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新説 狼と香辛料 狼と羊皮紙 (Comic) #1
Wolf Parchment: New Theory Spice Wolf, Vol. 1
Once upon a time, Tote Col, a wandering student of barely ten years, was saved by a traveling merchant and a wisewolf. Their journey ended fifteen years ago, butCol's is just beginning. The priest hopeful, accompanied by his wolf sister, Myuri, sets out with an ambitious plan in mind-to translate the sacred scriptures into thecommon tongue with the help of the kingdom of Winfiel and the Debau Company. But the Our Bookof God project challenges the authority of the all powerful Church...!
182 pages, Paperback
First published December 27, 2019
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February 1, 2021
Myuri: "So why do priests practice temperance (asceticism) anyhow?"
Col: "Buh, I dunno."
Me: "Because a priest devotes himself body and soul to God."
There you go. I'm a better theologian than the main character, and I haven't set foot in a church for over 30 years.
I'm not sure why I bothered with this. Nothing about the author's writing has changed since I gave the first Spice and Wolf novel two stars. Conceptually it's interesting at points; the central relationship is intolerable.
Col: "Buh, I dunno."
Me: "Because a priest devotes himself body and soul to God."
There you go. I'm a better theologian than the main character, and I haven't set foot in a church for over 30 years.
I'm not sure why I bothered with this. Nothing about the author's writing has changed since I gave the first Spice and Wolf novel two stars. Conceptually it's interesting at points; the central relationship is intolerable.
June 18, 2021
All grown up the kids are now on a mission of their own.
There was something about the Spice and Wolf series that continued to pull me into it even though it had its moments of generally boring discussions of investments as the main characters make their way toward their final goal. Now Lawrence and Holo who run their own place have had a child in Myuri who not only manifests wolf like ears and tail but also can pass as a human so long as she remains calm (makes sense since she is half human too.) By the way it took looking at Myuri in the manga for me to finally realize Holo's hair always hid where her human ears might have been if you looked at her but she always had wolf ears and tail in her humanoid form so maybe this is because she had a hard time to do human ears. Funny how I never thought of it before since Myuri has perfectly human ears and sometimes wolf ears making it an interesting experience for her when she hears things I can imagine. :)
Anyway idle thoughts aside Col (who was taken in by Lawrence and Holo in the Spice and Wolf series) has been given a chance to help fight against corruption in the church and decided to travel to meet his allies in the good fight to save those abandoned by the clergy. Myuri just happened to be an unexpected surprise to Col after she stows away and manages to convince him to take her with him. It is interesting to see how different Myuri is from her mother but hopefully experience will temper this wild child's spirit before she gets into any real danger due to her inexperience.
So far (for me at least) it is a bit of a slow start and I have to remind myself from time to time that I cannot compare Col and Myuri to Lawrence and Holo due to they have grown up with their own experiences and have their own personalities. Let us just hope that things work out for the two of them. :)
There was something about the Spice and Wolf series that continued to pull me into it even though it had its moments of generally boring discussions of investments as the main characters make their way toward their final goal. Now Lawrence and Holo who run their own place have had a child in Myuri who not only manifests wolf like ears and tail but also can pass as a human so long as she remains calm (makes sense since she is half human too.) By the way it took looking at Myuri in the manga for me to finally realize Holo's hair always hid where her human ears might have been if you looked at her but she always had wolf ears and tail in her humanoid form so maybe this is because she had a hard time to do human ears. Funny how I never thought of it before since Myuri has perfectly human ears and sometimes wolf ears making it an interesting experience for her when she hears things I can imagine. :)
Anyway idle thoughts aside Col (who was taken in by Lawrence and Holo in the Spice and Wolf series) has been given a chance to help fight against corruption in the church and decided to travel to meet his allies in the good fight to save those abandoned by the clergy. Myuri just happened to be an unexpected surprise to Col after she stows away and manages to convince him to take her with him. It is interesting to see how different Myuri is from her mother but hopefully experience will temper this wild child's spirit before she gets into any real danger due to her inexperience.
So far (for me at least) it is a bit of a slow start and I have to remind myself from time to time that I cannot compare Col and Myuri to Lawrence and Holo due to they have grown up with their own experiences and have their own personalities. Let us just hope that things work out for the two of them. :)
January 24, 2024
Je suis toujours curieuse de découvrir de nouveaux mangas, j’ai sélectionné ce titre parmi d’autres lors de la dernière Masse critique graphique. J’ai été sélectionnée pour donner mon avis sur ce titre.
Cette série de manga dérive d’une autre saga, Spice & Wolf. Pour autant je n’ai pas été perdue dans ma lecture, quelques rappels sont bien placés pour comprendre l’histoire des deux héros.
Dans ce premier tome, on suit Kohl qui doit terminer son apprentissage de prêtre. Il arpente un territoire où l’Eglise n’est plus présente à cause de tensions politiques. Myuri, qu’il considère comme sa sœur, l’a suivi dans son voyage et c’est donc à deux que ce voyage est entrepris.
Ce premier tome est assez introductif et pose les bases de l’univers. J’ai bien senti les tensions entre le gouvernement et l’Eglise. Il y a également une organisation contestataire. Cela donne de bonnes bases pour une saga autour de la politique. Il y aura sans doute un côté fantastique, Myuri est une humaine avec des oreilles et une queue de loup. J’espère qu’elle ne sera pas le seul personnage avec des particularités.
Kohl est un jeune posé et qui a des convictions. Myuri elle est plus naïve et fantasque, elle apporte un peu d’humour et de fraicheur à ce premier tome.
En bref, c’est un premier tome que j’ai apprécié, autant pour le début d’intrigues que pour les deux héros. J’attends la parution des autres tomes pour me faire un avis plus développé.
