"Spice and Wolf" (2008) "Ôkami to kôshinryô" (original title), TV series 2008-

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

8 January 2008 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Fantasy

Tagline:

Hunting For Riches More Precious Than Gold

Plot Keywords:

Anime | Wolf | Based On Novel

Cast

Jun Fukuyama	...	Lawrence (13 episodes, 2008)
Ami Koshimizu	...	Holo (13 episodes, 2008)
Brina Palencia	...	Holo (13 episodes, 2008)
J. Michael Tatum	...	Lawrence (13 episodes, 2008)
Yukitaro Namura	...	Shonin / ... (11 episodes, 2008)

Series Directed by
Takeo Takahashi		(12 episodes, 2008)

Series Writing credits
Ju Ayakura		(13 episodes, 2008)
Isuna Hasekura		(13 episodes, 2008)
Naruhisa Arakawa		(12 episodes, 2008)

Series Produced by
Colleen Clinkenbeard	....	line producer: FUNimation (13 episodes, 2008)
Masanobu Arakawa	....	producer (12 episodes, 2008)
Kazuyoshi Fukuba	....	executive producer (12 episodes, 2008)
Tatsuya Ishiguro	....	producer (12 episodes, 2008)
Naoko Koyama	....	executive producer (12 episodes, 2008)
Yuichi Matsunaga	....	producer (12 episodes, 2008)
Tomoko Suzuki	....	producer (12 episodes, 2008)
Naomi Tokuda	....	producer (12 episodes, 2008)

Series Original Music by
Yuji Yoshino		(12 episodes, 2008)

Series Cinematography by
Shinya Matsui		(12 episodes, 2008)

Series Film Editing by
Naoki Watanabe		(12 episodes, 2008)

Series Art Direction by
Toshihiro Kohama		(13 episodes, 2008)

Series Art Department
Kazuya Kuroda	....	character designer (13 episodes, 2008)
Takeo Takahashi	....	storyboard artist (5 episodes, 2008)
Masae Nakayama	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2008)
Hiroyuki Shimazu	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Sound Department
Justin Nordell	....	adr director (13 episodes, 2008)
Hajime Takakuwa	....	sound director (12 episodes, 2008)
Nick Parker	....	adr engineer (8 episodes, 2008)

Series Visual Effects by
Niki Cooper	....	post production assistant (13 episodes, 2008)

Series Animation Department
Yuji Nakatsuka	....	animation producer (12 episodes, 2008)

Series Music Department
Yukako Inoue	....	music producer (12 episodes, 2008)

Production Companies

• FUNimation Entertainment
• IMAGIN
• Kadokawa Pictures

Distributors

• AT-X (2008) (Japan) (TV)
• Chiba TV (2008) (Japan) (TV)
• FUNimation Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• KBS Kyoto (2008) (Japan) (TV)
• Pony Canyon (2008) (Japan) (DVD)
• Sun TV (2008) (Japan) (TV)
• TV Aichi (2008) (Japan) (TV)
• TV Saitama (2008) (Japan) (TV)
• Tokyo MX TV (2008) (Japan) (TV)

Also Known As:

"Ôkami to kôshinryô" - Japan (original title)
"Spice and Wolf: The Complete First Season" - USA (DVD box title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (VHS/DVD rating) | New Zealand:M

Company:

FUNimation Entertainment

Movie Connections:

Followed by "Ôkami to kôshinryô II: Ôkami to kohakuiro no yûutsu (#1.0)" (2009)

Come for the wolf-girl, stay for the economics

In medieval Germany, a travelling merchant discovers a naked wolf-girl in his cart. Naturally, he decides to explain economic theory to her.

For months.

Allow me to be brief. Fans of anime who have discovered this anime because of its attractive protagonist will be both disappointed and delighted. Disappointed, perhaps, because every time the show's writers have to choose between showing the pretty wolf-girl and showing coins changing hands, they select the latter. Delighted, however, because the coins rapidly become the stars of the show - and after a few episodes, you'll be as big a fan of them as of Holo.

Leaping from one economics topic to another without a pause, Spice and Wolf dabbles in currency exchange, stock markets, coin purity, black markets, insider trading, loans, bargains and every manner of trade under the sun. And you'll barely notice the education. Being whisked along by Lawrence's Holmes-like reasoning on the whys and wherefores of each deal makes for a curious yet entrancing adventure, where most of the battles are in the mind. And with the wonderful interplay of the two leads offering a wonderful backdrop and developing storyline for the money to bounce off, it's an adventure you'd be mad to miss out on.

Absolutely recommended.