A teaser trailer has been released for the upcomingSpice and Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolfSeason 2, previewing the return of leads Holo and Kraft Lawrence. The anime’s second season willpremiere in Japan in 2027.
Additionally, voice actressRomi Parkis joining the cast as Eve Bolan, who reprises her role from the original 2008-2009 anime series. Park recently voiced Zojiro inThe World is Dancing.
She joins a main voice cast that starsJun Fukuyamaas Kraft Lawrence andAmi Koshimizuas Holo. Both are also reprising their respective roles from the original TV anime series.
Takeo Takahashi(reprising, 2008-2009Spice and WolfSeason 1 and 2
Takeo Takahashi(reprising, 2008-2009Spice and WolfSeason 1 and 2 director) andHijiri Sanpei(previously director) are the chief directors for the remake anime’ssecond season, withYoshi Nobuyama(new,Nukitashi the Animation, Love Flops) andTakahiro Majima(new) as directors andKevin Penkin(reprising) as music composer.Passioneis in charge of the animation production.
The fantasy romance light novel series is written byIsuna Hasekuraand illustrated byJu Ayakura. It was published under Kadokawa’s Dengeki Bunko imprint on February 10, 2006, with 24 volumes being released as of January 2023. A 25th volume will be published in Japan on October 9, 2026. A manga adaptation drawn byKeito Koumewas released between September 2007 to December 2017. Yen Press publishes both the light novels and manga adaptation in English.
A sequel spinoff light novel series titledWolf and Parchment: New Theory Spice & Wolf, focused on Holo and Lawrence’s daughter Myuri, was released on September 10, 2016. Ten volumes were released as of April 2024. A manga adaptation of the spinoff series byHidoriwas launched in 2019. Yen Press also releases the sequel spinoff’s light novel and manga in English.
The franchise has inspired several video games,
The franchise has inspired several video games, with the first two games being dating simulators on the Nintendo DS in 2008 and 2009. Two VR games were released on VR in 2020 and 2021.
The previous anime adaptation aired its first season in 2008, with the second season following in 2009.
Crunchyroll is streaming theSpice and Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolfanime series and describes the synopsis as:
Lawrence is a traveling merchant selling various goods from a horse-drawn cart. One day, he arrives at a village and meets a beautiful girl with the ears and tail of an animal! Her name is Holo the Wisewolf and she brings bountiful harvests. She wishes to return to her homeland, and Lawrence offers to take her. Now, the once-lonely merchant and the once-lonely wisewolf begin their journey north.
