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Blank-Mage · 2009-01-09, 23:22

But Lancer is cool, too.

Vexx · 2009-01-10, 01:56

Aye, I consider S&W one of the more mature series in my collection.

RayzorFang · 2009-01-11, 18:32

I just finished watching baccano which was animated by Brain's base and the animation was great. So i'm expecting the new season to have much better animation, although Bacanno! is probably more of an action anime than S&W i think the overall animation should improve despite the minor criticisms of the new character designs like Horo's ears and such.

bakaneko16 · 2009-01-25, 04:54

second season? woah, thanks for the news

im really looking forward , and expecting haro and the merchant (forgots name*) to have more romance on their journey

Kaguya · 2009-01-28, 02:06

The second season Episode 0 (It not be aired) is released as a privilege DVD of a visual novel.

"Dengekibunko visual novel Wolf and the golden ear of wheat"
Contents: Short novel & color illustration
Release date: April 30
Price: Undecidedness
Appendix DVD
TV anime "Spices and Wolf" second season Episode 0 "Wolf and Amber Melancholy" (about 24 minutes)

We can see Nora again.

I am anxious about the sentence "Episode 0 is released in advance of a second season" in the news.
The second season may be the July start.

-----------------------------

It was announced officially that 2nd season is started in summer.
So,
April 30: Episode 0,
July :Episode 1 -

margafred · 2009-02-10, 10:15

Not sure if this has been posted already..

Spoiler for Season 2 character design:

I'm glad that this series still maintained the original character design despite of the studio changing from Imagin to Brain Base.I thought it will become like Minami Ke...but looking at the character design,guess i don't need to worry that much anymore.

And i wonder who's that 2 new characters under Horo and Lawrence..i'm sure they didn't appear in s1.

And lastly

Spoiler for Spice and Wolf new year wallpaper:

RampagingEvangelion · 2009-02-10, 11:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by margafred

Not sure if this has been posted already..

Spoiler for Season 2 character design:

I'm glad that this series still maintained the original character design despite of the studio changing from Imagin to Brain Base.I thought it will become like Minami Ke...but looking at the character design,guess i don't need to worry that much anymore.

And i wonder who's that 2 new characters under Horo and Lawrence..i'm sure they didn't appear in s1.

And lastly

Spoiler for Spice and Wolf new year wallpaper:

Those are characters from the third book, Amati being the young male one. I'd suggest reading the novel, Judge did a great job translating it and I'm sure the anime will cut things out that the novel had, like Lawrence's thought.

Also, I said it before and I'll say ot again: I don't like Horo's ears. They look strange, like they're off at a strange angle or something...

Vexx · 2009-02-10, 13:57

Whoever is drawing the ears isn't doing their head anatomy work... the ears keep moving around the head in various pictures. When animated it probably won't be nearly as noticeable but in still drawings the sloppiness shows. Yeah, I hope those aren't really the technical model sheets.

RayzorFang · 2009-02-10, 17:28

They made the white tips of the ears bigger and gave it a kind of 'exploded' effect don't really like that and i think they also made the ears bigger than before maybe its just that i much prefer the light novel illustrations but i hope the animation is better.
I also think Lawrence's nose tip is higher here.

GuidoHunter_Toki · 2009-02-10, 20:11

The white tips of the ear seem more fluffy to me than before which isn't a huge gripe for me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vexx

Whoever is drawing the ears isn't doing their head anatomy work... the ears keep moving around the head in various pictures.

Are you talking about the pictures posted above? If so I can't really tell. The only one I can see a noticable change is the bottom right image of Horo.

Kaguya · 2009-02-11, 02:36

Episode 1 is premiered in the Hororon festival II on May 31.

Amati's seiyu is Saeko Chiba (Nina Einstein/Code Geass, Hayami senpai/Minami-ke, Dokuro-chan/Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan).
Her male role may be rare.

Spoiler for 2nd season artwork:

RayzorFang · 2009-02-11, 05:03

Maybe I'm obsessing but the noses are putting me off especially the side views, they just look so big. They've also made the nose bridge straight rather than have the little curve that imagin had.
That season 2 advertisement makes me so excited i think i'm going to marathon the first season again.
Interesting that Amati will be voiced by Saeko Chiba, now we have three code geass seiyuus, even though i haven't read vol 3, guessing Amati's personality only by the character designs it seems like a good choice but i also haven't heard a lot of Saeko Chiba's work, anyone think this is a good match up?

