Newtype Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Spice and Wolf's story revolves around Lawrence Craft, a twenty-five-year-old peddler traveling from town to town buying and selling various things to make a living in a stylized historical setting with European influences. His main goal in life is to gather enough money to start his own shop, and he already has been traveling for seven years while gaining experience in the trade. One night when stopped at the town of Pasroe, he finds in his wagon a pagan wolf-deity girl named Horo who is over six hundred years old. She appears to be a eighteen-year-old girl, except for a wolf's tail and ears. She introduces herself as the town's goddess of harvest, who has kept it blessed with good harvests of wheat for many years. Despite having the responsibility to watch over the town, she wants to go back to her homeland in the north called Yoitsu; she believes the people have already forsaken her and that she has kept her promise to maintain the good harvests. Horo wants also to travel to see how the world has changed while she has remained in one place for years. She manages to bargain her way out of the village by making a deal with Lawrence to take her with him. As they travel, her wisdom helps increase his profits, but at the same time, her true nature draws unwanted attention from the church. Characters Lawrence Craft: Lawrence Craft, is a twenty-five-year-old traveling peddler who goes from town to town buying and selling various things in order to make a living. When he was twelve, he became an apprentice to a merchant relative, and set out on his own at eighteen. His goal in life is to gather enough money to start his own shop, and he has already been traveling for seven years while gaining experience in the trade. He meets Horo one night and eventually agrees to her traveling with him. She helps him by providing her wisdom which helps to increase his profits and get him out of jams. As the series progresses, both Lawrence and Horo demonstrate a growing affection toward each other. Lawrence mentions he has been attacked by wolves eight times. Horo Horo is a wolf harvest deity originally from a land in the north known as Yoitsu. She made a promise with men from a town called Pasroe where she would ensure the town would have good wheat harvests year after year. However, as time went on, the townspeople slowly started to forsake Horo and did not rely on her as they once did. As such, Horo escapes from town in Lawrence's wagon and started traveling with him to see how much the world has changed since she has been in Pasroe. Horo has chosen the form of a girl younger than Lawrence, though she still retains her large white-tipped wolf tail, and ears. Her true form is that of a very large wolf which many people revered and feared. She refers to herself as the "Wise Wolf of Yoitsu". She is typically very haughty and self-sufficient, though due to her isolation for hundreds of years in Pasroe, she came to feel very lonely, and sometimes shows a more fragile side of her. She has a peculiar way of speaking, modeled after that of the oiran high-class courtesans. She is fond of delicious food and alcohol, but especially loves apples. She takes pride in her tail and takes special care of it, constantly combing and maintaining it. Reasons why I love this Show It different (No end of the world/Robots/Ninja) It's a fun show The characters are believable Horo It's very easy to fall in love with her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsmithx Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I'd hit that... is there a US release or should I bring a dvd over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtype Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 I'd hit that... is there a US release or should I bring a dvd over? Funimation got the rights to the show but odds are we'll won't see the DvDs anytime soon. I have the Blu-ray copy if you want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsmithx Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 <3 how long is the show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtype Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 <3how long is the show? 13 episodes from season 1 A season 2-00 episode with season 2 starting next month Where the hell is Maldron. He'll love this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycaon Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Watched the first 5 or 6 episodes a while back and liked it, but noticed that episode 7 wasn't going to be released until the dvds came out (and I don't like watching episodes out of order, even if it won't be integral to the story to do so). Now that its out, I've been meaning to finish this series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maldron Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Maldron is busy furiously trying to Plat Prototype. He loves this thread greatly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtype Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 Remember that she's a wolf and not a fox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycaon Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Who said she's not a fox- Oh. Right. You meant it in the vulpine sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsmithx Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 you know rereading this I realize that this show can't be good, after all she turns herself into an 18 year old girl, that's crazy man, I mean I could get 12 or something but 18????? those wacky Japanese! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycaon Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I don't remember the anime mentioning her being 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalHeart Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 This sounds like just the series I need! Cj has seen it but he says he'll rewatch it with me! yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtype Posted June 18, 2009 Author Share Posted June 18, 2009 I don't remember the anime mentioning her being 18. Said the man who stopped watch at episode 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtype Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 In case anybody wants to know the 2nd season starts July 8th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtype Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 And I fell in love with her all over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsmithx Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 where's my copies!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtype Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 I have to see you in order to give you your copy you whore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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