'Ookami to Koushinryou: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf' Reveals Main Staff, Cast, 2024 Premiere

by DatRandomDude
Jun 29, 2023 6:58 AM | 36 Comments

An official website for the new Ookami to Koushinryou (Spice & Wolf) television anime remake opened on Thursday and revealed the main cast, staff, concept visual (pictured), and the first promotional video. The anime is scheduled to premiere in 2024.

Jun Fukuyama (Ansatsu Kyoushitsu) and Ami Koshimizu (Kill la Kill) are reprising their roles from the original series as Lawrence Kraft and Holo, respectively.

Staff
Chief Director: Takeo Takahashi (Ookami to Koushinryou, Citrus)
Director: Hijiri Sanpei (Joshikousei no Mudazukai, Watashi no Yuri wa Oshigoto desu!)
Music: Kevin Penkin (Made in Abyss, Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari)
Producer: Enishiya
Studio: Passione

The series adapts Isuna Hasekura's fantasy romance light novel which was originally submitted at the Dengeki Novel Prize in 2005 and won the Silver Prize. Media Works (later ASCII Media Works, now Kadokawa) began publishing the series through its Dengeki Bunko label in February 2006, featuring illustrations by Juu Ayakura. Kadokawa shipped the 24th volume on January 7.

Hasekura launched the spin-off light novel Shinsetsu Ookami to Koushinryou: Ookami to Youhishi (Wolf & Parchment: New Theory Spice & Wolf) in September 2016. The eighth volume shipped in August last year, with the ninth volume scheduled to release on July 7.

The first television anime by animation studio Imagin premiered in 13 episodes in Winter 2008, followed by an original video anime the following April. Brain's Base and Marvy Jack produced a second anime season in Summer 2009.

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Official site: https://spice-and-wolf.com/

Source: Comic Natalie

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Yay, an anime to look forward too!

Aug 4, 2023 9:04 PM by Benx2019

A remake? Seriously? Why? The earlier adaptations were pretty good, and in fact hallmarks of how adaptations of such literature should be done. It was not perfect, and not 100% of the content was adapted, but isn't that the whole point of adaptations? Anyway, a remake is not necessarily a bad thing, but I don't think Spice and Wolf needed it. There were some deviations from the novels, but I don't think they were so bad that they couldn't just continue from S02. It's quite disappointing. Hopefully though we still get a good show with plenty of cours

Jul 1, 2023 5:57 PM by Santouryuu244

Normally i wouldnt care about anime getting bastardized by CGI as trailer had questionable quality and their other works also dont really paint a pretty future...
It was a bit jarring for me to watch the trailer especially the field full of static generic posed villagers that got copy pasted all over the place and those horse animations gave me Berserk 2016 PTSD

But this one is rather special to me, so im not sure if im even ready for this as my expectations are pretty high

Core members are there i just hope they will have good funding and spend it wisely and that the rest of the team are capable as this is not their first anime already

Like it wont be as bad as Berserk 2016 or Kamikatsu CGI and i dont expect Fate levels of funding and quality but i really hope its on the higher end of that spectrum and not some generic middle of the road quality that smaller studios are stuck with due to lack of funding or just forced to being rushed

Because if i was the OG director that was responsible for the original adaptation, that was part of the team that started this studio and messed this project up with the people he was partially responsible hiring i wouldnt be able to sleep and it would haunt me for sure

Jun 30, 2023 10:19 PM by Gilded

Studio Passione makes sense since the OG director is one of the studio's founding members. Why shouldn't he direct the show at his own studio? It's even goes as far as them being on the production comitee. Meaning that this is basically a passion (pun intended) project for the director and studio. So I wouldn't worry too much that this is some cheap cash grab. Mind you, it can still turn out bad, but that's another topic.

Jun 30, 2023 9:57 AM by MaceChan

Chills. I also had a feeling this announcement was close since it felt like Ami-san was warming up for Holo with Kilmaria. Particularly in her Maria form.
At first I thought they actually looked closer to Ayakura's design but now I'm thinking it looks more like Koume's style. I'm good either way.
As one who still adored the first adaptation, they have to stick closer to the source this time though. They skipped too much the first time around. Don't let me down, Passione. #JusticeForCole

Jun 30, 2023 7:25 AM by NTAD

Softhenic03 said:
I would've fancied a season 3 to be honest instead of a full-fledged remake, as whatever we had was already top-notch. Also it's Passione so...

... they better not start throwing some random fanservice shots just because they feel like lol. Need to suppress that DNA.

Also great they retained the original VA's. I mean they're still very much active, so it makes sense anyways, but still good. Though anyways just hyped.

You do know that the writer and director that went on to form Passione did the first two seasons of Spice and Wolf correct?