Darknemo2000 · 2009-02-11, 06:47

Horos ears... I don't like them more than noses... Heck they don't look like wolf ears at all, they look more like squirrel ears...

seaghyn16 · 2009-03-12, 08:52

http://www.spicy-wolf.com/top.html

Wow...what a new design for Horo, lol.

Ryuou · 2009-03-12, 15:18

Yeah, I'm a little worried about the new designs like most of you guys are. Although I like Brains Base, I wonder why they decided to switch studios anyway. I wonder if there was some sort of problem or something.

And that Blue ray box set, I'd think about getting that instead of the regular DVDs if I knew they were a lot better. (And of course if I found one at a cheaper price) I downloaded some episodes of the Blue Ray version to try and compare them. But if someone has already been through this, if they could tell me if it's much better and thus worth the extra money. Is there any extra scenes or material? Or is it only higher picture quality?

GuidoHunter_Toki · 2009-03-12, 15:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by seaghyn16

http://www.spicy-wolf.com/top.html

Wow...what a new design for Horo, lol.

The only thing that really got me worked up in that picture was her face. Something just seemed off.

Cinocard · 2009-03-12, 16:30

The whole thing is off. Her facial expression is off (especially the mouth). Even the clothing color and style are off. Horo definitely should have a more witted, mature face, and so do her clothes.

Now she looks like a blank-head-seventeen-chick.

And if she went *moe* *moe* now .....

Darknemo2000 · 2009-03-12, 16:43

Yeah. Now she looks rather plain moe. On the bright side - at least her ears do not look as atrocious as before.

seaghyn16 · 2009-03-12, 17:20

Yep. I'm thinking it just looks...off as well. But what will really pull it off, if all goes well, is the way the artwork and characters will look as well. Symmetry can do funny things to ones imagination. Also, how well Ami Koshimizu can pull off the slight changes to fit the character in her voice, while not losing that feeling we all fell in love with when listening to Horo tease Lawrence for the first time

Ryuou · 2009-03-15, 00:11

Quote:

Also, how well Ami Koshimizu can pull off the slight changes to fit the character in her voice, while not losing that feeling we all fell in love with when listening to Horo tease Lawrence for the first time

Just to clarify, but not to be spoiled, are you talking about development on Horo's part in the novels warranting a need to change how Horo is voiced?

2009-01-09, 23:22	Link #141
Blank-Mage Maniacal laughter ensues. Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: My own delusions of grandeur. Age: 35	But Lancer is cool, too. __________________

2009-01-10, 01:56	Link #142
Vexx Obey the Darkly Cute ... Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ... Age: 66	Aye, I consider S&W one of the more mature series in my collection. __________________ "It Really IS Rocket Science", Novel series rough drafts; vol. 1 thru vol. 3 complete Volume 4 in work, Visit the thread for short stories!

2009-01-28, 02:06	Link #145
Kaguya an idler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Suzuka	The second season Episode 0 (It not be aired) is released as a privilege DVD of a visual novel. "Dengekibunko visual novel Wolf and the golden ear of wheat" Contents: Short novel & color illustration Release date: April 30 Price: Undecidedness Appendix DVD TV anime "Spices and Wolf" second season Episode 0 "Wolf and Amber Melancholy" (about 24 minutes) We can see Nora again. I am anxious about the sentence "Episode 0 is released in advance of a second season" in the news. The second season may be the July start. ----------------------------- It was announced officially that 2nd season is started in summer. So, April 30: Episode 0, July :Episode 1 - Last edited by Kaguya; 2009-02-06 at 15:11. Reason: There was an official announcement.

2009-02-10, 13:57	Link #148
Vexx Obey the Darkly Cute ... Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ... Age: 66	Whoever is drawing the ears isn't doing their head anatomy work... the ears keep moving around the head in various pictures. When animated it probably won't be nearly as noticeable but in still drawings the sloppiness shows. Yeah, I hope those aren't really the technical model sheets. __________________ "It Really IS Rocket Science", Novel series rough drafts; vol. 1 thru vol. 3 complete Volume 4 in work, Visit the thread for short stories!

2009-03-12, 08:52	Link #154
seaghyn16 Translator Level 4/10 Join Date: Feb 2008	http://www.spicy-wolf.com/top.html Wow...what a new design for Horo, lol. __________________ Rain: Warrior Born on a Rainy Day - novels translation site.

