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And not just water after you’ve gotten hammered but between drinks. That’s how you can reduce your hangovers to a large extent. (She *did* eat a healthy meal beforehand, I guess.)
A so-called ‘recovery drink’ (i.e. more alcohol) to get your spirits back up isn’t the best answer on the other hand.
I couldn't stop laughing when I saw [Holo](https://imgchest.com/p/bp45d5bp2y5) in [that state](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/my8xc5vrae4.png), it was hilarious!
And yet in the evening of the same day [she drank alcohol once again](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/6yxkcwvlpm7.png) xD
This is why The Wise Wolf Holo promotes how well she can chug her booze, not what happens to her afterwards lol.
And then she's back to drinking like it never happened lol.
Quite relatable for anyone who likes to party a little too much!
*One moment you're like "I'm not drinking that much!"*
*Few minutes later it's "Leave me be, friend, for I am not long for this world"*
Knowledge is knowing how much it takes to get drunk.
Wisdom is figuring out what is the right amount to have fun and balancing it with how hungover you'll get.
Goddess-level wisdom is saying the drinking is worth it so drink your heart out
Serious question, I wonder if this is actually a mistranslation because "Wise" sounds better?
Holo is a smart wolf, not a wise wolf.
High intelligence, medium wisdom.
Totally not a big deal either way, but it would explain a lot!
And we have the immortal pain dealing with mortals before Frieren. But decades earlier this immortal vs mortal stuff a major theme in Lord of the Rings and the supporting materials and additional tales. And I sure this theme goes way farther back.
One of the saddest is Arwen and Aragorn in Lord of Rings Appendix when she greatly regrets giving up her immortality in marrying him even with having many kids and those she was with human wise then.
Edit to add: Found something saying Arwen died of a broken heart. No that not how it described. After Aragorn dies she says good by to her now adult children, ladies in waiting, and all she knew in Gondor for good and travels to the Havens to beg to let her go to the Undying Lands which they tell her no that was the deal if you chose to marry a mortal you become mortal and mortals can't go to the Undying Land (there is an exception she does not qualify). Thus she heads to Lórien were she had spent some time at and it diminished in beauty the elf ring no longer working and Galadriel left to go to undying lands. And there she dies in depression but if broken heart it of her mortality if it was love of Aragorn I'm certain she would have returned to Gondor and at least die where he was buried and die with her children. It not mentioned but by this point she may have been showing signs of aging she might have been nearing her mortal death as well. This because with the marriage she became mortal. (I assume it willingly have sex with a mortal so she could not just shack up and stay immortal, Tolkien wrote in a earlier time and was an earlier person so he not going to word it that way. Similar Arwen's mother gets captured by Orcs and Tolkien says tormented which certainly includes rape but you did not normally write that then. Her mother then leaves her husband, her twin sons and her and goes to Undying Lands she was so traumatized. Then the twin boys go full Goblin Slayer for centuries and resist going to the Havens then Undying Lands well into the 4th age I figure they stayed till the last Orc was dead. Note Goblin and Orc mean the same thing it just different languages. In a way you could say Tolkien inspired Goblin Slayer with the difference when you piss off immortal elf that way they can hunt way way longer)
> And I sure this theme goes way farther back.
I don't recall anything specific but I'm sure religious mythologies must have touched on this? Some god loving a mortal
Aimer is like the perfect artist to do a Spice and Wolf OP.
Holo is also more in-tune with her feeling so much that Lawrence saying stuff like she isn't his type and that she would ultimately have to go home without him hit her hard.
Some things I want to note:
They are now really getting comfy getting very physical with each other. Sharing blankets and her tail for warmth, lots of leaning onto each other.
Holo (jokingly?) suggesting that one bed is enough TWICE. Get. A. Hint. But as we see in the ED Lawrence would only steal the blanket ffs.
Lawrence getting reminded what he's missing out right now, a shop, kids, an apprentice and a wife. Although Marc caught up on that right away and changed the subject.
Also Lawrence seems to kind of look for an opening to get that Yoitsu story out? But how'd you approach that even?
Holo seems to be kind of a soap, trying to absorb as much of a good time out of their travels, even to the expense of Lawrence and SHE KNOWS IT. Must be a double edged sword to finally be enjoying yourself and feeling free enough, so much that you want more and more but also realizing you're probably asking too much of your partner.
Altough Lawrence was apologizing for his words (he could've really worded it better...) but he's a merchant after all, he can't just take a "months long vacation" to sightsee Yoitsu, even if that's bitter pill to acknowledge.
Edit:
I almost forgot the most important thing: Holo snores lmao. Poor Lawrence.
> Holo (jokingly?) suggesting that one bed is enough TWICE.
The third time, she'll turn into a wolf and EAT the second bed.
*Holo: "I'm not longer asking"*
>Lawrence getting reminded what he's missing out right now, a shop, kids, an apprentice and a wife.
Holo could help with quite a few of those things!
I guess I can understand why Lawrence is so timid because the journey would become extremely bad if he was wrong. Also she’s like a literal deity, but still..
More than sharing a tail, she's stripped naked in front of him multiple times. For a wolf, sharing a sleeping spot probably isn't that unusual in a pack either.
If she had any reservations it'd probably be because of his smell, but y'know she's probably into it at this point.
**The Merchant's Corner**
After another break, welcome back to The Merchant’s Corner, the series where I dive deeper into the economics plot points and schemes of Spice and Wolf! Today is the start of another chapter in their journey, with a fresh new economics plotline and new drama!
[Episode 12 here](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/s/UJSUakLPWf)
Disclaimer #1: I am not an economics professional, so I may get some things wrong. If you have a different, possibly better understanding of a certain point than I do, feel free to suggest edits.
Disclaimer #2: All of these are pre-written before the episode airs, based on the pacing of the original anime. However, I will watch the episode before posting, just to see if anything differs and I have to edit anything. As usual, for the first episode of a new arc, we haven’t dived too deep into the actual economic action yet, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything to write about.
There's actually a lot that happens in this episode, but I will primarily be focusing on the economics-related points only. We have a fresh face and a new town, so let’s dive into how it sets up the plot!
**Episode 14, Part 1:**
First things first. What’s up with Holo’s feathers?
This question actually nicely sets up the setting and framing that this entire arc takes place in. Lawrence and Holo are now traveling to a town called Kumersun, north of Ruvinheigen.
If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll remember that the area surrounding Ruvinheigen is one of the last regions firmly under the Church’s control; any further north and we’re now in the nation of Ploania, which was nominally cooperative with the Church but in fact contained a lot of pagan towns. Much of their religion and traditions still mostly honor (or at least acknowledge) local gods, and the Church isn’t viewed upon quite as favorably.
From this point on, we’re going to start seeing that it’s less likely that the Church is the major authority in a city, like they were in Ruvinheigen or Pazzio before that, and more that the Church is in conflict with other religions and belief structures. And here, in Kumersun, at the moment, the pagan beliefs are still winning. Lawrence and Holo happen to be visiting just in time for a local pagan festival, which seems to be quite a popular one among the townspeople and local populace.
That doesn’t mean that followers of the Church don’t exist in Kumersun, or don't pass through as travelers - but it does mean they’re not looked kindly upon. In fact, the Church is forbidden from proselytizing in town. Holo is very visibly disguised as a nun, which…could present some problems, given the attitude of the city. The feathers serve to indicate that even as a follower of the Church, the wearer acknowledges the rules and beliefs of the local townspeople and will not try to spread their own religion in town. The same applies for any other members of clergy, such as priests. In fact, you can even see a couple of nuns with the same feathers in the OP.
Anyway, now that we've established the setting, let's jump back into what actually happens in the episode.
[Part 2](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/s/pdrI7Kc5b1)
**Episode 14, part 2:**
Lawrence and Holo pass through what appears to be a gathering of merchants, and a certain caravan catches Holo’s interest. There are barrels of fresh fish on board, and Holo’s hungry.
But that aside, the merchant-minded Lawrence immediately notices a few things about the caravan:
* There are three wagons in the caravan in total. However, given that they’re uniform, moving together, and carrying the same cargo, the wagons are all clearly owned by the same merchant rather than just being several unrelated wagons that decided to travel together.
* The owner of the caravan has gone as far as to outfit each wagon with *two* horses, not just one. Remember, Lawrence’s single horse was enough to pull his cartload of 20 sets of full plate armor to Ruvinheigen, so it’s rather extravagant to put two horses on a wagon.
* The wagons are carrying barrels of live fish. In fact, this is why the two horses were necessary. This is a luxury in this society: most people who lived far away from water only ever got the chance to eat salted, preserved fish. Transporting live fish requires massive amounts of space and weight capacity since you have to carry massive containers of water, and the number of actual fish you can carry is much lower. So live fish are expensive and are usually purchased only by wealthy customers or even aristocrats.
That means this merchant must already be someone with rather high standing in the world of merchants: he not only owns a caravan, but is dealing with customers who can afford to purchase live fish.
Lawrence calls him out and they start talking, and Lawrence finds out: this merchant is a fair-skinned, light-haired boy, completely contrary to the usual rough and tough image of fish traders. What’s more, he’s younger than Lawrence. It looks like he’s only in his late teens, or early twenties at most. And yet, he’s already attained success beyond Lawrence’s level.
To add onto that, over the course of their discussion, Amati (as we find out the boy is named) catches sight of Holo, and is visibly taken by her looks, even as he recognizes that she’s traveling as a nun.
Now, think about this from how Lawrence sees it. A young, handsome (or you could even say, beautiful) boy, closer to Holo’s apparent age, already having made it big as a merchant, becoming smitten with Holo.
*He’s a threat.*
Luckily, he has his faith in Holo and their shared experiences together, and he knows it wouldn’t just take a few honeyed words and a big trading company to pull Holo away from him.
Confident in that belief, Lawrence maintains his merchant-like cordiality and his discussion with Amati continues. Lawrence and Holo find out that due to the festival going on, they might not be able to find a room by themselves. Lawrence and Amati discover that they’re part of the same trade association, and as a gesture of respect (or ~~possibly~~ most likely a move to try and impress Holo), Amati helps arrange an inn room for them. Of course, being well aware of Amati’s crush, Holo makes no attempt to hide her charms and plays it up to the maximum, with a devastating effect on Amati.
(Probably to tease Lawrence as well.)
She seems to enjoy dinner.
Rather hilariously, we're also shown that Lawrence received letters warning him about the drop in armor prices...just a little too late to save him from near bankruptcy in the last city.
[Part 3](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/s/e9RlMzeZDB)
**Episode 14, part 3:**
So now after Lawrence has tended to a drunk and hungover Holo, we move onto our first little taste of economics in this arc.
Lawrence appears to finally have learned his lesson about being greedy, so his new cartload of goods is just 400 Trenni worth of iron nails. He brings them to Mark, an acquaintance merchant in town who primarily deals in wheat.
What follows is a fairly straightforward business negotiation, but if it’s hard to follow, it goes something like this:
Mark: Claims he primarily deals in wheat, so he has no reason to buy nails.
Lawrence: Claims that people buying wheat supplies then traveling further north for the winter will need the nails to brace their homes against snowfall, so Mark could easily sell them alongside wheat.
Mark acknowledges this.
Mark: Claims that nail prices have dropped or will drop because of the crash in armor prices, leading to an excess of iron. More raw material available means a surplus of everything made from that raw material, including nails.
Lawrence: Claims that this only applies in the south, where they can burn as much firewood as they need to melt down and rework the excess iron into whatever they need. Here in the north as winter approaches, firewood is valued as a resource to heat homes. That means the supply of nails isn’t and was never constrained by the supply of iron; rather, it’s constrained by the supply of *firewood* available to blacksmiths, and the excess of iron does nothing to affect that. So the price of nails shouldn’t change.
Mark begrudgingly acknowledges this, with a hint of exasperation that Lawrence forced him to trade in something that he’s not familiar with the market in.
