Hello everyone! I'm sorry for the lack of reviews lately, I've been very busy having started a new job and I've also had problems with my internet, meaning I have not had much time for reviews. I will try and get a review out over Sunday or every other Sunday depending on the show I'm reviewing.. I will announce on twitter which show I'm reviewing next and if it a long show then I obviously it will be 2 weeks later.
Buy now that is out of the way on with the review! So today I'm going to be reviewing the show Spice and Wolf! This show was actually something I decided to watch after seeing a review of it by Tristan aka GRArkada on YouTube! So like dive straight into it!
The Story
Spice and Wolf's story revolves around Kraft Lawrence, a 25 year old traveling merchant who peddles various goods from town to town to make a living in a stylized historical setting with European influences. His main goal in life is to gather enough money to start his own shop, and he already has been traveling for seven years while gaining experience in the trade. One night when stopped at the town of Pasloe, he finds in his wagon a pagan wolf-deity named Holo who is over 600 years old. She appears to be a 15-year-old girl, except for a wolf's tail and ears. She introduces herself as the town's goddess of harvest, who has kept it blessed with good harvests of wheat for many years. Despite her responsibility to watch over the town, she wants to go back to her homeland in the north called Yoitsu. From the there the show progress and we watch there travels and adventures together.
The Characters
There are your two main characters. Kraft Lawrence an older more mature man, who things about nothing more than his job! He is very intelligent as well and doesn't let anything stop him from making money. We also have Holo who is more childish the Kraft, she constantly teases and winds him up, however she is also very intelligent and always thinks this through and is really kind hearted. They both play so well of each other and there is some really good chemistry between the characters and they are enjoyable to watch!
Animation and Sound
The animation to this show is beautiful! The character designs are simple, however the simplicity is complimented by the beautiful backgrounds and the flawless animation.
The soundtrack wasn't that good in my opinion, nothing really stood out but I didn't mind the music was a good compliment to the show none the less.
My Opinion
I honestly I loved this show! Everything about the show was enjoyable. It was funny and rather interesting and the fact it focused a lot of the economy was a lovely touch.
Final Verdict
After taking into consideration all the things I spoke about, I will give this show a 8.68 out of 10! The only places the show was let down with was the soundtrack and the fact the to enjoy the show I had to watch it dub. I do love watching anime dubbed more then subbed, I did start off watching it subbed and it wasn't as entertaining subbed. If you wish to buy the show which I recommend you do the show has been licensed in America by Funimation and in the UK by the lovely people at MangaUK.
So that's it for this review! If you want to follow me on twitter to find out when my next review is then click this link:
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Thank you for checking out my review and I will hopefully see you in my next review. Take care and goodnight!
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