Spice and Wolf

Spice and Wolf (狼と香辛料, Ōkami to Kōshinryō, lit. "Wolf and Spice") (sometimes stylized as Spice & Wolf) is a multimedia franchise based around the adventures of the traveling merchant Kraft Lawrence and his wisewolf companion Holo. It began as a light novel series before branching out into other mediums including manga, anime, and video games.

Plot
Traveling merchant Kraft Lawrence dreams of settling down and opening up his own store one day. However, his work forces him to live hand to mouth, and unfortunate circumstances keep taking what extra cash he can obtain. This changes when he comes across a wolf spirit called Holo. The wise and witty god once oversaw the crops of a village called Pasloe, but recent generations have come to consider her fickle and uncaring, assuming they even remember her at all. Since she had been stuck in Pasloe for centuries, she has missed out on much and would like to travel the world before returning to her homeland of Yoitsu. Though initially reluctant, Lawrence agrees to aid Holo on the condition that she help him with his work. Holo readily accepts, leading the two to begin their long journey to the north.

History
Isuna Hasekura initially submitted the first volume of Spice and Wolf for ASCII Media Works' 12th Dengeki Novel Prize in 2005. In 2006, the light novel was published under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko imprint.

Light novels
There are currently 22 light novels.

Manga
A manga adaptation of the light novels began in 2007. It ran until 2017, finishing with a total of 100 chapters collected within 16 volumes. The art was created by Keito Koume.

Anime
In 2008, the first season of the anime adaptation aired. It ran for twelve episodes and had one OVA. The second season aired in 2009, running for twelve episodes and had one OVA.

Wolf and Parchment
In addition to continuing Lawrence and Holo's story for the tenth anniversary, Hasekura began a new series focusing on the adventures of Tote Col and Myuri. The series began in 2016 and currently has six light novels. An manga adaptation began in 2019 and is also ongoing.

Trivia
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