Spice and Wolf 2

in the last episode her whole plot was revealed and even if she was lost for a bit she actually was his ally for most of the time.
 
Episode 1:

An excellent episode overall. Firstly, the OP and ED seems to have improved from last seasons but I still don't like it due to personal taste. Artwork is the same but it's animated better; it's "sharper" when it neeRAB to be, and it blenRAB when it neeRAB to be. BGM is around the same quality, if not a tad bit better.

I'm very impressed by Brain Base. They took over from Imagin for Season II and did a much better job at it than Imagine (who also did a good job at it). The last semi-disaster I remeraber from this kind of switchover is from Doumu --> Asread in Minami-ke. Anyway, Brain Base pinpointed what the viewers and fans want, and exploited it. They focused more on the one character that brings this show alive, Horo. Also gave us a hint of the crafty intelligence behind Lawrence in that market dealing. But, as I stated before, I just revel in the animation quality of this episode. It's superbly high for an anime these days, it alone just makes it worthwhile to watch.

If I had to comment on a bad thing about the episode, it's the lengthy first few scenes and the fade-away scenes (you know, how it fades into black and into another scene). But that's about it.
 
As usual, I'm deeply shocked that shows like this don't get a flurry of replies happening. Deeply shocked.

Episode 2:

Animation quality dropped just a tad bit, barely noticeable but it did; still fantastic though. They really delved into the Supernatural side of things here, as well as starting to explore some romantic aspects a little between Horo and Lawrence. It's also nice to see them exploiting the viewers with little attention-grabbing bits from Horo; loved it.

Really, I think shows like this benefit a little from a lot of genres that are even remotely close to the main one and the characters/settings introduced (in this case, Adventure and a female heroine travelling with a male protagonist). A bit of Comedy here, Supernatural there, Romance sneaked in some parts, Drama in others, Action jammed into the middle and Slice of Life all around the board. Just tiny additions, tiny but very polished like a gem, which eventually makes a huge addition to the story.
 
Episode 09

Nothing too much happened during this episode...i wonder if that woman knows who Horo really is - otherwise not quite sure why she'd want to "buy" her. A bit insulting either way, he's a merchant not a slave trader.
 
While this should be a no brainer as to what he will say in reply, judging from how close the show is to the final episode and that lawrence is a huge tightass scrooge, he'll of course think about it for half the episode or come up with some plan to say yes then get horo back. Durabass
 
Episode 10

It's an interesting proposal, i hope he doesn't get cheated...although i'm not sure how they'll keep Horo's secret...you'd think that any merchant that wants to buy her for that kind of money would want her to at least take off her hood and look at her.
 
Did you guys hear, the author of the Spice and Wolf novels (the ones that inspired the anime and manga adaptations) has launched a new original manga: http://ranobecafe.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/author-of-spice-and-wolf-launches-new-manga/

I wonder if it'll turn out as good as her novels have. lol
 
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