Rating: B+ Elsa is among the most popular supporting characters in the whole franchise, and this episode beautifully shows why. This may be Lawrence and Holo’s show, but Elsa is the true star of this arc’s climax. While Lawrence came up with the basic idea and Holo’s abilities as (effectively) a harvest goddess made theContinue reading “Spice & Wolf episode 25 (season finale)”
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Spice & Wolf episode 24
Rating: A- Last episode ended with Lawrence, Holo, Elsa, and Evan all fleeing Tereo, which is unquestionably the smart and safe move for all of them. However, as becomes apparent during their flight on Holo’s back, the smart and safe move isn’t necessarily one that everyone can live with. And that provides the grounds forContinue reading “Spice & Wolf episode 24”
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 23
Rating: B+ If I recall correctly, Lawrence has alluded before in the anime to how travelers are always a source of suspicion to locals, and thus the first to be blamed when things go wrong. Those on the fringes of the community and/or which are hated by the locals because of their roles also fallContinue reading “Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 23”
Spice & Wolf episode 22
Rating: B+ What better way to prove to someone that you are not going to turn them into the Church for having a secret cache of pagan lore than to reveal that you are one of the very pagan “gods” talked about in that lore? That’s the tactic Lawrence and Holo opt for in theirContinue reading “Spice & Wolf episode 22”
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 21
Rating: B+ The previous three arcs have shown that Lawrence and Holo have a supreme talent for stumbling into the midst of complicated situations. Here they actually recognize that they are about to do so once again, and to Lawrence’s credit, he at least initially moves to avoid it. This time, though, Holo’s the oneContinue reading “Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 21”
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 20
Rating: A- For long-time franchise fans, this week is the most exciting of times: the debut of an arc completely new to anime form for the first time in 15 years! With “Church Girl and Miller Boy,” this adaptation finally diverges completely (if possibly only temporarily) from the original adaptation by beginning animation of theContinue reading “Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 20”
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 19
Rating: B+ Original novelist Isuna Hasekura is most commonly lauded for the way he uses medieval (and sometimes modern) economics as foundational plot elements in his story arcs, but another area he excels at is driving tension. Even if you know what’s coming – whether because of reading the novels or seeing the first adaptationContinue reading “Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 19”
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 18
Rating: B We’re in the fifth episode of the current arc, and as in the last two arcs, Lawrence is stressing out over the current financial crisis. This time the stakes aren’t potentially deadly, but a different kind of death potentially awaits him: the prospect that Holo might leave him. And while Lawrence is theContinue reading “Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 18”
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 17
Rating: B Fundamentally, Spice & Wolf is the rare fantasy series where conversations, much more so than actions, carry the weight of the series. The only other episode in the series to date where that is as evident as it is in this one might be episode 2, but this time around Holo isn’t involvedContinue reading “Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 17”
Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 16
Rating: B+ Of all of the story arcs in Spice and Wolf, this arc is maybe my least favorite, and the content covered by this episode is a big part of the reason why. Some would say that it’s because of Amati, who’s one of the least-liked of all of the guest characters in theContinue reading “Spice & Wolf (2024) episode 16”
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