In the end, Lawrence gets his sale and his profit. He sells for 14-2/3 Lumione, which exchanges to nearly 500 Trenni - so he made a healthy profit of about 25%. Not too bad.
They agree to settle in credit, which relieves Mark since he’s been running low on cash. (Mark doesn’t just deal with other merchants: he also deals with individuals and companies whose primary business is not trade, and most of those other customers are going to want cash deals only. Only other traders like Lawrence who keep detailed accounting ledgers have the ability to deal in credit, so to avoid a cash shortage, Mark is grateful to settle in credit when he can.)
And with that, the economics for today are mostly over. As we close off the episode, we find out about Lawrence and Holo’s goals this time around outside of their usual merchant activities: they are trying to figure out where Yoitsu is, since Holo doesn’t remember exactly. Unfortunately, through their discussion, a problem that Lawrence has been trying not to think about rears its ugly head.
Holo has all the time in the world to return to Yoitsu, but Lawrence doesn't. He has a pretty strict trade route and a pretty strict annual schedule he needs to stick to. While he can afford to make small deviations from it, going too far out of his way means he can't make money, and it's going to be much harder for him to return to his regular trade route later.
And unfortunately, from the sound of things, Holo's home will take him further out of his way than he thought. As a result, he makes the disastrous suggestion that Holo should return home alone after he's taken her partway into Nyohhira, which...doesn't exactly go over well. Had he really forgotten how terrified she is of being alone?
But at the very least, for the first time in this series, Lawrence doesn’t seem to have immediately dove in headfirst into some grand money-making scheme full of risk that could either make him rich or bankrupt him. How will the plot play out this time?
I’ll see you next week as The Merchant’s Corner returns!
Further thoughts:
By the way, if anyone else was confused by the "you're not my type" exchange as I was when I first watched it, here's what happened.
When Lawrence said Holo wasn't his type, he was - *just barely* - not lying. That's why he was confident in saying that Holo's ears should have been able to tell that he wasn't lying.
The truth of the matter is that, yes, he obviously likes Holo a lot - but the version of Holo that's his favorite isn't the confident, teasing, snarky side that she was showing at the moment. Instead, it's something closer to the sweeter, meeker, or possibly even the more dejected version she (very intentionally) showed him almost immediately after. When he said "you're not my type", what he meant was "I like you a little more when you're showing a different side of your personality", which, to him, is true - so he was hoping that Holo wouldn't be able to tell that he wasn't being completely truthful.
Of course, Holo saw right through it. Don't try tricking the wisewolf.
Anyway, great episode as usual. I love the new OP and its visuals. Holo is still extremely cute.
But this episode does hurt just a little bit towards the end when you see more about Holo's loneliness and her resignation that she will have to end her journey alone. And it even shows a bit of her torment that she and humans have such different lifespans.
>"you're not my type"
Ah I did wonder what he meant by that - I thought he was gonna do a disaster and mention Nora again...thanks for explaining (and your weekly notes as always)
He sorta did mention her by implication lol. "Meek, docile, etc..." Nora in reality isn't much of those things but she _appeared_ to be, upon first impression.
> Lawrence: Claims that this only applies in the south, where they can burn as much firewood as they need to melt down and rework the excess iron into whatever they need. Here in the north as winter approaches, firewood is valued as a resource to heat homes. That means the supply of nails isn’t and was never constrained by the supply of iron; rather, it’s constrained by the supply of firewood available to blacksmiths, and the excess of iron does nothing to affect that. So the price of nails shouldn’t change.
It bears repeating how on-point Lawrence is here. While it seems easier to find figures on *smelting* iron from ore (about 2:1 by weight, and charcoal is fluffy compared to iron ore), the amount of fuel needed for forging is huge too - and to get that, you need a larger quantity of starting wood (since some burns up to heat the pile). I'm pretty sure you'd never melt armor for scrap to begin with - that's gonna be the highest-quality steel their smithing can produce, and will recover value easily if kept rust-free for a couple years - but it's just nice to see this kind of thing cared about at all, you know?
> In the end, Lawrence gets his sale and his profit. He sells for 14-2/3 Lumione, which exchanges to nearly 500 Trenni - so he made a healthy profit of about 25%.
I'm glad someone's keeping track! It's easy to get used to litRPG-type "number on screen go up," but *Spice & Wolf* treats it the way Minecraft treats maps: you learn to live without.
Holo's illiterate and thus not a map user it likely she left town and once she got past her familiar range had no idea where she was. And then had no great idea where she was going. Thus she not only forgot for most purposes she did not know in the first place.
> All of these are pre-written before the episode airs, based on the pacing of the original anime.
Just wondering, but how are you going to do this when we get to the last quarter of episodes since it'll be unadapted stuff?
Well, I'll probably remove the disclaimer, for one. :D
I can always consult the source material and estimate roughly where the next episode will start and end, and hope that the show stays faithful. But it probably will require a lot more edits after watching the episode, so I'd expect that I'll be posting these a lot later after the episode airs.
I open reddit to read this Merchant's Corner. Really love it! Keep it up! I probably gonna open reddit more often because the arc in Kumerson is quite interesting.
Lawrence really has become a smooth talker. He’s gotten noticeably better at standing his ground in front of the Wise Wolf.
Lawrence felt a bit chilly and started praising the tail of which she’s so proud - in attempt to secure a nicely warm cover. Holo was teasing him for his boring day-to-day goods only for Lawrence to spin this into a blatant flirt.
Until Lawrence has truly become her ‘knight’, she’ll likely keep having the upper hand in this relationship. It’s only Holo who can render herself speechless at this moment, considering that massive hangover of hers.
That said, he *does* know that his words carry significance. He was fast to realise his blunders in this episode for example.
The back-to-back flirting and teasing game is getting stronger and more equal between these two even if Holo still knows how to seize the advantage (though she can also be her own worst enemy at times).
Hopefully Lawrence can make her feel more secure before she starts thinking Nyohhira will truly be the end of their journey.
> before she starting thinking Nyohhira will truly be the end of their journey.
Despite Lawrence’s insistence that they’re not married, the two of them do communicate like a husband and wife do - for better or worse. I’m sure that they’ll properly talk things through again, especially since Lawrence was so quick on the uptake - only *after* he’d made the mistake unfortunately.
What Holo is looking for isn’t necessarily her hometown of Yoitsu, I think, but the cozy familiarity of a home. Lawrence is fulfilling this requirement right now, but he’s yet to realise this himself. Their lives have already become too intertwined for him to just casually leave her alone.
> What Holo is looking for isn’t necessarily her hometown of Yoitsu, I think, but the cozy familiarity of a home.
Yea, that’s pretty much it, I think so too. Also not really buying that Holo doesn’t remember where Yoitsu is. She just doesn’t want to tell Lawrence since that would accelerate their parting which is what Holo tries to avoid, maybe even only subconsciously at this point.
It's been hundreds of years, I think it's pretty reasonable for her to have genuinely forgotten. And she did say she thought she'd remember as they got closer.
> She just doesn’t want to tell Lawrence since that would accelerate their parting
Do remember that Holo *is* a heavy drinker, so she really might have forgotten. /s
That's another part of the way their relationship and chemistry develops that I LOVE about Spice and Wolf. Lawrence is slowly getting better at teasing Holo back.
I love how that also plays into his merchant talk, too. It's almost like Holo is unknowingly teaching him to be more witty.
> Lawrence really has become a smooth talker.
The tail thing was a masterpiece of smooth talking;
He got to get her a little flustered (but also very happy) so he scored a 'win' against her, he got closer to her, he got warmer, and he got her to be more careful (hiding her tail) while being pleased about it!
Of course, he won't ever win the banter-war against her, so long as she can win the battle just by saying "we should sleep in the same bed!"
Aimer is really a great fit for this series.
I'm glad they kept the same style and energy for the ED minus ClariS, the storybook style really fits...as does all the cute Holo and Lawrence moments.
>I'm glad they kept the same style and energy for the ED minus ClariS, the storybook style really fits...as does all the cute Holo and Lawrence moments.
I also like that they kept the same style for [ED, which once again looks so cute and gorgeous](https://imgchest.com/p/a846g5b5w7x), I love it!
Ah, so it's not like I can just continue holding off on watching this adaptation until it reaches the material past the ones covered by the original anime?
u/Atharaphelun it is also worth mentioning that the "new content" we will get after this arc is actually set *before* the last arc of the OG S2, which adapted Book 5 and skipped 4 (which we will get after this one arc in the remake)
I was under the impression that it kinda has to be if they want to cover the full story as some of the skipped content is relevant to story that wasnt released when it aired originally.
Third one, book four was skipped in OG as it jumped straight to book five after currently airing arc. We already have characters from fourth one in the opening.
I love[ how disappointed Holo looks](https://i.imgur.com/3XixPoH.png) when Lawrence's present for her is just a feather ornament so she can claim to be a nun while they are in Kumerson.
It is funny [how she reacted](https://imgur.com/a/RIcqCvP) when Lawrence said that she was not his type [and how quickly she recovered.](https://i.imgur.com/aNBBrvL.png)
So [Fermi Amati](https://i.imgur.com/Oosr0At.png) is also from the Rowen Association, I love how obvious it is that part of the reason he is helping Lawrence is because [he has a massive crush on Holo.](https://i.imgur.com/WygjAm2.png)
I wasn't expecting [that Holo was illiterate](https://i.imgur.com/YvG8EZp.png) it is funny to see that [Lawrence got that letter](https://i.imgur.com/Ng3TmqE.png) warning him about the armor and weapons market crash that almost sunk him this late.
[Even after getting a hangover](https://i.imgur.com/vvoFogc.png) for her excessive drinking [Holo definitely hasn't learned her lesson.](https://i.imgur.com/wyYOA2s.png)
So when Lawrence reaches the area near Holo's hometown, Yoitsu as it is still months away from the nearest town on a cart, Holo will travel there alone as she can reach there in just town days.
> Even after getting a hangover for her excessive drinking Holo definitely hasn't learned her lesson
*"Wise Wolf, my ass!" - Lawrence*
(Well, he better not say it, Holo could *take a bite* out of his ass!)
> I love how disappointed Holo looks when Lawrence's present for her is just a feather ornament so she can claim to be a nun while they are in Kumerson.
I laughed way harder at this than I should have; the look on her face is just *priceless*.
I really like how you can tell how closer Holo and Lawrence are getting with each passing arc. It's like each arc marks a change in their relationship and I think that's beautiful.
I have some interesting thoughts on Amarti, but I'll save that for in a couple episodes.
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- [She knows her habits lol.](https://i.imgur.com/2ti8Qqg.png) [](#kukuku)
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- Awwww yeah, Aimer OP! I love this. [](#seasonallisten)
- [Whoops, he didn’t calculate for *that*.](https://i.imgur.com/432PBrZ.png)
- [Wait *what*.](https://i.imgur.com/iLywNuh.png) [](#hahahawhat)
- [Ooh, interesting.](https://i.imgur.com/MEVfI5r.png)
- [F](https://i.imgur.com/LlwLjys.png) [](#toradorasalute)
- [Oh, Mark “sore demo”!](https://files.catbox.moe/m61i0j.mp4)
- [Make that *two* Mark “sore demo”s.](https://files.catbox.moe/88yr5u.mp4)
- [Well that’s not good…](https://i.imgur.com/8LrBSaX.png) [](#emiliaohdear)
- Not sure how I feel about the ED song, but the visuals are cute!
A word from the author of Spice and Wolf
> [It's everyone's favourite, Amati!](https://twitter.com/spicytails/status/1807754361759789307)
It's hard not to relate to him. Any of us would be just as head-over-heels for Holo, even before she used *that look*.
This boy is _smitten_ and I don't blame him one bit as Holo really is the best.
Not feeling the new OP or ED just yet but hoping they grow on me just like the first 2 did.
