Spice and Wolf

is a Japanese light novel series written by Isuna Hasekura, with illustrations by Ju Ayakura. The series began publication on February 10, 2006 by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko publishing imprint.

The series won the Silver Prize in the 12th Dengeki Novel Prize.

The Series has been licensed for an English release by Yen Press under their Yen On imprint.

Synopsis
Holo is a powerful wolf deity who is celebrated and revered in the small town of Pasloe for blessing the annual harvest. Yet as years go by and the villagers become more self-sufficient, Holo, who stylizes herself as the "Wise Wolf of Yoitsu," has been reduced to a mere folk tale. When a traveling merchant named Kraft Lawrence stops at Pasloe, Holo offers to become his business partner if he eventually takes her to her northern home of Yoitsu. The savvy trader recognizes Holo's unusual ability to evaluate a person's character and accepts her proposition. Now in the possession of both sharp business skills and a charismatic negotiator, Lawrence inches closer to his goal of opening his own shop. However, as Lawrence travels the countryside with Holo in search of economic opportunities, he begins to realize that his aspirations are slowly morphing into something unexpected.

Characters

 * Lawrence Kraft
 * Holo
 * Col Tote
 * Nora Arendt
 * Chloe
 * Fleur Boland
 * Fermi Amarty

Manga Volumes
The manga adaptation of the light novel: with art by Keito Koume. It was serialised in Dengeki Maoh and released under the Dengeki Comics imprint from March 2008.

Anime
An anime adaptation of the light novel, produced by Studio Imagine, aired for 13 episodes from January 9, 2008 to March 26, 2008. A second season of the anime that adapts the light novel, produced by Marvy Jack Studios, aired for 12 episodes between July 9, 2009 and September 24, 2009. A new anime project was announced in 2022, there is currently no information on the project.
 * see: Spice and Wolf (Anime)

Related Series

 * Wolf & Parchment: New Theory Spice and Wolf (Sequel)