Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF has revealed preview images and synopsis of episode 4 “The Romantic Merchant and Farewell Under the Moon”. The episode is scheduled to air on April 22 and will be streamed on Crunchyroll. Studio Passione is animating the series. Check out the preview images below:

Spice And Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf Episode 4 Summary:

Spice And Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf episode 4: Thanks to Holo's advice, Lawrence discovers the conspiracy behind Zehren's offer to revalue the silver coins. To profit from this scheme, he provides information to Marlheit, the branch manager of the Milone Trading Company, and receives his cooperation. While Lawrence was happy to be closer to his dream of owning his own store, Holo seemed a bit desperate.

The Spice and Wolf anime series is based on the Japanese light novel series of the same name, written by Isuna Hasekura and illustrated by Jyuu Ayakura. ASCII Media Works published it from 2006 to 2019, with a total of 22 volumes. The anime adaptation is directed by Hijiri Sanpei (Citrus) and produced by studio Passione (Interspecies Reviewers), with Takeo Takahashi (Ishura) as General Manager. Meanwhile, Koji Haneda (Bakuman) designed the characters, Tomoko Koyama (Beast Tamer) designed the colors, Ayako Tan (The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten) edited and Kevin Penkin (Made in Abyss) composed the music. Tomohiro. Yoshida (Brave Witches) as Sound Director. The main cast of the movie is as follows:

• Kraft Lawrence voiced by Jun Fukuyama
• Holo voiced by Ami Koshimizu
• Norah Arendt voiced by Mai Nakahara
• Zheren voiced by Daisuke Namikawa
• Liechten Marhait voiced by Hochu Otsuka
• Hans Remerio voiced by Hozumi Goda

The manga adaptation by Keito Koume ran from September 2007 to December 2017. A follow-up novel titled Wolf and Parchment written by Hasekura and illustrated by Hidori is currently in the works. Yen Press licensed both the original series and the sequel, and describes the plot as follows: The life of a traveling merchant is a lonely one, a fact with which Kraft Lawrence is all too familiar. Wandering from town to town with only his horse, cart and whatever brought him, the peddler had settled into his routine pretty well – that is, until the night Lawrence found a female The wolf god is sleeping in his car. Taking the form of a seductive girl with wolf ears and a tail, Holo grew tired of harvesting in the countryside and made a deal with the merchant to lend him the cunning “Holo the Wisewolf” to increase her profits to in exchange for taking her along on his trip. What kind of businessman can refuse such an offer? However, Lawrence soon realizes that having an ancient goddess as his companion may be a mixed blessing. Will this wolf girl become too wild to be tamed?

Spice and Wolf episode 4 will release on Tuesday, April 22, 2024.

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