Jun 30, 2023 7:12 AM by Yui_Suzumiya69

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!! I can't wait!!

Jun 30, 2023 6:06 AM by dragoncapsule505

Oooooh, it's a remake... not sure if I'll watch it then, we'll see.

Jun 30, 2023 12:26 AM by Gator

Zefyris said:
The publisher is really bent on milking this series huh... I'm not going to say no to more S&W, but I don't think the first season adaptation was a bad adaptation, so there's tons of dengeki bunko adaptations out there that deserved a remake more than this one. Obviously it won't bring as much money as this one heh.

They've also done Rokka no Yuusha, which had zero fanservice scenes and is still one of the most faithful LN adaptation in anime we've had so far, so that's that. They do use CGI quite regularly AFAIK though, which may not please everyone.

If they do it the way they did Rokka no Yuusha, then this being one of the best things next year is already set in stone.

Jun 30, 2023 12:14 AM by Softhenic03

The publisher is really bent on milking this series huh... I'm not going to say no to more S&W, but I don't think the first season adaptation was a bad adaptation, so there's tons of dengeki bunko adaptations out there that deserved a remake more than this one. Obviously it won't bring as much money as this one heh.

Jun 30, 2023 12:03 AM by Zefyris

Okaeri nasai, Holo *_______________*

The idea of returning old voices causes endless respect *_*

Jun 29, 2023 11:56 PM by Verdandy

I haven't paid attention to the studio until rereading your replies to the news and it now kinda makes me worried. Not because of the ecchi per se (though not a fan, I won't mind it if it is not immature) but because of the sub par quality anime they have delivered until now. The average rating I have given the anime they have made in the past is below 4... and that is a lot more worrying than the CGI I mentioned above.

Anyway, just like @ZXEAN said, I want them to supprise me and prove me wrong. And if they won't there is still the old adaptation to be rewatched.

Jun 29, 2023 8:17 PM by Ishitateso

Passione? How ecchi do they want to do it?

Jun 29, 2023 8:07 PM by RobertBobert

This looks so good! I love the studio I can't wait to watch it!!!

Jun 29, 2023 1:03 PM by Sphealz

HOLO IS BACK! HOLO IS SAVING THE WORLD! WE MUST FIGHT TO PROTECT AND DEFEND HOLO FROM THOSE WHO SEEK TO MAKE SPICE AND WOLF FAIL!
THE POWER OF HOLO IS WITH US AND THE POWER IS WITHIN HOLO, WHICH MEANS THAT WE WILL BE VICTORIOUS!

Jun 29, 2023 12:31 PM by HoloisHolo

I'm so happy, I feel like crying. Having the original cast return is just enough for me!

Jun 29, 2023 10:39 AM by dolly94

Yubisoft said:

ZXEAN said:

Why are you getting triggered ? I don't think I have said anything offensive lol. I just want to experience a wholesome light hearted romance without unwanted fanservice that's all.

And yes if I don't like it I will definitely drop it. No need to worry 😉

Why I should be triggered ? Your comment does neither affect me(because I am gonna still watch it) nor the studio . I just don't understand why some people assume things about a studio for example : oversexualizing anime . The anime you are thinking about had already oversexualized source material (which is not a bad thing). A studio won't do anything if the author and publisher won't agree , food for thought right there. Also the first thing you notice is the studio name ? Are you not happy that this gets a remake ?

I am happy that it's getting remake although doesn't like the studio choice.

Anyway I want them to supprise me and prove me wrong.

Jun 29, 2023 10:22 AM by ZXEAN

ZXEAN said:

Yubisoft said:

If you are such a huge puritan that you can't handle a little fanservice then don't watch it . Nobody pointed a gun in your head to watch it .

Jun 29, 2023 10:16 AM by Yubisoft

Yubisoft said:

ZXEAN said:
The trailer looks amazing but I am still little bit scared, Passione is known for there borderline hentai anime and they might oversexualized Holo which I don't want to see.

If you are such a huge puritan that you can't handle a little fanservice then don't watch it . Nobody pointed a gun in your head to watch it .

Jun 29, 2023 10:06 AM by ZXEAN

Ishitateso said:
I guess I should be happy with this remake even though the CGI looks bad and cheap in same scenes in the trailer. It is hard to imagine this adaptation will make me again as obsessed with the story and its characters as the original anime did. On the other hand it makes it possible that the other novels of the LN series be adapted and that is a good thing in itself. Who knows maybe we will get to see the adaptation of its spin-off as well in the future.

Omg you people started already complaining about the CGI ,stop having unrealistic expectations from a simple romance anime . No everything needs to have Fate's level of CGI quality

Jun 29, 2023 9:50 AM by Yubisoft

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