followed by TV Aichi, from 10th on TV Kanagawa, from 11th on KBS Kyoto and Sun TV, from 12 on Tokyo MX and from January 24th nationally on AT -X. However, the seventh episode was not transferred, but instead offered exclusively on DVD. After the television broadcast, the series was released by Pony Canyon on DVD. The first DVD included the first three episodes and was released on 2 April 2008. This was followed by 29 August 2008, five more DVDs with two episodes, the third DVD contained the OVA (7th episode). On 30 January 2009, the series was released in Japan again as Blu -ray box.
Outside Japan, the series has been licensed by Kadokawa Pictures USA, but distributed by Funimation.
Second Season
A second season, entitled Ōkami to Kōshinryō II was shown from July 9 to September 24, 2009 after midnight on TV Kanagawa on Japanese television. With an hour offset followed TV Aichi, the next day Chiba TV and Sun TV and the next day KBS Kyoto, TV Saitama and Tokyo MX and from July 20 nationwide AT -X. You umfässt 13 episodes, including an Act 0 called result which was not aired on TV, but on 30 April 2009 as a DVD supplement (OVA ) to the Visual Novel ( Dengeki bunkos term for short stories / novels, referred else but a computer game genre) Ōkami to Kōshinryō: Ōkami to Kin no Mugiho (狼 と 香辛料 狼 と 金 の 麦穂) came with. A DVD and Blu -Ray version appeared on October 7, 2009, the first volume also contained 0 Act.
The second season essentially corresponds to the content of the novel volumes 3 and 5
In much the same employees working on the series, as in the first season. However, the character designer Kazuya Kuroda was replaced by Toshimitsu Kobayashi and the animation takes over the studio Brain's Base instead of Imagin.
The opening credits were welcomed to the title Mitsu no Yoake (蜜 の 夜明け), which was sung by Akino Arai. In the credits, which is heavily trivialized the characters as in the first season and kept in the style of a children's book, the title of Perfect World was heard. It was written by yuho Iwasato and composed by Yamashita taro. The interpretation adopted, as in the credits of the first part of the group Rocky Chack.
Synchronization
Computer game
Boku to Horo no Ichinen (狼 と 香辛料 ボク と ホロ の 一 年, German " wolf and spices: My one years with Holo " ) for Nintendo DS based on the book series and the anime series, the computer game Ōkami to Kōshinryō was. As a mixture of Ren'ai simulation and economic simulation, it was released on 26 June 2008., The end of the game takes on the role of force Lawrence is a year on the road together with Holo. The game world it is different from the known from the book and the series. In the game spoke like in the anime Ami Koshimizu the role of Holo.
On the day of publication, the game was released in both a regular and a limited edition. The more expensive limited edition included an additional life-size poster of Holo.