Seven apples on the witches tree
I’ve recently started watching Spice and Wolf since I’ve heard a lot of good comments and remarks about the show, surprisingly enough it instantly made it into my favourites. I’ve read quite a few reviews and there seem to be two groups, those who think it really sucks and those who think it’s one of the best shows ever. I definitely count myself as part of the latter, I really enjoyed this show due to it’s intelligent dialogues. It’s a show where you have to pay attention to what is said all the time, otherwise you won’t understand it and get bored pretty soon. The lack of action is compensated by the enormous amount of story and dialogue. The show itself is set in a medieval age somewhere in Europe, one letter the protagonist was holding read a German title. The story goes in-depth on trading, bargaining and peddling and you’ll learn a lot about the medieval age, of course the amount of historical facts is questionable but one should not forget that this is fiction after all.
The character design is really magnificent and I’ll never grow tired of Horo’s smart comments, she is wise indeed. Horo, the wolf deity with a human body, is one of the most cheerful and heart-warming characters I’ve come across so far and I’m definitely a big fan of hers. Lawrence, the male protagonist, is a really clever person and a good trader, some might say he sometimes lacks a bit of experience – of course he’s not the type of person who’d admit that, he’s the experienced trader after all.
Another thing I really like about the Anime is the ending (ED), it’s really funny and especially the chibi drawings are cute. I really love the way it’s sung, it sounds slightly Engrish but it’s just perfect in a way. The song instantly got stuck in my head and probably won’t leave it for quite a while. To sum up Spice and Wolf is one of the best shows I’ve watched so far and is really high ranked on my list of favourites, I recommend it to those of you who are not afraid of a show with lots of intelligent dialogue and considerably few action scenes. If you’re looking for a second Ikkitousen this definitely isn’t your type of Anime.