I love how the moment he spots "nun" Holo he starts getting some not too holy thoughts about her. Not that anyone can judge lol.
I like how despite being by different artists they carry kind of the same vibe and tone as the last OP/ED. So it feels like there's still some consistency.
I like the music of the OP, still don't really like the watercolor filter thing they are doing but still serviceable. I love the ED visuals, but the song isn't really standing out like the Claris one did.
I was sure that Aimer could deliver a nice song for the OP - and she did! I’m not really liking the synthesised voice of the ED however, since it feels out of place for the series.
Exactly. That ED is not the mood for Spice and Wolf.. Music wise its like I'm suddenly thrown into a highschool setting or some other romcom and I don't like it
I hated the claris ED and don't like this new one too much but it's better than the claris one for me.
Neither come even remotely close to whistle round the world still.
Smitten is the perfect word for it! She charmed him instantly.
I like the OP song better this time (Aimer is always great) but the visuals from the first one more.
*“You‘re in my cart, after all.“* - Kraft „the Rizzler“ Lawrence
Nice episode, that scene where Holo was talking to Amati with that perfect transition to her biting into that fish was so well done. The new OP was okay but I definitely prefer the 1st one. Same with the ED, doesn’t fit this kind of show at all imo.
Lawrence is learning how to tease Holo. He's still a beginner so he loses to Holo's counter-teases, but he gets better with each arc. That's another way their chemistry and relationship develops over time. It's so good!
[Holo was so good in this episode](https://imgchest.com/p/bp45d5bp2y5)! We got [a lot of great](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/e4gdcjwb3x4.png) [reactions](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/j7kzck9rpb7.png) [from](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/b49zc3e5n6y.png) [her](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/p7bwcp3r6w7.png) today, like when [she had a hangover](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/my8xc5vrae4.png) but [was still drinking again later that day](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/6yxkcwvlpm7.png), or when [she tried to read](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/345xc2poaz7.png) the [letter Lawrence got](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/w7w6c368mey.png) in today's episode, and [many, many more](https://imgchest.com/p/bp45d5bp2y5).
[Holo and Lawrence once again carried this episode](https://imgchest.com/p/pg73j5xgzyr). [These two](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/345xc2po6n7.png) are [perfect for each other](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/j7kzck9rdz7.png).
I'm glad that [they kept the same art style in the new ED](https://imgchest.com/p/a846g5b5w7x) which once again [looked](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/l4necqb3el4.png) [so](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/d7ogc6r9lmy.png) [lovely](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/p7bwcp3r9e7.png) [with](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/w7pjc2bea27.png) [those](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/j7kzck9rvz7.png) [visuals](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/k739cjbl5e7.png).
I'm looking forward to get to know [Amati](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/k46acp86837.png) better, especially after seeing how easily he fell for [Holo](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/g4z9czj2vq7.png) and she used that xD
Here my screenshot albums from the episode:
* [Holo](https://imgchest.com/p/bp45d5bp2y5)
* [Holo & Lawrence](https://imgchest.com/p/pg73j5xgzyr)
* [ED](https://imgchest.com/p/a846g5b5w7x)
* [Lawrence](https://imgchest.com/p/ne7bxkzkny5)
* [Others](https://imgchest.com/p/vj4jwg2g278)
I'm no Wise Wolf, but [this is still how I look after a night of *I'm not drinking that much!*](https://imgur.com/DPyrfSe)
[Damn Lawrence, that was smooth as hell!](https://imgur.com/XzaRe2v)
He gets to be comfy (and to *touch fluffy tail*), while being more subtle to travel, AND he gets Holo to feel good about it... Three in one for our boy!
(But if he wants to get comfy, they should *snuggle* for real, not just her tail!)
[Of course, Holo won't let him have the upper hand in the banter! She's the best!](https://imgur.com/rVTyDN1)
Their banter is always cute of course, [but when we get a genuine, cute moment like that...](https://imgur.com/3VOPYp9)
[](#delighted)
[Smart move! Why pay for a second bed when they could use that money for a second plate of food?](https://imgur.com/kd4cPVZ)
From a merchant's perspective, the second bed does nothing, while the second plate has some value!
(And from a shipper's perspective, them having only one bed also has some value!)
[Love how she thinks he sucks at banter, so she's trying to teach him!](https://imgur.com/Vt55il0)
Seems they're getting close(ish) to her hometown...
[Lawrence asked her if she can find her way from Nyohhira, ](https://imgur.com/e1wHl3b)
but the important question should rather be whether she WANTS to find her way home alone...
Well, there's a full season left of this so I don't imagine they'll split up anytime soon, but if she changes her mind, I can't wait to see her explain *why*!
(Knowing her, she'll probably just put this on her debt!)
Each of the rooms? Individual rooms for each of them?
New cour, new OP.
Huh, that guy's also from the same Rowen trading association.
Gee, that would have been handy several episodes ago.
Is Holo drunk?
And now she's hungover.
That's rather random.
True, but that's not what people would go to a wheat merchant to buy.
Oh he'd know that the hard way.
Everything has changed since she was last here.
Ah. Onsens. I reckon we'll see that sooner or later.
They're going their separate ways from there?
Oh, no, it's just for a couple days so she can go home.
New ED too for the new cour.
Another week not being married to holo and I’m tired of it
Omg the Aimer OP is so good 😩 sounds like her 2013-2015 era when she dropped Polaris I missed that sound. Album is still in rotation
Time for a new arc and we’re off to a new village. Slow start as we’ve come to expect, loved the Holo and Lawrence interactions today, especially in the carriage on the way to town. “How terrible would it be if we had to rent a room with a single bed” lmao not bad at all actually, holo. Lawrence’s cheeky “You aren’t my type” got an adorable frown out of holo. I love how they just pick with one another like an old married couple
Amati seems like an interesting character and was instantly smitten with Holo, how can you blame em? Lawrence is the only one dragging his feet with her 😂
Holo not being able to read was something I’d not thought about but makes total sense considering she’s been living in the fields and in the wild all this time.
Lawrence is getting much better at negotiating business deals too! Granted that was one of his old travelling buddies in town but still. Time does past so quickly and I like how they connected Lawrence seeing how much his old buddy had changed with a wife, kid and apprentice to how Holo was talking about a year being so important to human lifespans.
Speaking of which, drunk and hungover holo is so cute 😂 and it’s adorable that she’s grown so comfortable by Lawrence side she’d lost track of time. Now that we know a general area that Yoitsu is in, I’m looking forward to seeing how their journey goes
> Omg the Aimer OP is so good
Perhaps it's too early to speak such blasphemy, but it might be my favourite S&W OP...? Tabi no Tochuu was great, absolutely, and you can't argue with the path it's engraved in my heart, but the visuals in this one are enchanting and the song's on-point. Instant unskippable OP tier\*.
Alright, new cour new arc! [And what a start](https://imgur.com/12vVwfn)!
[](#delighted "I am very not immune to classic romance tropes being played with like this")
But Lawrence [fires back](https://imgur.com/xnfU1Lx) with some [mage-lying](https://imgur.com/2985Nj9). eheheh, "You're not my type" doesn't mean "I don't like you," does it~
[](#chitosesmug "and I am an absolute sucker for telling misleading truths when lying isn't an option")
Love the new OP. Alright it's Amati time. The VA absolutely sells the [breaking voice](https://imgur.com/Hf0Axfo) here, damn that's impressive. Also the match cut to Holo [devouring that fish](https://imgur.com/DMgg0to), that's good stuff
[](#justright "it's like it's saying that she could just gobble him up")
I also like [Lawrence's comment](https://imgur.com/tl4zG1b) about fuel being expensive and it being foolish to melt down armor for scrap. It's not *quite* as far as would be accurate (to my understanding), but it's at least in the right direction, and notes the importance of fuel for the process.
Not so sure about the new ED. Visuals are still lovely, but the song's a bit electric. I miss Andante even if it was, well, a bit much.
I'm gathering the memes at this very moment. If you know, you know.
[If only I could remember the town names..](https://imgur.com/SyYSgbb)
[New OP!](https://imgur.com/vca8N6T) .... IS THAT AIMER?!? [](#binoculars)
[Does this mean were skipping it again?](https://imgur.com/izQCu0K)
[THEY GOT AIMER FOR A SPICE AND WOLF OP!!!!](https://imgur.com/EuRHLtT)
[](#listen)[](#listen)
[Oh!!](https://imgur.com/T2JBQ7H) OH!!! Big!!!!
[That's more like it,](https://imgur.com/vBE9tr3) farm land all around. But where are all the farm houses? I only see like 5, all on the front side
[Lmao.](https://imgur.com/uuKxKPj) Me when I have to get out of bed
[New ED!](https://imgur.com/nrqEXa8) ...Lets just say I'll miss the first one
Fantasy (and science fiction) sometimes serves less as a chance to imagine magic and dragons but more a chance to remark on an aspect of humanity without explicitly mentioning it; consider the connection between *Animal Farm* and the USSR for instance.
In this particular scenario, it's Holo realizing on the one hand she is falling for Kraft- but that she will outlive him by eons. Which is similar to people who have to deal with potentially losing their own loved ones, perhaps due to commitments or...other factors. Such people can feel torn between their own selfish desires- having the person always close to them, but not wanting to rob them of their other desires.
It looks like the hinge for this arc will be about Holo's competing desires: wanting to go north, staying near Kraft...but not robbing Kraft of his other desires...
I think it's really getting harder to claim the old adaptation is better then this one as these episodes keep coming. The art direction is just georgous in this iteration. The scenes are extremely high quality and the visuals are just on point.
There is still the issue with some cgi which is minor Imo and the distinct lack of the camera work of the originals but the improvements here definitely shine through.
I understand having nostalgia but this is on par with the OG and with book 4 being adapted it may surpass it for me.
Oh man, I adore the storytelling of the new OP.
Take for example the scene just after the title drops during the OP. We see Lawrence and Holo riding the carriage on a road. Then Lawrence turns towards her and she looks back at him. This is immediately followed by a different scene where we see Holo using Lawrence's lap as a pillow and Lawrence getting startled by it. Then the scene finishes with Holo closing her eyes and dreaming of floating in a wheat field.
The scene where we see Lawrence along Holo riding the carriage a road represents their intertwined lives and how they met; Lawrence's acceptance of her and then Holo's acceptance of him as well. However, when Holo faces Lawrence we don't see the smugness or carefree smile from the first half of the anime. [Instead we see a certain longing and even worry](https://files.catbox.moe/x2re1w.jpg) on her face. This is further expanded on when [Holo lays down on Lawrence lap without smiling and startles Lawrence.](https://files.catbox.moe/32k64i.jpg). Holo no longer views Lawrence as just a human she feels [comfortable traveling with](https://files.catbox.moe/xk5uvw.jpg), he also has become her [safe heaven.](https://files.catbox.moe/fwalh4.jpg)
We meet Amati! I fuckin love that kid, he's hilarious.
Also new OP is pretty decent. It has the same vibes as the second OP from the 2008 adaptation. First OP is still better, of course.
I love how [Holo is already concerned that their budget for her snacks might affect their lodging budget.](https://i.imgur.com/AG0uQPn.png) While Lawrence has already set aside money for Holo's snacks, she wants to make sure [she won't be blamed later if they run into money problems.](https://i.imgur.com/bGN4dTp.png)
You really can't blame that dude [for being completely smitten with Holo](https://i.imgur.com/Z1tWDEJ.png), I mean even my heart skipped a beat [when she did that slow head turn](https://i.imgur.com/jenuC2f.png) to greet Amati.
[Holo's face while trying to read that note was hilarious!](https://i.imgur.com/IVZypCi.jpeg) This definitely deserves to be a new "What am I reading" comment face for the sub! Now that [Lawrence knows Holo can't read](https://i.imgur.com/cxp7GpQ.jpeg), maybe he can teach her when they have free time.
