Rating: A- With “New Town and Nostalgic Feeling,” the series begins the adaptation of novel 3, thus following the exact path trod by episode 1 of season 2 of the original adaptation. And like that adaptation, the depiction of Holo’s hangover after a night out drinking the strong stuff is epic. Whether this version orContinue reading “Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 14”
Category Archives: Episode Reviews
Spice & Wolf (2024) Episode 13
Rating: B+ As I surmised last review, the episode “Supper of Three and Afternoon of Two” covers the exact same content as “Wolf and the Amber Melancholy,” the OVA episode which served as the effective episode 0 for season 2 of the 2009 adaptation. Both are adaptations of a short story of the same nameContinue reading “Spice & Wolf (2024) Episode 13”
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 12
Rating: B+ Last episode ended with Lawrence seemingly in deep trouble, though this time viewers don’t have to rely on meta knowledge to know that the worst for Lawrence is now past; with Holo around, humans are a much bigger threat to Lawrence than wolves. The irony here is that, while those humans find outContinue reading “Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 12”
An Archdemon’s Dilemma: How To Love Your Elf Bride episodes 10-12
Rating (episodes 10-12): B Rating (overall): B Episodes 10-12 conclude the adaptation of the second volume of the source light novels. That and the way episode 12 ends strongly suggest that this is the end of the anime for now. Assuming that’s the case, the series’ last quarter consists of two episode which wrap upContinue reading “An Archdemon’s Dilemma: How To Love Your Elf Bride episodes 10-12”
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 11
Rating: B+ Even if I hadn’t read the source novel or seen the original adaptation, I think I still would have seen all the major twists in this episode coming. While the series can pull off some genuine surprises, those are predicated more on readers/viewers not fully understanding how things work in a practical senseContinue reading “Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 11”
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 10
Rating: A- The end of last episode found Lawrence at his lowest point, knowing that he was in trouble both financially and with his companion. Left with nowhere to go but up, he spends this episode gradually digging himself out of that hole, and he does so with the help of two formidable women: oneContinue reading “Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 10”
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 9
Rating: B+ The original adaptation fell into a steady and familiar pattern throughout its two seasons: the first two episodes of each arc set up the circumstances as Lawrence and Holo move to a new location, encounter someone new who figures into the overall arc, and generally engage in more relaxed banter. The third episodeContinue reading “Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 9”
An Archdemon’s Dilemma, episodes 7-9
Collective Rating: B+ The first six episodes of the series established the two main characters, justified the series’ title, and (more or less) formalized the relationship between Zagan and Nephy: they are, for all practical purposes, a married couple, even if neither is willing to admit it out loud and they’re still shying away fromContinue reading “An Archdemon’s Dilemma, episodes 7-9”
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 8
Rating: B Like its name suggests, the episode “Fellow Traveler and Foreboding News” deals with two plot threads running in parallel: one concerning Lawrence and Holo’s encounter with the shepherdess Nora (and her dog Enek) and the other concerning various ominous notes about Lawrence’s business situation. Exactly how the two are connected is unclear asContinue reading “Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 8”
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 7
Rating: B+ With this episode, this take on the source novels begins its adaptation of the second novel. It equates to episode 8 of the original series, since the original episode 7 was only released on DVD and adapts a short story which comes up later in the novels (but chronologically happens between novels 1Continue reading “Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 7”
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