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Following the airing of episode 19, Spice & Wolf‘s reboot anime, titled Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF, revealed that it the will enter a brand new arc with the next episode.
Episode 20 will air in Japan on Aug 19, 2024.
The new arc is titled ‘The Legend of the Pagan Gods’ and follows the events in the 4th volume of the light novel that was skipped in the 2008 anime adaptation of Spice and Wolf.
The plot will focus on Lawrence & Holo who arrive at the village of Tereo, where Holo searches for the legend of her homeland, Yoitsu.
A new key visual and additional cast members were released along with the announcement.
Lynn, who is known for voicing Miorine from Gundam: The Witch From Mercury, will voice Elsa Schtingheim. Elsa is a young girl who serves as a deputy priestess at the church in Tereo.
Meanwhile, Atsushi Abe, who is best known for portraying Toma Kamijo in Index and Railgun series, has been roped in to voice Evan Gyoam. Evan is described as a a boy from the village of Tereo who admires Lawrence’s way of life as a traveling merchant.
The key visual features the new characters along with Holo and Lawrence. Check it out below:
Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF began airing in April 2024, and is scheduled air over 25 episodes.
Takeo Takahashi (who directed the original anime) is serving as the chief director and Hijiri Sanpei is directing the anime at studio Passione. Kevin Penkin is handling the music for the series.
Ami Koshimizu and Jun Fukuyama have reprised their roles as Holo and Lawrence, respectively, from the original 2008 anime.
Source: Comic Natalie
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