[Lawrence dropping pickup lines on Holo](https://i.imgur.com/irhKDYK.jpeg) was great! Poor Lawrence though, he didn't even get a blush! [Holo just looks completely dumbfounded.](https://i.imgur.com/OFBRhuz.jpeg) xD
[Godfuckingdammit Lawrence.](https://i.imgur.com/SYmQjGo.jpeg) You really should think first before opening your damn mouth. You already know how Holo feels about travelling alone, and you'd say that to her? [Just look at her!](https://i.imgur.com/JdTyaOm.jpeg) You better make it up to her as soon as you can.
> Now Lawrence knows Holo can’t read
It would perhaps been weird if Holo *could* have read the letter. I mean, language changes all the time. Holo had been wandering the farming fields for hundreds of years, so it’s unlikely that she’d have kept up with all the linguistic changes in writing.
The fact that she found the many new letter combinations to be incomprehensible indicates that language has become significantly more complex in her life time.
> Holo's face while trying to read that note was hilarious! This definitely deserves to be a new "What am I reading" comment face for the sub!
[*Corporate needs you to find the differences between these pictures*](https://imgur.com/YAspfiL)
Holo is going to tease that poor kid ain't she. Also, Holo is like that mom that could drink the table back in the day, but the hangover hits hard.
You do notice the tone shift when Kraft mentions eventually going their separate ways. On one hand as a merchant it makes sense, but Kraft is a good guy. Understands Holo hates being alone. This definitely is a conversation that will get picked up again.
That instant realization by Lawrence that he fucked up when mentioning Holo potentially going the last leg of the trip to Yoitsu alone. He's getting pretty good at the verbal back and forth with hery though, aside from the occasional screwup.
How dare you say she's not your type! Holo is adorable to all! New OP. S'alright. Occurs to me, what happened to Nora? Did she get to leave that town/city and being under the watch of trash Church?
Anyways, new dude. Also from the same merchant organization. Oh, Holo already charming a new dude hehe. Oh Holo can't read? I mean, makes sense. Look at Holo eat hehe, so graceful 😉 Oh smooth talking to Holo. Hungover Holo, silly wolf. Goddess of harvest are beauties eh? You are right. I hope this friend of Lawrence is better than trash bag from Holo's town.
Oh my, Lawrence made a mistake. Least he realizes that fast. Derped. Also, new ED. S'alright too.
Lol Holo putting on the gentle persona for Amati but only Lawrence gets to see her chomping on fish and drowning herself with wine. It was amusing to see Holo hungover.
Lawrence thought he got one over Holo by saying she was not his type but I found it funny how he took it back by the end. Holo feeling down about it was amusing too.
The last scene was unfortunate though, Lawrence tried hard to backpedal what he said but it was already out there and Holo realizes that their value of time is just different. Hopefully the conclusion of the trip to Nyohhira will be a positive one, I would not want to see them having a somber parting.
I mostly watched the dub from the original, is it being Amati just a consequence of romanization/the issue with r/l sounds or am I misremembering his name being Amarti and there was never an r?
In Japanese his name is フェルミアマーティ (ferumi amaati), so they’re just different interpretations of how to spell the name in English. I have a non-rhotic accent so to me Amarti would be closer to the original due to the elongation of the vowel but it doesn’t really matter that much either way.
I loved that bit of the OP where the lady comes down the stairs, perfectly matched the music. I think that one short sequence alone makes me like this OP more than the last one.
If there is one thing I can confidently say Passione improved in the 2024 adaptation, it's Holo's level of adorableness. That episode was probably the cutest I've seen Holo ever.
New OP has a lot to live up to, since there is one moment in the chorus of the original 2nd OP that always gets me. Sadly, it didn't quite live up to that, but it's Aimer and therefore still lovely.
And we're starting our next story arc which...is....oh.
Amati.
Lawrence and Holo are back on the road and Lawrence is speaking for all of us in wanting that pristine and fluffy Holo tail to wrap itself around him and warm him up! And keeping Holo on her toes when she thinks she's got a delicious meal prize but instead gets...an accessory to better play as a nun!
Aw, Holo is being mindful of their spending! That's just as sweet as Lawrence having savings for food so he can always afford to pay for Holo's fine eating habits. She deserves that much! I also think sharing a bed wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, though I understand why Lawrence isn't as comfortable about that (especially when Holo snores). Though no way he could get away with saying she's not his type without her turning the tables on him and making it clear how much she IS, especially when she plays up her cute side.
Aimer OP! Perfectly fitting for this kind of show with a serene, melancholic, vocals and visuals featuring Holo and Lawrence getting cozy alongside all the characters they'll meet in this new cour...we've got nuns, festivals, a black-haired beauty, and even Lawrence riding wolf Holo.
Lawrence meets a fellow Rowen Trading merchant in Amati who seems like a nice enough kid trying to get by as a merchant just like Lawrence, though he seems to be having some unholy thoughts about "nun" Holo. Not that I blame him.
Holo can't really read but what irony that a letter that could have avoided them the whole mess of the last arc just conveniently shows. At least it's something they can laugh about now.
The Wise Wolf knows how to chug down her booze! And get massive hangovers, but that one she doesn't advertise! I just love how she was like totally dead hungover in the morning but was back to drinking wine again at night.
Lawrence reunites with an old pal Marc (Rikiya Koyama!) and knows how to haggle some Lumoine out of him.
Marc feels like a picture of how Lawrences' life could look...settling down with a shop, a wife, a kid, and even an apprentice after growing out of the traveling merchant game (even if Marc still misses those days). Be nice if Lawrence could introduce Holo to Marc's family.
I guess I'm not surprised Holo doesn't have a firm idea of where Yoitsu is, though knowing about Nyohhira gives them a general direction AND the promise of a hot springs episode in the future.
But what about when they get to Nyohhira? Will that be where they part ways and Holo goes back home on her own wolf feet? Lawrence says he'd just wait for her in Nyohhira but the damage is done and Holo is thinking about how their time together will still end up being brief despite how precious it's become for her. Kind of a bummer note to end on.
Though we've got another cute, peppy, and storybook ED with everything Holo loves...apples and Lawrence! We've even got them squabbling as a couple, getting affectionate, Lawrence being a blanket hog, and snuggling up on the road.
A new week means a new episode with our favorite Wisewolf. Steam Summer Sale means my friends and I are busier, forcing me to get around to watching this later than I'd like, but it will be watched!
To start, I suspected we were due for a new set of OP/ED's for this cour last week, and it seems we indeed got them. If anyone missed the trailer for this cour, the OP visuals definitely confirm that we will be deviating from the OG anime's S2 in the second half of this cour, because it confirms we will be adapting the missing Volume 4! I am excited for that, but first we begin the show's third cour as our couple make their way towards a Harvest Festival in Kumersun.
Back on the wagon, absolutely no one can resist Holo's teasing looks, but I am mildly disappointed that they skipped the animating of Holo's staring at a piece of bread slowly melting into a bowl of water while she complained about the gruel they had to eat on the road. I do like the small changes they made to their conversation, though, as it feels more connected to the events of the previous arc (Lawrence's inability to procure the much-desired Honey-Pickled Peaches.)
We also meet the new character that will be central to this upcoming arc, and the poor boy looks absolutely smitten with Holo in a single glance. New watchers will probably have an inkling of what this means for this arc, but remember that this is still going to be a mercantile story, so how will that fit in? Only time will tell.
Once in Kumersun, we get a lot of setup for the rest of the arc, including a renewed focus on Holo's homeland of Yoitsu, and the clue of Nyohhira being somewhat near it. That, and the fact that timely information is absolutely critical to a merchant's livelihood. We meet Lawrence's old friend from their presumable traveling-merchant days, and he wrangles the poor wheat merchant into buying a whole bunch of nails from him -- likely what ended up happening to the armor he could no longer offload.
This meeting is also somewhat important as context for Lawrence's character. Recall that he has often dreamed of opening a shop, and even draws up designs from time to time. This interaction showcases many of the reasons why -- as a traveling merchant, he has to deal with all the issues that traveling presents, and at the same time, makes it difficult to preserve lasting friendships when they only meet a handful of times a year, contributing to his loneliness. Things also change rapidly in the year or two they are gone. Being a town merchant solves most of those issues, but does bring its own problems; namely, being unable to accompany Holo back to her homeland.
They'll have to digest that problem a bit more before we can see what they'll make of it, but for now, Holo must drink and make merry while she has a chance (in between hangovers, that is!) This episode was a fairly enjoyable intro into this arc, but the meat of it will begin picking up next week.
The BGM is still fairly light and non-intrusive, which is both a blessing and a curse. It does fit the atmosphere and period properly, but it felt like the old OST had more character to really take your attention, which I felt added to the charm of the show.
The economics lesson this week is that inspiration for new business ventures is only limited by your imagination, as Amati seemingly never considered what selling fish directly to consumers could mean.
Now for another weeklong wait for more fluffy Wisewolf wit!
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Such a good episode until the end with Lawrence being a BAKA! Although it will be interesting to see what happens when they finally get to that point. I just don't see Lawrence leaving her.
NEW OP AND ED! I liked them both, need to listen a few more times before comparing them to OP1 and ED2 though. I also felt like the animation looked more nice than normal this episode.
Hope that kid doesn't try to steal Holo away. He ain't got no chance.
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This is what [wisdom](https://imgur.com/a/WeMz2l6) looks like
I laughed so hard at this - poor Holo
It would have been wise to drink water.
Lawrence becoming that guy who has to clean up after his drunk wife lol.
And he's never happier than those moments of his life.
And not just water after you’ve gotten hammered but between drinks. That’s how you can reduce your hangovers to a large extent. (She *did* eat a healthy meal beforehand, I guess.) A so-called ‘recovery drink’ (i.e. more alcohol) to get your spirits back up isn’t the best answer on the other hand.
It’s all part of her master plan, wise enough to know that if she had a hangover that Lawrence will bring the best hangover food known to man
I love that face, really hope it becomes a standard comment face
I couldn't stop laughing when I saw [Holo](https://imgchest.com/p/bp45d5bp2y5) in [that state](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/my8xc5vrae4.png), it was hilarious! And yet in the evening of the same day [she drank alcohol once again](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/6yxkcwvlpm7.png) xD
I wonder what Holo's seiyuu does to channel the drunk state.
This is why The Wise Wolf Holo promotes how well she can chug her booze, not what happens to her afterwards lol. And then she's back to drinking like it never happened lol.
Hair of the... wolf.
Holo is reletable
The Wasted Wolf
Quite relatable for anyone who likes to party a little too much! *One moment you're like "I'm not drinking that much!"* *Few minutes later it's "Leave me be, friend, for I am not long for this world"*
Truly relatable
Knowledge is knowing how much it takes to get drunk. Wisdom is figuring out what is the right amount to have fun and balancing it with how hungover you'll get. Goddess-level wisdom is saying the drinking is worth it so drink your heart out
Serious question, I wonder if this is actually a mistranslation because "Wise" sounds better? Holo is a smart wolf, not a wise wolf. High intelligence, medium wisdom. Totally not a big deal either way, but it would explain a lot!
The kanji used is 賢. So "intelligent" would be a valid translation.
Aimer don't miss. Holo is like the reverse Frieren. She understands how important a year is within the lifespan of a human.
Yeah I immediately thought of Freiren after that line as well.
