“Merchant Kraft Lawrence and wolf goddess Holo journey north, trading wares while their bond deepens toward inevitable parting.”
Spice & Wolf
狼と香辛料
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Synopsis
Merchant Kraft Lawrence and wolf goddess Holo journey north, trading wares while their bond deepens toward inevitable parting.
Dreaming of someday owning his own shop, traveling merchant Kraft Lawrence spends his days looking for trade opportunities. One day, however, Lawrence's adventure takes an unexpected turn when he discovers a naked wolf girl asleep in his wagon. The charming girl claims to be Holo, the wolf deity of the nearby town Pasloe. Having grown weary of the ungrateful locals, she requests Lawrence to take her back to her hometown of Yoitsu, located farther north. In return, she will help him with his mercantile affairs, lending him her shrewd mind and keen judgement. The pair now travels from town to town, dealing with various people and the troubles they come with. But as their hearts and destination grow closer, their days of companionship are numbered.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 11 sampled reviews
What 11 readers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.35 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Oct 2010 → Feb 2026
- 7 “Spice and Wolf is a very non-comum manga, and I guess that's what called my attention. This manga tells about a merchant named Lawrence, that travels around the world selling and trading things,...”
- 9 “Without a doubt, Spice and Wolf is one of the more recognizable and loved series of the decade. Originally based on the brilliant light novel and followed by an amazing yet sadly unconcluded anime,...”
- 7 “Spice and Wolf is a romance manga with touches of drama with power dynamics and intrigue, but let's break it down. The central characters are Lawrence accompanying Horo in search of his homeland,...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 108 × 16 ch × vol
- Total read 14h 24m approx
- Published Sep 2007 – Dec 2017
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M2842 catalog