2009-01-11, 18:32	Link #143
RayzorFang APRIL APRIL APRIL Join Date: Oct 2008	I just finished watching baccano which was animated by Brain's base and the animation was great. So i'm expecting the new season to have much better animation, although Bacanno! is probably more of an action anime than S&W i think the overall animation should improve despite the minor criticisms of the new character designs like Horo's ears and such.

2009-01-25, 04:54	Link #144
bakaneko16 Hitagi Follower Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: asia	second season? woah, thanks for the news im really looking forward , and expecting haro and the merchant (forgots name*) to have more romance on their journey

2009-02-10, 10:15	Link #146
margafred ლ(́◉◞౪◟ ◉ ლ ) Join Date: Jul 2007	Not sure if this has been posted already.. Spoiler for Season 2 character design: I'm glad that this series still maintained the original character design despite of the studio changing from Imagin to Brain Base.I thought it will become like Minami Ke...but looking at the character design,guess i don't need to worry that much anymore. And i wonder who's that 2 new characters under Horo and Lawrence..i'm sure they didn't appear in s1. And lastly Spoiler for Spice and Wolf new year wallpaper:

2009-02-10, 17:28	Link #149
RayzorFang APRIL APRIL APRIL Join Date: Oct 2008	They made the white tips of the ears bigger and gave it a kind of 'exploded' effect don't really like that and i think they also made the ears bigger than before maybe its just that i much prefer the light novel illustrations but i hope the animation is better. I also think Lawrence's nose tip is higher here.

2009-02-11, 02:36	Link #151
Kaguya an idler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Suzuka	Episode 1 is premiered in the Hororon festival II on May 31. Amati's seiyu is Saeko Chiba (Nina Einstein/Code Geass, Hayami senpai/Minami-ke, Dokuro-chan/Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan). Her male role may be rare. Spoiler for 2nd season artwork:

2009-02-11, 05:03	Link #152
RayzorFang APRIL APRIL APRIL Join Date: Oct 2008	Maybe I'm obsessing but the noses are putting me off especially the side views, they just look so big. They've also made the nose bridge straight rather than have the little curve that imagin had. That season 2 advertisement makes me so excited i think i'm going to marathon the first season again. Interesting that Amati will be voiced by Saeko Chiba, now we have three code geass seiyuus, even though i haven't read vol 3, guessing Amati's personality only by the character designs it seems like a good choice but i also haven't heard a lot of Saeko Chiba's work, anyone think this is a good match up?

2009-02-11, 06:47	Link #153
Darknemo2000 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lithuania Age: 39	Horos ears... I don't like them more than noses... Heck they don't look like wolf ears at all, they look more like squirrel ears...

2009-03-12, 15:18	Link #155
Ryuou 進む道は武士道のみ Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dying to get back to Japan (but currently near Chicago) Age: 36	Yeah, I'm a little worried about the new designs like most of you guys are. Although I like Brains Base, I wonder why they decided to switch studios anyway. I wonder if there was some sort of problem or something. And that Blue ray box set, I'd think about getting that instead of the regular DVDs if I knew they were a lot better. (And of course if I found one at a cheaper price) I downloaded some episodes of the Blue Ray version to try and compare them. But if someone has already been through this, if they could tell me if it's much better and thus worth the extra money. Is there any extra scenes or material? Or is it only higher picture quality?

2009-03-12, 16:30	Link #157
Cinocard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008	The whole thing is off. Her facial expression is off (especially the mouth). Even the clothing color and style are off. Horo definitely should have a more witted, mature face, and so do her clothes. Now she looks like a blank-head-seventeen-chick. And if she went moe moe now .....

2009-03-12, 16:43	Link #158
Darknemo2000 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lithuania Age: 39	Yeah. Now she looks rather plain moe. On the bright side - at least her ears do not look as atrocious as before.

2009-03-12, 17:20	Link #159
seaghyn16 Translator Level 4/10 Join Date: Feb 2008	Yep. I'm thinking it just looks...off as well. But what will really pull it off, if all goes well, is the way the artwork and characters will look as well. Symmetry can do funny things to ones imagination. Also, how well Ami Koshimizu can pull off the slight changes to fit the character in her voice, while not losing that feeling we all fell in love with when listening to Horo tease Lawrence for the first time __________________ Rain: Warrior Born on a Rainy Day - novels translation site.