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View Poll Results: Spice and Wolf - Episode 3 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 33 | 30.28% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 46 | 42.20% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 18 | 16.51% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 8 | 7.34% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 3 | 2.75% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 1 | 0.92% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 0 | 0% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 0 | 0% | |
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2008-01-23, 15:18 | Link #21 |
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Well after this episode I don't think anyone could say much against her most likely self-proclaimed title of "Horo the Wise". She has the great ability of being energetic yet at the same time very clever. A combination like that certainly makes her an interesting character to watch.
Did like her line concerning jealousy. Proclaiming her and Lawrence as a couple of idiots. No doubt she enjoyed watching Lawrence get jealous like that. Was a bit of fun for the audience as well so its all good. Curious about the preview though. Those things can always give us a surprise since there is little context surrounding what situation they are in. Episode 2 it was some staring now and then while hanging the clothes and now in episode 4 it at least appears he's moving in for a kiss. Guess there is nothing to do but speculate and wait.
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2008-01-23, 16:38 | Link #22 | |
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2008-01-23, 19:19 | Link #24 | |
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That said, some developments remain interesting from a trivia perspective. Horo is certainly a savvy saleswoman, but I don't agree completely with her business ethics. "Fooling" your customer is generally not a good way to build a long-term business relationship, but since Lawrence and Horo were dealing with a foreign buyer they might not meet again, I suppose we can let that slip. Different currencies and their uses in affecting the balance of power between countries and the Church -- now that's something you don't often see in any form of popular entertainment. Early mercantilism did probably work that way to a certain extent. But I'll have to read up a bit more to be sure. Good work at making technical details like that interesting for a popular audience. And I guess Lawrence has been tricked by a version of the Nigerian scam. Who is the mastermind, I wonder? |
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2008-01-23, 19:34 | Link #27 | |
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2008-01-23, 19:42 | Link #28 |
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Nice third episode, I liked the way Horo haggled the fur traders. I do agree that tricking people isn't the best way to go, but the guy should be able to realise that fur wont retain the smell forever, he may even work out what she did and replicate it. That way he can still sell his scented clothing. I liked the currency exchange part, that was pretty funny. The whole shaking the coins, Weiss, and the discussion in the Inn afterwards were really good. Lawrence was pretty good in his attempts to explain the differences in coins to Horo, and how he cottoned on after Horo mentioned that Zeiren was probably a proxy dealer for someone higher up. Lastly, the whole food thing in this episode was pretty funny. Horo really loves her apples, and bread stick thingy.
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2008-01-23, 19:54 | Link #29 |
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Other worldly demon/oni types often seem to get the red eyes... Nerine in Shuffle! or Etona in Disgaea.
Why the humans don't notice hers... I could rationalize my heart away but basically its a way to denote her as unhuman. I guess people see only what they want to see (I keep borrowing quotes from The Point lately). I suppose I'd argue that her eyes may come off as a bit oddly colored but not totally alien. I've known people with hazel eyes (which just means lots of colors) who had a fair amount of red mixed in with the yellows, browns, and greens in their eyes. My eye colors (hazel) have changed over time... they used to have more red but are now a bit more green.
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2008-01-23, 20:23 | Link #31 | |
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On another note: I'm rather fond of the constant sparring of wits they do almost every moment of the day.
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2008-01-23, 22:20 | Link #33 |
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Another great ep^^ Poor Lawrence getting schooled but what he thought was a novice merchant. Horo's so darn cool and cute^^ New fav char bumping long time leader Fate (MGLN) from top spot^^ Next ep looks interesting^^ Could Lawrence be falling for the cute wolf girl, we'll have to wait and see... gah I hate waiting^^
On a side note I can chaulk another new anime to well located pics lol^^ At least have my anime I watch comes from finding pics or .gif files on sites while hunting down pics^^ This is just another one of those lucky finds^^ Now to hope for english versions of novels, manga and anime to come over to Canada^^
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2008-01-23, 22:30 | Link #34 |
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Just goes to show you what some good images can do. Would personally give credit to torrent sites and the habit of checking out a lot of anime.
Do wonder exactly what Lawrence plans to do and what the overall plan is. A good series for trying to think about things like trading and how it all comes together. Though if it meant teaming up with someone like Horo even I'd be willing to go traveling on a cart to various places.
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2008-01-23, 22:51 | Link #35 | |
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When I first heard Lawrence call her kenrou Horo there was no subtitle for that particular conversation, so I asked a native Japanese man what kenrou meant. It means wise wolf (interesting that it got translated out as just "the wise") and since Lawrence called her that before she started referring to herself as kenrou Horo, I'd guess that everyone in the local area referred to her as Horo the Wise Wolf rather than the title being self-referential. Which makes it a bit more of a humbler title; if Horo was as smart as a chimpanzee she'd still could claim to be the Wise Wolf. |
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2008-01-24, 01:30 | Link #36 |
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I Spice and Wolf is somewhat slow-moving and conflict-free through the first 3 episodes. Yet, somehow I am still hooked. The talks about the trade and currency are extremely interesting.
Episode 3 ended well. I can't wait for the next episode and see what Lawrence is going to do. |
2008-01-24, 04:08 | Link #37 |
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Fascinating, I gave the episode a "10" despite hardly any 'nekkid wolf goddess'. The conversations and the connectivity between Lawrence and Horo were wonderful. It really isn't *what* they're saying... its *how* they're saying it to each other as budding partners (though the content is entertaining). Heh, in some ways this series should be part of an economics class for young teens or something
The secondary characters were amusing, especially his money-changing women-lusting friend. gah... These two are in direct competition for my favorite couple of all time with only 3 episodes in the vault.
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2008-01-24, 08:40 | Link #39 |
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heh. like the way Horo took control of the situation in ep3.
mainly because back then, women wasn't suppose to speak up. Of course in the realm of money, people are still have a more liberal thinking, so i guess that's why the merchant didn't seem all that surprised when Horo took over from Lawrence. They probably thought that's the whole point of him marrying such an intelligent women, to take with him on his work.
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2008-01-24, 08:44 | Link #40 |
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Horo and Lawrences interactions are done so well. I feel like im really there listening to their conversations. Lawrence that poor poor guy getting schooled by Horo like that, but its all about profit and he made way more than he would have on his own even if Horo cheated a bit.
Horo's playful side comes through again as Lawrence did get a little jealous. Horo being the observant one that she is noticed of course and made the comment about men being stupid for being jealous and women being stupid for loving it. The way she hooked Lawrences arm after that was cute it made them look like a couple for a split second. I feel that at this point they both have become very well adjusted with one another, even to the point of Lawrence listening to Horo's suggestions. Did anyone else just melt when she whining about wanting the apples? That scene was priceless. Right now the best way to Horo's heart is through her stomach lol Another great episode with not really anything disappointing worth mentioning. Spice and Wolf is shaping up to be one of favorite of the season and with Horo gathering a huge following im sure Horo-ism is going to be with us for quite a while My eyes could have been playing tricks on me but in the preview for episode 4 i could have sworn it looked like Lawrence was about to kiss horo. Anyone else see this? Though i know not to rely on previews that much. Hey JerseyKid are you getting Oregon Trail urges?
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