by New information has been announced for the TV anime Spice and Wolf. It has been airing every Monday since April on TV Tokyo and other stations, and the fourth chapter, “The Legend of the Pagan Gods,” will begin airing on August 19th.
“Spice and Wolf” is a novel published by KADOKAWA Dengeki Bunko and won the Silver Prize at the 12th Dengeki Novel Award. This work celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2021 and was re-animated for television broadcast this spring.
The fourth chapter, “The Legend of the Pagan Gods,” which will begin this time, is a story that was not depicted in “Spice and Wolf I” and “Spice and Wolf II,” which were aired from 2008 to 2009. It will be a completely new animation, depicting a new adventure in search of the legend of Yoitsu, the hometown of the main character, Holo.
In addition, a new key visual was released ahead of the chapter’s start. The voice actors for the new characters, Elsa and Evan, were also announced. Lynn will play Elsa, and Abe Atsushi will play Evan. In addition, it has been decided that the two will appear in a special live broadcast on ABEMA on August 19th, the day the series begins.
Elsa Stingheim: Lynn is A young girl who is the deputy priest of the church in Tereo. She was picked up by Father Franz at a young age and raised in the church, so she has a strong faith. After the death of Father Franz, who was the source of comfort for the villagers, she has been working hard to succeed him as the priest for the sake of the village. At first, she is wary of Lawrence, an outsider, and has a surly attitude, but she seems to open up to Evan.
Guillaume Evan: Abe Atsushi is A boy who grinds wheat flour at a water mill near the village of Tereo. He is fed up with the miller, who is always suspected of stealing wheat, and wants to leave the town. He admires Lawrence’s life as a traveling merchant who travels around the outside world. He has a friendly personality and seems to have a good relationship with Elsa.
“Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf” Production Information
A young traveling merchant, Kraft Lawrence, travels from town to town selling his goods with his horse, who pulls his wagon as his partner. One day, he visits a small village with golden wheat fields and meets a beautiful girl with ears and a tail.
“My name is Holo.” Holo, who calls herself the “Wise Wolf,” is the incarnation of a wolf that governs fertility. Upon hearing her wish to “return to her hometown, Yoitsu Forest, which is supposed to be far to the north,” Lawrence and Holo become traveling companions on a business trip heading north. However, a traveling merchant’s journey is always full of unexpected twists and turns.
The carriage carrying the lonely traveling merchant and the lonely incarnation of the wolf now begins to run noisily. Original work: Hasekura Isuna (Dengeki Bunko “Spice and Wolf” / published by KADOKAWA) Original character design: Fumikura Juu General director: Takahashi Tsuyoshi Director: Sanpei Sei Character design: Haneda Koji Sound director: Yoshida Tomohiro Music: Kevin Penkin Produced by: ENISHIYA Animation production: Passione Craft Lawrence: Fukuyama Jun Holo: Koshimizu Ami Elsa Stingheim: Lynn Guillaume Hevin: Abe Atsushi Second season opening theme: Aimer “Sign” Second season ending theme: Otoriame “Ringo to Kimi”
