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| Spice and Wolf | |
 First light novel volume cover, featuring Holo | |
| 狼と香辛料 (Ōkami to Kōshinryō) | |
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| Genre |
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| Light novel | |
| Written by | Isuna Hasekura |
| Illustrated by | Jū Ayakura |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| English publisher |
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| Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | February 10, 2006 – present |
| Volumes | 24 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Isuna Hasekura |
| Illustrated by | Keito Koume |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| English publisher |
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| Magazine | Dengeki Maoh |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | September 27, 2007 – December 27, 2017 |
| Volumes | 16 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Takeo Takahashi |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Naruhisa Arakawa |
| Music by | Yuji Yoshino |
| Studio |
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| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | CTC, KBS, SUN, Tokyo MX, TVA, tvk, TVS |
| English network |
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| Original run | January 9, 2008 – September 24, 2009 |
| Episodes | 24 + 2 OVAs |
| Video game | |
| Spice and Wolf: Holo's and My One Year | |
| Developer | ASCII Media Works |
| Publisher | ASCII Media Works |
| Genre | Business, Dating sim |
| Platform | Nintendo DS |
| Released | June 26, 2008 |
| Video game | |
| Spice and Wolf: The Wind that Spans the Sea | |
| Developer | ASCII Media Works |
| Publisher | ASCII Media Works |
| Genre | Business, Dating sim |
| Platform | Nintendo DS |
| Released | September 17, 2009 |
| Light novel | |
| Wolf and Parchment: New Theory Spice & Wolf | |
| Written by | Isuna Hasekura |
| Illustrated by | Jū Ayakura |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| English publisher |
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| Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | September 10, 2016 – present |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Video game | |
| Spice and Wolf VR | |
| Developer | Spicy Tails |
| Genre | Visual novel, Virtual reality |
| Platform | Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Go, Oculus Quest |
| Released | Windows, Oculus Go
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| Manga | |
| Wolf and Parchment: New Theory Spice & Wolf | |
| Written by | Isuna Hasekura |
| Illustrated by | Hidori |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| English publisher |
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| Magazine | Dengeki Maoh |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | May 27, 2019 – present |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Video game | |
| Spice and Wolf VR2 | |
| Developer | Spicy Tails |
| Genre | Visual novel, Virtual reality |
| Platform | Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Go, Oculus Quest |
| Released | Windows, Oculus Go
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| Anime television series | |
| Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf | |
| Directed by |
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| Produced by |
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| Written by | Tatsuhiko Urahata |
| Music by | Kevin Penkin |
| Studio | Passione |
| Licensed by |
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| Original network | TV Tokyo, TVO, TVA, BS TV Tokyo, AT-X |
| Original run | April 2, 2024 – present |
| Episodes | 25 |
Spice and Wolf (Japanese: 狼と香辛料, Hepburn: Ōkami to Kōshinryō) is a Japanese light novel series written by Isuna Hasekura and illustrated by Jū Ayakura. ASCII Media Works has published 24 volumes since February 2006 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. ASCII Media Works has also published nine volumes of a spin-off light novel series titled Wolf and Parchment since September 2016.
A manga adaptation illustrated by Keito Koume began serialization in the November 2007 issue of ASCII Media Works' seinen manga magazine Dengeki Maoh. The manga was licensed by Yen Press, which has begun releasing the volumes in English. A 12-episode anime adaptation aired between January and March 2008, plus a single original video animation (OVA) episode released in May 2008.[2][3] A second OVA was released in April 2009 as a prequel to the second anime season Spice and Wolf II, which aired 12 episodes between July and September 2009. Both anime seasons were released in English by Kadokawa Pictures USA and Funimation Entertainment. Two visual novels based on the series for the Nintendo DS were released by ASCII Media Works in June 2008 and September 2009. A second anime television series adaptation premiered in April 2024.
By October 2020, the light novel had sold over 5 million copies. The series has been called a "unique fantasy" by Mainichi Shimbun due to the plot focusing on economics, trade, and peddling rather than the typical staples of fantasy such as swords and magic.[4] Yen Press licensed the light novels and is releasing them in English in North America.[5]
- ^ a b c "Spice and Wolf, Vol. 1 (light novel)". Yen Press. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Wolf and Spice Television Anime in the Works". Anime News Network. August 6, 2007. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
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