Fans who’ve waited well over a decade for Holo and Lawrence’s return to anime are being rewarded for their patience, following today’s announcement at AnimeJapan that the upcoming Spice and Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf series will run for two consecutive cour!Following the new trailer just released yesterday, a brand-new key visual was also unveiled ahead of the April 1 premiere in Japan.
Key Visual
Another new seasonal visual was also released, following previous seasonal visuals, this time labeled the “Abundant Harvest.”
Based on the light novels by Hasekura Isuna and Ju Ayakura, Takeo Takahashi acts as Chief Director for Spice and Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf with Hijiri Sanpei (Maoyu assistant director) as Director at studio Passione. Ami Koshimizu and Jun Fukuyama reprise their roles as Holo and Lawrence, respectively, from the original 2008 anime.Crunchyroll will stream the new series as it airs in Japan and describes the story:
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.
Source: Official Twitter