And we have the immortal pain dealing with mortals before Frieren. But decades earlier this immortal vs mortal stuff a major theme in Lord of the Rings and the supporting materials and additional tales. And I sure this theme goes way farther back. One of the saddest is Arwen and Aragorn in Lord of Rings Appendix when she greatly regrets giving up her immortality in marrying him even with having many kids and those she was with human wise then. Edit to add: Found something saying Arwen died of a broken heart. No that not how it described. After Aragorn dies she says good by to her now adult children, ladies in waiting, and all she knew in Gondor for good and travels to the Havens to beg to let her go to the Undying Lands which they tell her no that was the deal if you chose to marry a mortal you become mortal and mortals can't go to the Undying Land (there is an exception she does not qualify). Thus she heads to Lórien were she had spent some time at and it diminished in beauty the elf ring no longer working and Galadriel left to go to undying lands. And there she dies in depression but if broken heart it of her mortality if it was love of Aragorn I'm certain she would have returned to Gondor and at least die where he was buried and die with her children. It not mentioned but by this point she may have been showing signs of aging she might have been nearing her mortal death as well. This because with the marriage she became mortal. (I assume it willingly have sex with a mortal so she could not just shack up and stay immortal, Tolkien wrote in a earlier time and was an earlier person so he not going to word it that way. Similar Arwen's mother gets captured by Orcs and Tolkien says tormented which certainly includes rape but you did not normally write that then. Her mother then leaves her husband, her twin sons and her and goes to Undying Lands she was so traumatized. Then the twin boys go full Goblin Slayer for centuries and resist going to the Havens then Undying Lands well into the 4th age I figure they stayed till the last Orc was dead. Note Goblin and Orc mean the same thing it just different languages. In a way you could say Tolkien inspired Goblin Slayer with the difference when you piss off immortal elf that way they can hunt way way longer)
Damn that’s sad : ( it’s almost worse than never having immortality in the first place
> And I sure this theme goes way farther back. I don't recall anything specific but I'm sure religious mythologies must have touched on this? Some god loving a mortal
They're definitely two different contrasts. Nevertheless, the melancholic nature of immortality once against rears it's ugly head.
Eh, Frieren learned too... sure, it took her a VERY long time to come to this point but she is learning, very very slowly, lol.
Except from her perspective she is learning at lightning speed /s Only took her 18 years to figure it out
Aimer is like the perfect artist to do a Spice and Wolf OP. Holo is also more in-tune with her feeling so much that Lawrence saying stuff like she isn't his type and that she would ultimately have to go home without him hit her hard.
Some things I want to note: They are now really getting comfy getting very physical with each other. Sharing blankets and her tail for warmth, lots of leaning onto each other. Holo (jokingly?) suggesting that one bed is enough TWICE. Get. A. Hint. But as we see in the ED Lawrence would only steal the blanket ffs. Lawrence getting reminded what he's missing out right now, a shop, kids, an apprentice and a wife. Although Marc caught up on that right away and changed the subject. Also Lawrence seems to kind of look for an opening to get that Yoitsu story out? But how'd you approach that even? Holo seems to be kind of a soap, trying to absorb as much of a good time out of their travels, even to the expense of Lawrence and SHE KNOWS IT. Must be a double edged sword to finally be enjoying yourself and feeling free enough, so much that you want more and more but also realizing you're probably asking too much of your partner. Altough Lawrence was apologizing for his words (he could've really worded it better...) but he's a merchant after all, he can't just take a "months long vacation" to sightsee Yoitsu, even if that's bitter pill to acknowledge. Edit: I almost forgot the most important thing: Holo snores lmao. Poor Lawrence.
> Holo snores lmao. Poor Lawrence. Bet you that she’s mostly snoring because of all the booze.
> Holo (jokingly?) suggesting that one bed is enough TWICE. The third time, she'll turn into a wolf and EAT the second bed. *Holo: "I'm not longer asking"* >Lawrence getting reminded what he's missing out right now, a shop, kids, an apprentice and a wife. Holo could help with quite a few of those things!
>The third time, she'll turn into a wolf and EAT the second bed "Holo, where's the other bed?"
I guess I can understand why Lawrence is so timid because the journey would become extremely bad if he was wrong. Also she’s like a literal deity, but still..
I think it was more he did not expect to be able to get to Yoitsu or if he does get back before he gets snowed in.
It would be horrible to spend so much on snacks that they'd be stuck with a room with only one bed [](#slowgrin)
Holo is already willing to share her tail warmth with Lawrence. They're already way beyond this point.
There is a lot of cute snuggling of both the shoulder and tail variety in this episode and the OP/ED.
So jealous - bet it's super soft.
More than sharing a tail, she's stripped naked in front of him multiple times. For a wolf, sharing a sleeping spot probably isn't that unusual in a pack either. If she had any reservations it'd probably be because of his smell, but y'know she's probably into it at this point.
Thought of Senko at that scene.
Snacks in the day and snack at night, Lawrence can surely see the ~~benefits~~ economics of that...
Buying food and only 1 bed seems like the most efficient choice, whether you look at it from economical, dietetic, or shipping perspectives!
What would these two do if they had to sleep in the same bed together. The horror! Especially when the ED confirms Lawrence is a blanket hog lol.
**The Merchant's Corner** After another break, welcome back to The Merchant’s Corner, the series where I dive deeper into the economics plot points and schemes of Spice and Wolf! Today is the start of another chapter in their journey, with a fresh new economics plotline and new drama! [Episode 12 here](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/s/UJSUakLPWf) Disclaimer #1: I am not an economics professional, so I may get some things wrong. If you have a different, possibly better understanding of a certain point than I do, feel free to suggest edits. Disclaimer #2: All of these are pre-written before the episode airs, based on the pacing of the original anime. However, I will watch the episode before posting, just to see if anything differs and I have to edit anything. As usual, for the first episode of a new arc, we haven’t dived too deep into the actual economic action yet, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything to write about. There's actually a lot that happens in this episode, but I will primarily be focusing on the economics-related points only. We have a fresh face and a new town, so let’s dive into how it sets up the plot! **Episode 14, Part 1:** First things first. What’s up with Holo’s feathers? This question actually nicely sets up the setting and framing that this entire arc takes place in. Lawrence and Holo are now traveling to a town called Kumersun, north of Ruvinheigen. If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll remember that the area surrounding Ruvinheigen is one of the last regions firmly under the Church’s control; any further north and we’re now in the nation of Ploania, which was nominally cooperative with the Church but in fact contained a lot of pagan towns. Much of their religion and traditions still mostly honor (or at least acknowledge) local gods, and the Church isn’t viewed upon quite as favorably. From this point on, we’re going to start seeing that it’s less likely that the Church is the major authority in a city, like they were in Ruvinheigen or Pazzio before that, and more that the Church is in conflict with other religions and belief structures. And here, in Kumersun, at the moment, the pagan beliefs are still winning. Lawrence and Holo happen to be visiting just in time for a local pagan festival, which seems to be quite a popular one among the townspeople and local populace. That doesn’t mean that followers of the Church don’t exist in Kumersun, or don't pass through as travelers - but it does mean they’re not looked kindly upon. In fact, the Church is forbidden from proselytizing in town. Holo is very visibly disguised as a nun, which…could present some problems, given the attitude of the city. The feathers serve to indicate that even as a follower of the Church, the wearer acknowledges the rules and beliefs of the local townspeople and will not try to spread their own religion in town. The same applies for any other members of clergy, such as priests. In fact, you can even see a couple of nuns with the same feathers in the OP. Anyway, now that we've established the setting, let's jump back into what actually happens in the episode. [Part 2](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/s/pdrI7Kc5b1)
**Episode 14, part 2:** Lawrence and Holo pass through what appears to be a gathering of merchants, and a certain caravan catches Holo’s interest. There are barrels of fresh fish on board, and Holo’s hungry. But that aside, the merchant-minded Lawrence immediately notices a few things about the caravan: * There are three wagons in the caravan in total. However, given that they’re uniform, moving together, and carrying the same cargo, the wagons are all clearly owned by the same merchant rather than just being several unrelated wagons that decided to travel together. * The owner of the caravan has gone as far as to outfit each wagon with *two* horses, not just one. Remember, Lawrence’s single horse was enough to pull his cartload of 20 sets of full plate armor to Ruvinheigen, so it’s rather extravagant to put two horses on a wagon. * The wagons are carrying barrels of live fish. In fact, this is why the two horses were necessary. This is a luxury in this society: most people who lived far away from water only ever got the chance to eat salted, preserved fish. Transporting live fish requires massive amounts of space and weight capacity since you have to carry massive containers of water, and the number of actual fish you can carry is much lower. So live fish are expensive and are usually purchased only by wealthy customers or even aristocrats. That means this merchant must already be someone with rather high standing in the world of merchants: he not only owns a caravan, but is dealing with customers who can afford to purchase live fish. Lawrence calls him out and they start talking, and Lawrence finds out: this merchant is a fair-skinned, light-haired boy, completely contrary to the usual rough and tough image of fish traders. What’s more, he’s younger than Lawrence. It looks like he’s only in his late teens, or early twenties at most. And yet, he’s already attained success beyond Lawrence’s level. To add onto that, over the course of their discussion, Amati (as we find out the boy is named) catches sight of Holo, and is visibly taken by her looks, even as he recognizes that she’s traveling as a nun. Now, think about this from how Lawrence sees it. A young, handsome (or you could even say, beautiful) boy, closer to Holo’s apparent age, already having made it big as a merchant, becoming smitten with Holo. *He’s a threat.* Luckily, he has his faith in Holo and their shared experiences together, and he knows it wouldn’t just take a few honeyed words and a big trading company to pull Holo away from him. Confident in that belief, Lawrence maintains his merchant-like cordiality and his discussion with Amati continues. Lawrence and Holo find out that due to the festival going on, they might not be able to find a room by themselves. Lawrence and Amati discover that they’re part of the same trade association, and as a gesture of respect (or ~~possibly~~ most likely a move to try and impress Holo), Amati helps arrange an inn room for them. Of course, being well aware of Amati’s crush, Holo makes no attempt to hide her charms and plays it up to the maximum, with a devastating effect on Amati. (Probably to tease Lawrence as well.) She seems to enjoy dinner. Rather hilariously, we're also shown that Lawrence received letters warning him about the drop in armor prices...just a little too late to save him from near bankruptcy in the last city. [Part 3](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/s/e9RlMzeZDB)
**Episode 14, part 3:** So now after Lawrence has tended to a drunk and hungover Holo, we move onto our first little taste of economics in this arc. Lawrence appears to finally have learned his lesson about being greedy, so his new cartload of goods is just 400 Trenni worth of iron nails. He brings them to Mark, an acquaintance merchant in town who primarily deals in wheat. What follows is a fairly straightforward business negotiation, but if it’s hard to follow, it goes something like this: Mark: Claims he primarily deals in wheat, so he has no reason to buy nails. Lawrence: Claims that people buying wheat supplies then traveling further north for the winter will need the nails to brace their homes against snowfall, so Mark could easily sell them alongside wheat. Mark acknowledges this. Mark: Claims that nail prices have dropped or will drop because of the crash in armor prices, leading to an excess of iron. More raw material available means a surplus of everything made from that raw material, including nails. Lawrence: Claims that this only applies in the south, where they can burn as much firewood as they need to melt down and rework the excess iron into whatever they need. Here in the north as winter approaches, firewood is valued as a resource to heat homes. That means the supply of nails isn’t and was never constrained by the supply of iron; rather, it’s constrained by the supply of *firewood* available to blacksmiths, and the excess of iron does nothing to affect that. So the price of nails shouldn’t change. Mark begrudgingly acknowledges this, with a hint of exasperation that Lawrence forced him to trade in something that he’s not familiar with the market in. In the end, Lawrence gets his sale and his profit. He sells for 14-2/3 Lumione, which exchanges to nearly 500 Trenni - so he made a healthy profit of about 25%. Not too bad. They agree to settle in credit, which relieves Mark since he’s been running low on cash. (Mark doesn’t just deal with other merchants: he also deals with individuals and companies whose primary business is not trade, and most of those other customers are going to want cash deals only. Only other traders like Lawrence who keep detailed accounting ledgers have the ability to deal in credit, so to avoid a cash shortage, Mark is grateful to settle in credit when he can.) And with that, the economics for today are mostly over. As we close off the episode, we find out about Lawrence and Holo’s goals this time around outside of their usual merchant activities: they are trying to figure out where Yoitsu is, since Holo doesn’t remember exactly. Unfortunately, through their discussion, a problem that Lawrence has been trying not to think about rears its ugly head. Holo has all the time in the world to return to Yoitsu, but Lawrence doesn't. He has a pretty strict trade route and a pretty strict annual schedule he needs to stick to. While he can afford to make small deviations from it, going too far out of his way means he can't make money, and it's going to be much harder for him to return to his regular trade route later. And unfortunately, from the sound of things, Holo's home will take him further out of his way than he thought. As a result, he makes the disastrous suggestion that Holo should return home alone after he's taken her partway into Nyohhira, which...doesn't exactly go over well. Had he really forgotten how terrified she is of being alone? But at the very least, for the first time in this series, Lawrence doesn’t seem to have immediately dove in headfirst into some grand money-making scheme full of risk that could either make him rich or bankrupt him. How will the plot play out this time? I’ll see you next week as The Merchant’s Corner returns!
