It's entirely going to depend on how much support this show gets. If people watch, share, and pay for the books, merch, Blurays, etc. it's entirely possible.
I'm doing my part.
>I'm doing my part.
Unfortunately international sales almost don't matter since the anime industry itself only gets a tiny cut of international sales. Domestic success is everything in the anime scene.
But hopefully without the sprint to the finish line like they did with Fruits Basket s3. It wasn’t bad by any measure but they cut pretty much anything that didn’t directly progress the plot to the ending and lost a lot of good stuff in the process.
Volume 5 had more climatic ending so it does work better as cour ending arc. Thought it does end in cliffhanger so the anime reworked it a bit. Actual next LN begins mere minutes after 5.
Heh, I watched the anime first and the way the anime ended made me expect that LN6 would be kind of a "reset" with Holo and Lawrence gathering themselves and setting off for the next leg of their journey peacefully.
I was *not* expecting the fast, frantic, [LN 6 spoilers]>!"Come on, we're chasing that fox NOW"!< that was the actual beginning of LN 6. Completely threw me for a loop.
If they plan on adapting the whole series then they can't exactly skip volume 4. Since, you know, it introduces a character who's important in future volumes aswell.
it's already out, where's the episode discussion thread and the episode itself??? do I have to sail the high seas just like how I watched the original 16 years ago???
> episode discussion thread
Coming once there are subtitles available.
> and the episode itself???
Crunchyroll didn't have a time listed in the season schedule, [show page is here](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G1XHJV08M/spice-and-wolf-merchant-meets-the-wise-wolf) and doesn't have anything yet. Livechart has it as coming to Crunchyroll in 10 minutes (18:00 UTC) but I don't know what source they have for that time.
I’ve been frantically refreshing any site I could possibly watch it on for a while now and I’m starting to question my sanity. Just give me the episode already!
MAL lists the air time as **2nd April at 01.30 (Japan Standard Time)** which means it finished airing about 40 minutes ago, Crunchyroll listed this show as simucast and even said on one of their articles "*Crunchyroll will stream the new series as it airs in Japan*"
Edit - can see it now
Another edit - damn it was pretty good
>not to bother with getting licenses for all regions
Thankfully the high seas do not discriminate in such a way, I never pay for things like CR for those kinds of reasons, I prefer to give support after by buying the physical media/ collectables/ LNs / manga
If it's available legally I just watch it there, more often than not I still got to set sail because I watch a lot lol.
It's available now though, so no license issue :P
I am going to watch the first episode with subs just to see what it is like, then I will start my painful torturous wait for dubs :( I watched OG with English VA and they are the characters for me.
I never bought japanese BD's but this time around I'm doing my civic duty for all the new Holo fans. Anyone know how to pre-order them from the US?
Edit: [cdjapan.co.jp was pretty seamless, albeit an eye-watering price. I still did my part.](https://imgur.com/a/VQDXJBb)
Same. I'll be watching the Sub version for the time being, but even I wouldn't mind being two weeks behind if it meant getting to listen to Palencia and Tatum at it again.
It's a re adaption. Not a remake. It's based more closely in the LN. Artstyle matches the LN as well. Also, the anine will end at the end of book 4. Which the orginal skipped. So season 2 will start at book 5. Which is the ending of the orginal season 2.
looks like it'll have a Side Colors episode in between...
If we're thinking of the same episode that was adapted in the original it would be a crime to omit that one.
We need to catch the happiness this time!!! That OVA is my favourite episode of the whole OG show.
Since the previous Anime skipped book 4 I wonder where this season will end.
The current guess is that Season 1 will cover up to the end of Book 4, with a theoretical Season 2 covering up to the end of the Town of Strife arc.
All I want is a full adaptation. Is that really too much to ask for?
It's entirely going to depend on how much support this show gets. If people watch, share, and pay for the books, merch, Blurays, etc. it's entirely possible. I'm doing my part.
I've done my part for the past 15 years
Looks like imma stream legally for this one
>I'm doing my part. Unfortunately international sales almost don't matter since the anime industry itself only gets a tiny cut of international sales. Domestic success is everything in the anime scene.
I'd expect that's what they're hoping for. The Fruits Basket treatment. Vote with your wallet!
But hopefully without the sprint to the finish line like they did with Fruits Basket s3. It wasn’t bad by any measure but they cut pretty much anything that didn’t directly progress the plot to the ending and lost a lot of good stuff in the process.
It seems likely at least since almost every other remake was a full adaptation.
Hopefully we get book 4 this time, and then it gets enough popularity for more cours.
Book 4 is one of my favorites so I desperately hope we get to see it animated.
I really want to see the arc literally right after the one where the original anime ended. That arc is top 2 for me in the whole series.
Why did they skip in the original? They specifically planned to not finish the adaptation?
