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Spice and Wolf

TV anime2008–

2 seasons1 announced50 episodes aired

Original: light novel支倉凍砂

Choose the season you finished to find where to continue in the Spice and Wolf light novel and which book edition matches that point.

Lawrence is a traveling merchant selling various goods from a horse-drawn cart. One day, he arrives at a village and meets a beautiful girl with the ears and tail of an animal! Her name is Holo the Wisewolf and she brings bountiful harvests. She wishes to return to her homeland, and Lawrence offers to take her. Now, the once-lonely merchant and the once-lonely wisewolf begin their journey north.

Book language
EditionYen On

Season 1

Low confidence

13 episodesJan 2008 – May 2008

Anime ends at
Ep 13

After the 2008 first season (including its DVD episode), Volume 3 of the original light novel is a tentative starting point. Some overlap or omitted scenes may remain; this is not a precise scene-by-scene handoff.

Spice and Wolf, Vol. 3 (light novel)

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Season 2

Medium confidence

12 episodesJul 2009 – Sep 2009

Anime ends at
Ep 12

After the 2009 second season, continue the original light novel at Volume 6. Read Volume 4 first if you have only watched the old anime: it skipped that book while adapting Volume 5. These are original-novel volume numbers; earlier books also contain details the anime condensed.

Spice and Wolf, Vol. 6 (light novel)

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  • BackfillVol. 4NeededSpice and Wolf, Vol. 4 (light novel)Read original light novel Volume 4 before continuing at Volume 6, because the 2008–2009 adaptation skipped this part of the journey.Buy on Amazon
2 side entriesOVASPno effect on where to continue
  1. Spice and Wolf II: Wolf and the Amber MelancholyOVA1 episodeApr 2009Wolf and the Amber Melancholy is a companion OVA to the 2009 series, not a separate ending of the main story. Choose the reading route for the television season you finished.
  2. Spice and Wolf II SpecialsSP2 episodesOct 2009 – Nov 2009The two Holo bonus shorts accompany the 2009 second season. They do not establish a separate main-story endpoint; use the second-season reading route.

Season 1

Medium confidence

25 episodesApr 2024 – Sep 2024

Anime ends at
Ep 25

After the 2024 Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf first season (25 episodes), continue the original light novel at Volume 5. This remake follows a different path from the 2008–2009 anime, so the old second-season starting point does not apply. Some details and internal narration were condensed.

Spice and Wolf, Vol. 5 (light novel)

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Season 2

Announced

Ep ?

A new second season scheduled to air in 2027. As it has not yet aired, its final episode and the point at which to continue reading the original work have not been confirmed.

The second season of Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf is announced for 2027. It has not aired, so its final episode and continuation point in the original light novel are not yet established.

All volumes

Yen OnThe English edition is at Vol. 24.

Before you read

The 2 side entries listed here have no separate reading start in the main work. Follow the reading route of the season each is grouped with; their individual notes explain the connection.

Spice and Wolf II: Wolf and the Amber Melancholy (OVA) · Spice and Wolf II Specials (SP)

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