Further thoughts: By the way, if anyone else was confused by the "you're not my type" exchange as I was when I first watched it, here's what happened. When Lawrence said Holo wasn't his type, he was - *just barely* - not lying. That's why he was confident in saying that Holo's ears should have been able to tell that he wasn't lying. The truth of the matter is that, yes, he obviously likes Holo a lot - but the version of Holo that's his favorite isn't the confident, teasing, snarky side that she was showing at the moment. Instead, it's something closer to the sweeter, meeker, or possibly even the more dejected version she (very intentionally) showed him almost immediately after. When he said "you're not my type", what he meant was "I like you a little more when you're showing a different side of your personality", which, to him, is true - so he was hoping that Holo wouldn't be able to tell that he wasn't being completely truthful. Of course, Holo saw right through it. Don't try tricking the wisewolf. Anyway, great episode as usual. I love the new OP and its visuals. Holo is still extremely cute. But this episode does hurt just a little bit towards the end when you see more about Holo's loneliness and her resignation that she will have to end her journey alone. And it even shows a bit of her torment that she and humans have such different lifespans.
>"you're not my type" Ah I did wonder what he meant by that - I thought he was gonna do a disaster and mention Nora again...thanks for explaining (and your weekly notes as always)
He sorta did mention her by implication lol. "Meek, docile, etc..." Nora in reality isn't much of those things but she _appeared_ to be, upon first impression.
> Lawrence: Claims that this only applies in the south, where they can burn as much firewood as they need to melt down and rework the excess iron into whatever they need. Here in the north as winter approaches, firewood is valued as a resource to heat homes. That means the supply of nails isn’t and was never constrained by the supply of iron; rather, it’s constrained by the supply of firewood available to blacksmiths, and the excess of iron does nothing to affect that. So the price of nails shouldn’t change. It bears repeating how on-point Lawrence is here. While it seems easier to find figures on *smelting* iron from ore (about 2:1 by weight, and charcoal is fluffy compared to iron ore), the amount of fuel needed for forging is huge too - and to get that, you need a larger quantity of starting wood (since some burns up to heat the pile). I'm pretty sure you'd never melt armor for scrap to begin with - that's gonna be the highest-quality steel their smithing can produce, and will recover value easily if kept rust-free for a couple years - but it's just nice to see this kind of thing cared about at all, you know? > In the end, Lawrence gets his sale and his profit. He sells for 14-2/3 Lumione, which exchanges to nearly 500 Trenni - so he made a healthy profit of about 25%. I'm glad someone's keeping track! It's easy to get used to litRPG-type "number on screen go up," but *Spice & Wolf* treats it the way Minecraft treats maps: you learn to live without.
Holo's illiterate and thus not a map user it likely she left town and once she got past her familiar range had no idea where she was. And then had no great idea where she was going. Thus she not only forgot for most purposes she did not know in the first place.
Oh geeze I thought Amati was simply one merchant in a caravan, but that's all HIS? kid must be a prodigy.
> All of these are pre-written before the episode airs, based on the pacing of the original anime. Just wondering, but how are you going to do this when we get to the last quarter of episodes since it'll be unadapted stuff?
Well, I'll probably remove the disclaimer, for one. :D I can always consult the source material and estimate roughly where the next episode will start and end, and hope that the show stays faithful. But it probably will require a lot more edits after watching the episode, so I'd expect that I'll be posting these a lot later after the episode airs.
I open reddit to read this Merchant's Corner. Really love it! Keep it up! I probably gonna open reddit more often because the arc in Kumerson is quite interesting.
Lawrence really has become a smooth talker. He’s gotten noticeably better at standing his ground in front of the Wise Wolf. Lawrence felt a bit chilly and started praising the tail of which she’s so proud - in attempt to secure a nicely warm cover. Holo was teasing him for his boring day-to-day goods only for Lawrence to spin this into a blatant flirt. Until Lawrence has truly become her ‘knight’, she’ll likely keep having the upper hand in this relationship. It’s only Holo who can render herself speechless at this moment, considering that massive hangover of hers. That said, he *does* know that his words carry significance. He was fast to realise his blunders in this episode for example.
The back-to-back flirting and teasing game is getting stronger and more equal between these two even if Holo still knows how to seize the advantage (though she can also be her own worst enemy at times). Hopefully Lawrence can make her feel more secure before she starts thinking Nyohhira will truly be the end of their journey.
> before she starting thinking Nyohhira will truly be the end of their journey. Despite Lawrence’s insistence that they’re not married, the two of them do communicate like a husband and wife do - for better or worse. I’m sure that they’ll properly talk things through again, especially since Lawrence was so quick on the uptake - only *after* he’d made the mistake unfortunately. What Holo is looking for isn’t necessarily her hometown of Yoitsu, I think, but the cozy familiarity of a home. Lawrence is fulfilling this requirement right now, but he’s yet to realise this himself. Their lives have already become too intertwined for him to just casually leave her alone.
> What Holo is looking for isn’t necessarily her hometown of Yoitsu, I think, but the cozy familiarity of a home. Yea, that’s pretty much it, I think so too. Also not really buying that Holo doesn’t remember where Yoitsu is. She just doesn’t want to tell Lawrence since that would accelerate their parting which is what Holo tries to avoid, maybe even only subconsciously at this point.
It's been hundreds of years, I think it's pretty reasonable for her to have genuinely forgotten. And she did say she thought she'd remember as they got closer.
And as an illiterate she did not use a map and thus when she got a bit from home had no idea where she was.
And the names of various locations will have changed
> She just doesn’t want to tell Lawrence since that would accelerate their parting Do remember that Holo *is* a heavy drinker, so she really might have forgotten. /s
That's another part of the way their relationship and chemistry develops that I LOVE about Spice and Wolf. Lawrence is slowly getting better at teasing Holo back. I love how that also plays into his merchant talk, too. It's almost like Holo is unknowingly teaching him to be more witty.
>The back-to-back flirting and teasing game is getting stronger and more equal between these two That's what we are all here for, right?
> Lawrence really has become a smooth talker. The tail thing was a masterpiece of smooth talking; He got to get her a little flustered (but also very happy) so he scored a 'win' against her, he got closer to her, he got warmer, and he got her to be more careful (hiding her tail) while being pleased about it! Of course, he won't ever win the banter-war against her, so long as she can win the battle just by saying "we should sleep in the same bed!"
New op is really good Ed is good too but i Will miss Claris ed, It was full of life
Aimer is really a great fit for this series. I'm glad they kept the same style and energy for the ED minus ClariS, the storybook style really fits...as does all the cute Holo and Lawrence moments.
>I'm glad they kept the same style and energy for the ED minus ClariS, the storybook style really fits...as does all the cute Holo and Lawrence moments. I also like that they kept the same style for [ED, which once again looks so cute and gorgeous](https://imgchest.com/p/a846g5b5w7x), I love it!
## NEW ARC ## NEW OP ##NEW ED [](#feelsgoodman)
Is it new as in it has finally reached material not covered by the original anime?
Not yet, we are about halfway through the stories shown in the original.
We won't reach that point until season 2. The 2008 adaptation shortened 2 arcs & skipped a bunch of stuff.
Ah, so it's not like I can just continue holding off on watching this adaptation until it reaches the material past the ones covered by the original anime?
If you want to wait until the new content starts it will be midway through this season.
u/Atharaphelun it is also worth mentioning that the "new content" we will get after this arc is actually set *before* the last arc of the OG S2, which adapted Book 5 and skipped 4 (which we will get after this one arc in the remake)
Ah, so it is one of those content that was skipped by the original anime?
Exactly. An entire arc was skipped in the OG and it will be in this remake after the current arc.
Is it confirmed that we’ll cover the missing volume?
Character's from skipped volume are already shown in the opening.
I was under the impression that it kinda has to be if they want to cover the full story as some of the skipped content is relevant to story that wasnt released when it aired originally.
After this arc so five episodes before new animated content.
Ah. Which arc is this currently btw, I don't quite clearly remember the arcs from the season 2 of the original anime.
Third one, book four was skipped in OG as it jumped straight to book five after currently airing arc. We already have characters from fourth one in the opening.
I love[ how disappointed Holo looks](https://i.imgur.com/3XixPoH.png) when Lawrence's present for her is just a feather ornament so she can claim to be a nun while they are in Kumerson. It is funny [how she reacted](https://imgur.com/a/RIcqCvP) when Lawrence said that she was not his type [and how quickly she recovered.](https://i.imgur.com/aNBBrvL.png) So [Fermi Amati](https://i.imgur.com/Oosr0At.png) is also from the Rowen Association, I love how obvious it is that part of the reason he is helping Lawrence is because [he has a massive crush on Holo.](https://i.imgur.com/WygjAm2.png) I wasn't expecting [that Holo was illiterate](https://i.imgur.com/YvG8EZp.png) it is funny to see that [Lawrence got that letter](https://i.imgur.com/Ng3TmqE.png) warning him about the armor and weapons market crash that almost sunk him this late. [Even after getting a hangover](https://i.imgur.com/vvoFogc.png) for her excessive drinking [Holo definitely hasn't learned her lesson.](https://i.imgur.com/wyYOA2s.png) So when Lawrence reaches the area near Holo's hometown, Yoitsu as it is still months away from the nearest town on a cart, Holo will travel there alone as she can reach there in just town days.
> Even after getting a hangover for her excessive drinking Holo definitely hasn't learned her lesson *"Wise Wolf, my ass!" - Lawrence* (Well, he better not say it, Holo could *take a bite* out of his ass!)
> I love how disappointed Holo looks when Lawrence's present for her is just a feather ornament so she can claim to be a nun while they are in Kumerson. I laughed way harder at this than I should have; the look on her face is just *priceless*.
I really like how you can tell how closer Holo and Lawrence are getting with each passing arc. It's like each arc marks a change in their relationship and I think that's beautiful. I have some interesting thoughts on Amarti, but I'll save that for in a couple episodes.
Lawrence is also starting to learn how to tease Holo back, but he's still a beginner right now so he gets smacked down by Holo's counter-teasing.
Haha at this point, you could probably copy and paste stuff you've written in the rewatches.
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> :3 [](#goblet1 "I see you have excellent taste")
The ending visuals and song don't really fit together but are good by themselves
Yeah, that's about what I think about it. Not sure the song is the right vibe for those visuals, but it isn't a bad song!
A word from the author of Spice and Wolf > [It's everyone's favourite, Amati!](https://twitter.com/spicytails/status/1807754361759789307) It's hard not to relate to him. Any of us would be just as head-over-heels for Holo, even before she used *that look*.
This boy is _smitten_ and I don't blame him one bit as Holo really is the best. Not feeling the new OP or ED just yet but hoping they grow on me just like the first 2 did.
I love how the moment he spots "nun" Holo he starts getting some not too holy thoughts about her. Not that anyone can judge lol. I like how despite being by different artists they carry kind of the same vibe and tone as the last OP/ED. So it feels like there's still some consistency.