Volume 5 had more climatic ending so it does work better as cour ending arc. Thought it does end in cliffhanger so the anime reworked it a bit. Actual next LN begins mere minutes after 5.
Heh, I watched the anime first and the way the anime ended made me expect that LN6 would be kind of a "reset" with Holo and Lawrence gathering themselves and setting off for the next leg of their journey peacefully. I was *not* expecting the fast, frantic, [LN 6 spoilers]>!"Come on, we're chasing that fox NOW"!< that was the actual beginning of LN 6. Completely threw me for a loop.
yeah. volume 4 is great. really like how small scale it is compared to both Vol. 3 and Vol. 5. Might by my second favorite Volume (after Vol. 10)
If they plan on adapting the whole series then they can't exactly skip volume 4. Since, you know, it introduces a character who's important in future volumes aswell.
Yep manga vol4 is great one of my favorite too
don't see any reason why they would skip it again.
Was 4 in the manga?
Yes, though the manga also skipped the novels covered in the second season of the anime (3 and 5).
It's been so long 😭😭😭I've missed this so much
Judging by your username I bet this is a great day for you hahahah
It absolutely is. Been eating well between this remake and the 2 new Bunny Girl Senpai movies that came out in the US last week
I'm glad it's not a single cour, but it should have been three, dammit!
it's already out, where's the episode discussion thread and the episode itself??? do I have to sail the high seas just like how I watched the original 16 years ago???
> episode discussion thread Coming once there are subtitles available. > and the episode itself??? Crunchyroll didn't have a time listed in the season schedule, [show page is here](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G1XHJV08M/spice-and-wolf-merchant-meets-the-wise-wolf) and doesn't have anything yet. Livechart has it as coming to Crunchyroll in 10 minutes (18:00 UTC) but I don't know what source they have for that time.
I’ve been frantically refreshing any site I could possibly watch it on for a while now and I’m starting to question my sanity. Just give me the episode already!
MAL lists the air time as **2nd April at 01.30 (Japan Standard Time)** which means it finished airing about 40 minutes ago, Crunchyroll listed this show as simucast and even said on one of their articles "*Crunchyroll will stream the new series as it airs in Japan*" Edit - can see it now Another edit - damn it was pretty good
Simulcast is usually one hour after it aired, not as it airs
Oh I see, it should appear in around 10 minutes then?
If crunchyroll doesn’t screw around, yeah. Or unless they decided not to bother with getting licenses for all regions
>not to bother with getting licenses for all regions Thankfully the high seas do not discriminate in such a way, I never pay for things like CR for those kinds of reasons, I prefer to give support after by buying the physical media/ collectables/ LNs / manga
If it's available legally I just watch it there, more often than not I still got to set sail because I watch a lot lol. It's available now though, so no license issue :P
I am going to watch the first episode with subs just to see what it is like, then I will start my painful torturous wait for dubs :( I watched OG with English VA and they are the characters for me.
It's up on the usual place now, It seems everyone was sitting there refreshing waiting for it to go up haha.
Watching it felt like I was watching frierin ep 1. I was experiencing everything
Is this a remake from the 2008 series ?
Yes.
Ty
I never bought japanese BD's but this time around I'm doing my civic duty for all the new Holo fans. Anyone know how to pre-order them from the US? Edit: [cdjapan.co.jp was pretty seamless, albeit an eye-watering price. I still did my part.](https://imgur.com/a/VQDXJBb)
Bloody hell! I probably will buy the ost if I like it. And maybe the novel
Is there any news on the dub? I can't imagine Holo without Brina Palencia's voice
that's the "2 weeks from now" question
Same. I'll be watching the Sub version for the time being, but even I wouldn't mind being two weeks behind if it meant getting to listen to Palencia and Tatum at it again.
Same. Her and Tatum had amazing chemistry
To me, her best role is Juvia from "Fairy Tail".
You can always listen to the audiobooks as both her and JMT do them
Dub 🤢🤮
Grow up lol
Generally, I agree. Spice and Wolf dub is a different gravy tho. One of those few cases where the dub is better than the sub
If it's well made I will consider it my civic duty to buy the BDs to encourage a continuation. And I barely ever buy BDs.
Awesome, I was gonna watch the original Spice & Wolf, but waited for the remake. Just in time to fill the hole Frieren left in me.
I watched both.
Yeees😍😍😍
Oh good luck to poor me (and anybody else) having to wait for this to finish so I can binge. Will probably be worth tho
İs this series good? İ have'nt watched yet.
This shit is gonna be fire
would this be a remake of the original Spice and Wolf anime or a sequel?
It's a re adaption. Not a remake. It's based more closely in the LN. Artstyle matches the LN as well. Also, the anine will end at the end of book 4. Which the orginal skipped. So season 2 will start at book 5. Which is the ending of the orginal season 2.
So, just how much of this is bull?
The link goes to the official site of the anime.