Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf (2024– ) User Reviews

My opinion on the Spice and wolf:merchant meets the wise wolf

[aggmosch · 8/10 · 16 April 2024]

I like how it starts with holo telling her daughter her stories. The animation is OK, there are some changes from the old spice and wolf and from the book but it was expected. I like the way they made the Holo more childish, it fits perfect in her character. Till right now is an OK anime and a good rework from the old spice and wolf. Also for the guys that talking about nudity, she is a wolf. I don't think so that wolfs wear clothes. Also after the first 5 episodes Holo will be dressed like a nun and the only visible skin in her will be her face. One more thing. The fact that they showed Holo's daughter then it's very possible that the anime will follow all 17 books and will not stop in the near future.

Thus far, masterwork

[mostlyharmless-30728 · 10/10 · 20 April 2024]

So far, this rendition of Spice and Wolf has been absolutely godly in quality. Whereas the original had a wonderful, unmatched atmosphere, the remake improves on almost every other quality. The least of which being that when dialogue goes on for a long time, there is far more expression and changes of focus on the scene to keep the audience engaged (making the dialogue less like a chore and more like a dance. So much attention to detail is payed, and the animation is on a level that is both relaxing and highly stimulating (a somewhat unusual combination). After Apothecary and Frieren I did not expect something of this level, but, in my book, this surpasses both.

The somewhat lower rating makes no sense. See for yourself.

Inherently Flawed Adaptation

[tsunaioshikun · 2/10 · 9 April 2024]

Smart parts of dialogue from the original story are being cut off and giving space for more scenes of nudidy and sillyness from both main characters. I'm sorry for those who are meeting the story for the first time in this adaptation. I'll change this rating if it goes uphill from here. But so far the direction seems very lazy. The directors seem to not understand the story at all.

The character design is pretty and the scenes are quite well drawn. There is nothing special about the animation so far, but we can notice it trying to save budget here and there. I'll keep following a bit more and change the review accordingly to how it progress from here.