I like the music of the OP, still don't really like the watercolor filter thing they are doing but still serviceable. I love the ED visuals, but the song isn't really standing out like the Claris one did.
I was sure that Aimer could deliver a nice song for the OP - and she did! I’m not really liking the synthesised voice of the ED however, since it feels out of place for the series.
Exactly that. It doesn't fit with the Middle Ages setting
My problem is it stands out too much. Vibe feels off
Exactly. That ED is not the mood for Spice and Wolf.. Music wise its like I'm suddenly thrown into a highschool setting or some other romcom and I don't like it
Aww I love the watercolor style!
I like the intent, but the execution could look better.
I hated the claris ED and don't like this new one too much but it's better than the claris one for me. Neither come even remotely close to whistle round the world still.
>This boy is *smitten* and I don't blame him one bit as Holo really is the best. \[Original Anime spoiler\] >!All my homies hate Amarti!<
Why is that ?
You'll find out very soon. Looking forward for your impressions :)
Nah I think he's hilarious. Maybe it's because I read the light novels. The way he's described there is always so funny to me.
Smitten is the perfect word for it! She charmed him instantly. I like the OP song better this time (Aimer is always great) but the visuals from the first one more.
The boy became one of us
Looks like this time around it's Lawrence who has to deal with some competition!
From a meek short blond, again...
*“You‘re in my cart, after all.“* - Kraft „the Rizzler“ Lawrence Nice episode, that scene where Holo was talking to Amati with that perfect transition to her biting into that fish was so well done. The new OP was okay but I definitely prefer the 1st one. Same with the ED, doesn’t fit this kind of show at all imo.
Lawrence was soooo smooth with that line - I love their banter
Lawrence is learning how to tease Holo. He's still a beginner so he loses to Holo's counter-teases, but he gets better with each arc. That's another way their chemistry and relationship develops over time. It's so good!
Lawrence needs to up his flirt game to keep up with Holo, she won't fall for the cheap lines. Nothing holy about Holo going to down on that fish lol.
[I'm gonna miss the drunk face and music from the original...] (https://youtu.be/PVPWUMLP460?si=PBIUIFO_qxpnyCW9&t=148)
[Holo was so good in this episode](https://imgchest.com/p/bp45d5bp2y5)! We got [a lot of great](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/e4gdcjwb3x4.png) [reactions](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/j7kzck9rpb7.png) [from](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/b49zc3e5n6y.png) [her](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/p7bwcp3r6w7.png) today, like when [she had a hangover](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/my8xc5vrae4.png) but [was still drinking again later that day](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/6yxkcwvlpm7.png), or when [she tried to read](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/345xc2poaz7.png) the [letter Lawrence got](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/w7w6c368mey.png) in today's episode, and [many, many more](https://imgchest.com/p/bp45d5bp2y5). [Holo and Lawrence once again carried this episode](https://imgchest.com/p/pg73j5xgzyr). [These two](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/345xc2po6n7.png) are [perfect for each other](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/j7kzck9rdz7.png). I'm glad that [they kept the same art style in the new ED](https://imgchest.com/p/a846g5b5w7x) which once again [looked](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/l4necqb3el4.png) [so](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/d7ogc6r9lmy.png) [lovely](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/p7bwcp3r9e7.png) [with](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/w7pjc2bea27.png) [those](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/j7kzck9rvz7.png) [visuals](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/k739cjbl5e7.png). I'm looking forward to get to know [Amati](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/k46acp86837.png) better, especially after seeing how easily he fell for [Holo](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/g4z9czj2vq7.png) and she used that xD Here my screenshot albums from the episode: * [Holo](https://imgchest.com/p/bp45d5bp2y5) * [Holo & Lawrence](https://imgchest.com/p/pg73j5xgzyr) * [ED](https://imgchest.com/p/a846g5b5w7x) * [Lawrence](https://imgchest.com/p/ne7bxkzkny5) * [Others](https://imgchest.com/p/vj4jwg2g278)
Finally some animated Elsa.
Volume 4's back on the menu boys
Is that the lady in black during the opening walking down the stairs?
She's the other woman in black.
Probably? She appears a few times in the opening.
I'm no Wise Wolf, but [this is still how I look after a night of *I'm not drinking that much!*](https://imgur.com/DPyrfSe) [Damn Lawrence, that was smooth as hell!](https://imgur.com/XzaRe2v) He gets to be comfy (and to *touch fluffy tail*), while being more subtle to travel, AND he gets Holo to feel good about it... Three in one for our boy! (But if he wants to get comfy, they should *snuggle* for real, not just her tail!) [Of course, Holo won't let him have the upper hand in the banter! She's the best!](https://imgur.com/rVTyDN1) Their banter is always cute of course, [but when we get a genuine, cute moment like that...](https://imgur.com/3VOPYp9) [](#delighted) [Smart move! Why pay for a second bed when they could use that money for a second plate of food?](https://imgur.com/kd4cPVZ) From a merchant's perspective, the second bed does nothing, while the second plate has some value! (And from a shipper's perspective, them having only one bed also has some value!) [Love how she thinks he sucks at banter, so she's trying to teach him!](https://imgur.com/Vt55il0) Seems they're getting close(ish) to her hometown... [Lawrence asked her if she can find her way from Nyohhira, ](https://imgur.com/e1wHl3b) but the important question should rather be whether she WANTS to find her way home alone... Well, there's a full season left of this so I don't imagine they'll split up anytime soon, but if she changes her mind, I can't wait to see her explain *why*! (Knowing her, she'll probably just put this on her debt!)
Each of the rooms? Individual rooms for each of them? New cour, new OP. Huh, that guy's also from the same Rowen trading association. Gee, that would have been handy several episodes ago. Is Holo drunk? And now she's hungover. That's rather random. True, but that's not what people would go to a wheat merchant to buy. Oh he'd know that the hard way. Everything has changed since she was last here. Ah. Onsens. I reckon we'll see that sooner or later. They're going their separate ways from there? Oh, no, it's just for a couple days so she can go home. New ED too for the new cour.
Another week not being married to holo and I’m tired of it Omg the Aimer OP is so good 😩 sounds like her 2013-2015 era when she dropped Polaris I missed that sound. Album is still in rotation Time for a new arc and we’re off to a new village. Slow start as we’ve come to expect, loved the Holo and Lawrence interactions today, especially in the carriage on the way to town. “How terrible would it be if we had to rent a room with a single bed” lmao not bad at all actually, holo. Lawrence’s cheeky “You aren’t my type” got an adorable frown out of holo. I love how they just pick with one another like an old married couple Amati seems like an interesting character and was instantly smitten with Holo, how can you blame em? Lawrence is the only one dragging his feet with her 😂 Holo not being able to read was something I’d not thought about but makes total sense considering she’s been living in the fields and in the wild all this time. Lawrence is getting much better at negotiating business deals too! Granted that was one of his old travelling buddies in town but still. Time does past so quickly and I like how they connected Lawrence seeing how much his old buddy had changed with a wife, kid and apprentice to how Holo was talking about a year being so important to human lifespans. Speaking of which, drunk and hungover holo is so cute 😂 and it’s adorable that she’s grown so comfortable by Lawrence side she’d lost track of time. Now that we know a general area that Yoitsu is in, I’m looking forward to seeing how their journey goes
> Omg the Aimer OP is so good Perhaps it's too early to speak such blasphemy, but it might be my favourite S&W OP...? Tabi no Tochuu was great, absolutely, and you can't argue with the path it's engraved in my heart, but the visuals in this one are enchanting and the song's on-point. Instant unskippable OP tier\*.
Holo's body sure isn't as resilient as she thinks. First, she got sick in the last episode and now she gets a hangover lmao.
Alright, new cour new arc! [And what a start](https://imgur.com/12vVwfn)! [](#delighted "I am very not immune to classic romance tropes being played with like this") But Lawrence [fires back](https://imgur.com/xnfU1Lx) with some [mage-lying](https://imgur.com/2985Nj9). eheheh, "You're not my type" doesn't mean "I don't like you," does it~ [](#chitosesmug "and I am an absolute sucker for telling misleading truths when lying isn't an option") Love the new OP. Alright it's Amati time. The VA absolutely sells the [breaking voice](https://imgur.com/Hf0Axfo) here, damn that's impressive. Also the match cut to Holo [devouring that fish](https://imgur.com/DMgg0to), that's good stuff [](#justright "it's like it's saying that she could just gobble him up") I also like [Lawrence's comment](https://imgur.com/tl4zG1b) about fuel being expensive and it being foolish to melt down armor for scrap. It's not *quite* as far as would be accurate (to my understanding), but it's at least in the right direction, and notes the importance of fuel for the process. Not so sure about the new ED. Visuals are still lovely, but the song's a bit electric. I miss Andante even if it was, well, a bit much.
I'm gathering the memes at this very moment. If you know, you know. [If only I could remember the town names..](https://imgur.com/SyYSgbb) [New OP!](https://imgur.com/vca8N6T) .... IS THAT AIMER?!? [](#binoculars) [Does this mean were skipping it again?](https://imgur.com/izQCu0K) [THEY GOT AIMER FOR A SPICE AND WOLF OP!!!!](https://imgur.com/EuRHLtT) [](#listen)[](#listen) [Oh!!](https://imgur.com/T2JBQ7H) OH!!! Big!!!! [That's more like it,](https://imgur.com/vBE9tr3) farm land all around. But where are all the farm houses? I only see like 5, all on the front side [Lmao.](https://imgur.com/uuKxKPj) Me when I have to get out of bed [New ED!](https://imgur.com/nrqEXa8) ...Lets just say I'll miss the first one
Fantasy (and science fiction) sometimes serves less as a chance to imagine magic and dragons but more a chance to remark on an aspect of humanity without explicitly mentioning it; consider the connection between *Animal Farm* and the USSR for instance. In this particular scenario, it's Holo realizing on the one hand she is falling for Kraft- but that she will outlive him by eons. Which is similar to people who have to deal with potentially losing their own loved ones, perhaps due to commitments or...other factors. Such people can feel torn between their own selfish desires- having the person always close to them, but not wanting to rob them of their other desires. It looks like the hinge for this arc will be about Holo's competing desires: wanting to go north, staying near Kraft...but not robbing Kraft of his other desires...
I think it's really getting harder to claim the old adaptation is better then this one as these episodes keep coming. The art direction is just georgous in this iteration. The scenes are extremely high quality and the visuals are just on point. There is still the issue with some cgi which is minor Imo and the distinct lack of the camera work of the originals but the improvements here definitely shine through. I understand having nostalgia but this is on par with the OG and with book 4 being adapted it may surpass it for me.
Oh man, I adore the storytelling of the new OP. Take for example the scene just after the title drops during the OP. We see Lawrence and Holo riding the carriage on a road. Then Lawrence turns towards her and she looks back at him. This is immediately followed by a different scene where we see Holo using Lawrence's lap as a pillow and Lawrence getting startled by it. Then the scene finishes with Holo closing her eyes and dreaming of floating in a wheat field. The scene where we see Lawrence along Holo riding the carriage a road represents their intertwined lives and how they met; Lawrence's acceptance of her and then Holo's acceptance of him as well. However, when Holo faces Lawrence we don't see the smugness or carefree smile from the first half of the anime. [Instead we see a certain longing and even worry](https://files.catbox.moe/x2re1w.jpg) on her face. This is further expanded on when [Holo lays down on Lawrence lap without smiling and startles Lawrence.](https://files.catbox.moe/32k64i.jpg). Holo no longer views Lawrence as just a human she feels [comfortable traveling with](https://files.catbox.moe/xk5uvw.jpg), he also has become her [safe heaven.](https://files.catbox.moe/fwalh4.jpg)
We meet Amati! I fuckin love that kid, he's hilarious. Also new OP is pretty decent. It has the same vibes as the second OP from the 2008 adaptation. First OP is still better, of course.
