Spice and Wolf

Spice and Wolf
First light novel volume cover, featuring Holo
狼と香辛料
(Ōkami to Kōshinryō)
Genre
Light novel
Written byIsuna Hasekura
Illustrated byJū Ayakura
Published byASCII Media Works
English publisher
ImprintDengeki Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runFebruary 10, 2006 – present
Volumes24 (List of volumes)
Manga
Written byIsuna Hasekura
Illustrated byKeito Koume
Published byASCII Media Works
English publisher
MagazineDengeki Maoh
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 27, 2007 – December 27, 2017
Volumes16 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byTakeo Takahashi
Produced by
  • Tatsuya Ishiguro
  • Tomoko Suzuki
  • Naomi Tokuda
  • Masanobu Arakawa (I)
  • Yūichi Matsunaga (I)
  • Tomohiro Fujita (II)
Written byNaruhisa Arakawa
Music byYuji Yoshino
Studio
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkCTC, KBS, SUN, Tokyo MX, TVA, tvk, TVS
English network
Original run January 9, 2008 – September 24, 2009
Episodes24 + 2 OVAs (List of episodes)
Video game
Spice and Wolf: Holo's and My One Year
DeveloperASCII Media Works
PublisherASCII Media Works
GenreBusiness, Dating sim
PlatformNintendo DS
ReleasedJune 26, 2008
Video game
Spice and Wolf: The Wind that Spans the Sea
DeveloperASCII Media Works
PublisherASCII Media Works
GenreBusiness, Dating sim
PlatformNintendo DS
ReleasedSeptember 17, 2009
Light novel
Wolf and Parchment: New Theory Spice & Wolf
Written byIsuna Hasekura
Illustrated byJū Ayakura
Published byASCII Media Works
English publisher
  • NA: Yen Press
ImprintDengeki Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runSeptember 10, 2016 – present
Volumes10 (List of volumes)
Video game
Spice and Wolf VR
DeveloperSpicy Tails
GenreVisual novel, Virtual reality
PlatformWindows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Go, Oculus Quest
ReleasedWindows, Oculus Go
  • WW: June 3, 2019
PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
  • WW: September 5, 2019
Oculus Quest
  • WW: November 14, 2019
Manga
Wolf and Parchment: New Theory Spice & Wolf
Written byIsuna Hasekura
Illustrated byHidori
Published byASCII Media Works
English publisher
  • NA: Yen Press
MagazineDengeki Maoh
DemographicSeinen
Original runMay 27, 2019 – present
Volumes2
Video game
Spice and Wolf VR2
DeveloperSpicy Tails
GenreVisual novel, Virtual reality
PlatformWindows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Go, Oculus Quest
ReleasedWindows, Oculus Go
  • WW: December 10, 2020
Nintendo Switch
  • WW: January 6, 2021
PlayStation 4
  • WW: February 4, 2021
Oculus Quest
  • WW: April 14, 2021
Anime television series
Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf
Directed by
  • Takeo Takahashi[a]
  • Hijiri Sanpei
Produced by
  • Shoichi Horita
  • Tomohisa Kondou
  • Mirai Yamauchi
  • Akihiro Sotokawa
  • Megumi Miyahara
Written byTatsuhiko Urahata[b]
Yukito Kizawa[c]
Yuki Nekota[c]
Music byKevin Penkin
StudioPassione
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo, TVO, TVA,
BS TV Tokyo, AT-X
Original run April 2, 2024 – present
Episodes25 (List of episodes)
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Spice and Wolf (Japanese: 狼と香辛料, Hepburn: Ōkami to Kōshinryō) is a Japanese light novel series written by Isuna Hasekura and illustrated by Jū Ayakura. ASCII Media Works has published 24 volumes since February 2006 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. ASCII Media Works has also published nine volumes of a spin-off light novel series titled Wolf and Parchment since September 2016.

A manga adaptation illustrated by Keito Koume began serialization in the November 2007 issue of ASCII Media Works' seinen manga magazine Dengeki Maoh. The manga was licensed by Yen Press, which has begun releasing the volumes in English. A 12-episode anime adaptation aired between January and March 2008, plus a single original video animation (OVA) episode released in May 2008.[2][3] A second OVA was released in April 2009 as a prequel to the second anime season Spice and Wolf II, which aired 12 episodes between July and September 2009. Both anime seasons were released in English by Kadokawa Pictures USA and Funimation Entertainment. Two visual novels based on the series for the Nintendo DS were released by ASCII Media Works in June 2008 and September 2009. A second anime television series adaptation premiered in April 2024.

By October 2020, the light novel had sold over 5 million copies. The series has been called a "unique fantasy" by Mainichi Shimbun due to the plot focusing on economics, trade, and peddling rather than the typical staples of fantasy such as swords and magic.[4] Yen Press licensed the light novels and is releasing them in English in North America.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "Spice and Wolf, Vol. 1 (light novel)". Yen Press. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Wolf and Spice Television Anime in the Works". Anime News Network. August 6, 2007. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference DVD was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Book Review: Spice and Wolf". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). November 30, 2007. Archived from the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference ANN-novels-license was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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