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[Season 1] In all honesty, I didn't ever expect to experience such a blow to my heart in anime, but I'm all the more glad I did. With its atypical concept, Spice and Wolf is an unpolished gem in the field of Japanese animation, as we get a truly delightfully colorful main duo who are very hard to match with their complex characters. In particular, the vapid, clingy, slightly alcoholic Holo carries the series on her shoulders with ice-cold confidence, and incredible though it is for me to say it, her characteristics and demeanor are beautifully human. Her relationship with Lawrence is endlessly endearing; unfortunately, the character of Lawrence himself is a little more hollow than warranted, which is a shame, because such potential would be hard for another couple to match. As I mentioned at the beginning about the atypicality of the series, it lies in the "flow" and the main theme. Sure, the relationship of the main protagonists drives the plot, but that facade is formed by business and economics, which with the very lazy and slow pace of the plot can make this anime unpleasantly boring for the audience. There's a suspenseful moment here and there, but otherwise the slower, narratively somewhat lighter flow of the plot suited me like a bum in the pot. I left the first series with a really nice feeling. (16.08.2021)