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Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF S1E1 — The Harvest Festival and the Crowded Driver's Box

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Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF•Season 1•Episode 1

The Harvest Festival and the Crowded Driver's Box

7.6/10 · 208 votesApr 2, 202423 min

Ranked #20 of 25 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

An old tale from long ago, that began in a village far, far away. There, a wolf brought bountiful harvests of wheat for an exceedingly long time, until memories of the wolf became antiquated stories. What then, was left for the wolf to do?

Directed byMitsuki Kitamura

Written byTatsuhiko Urahata

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Seasons2

Season 1 Episodes25

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The Harvest Festival and the Crowded Driver's Box

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Mischievous Wolf and No Laughing Matter

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Port Town and Sweet Temptation

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Romantic Merchant and Moonlit Farewell

Wolf Incarnate and Obedient Lamb still

Wolf Incarnate and Obedient Lamb

Merchant and Unreasonable God still

Merchant and Unreasonable God

Scale of God and Sorcerer of the Grasslands still

Scale of God and Sorcerer of the Grasslands

Fellow Traveler and Foreboding News still

Fellow Traveler and Foreboding News

Sweet Honey and Bitter Armor still

Sweet Honey and Bitter Armor

Wisdom of a Wolf and Smooth Talk of a Merchant still

Wisdom of a Wolf and Smooth Talk of a Merchant

Forest of Wolves and Frigid Rain still

Forest of Wolves and Frigid Rain

Price of Betrayal and Price of Gold still

Price of Betrayal and Price of Gold

Supper of Three and Afternoon of Two still

Supper of Three and Afternoon of Two

New Town and Nostalgic Feeling still

New Town and Nostalgic Feeling

Bird Feather and Mysterious Ore still

Bird Feather and Mysterious Ore

Night of the Festival and Misaligned Gear still

Night of the Festival and Misaligned Gear

Traveling Merchant's Shallow Thinking and Town Merchant's Signboard still

Traveling Merchant's Shallow Thinking and Town Merchant's Signboard

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Goods of Intent and Negotiation of Resolve

God's Unseen Hand and Wolf's Unseen Heart still

God's Unseen Hand and Wolf's Unseen Heart

Church Girl and Miller Boy still

Church Girl and Miller Boy

Pagan Village and Priest's Contract still

Pagan Village and Priest's Contract

Church Teachings and Memories of Father still

Church Teachings and Memories of Father

Orchestrated Catastrophe and Appropriate Retribution still

Orchestrated Catastrophe and Appropriate Retribution

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Miracle's Path and Journey's Continuation

Cast2

Jun Fukuyama

Jun Fukuyama

Kraft Lawrence (voice)

Ami Koshimizu

Ami Koshimizu

Holo (voice)

Crew12

K

Koji Haneda

Supervising Animation Director

Y

Yuuki Gotou

Animation Director

Takeo Takahashi

Takeo Takahashi

Storyboard Artist

Tatsuhiko Urahata

Tatsuhiko Urahata

Writer

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Isamu Fukushima

Animation Director

M

Mitsuki Kitamura

Director

K

Kenji Shinohara

Animation Director

T

Taiki Eto

Animation Director

A

Airi Tsuyuki

Animation Director

T

Takaki Inoue

Animation Director

K

Karen

Theme Song Performance

C

Clara

Theme Song Performance

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Episode Summary

"The Harvest Festival and the Crowded Driver's Box" is episode 1 of Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 208 votes, ranking #20 of 25 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Mitsuki Kitamura and written by Tatsuhiko Urahata, it aired on April 2, 2024.

Next: E2 · Mischievous Wolf and No Laughing Matter Best of Season 1