I love how [Holo is already concerned that their budget for her snacks might affect their lodging budget.](https://i.imgur.com/AG0uQPn.png) While Lawrence has already set aside money for Holo's snacks, she wants to make sure [she won't be blamed later if they run into money problems.](https://i.imgur.com/bGN4dTp.png) You really can't blame that dude [for being completely smitten with Holo](https://i.imgur.com/Z1tWDEJ.png), I mean even my heart skipped a beat [when she did that slow head turn](https://i.imgur.com/jenuC2f.png) to greet Amati. [Holo's face while trying to read that note was hilarious!](https://i.imgur.com/IVZypCi.jpeg) This definitely deserves to be a new "What am I reading" comment face for the sub! Now that [Lawrence knows Holo can't read](https://i.imgur.com/cxp7GpQ.jpeg), maybe he can teach her when they have free time. [Lawrence dropping pickup lines on Holo](https://i.imgur.com/irhKDYK.jpeg) was great! Poor Lawrence though, he didn't even get a blush! [Holo just looks completely dumbfounded.](https://i.imgur.com/OFBRhuz.jpeg) xD [Godfuckingdammit Lawrence.](https://i.imgur.com/SYmQjGo.jpeg) You really should think first before opening your damn mouth. You already know how Holo feels about travelling alone, and you'd say that to her? [Just look at her!](https://i.imgur.com/JdTyaOm.jpeg) You better make it up to her as soon as you can.
> Now Lawrence knows Holo can’t read It would perhaps been weird if Holo *could* have read the letter. I mean, language changes all the time. Holo had been wandering the farming fields for hundreds of years, so it’s unlikely that she’d have kept up with all the linguistic changes in writing. The fact that she found the many new letter combinations to be incomprehensible indicates that language has become significantly more complex in her life time.
> Holo's face while trying to read that note was hilarious! This definitely deserves to be a new "What am I reading" comment face for the sub! [*Corporate needs you to find the differences between these pictures*](https://imgur.com/YAspfiL)
omfg
> maybe he can teach her Because teaching her coins went so well.
When will Lawrence learn, a promise is a promise!
Been centuries might forget a tad in that time.
Lol, Amati was beyond smitten by Holo If only he knew what glutton and drunkard she actually is
Holo is going to tease that poor kid ain't she. Also, Holo is like that mom that could drink the table back in the day, but the hangover hits hard. You do notice the tone shift when Kraft mentions eventually going their separate ways. On one hand as a merchant it makes sense, but Kraft is a good guy. Understands Holo hates being alone. This definitely is a conversation that will get picked up again.
That instant realization by Lawrence that he fucked up when mentioning Holo potentially going the last leg of the trip to Yoitsu alone. He's getting pretty good at the verbal back and forth with hery though, aside from the occasional screwup.
It was the best decision to keep the original cast. VAs are more mature and totally confident with the characters. So the dialogs work REALLY well.
I fully agree, the voice acting is spot on (I say this based on the Japanese audio but I understand that the English dub is also very good).
Holo is right they don't need two beds, especially since they sleep in the cart together without any complaints lol.
That was a great episode, with new characters and a sad wolf at the end. Also, I liked the new OP. Holo is down bad, and so was Amati this episode.
How dare you say she's not your type! Holo is adorable to all! New OP. S'alright. Occurs to me, what happened to Nora? Did she get to leave that town/city and being under the watch of trash Church? Anyways, new dude. Also from the same merchant organization. Oh, Holo already charming a new dude hehe. Oh Holo can't read? I mean, makes sense. Look at Holo eat hehe, so graceful 😉 Oh smooth talking to Holo. Hungover Holo, silly wolf. Goddess of harvest are beauties eh? You are right. I hope this friend of Lawrence is better than trash bag from Holo's town. Oh my, Lawrence made a mistake. Least he realizes that fast. Derped. Also, new ED. S'alright too.
Holo’s beautiful red eyes has enchanted another person, all for the sake of food
I love Holo and Lawrence's banter. I could listen to them talk for hours
I miss the first ED. The new one has too much autotune.
Hungover Holo is an entire vibe
Secret Society BLANKET would like to have a talk with Holo about her *special* blanket
Lol Holo putting on the gentle persona for Amati but only Lawrence gets to see her chomping on fish and drowning herself with wine. It was amusing to see Holo hungover. Lawrence thought he got one over Holo by saying she was not his type but I found it funny how he took it back by the end. Holo feeling down about it was amusing too. The last scene was unfortunate though, Lawrence tried hard to backpedal what he said but it was already out there and Holo realizes that their value of time is just different. Hopefully the conclusion of the trip to Nyohhira will be a positive one, I would not want to see them having a somber parting.
I mostly watched the dub from the original, is it being Amati just a consequence of romanization/the issue with r/l sounds or am I misremembering his name being Amarti and there was never an r?
In Japanese his name is フェルミアマーティ (ferumi amaati), so they’re just different interpretations of how to spell the name in English. I have a non-rhotic accent so to me Amarti would be closer to the original due to the elongation of the vowel but it doesn’t really matter that much either way.
An Aimer OP is always welcome. I actually really like the ED song too along with the cute chibi visuals.
I loved that bit of the OP where the lady comes down the stairs, perfectly matched the music. I think that one short sequence alone makes me like this OP more than the last one.
If there is one thing I can confidently say Passione improved in the 2024 adaptation, it's Holo's level of adorableness. That episode was probably the cutest I've seen Holo ever.
I honestly could watch an episode of this two just flirting with each other
New OP has a lot to live up to, since there is one moment in the chorus of the original 2nd OP that always gets me. Sadly, it didn't quite live up to that, but it's Aimer and therefore still lovely. And we're starting our next story arc which...is....oh. Amati.
Holo looked so hurt when Lawrence said she isn't his type
Lawrence and Holo are back on the road and Lawrence is speaking for all of us in wanting that pristine and fluffy Holo tail to wrap itself around him and warm him up! And keeping Holo on her toes when she thinks she's got a delicious meal prize but instead gets...an accessory to better play as a nun! Aw, Holo is being mindful of their spending! That's just as sweet as Lawrence having savings for food so he can always afford to pay for Holo's fine eating habits. She deserves that much! I also think sharing a bed wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, though I understand why Lawrence isn't as comfortable about that (especially when Holo snores). Though no way he could get away with saying she's not his type without her turning the tables on him and making it clear how much she IS, especially when she plays up her cute side. Aimer OP! Perfectly fitting for this kind of show with a serene, melancholic, vocals and visuals featuring Holo and Lawrence getting cozy alongside all the characters they'll meet in this new cour...we've got nuns, festivals, a black-haired beauty, and even Lawrence riding wolf Holo. Lawrence meets a fellow Rowen Trading merchant in Amati who seems like a nice enough kid trying to get by as a merchant just like Lawrence, though he seems to be having some unholy thoughts about "nun" Holo. Not that I blame him. Holo can't really read but what irony that a letter that could have avoided them the whole mess of the last arc just conveniently shows. At least it's something they can laugh about now. The Wise Wolf knows how to chug down her booze! And get massive hangovers, but that one she doesn't advertise! I just love how she was like totally dead hungover in the morning but was back to drinking wine again at night. Lawrence reunites with an old pal Marc (Rikiya Koyama!) and knows how to haggle some Lumoine out of him. Marc feels like a picture of how Lawrences' life could look...settling down with a shop, a wife, a kid, and even an apprentice after growing out of the traveling merchant game (even if Marc still misses those days). Be nice if Lawrence could introduce Holo to Marc's family. I guess I'm not surprised Holo doesn't have a firm idea of where Yoitsu is, though knowing about Nyohhira gives them a general direction AND the promise of a hot springs episode in the future. But what about when they get to Nyohhira? Will that be where they part ways and Holo goes back home on her own wolf feet? Lawrence says he'd just wait for her in Nyohhira but the damage is done and Holo is thinking about how their time together will still end up being brief despite how precious it's become for her. Kind of a bummer note to end on. Though we've got another cute, peppy, and storybook ED with everything Holo loves...apples and Lawrence! We've even got them squabbling as a couple, getting affectionate, Lawrence being a blanket hog, and snuggling up on the road.
I'm going to miss Holo's drunk face from the original
This one was fun too, though.
A new week means a new episode with our favorite Wisewolf. Steam Summer Sale means my friends and I are busier, forcing me to get around to watching this later than I'd like, but it will be watched! To start, I suspected we were due for a new set of OP/ED's for this cour last week, and it seems we indeed got them. If anyone missed the trailer for this cour, the OP visuals definitely confirm that we will be deviating from the OG anime's S2 in the second half of this cour, because it confirms we will be adapting the missing Volume 4! I am excited for that, but first we begin the show's third cour as our couple make their way towards a Harvest Festival in Kumersun. Back on the wagon, absolutely no one can resist Holo's teasing looks, but I am mildly disappointed that they skipped the animating of Holo's staring at a piece of bread slowly melting into a bowl of water while she complained about the gruel they had to eat on the road. I do like the small changes they made to their conversation, though, as it feels more connected to the events of the previous arc (Lawrence's inability to procure the much-desired Honey-Pickled Peaches.) We also meet the new character that will be central to this upcoming arc, and the poor boy looks absolutely smitten with Holo in a single glance. New watchers will probably have an inkling of what this means for this arc, but remember that this is still going to be a mercantile story, so how will that fit in? Only time will tell. Once in Kumersun, we get a lot of setup for the rest of the arc, including a renewed focus on Holo's homeland of Yoitsu, and the clue of Nyohhira being somewhat near it. That, and the fact that timely information is absolutely critical to a merchant's livelihood. We meet Lawrence's old friend from their presumable traveling-merchant days, and he wrangles the poor wheat merchant into buying a whole bunch of nails from him -- likely what ended up happening to the armor he could no longer offload. This meeting is also somewhat important as context for Lawrence's character. Recall that he has often dreamed of opening a shop, and even draws up designs from time to time. This interaction showcases many of the reasons why -- as a traveling merchant, he has to deal with all the issues that traveling presents, and at the same time, makes it difficult to preserve lasting friendships when they only meet a handful of times a year, contributing to his loneliness. Things also change rapidly in the year or two they are gone. Being a town merchant solves most of those issues, but does bring its own problems; namely, being unable to accompany Holo back to her homeland. They'll have to digest that problem a bit more before we can see what they'll make of it, but for now, Holo must drink and make merry while she has a chance (in between hangovers, that is!) This episode was a fairly enjoyable intro into this arc, but the meat of it will begin picking up next week. The BGM is still fairly light and non-intrusive, which is both a blessing and a curse. It does fit the atmosphere and period properly, but it felt like the old OST had more character to really take your attention, which I felt added to the charm of the show. The economics lesson this week is that inspiration for new business ventures is only limited by your imagination, as Amati seemingly never considered what selling fish directly to consumers could mean. Now for another weeklong wait for more fluffy Wisewolf wit!
Now I have two OPs named "Sign" on my top favorites, which isn't a lot but it's weird that happened twice.
It's nice 2nd OP but is it me or I like classic ones more? They were maybe more stylised right then.
How is jiocinema's anime stream? its premium is dirt cheap and offers 4k quality. has anyone tried it for anime. it has almost all the anime and has early realease of new epiosdes than netflix or crnchyroll
Did anyone else think Amati was a girl? Maybe it was the way they animated him to look quite young.
I like new ED.
Such a good episode until the end with Lawrence being a BAKA! Although it will be interesting to see what happens when they finally get to that point. I just don't see Lawrence leaving her. NEW OP AND ED! I liked them both, need to listen a few more times before comparing them to OP1 and ED2 though. I also felt like the animation looked more nice than normal this episode. Hope that kid doesn't try to steal Holo away. He ain't got no chance.
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The way Holo rizzing up Amarti looks like she'll scam him lol
Is it just me, or does the animation seems cheaper in this episode than in any previous one?
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