Cette série de manga dérive d’une autre saga, Spice & Wolf. Pour autant je n’ai pas été perdue dans ma lecture, quelques rappels sont bien placés pour comprendre l’histoire des deux héros.
Dans ce premier tome, on suit Kohl qui doit terminer son apprentissage de prêtre. Il arpente un territoire où l’Eglise n’est plus présente à cause de tensions politiques. Myuri, qu’il considère comme sa sœur, l’a suivi dans son voyage et c’est donc à deux que ce voyage est entrepris.
Ce premier tome est assez introductif et pose les bases de l’univers. J’ai bien senti les tensions entre le gouvernement et l’Eglise. Il y a également une organisation contestataire. Cela donne de bonnes bases pour une saga autour de la politique. Il y aura sans doute un côté fantastique, Myuri est une humaine avec des oreilles et une queue de loup. J’espère qu’elle ne sera pas le seul personnage avec des particularités.
Kohl est un jeune posé et qui a des convictions. Myuri elle est plus naïve et fantasque, elle apporte un peu d’humour et de fraicheur à ce premier tome.
En bref, c’est un premier tome que j’ai apprécié, autant pour le début d’intrigues que pour les deux héros. J’attends la parution des autres tomes pour me faire un avis plus développé.
October 11, 2022
It breaks my heart to give so little stars for a series I love. Spice & Wolf had a gorgeous manga, but it butchered the story. Wolf & Parchment on the other hand, has serious issues in the art department. I mean there are panels where parts are missing from the characters faces... There are consecutive panels, where the same character looks so different, if you take it out of context, you might not even recognize they are the same person. (Let alone recognize who they are without context) I read tons of indie manga, and I've never seen issues like these before. And I don't understand, because some pages are great (for example, the colored ones), while some are flat-out terrible. It feels like most of this is somewhere between a sketch and a final product. (Leaning towards the sketch) Also, no matter how much I like to see it, I feel like Myuri is overly sexualized in lots of poses. Some panels look like they are straight from a hentai, and the sad thing is, that those are usually the ones that are actually drawn with great quality, unlike the others... Shame, because I prefer reading manga. I will still read it in both manga and LN form, but the manga could be so much better.
May 11, 2021
In Summary
Fifteen years after Tote Col met a traveling merchant and wisewolf on the road, he sets out on a new journey, this time accompanied by the couple’s daughter Myuri. While religious reformation is Col’s goal, the plot includes interplay between money, politics, and religion as in the original Spice and Wolf series. But instead of Holo’s centuries-old wisdom, we have Myuri’s youthful exuberance, and although the basis of Col’s convictions is somewhat baffling, his serious demeanor provides a good balance to the wolf girl’s impulsiveness.
The Review
Spice and Wolf was a long-running series where the protagonists, the traveling merchant Lawrence and the wisewolf Holo, ultimately achieve a happy ending. However, loyal fans often want more, and to feed this craving, Hasekura-sensei has created the sequel Wolf and Parchment. Like the original, it’s a travel tale, but the focus has shifted to Holo and Lawrence’s tween daughter Myuri and the former waif Tote Col, who’s now a diligent twenty-five-year-old.
The Wolf and Parchment manga provides bits of background so that those unfamiliar with the Spice and Wolf world get the gist of how beings like Holo and Myuri are viewed and the nature of Col’s relationship to Holo’s family. However, Wolf and Parchment would be best enjoyed after having read Spice and Wolf.
In terms of this new journey, Col, whom Lawrence and Holo met as a wandering student, has continued in his aspirations to study religious scripture. However, the Church has become embroiled in a fierce dispute with the Kingdom of Winfiel over taxes. When the Pope retaliates by suspending all religious services, Col decides to go support the efforts of Winfiel noble Heir Hyland to root out the Church’s corrupt practices. But shortly after sailing away from Lawrence and Holo’s bathhouse inn where he’s lived the last fifteen years, he discovers a stowaway – Myuri.
Unlike Col, Myuri doesn’t have a lofty mission. Rather, she can’t bear to be apart from Col, for whom she bears a puppy dog love. Thus the tone of these travelers’ interactions are very different from Holo and Lawrence’s. Still, they have this in common; Myuri, like her mother, doesn’t hesitate to point out the faults of her chosen male, and Col, very much like Lawrence, bears Myuri’s sass with a long-suffering air.
The original series focused on trade but often incorporated elements of politics and religion. Similarly with the sequel, religious reformation is Col’s pursuit, but he’s already taking political influences into account as he aligns himself with Hyland. And in addition to the economic impacts of the Church tax, Col and Myuri witness the problems caused in Atiph because the Church there has tied up the town’s copper coinage.
While this power struggle is intriguing and I’m interested to see how the crisis over small change will play out, a key element of the story strikes me as baffling: Col’s dedication to the faith. Having interacted with members of clergy at the bathhouse inn, he’s well aware of the hypocrisy among their ranks. Moreover, Holo and Myuri, whom he loves deeply, are beings who’d be condemned as demonic by the Church. It would be one thing if he had a deep connection with the God of the Church, but Col describes that God as one “that had yet to look [his] way.” As such, it’s odd he would devote himself to living out the teachings of such a religion with idealistic zeal rather than calling out the institution’s bald-faced corruption and striving to eliminate it entirely.
However, Hasekura-sensei seems intent on making Col an over-serious stickler to the rules so that Myuri can poke holes into his conviction. And if you’re willing to overlook the baselessness of Col’s faith, you can probably enjoy that exchange.
One more thing. Myuri can’t be more than thirteen, and she’s portrayed with an innocent personality. However, Hidori-sensei at times draws her in provocative positions, which I find distasteful. While Holo at times flaunted her body before Lawrence, it was understood that she was a centuries-old wisewolf who knew exactly what she was doing. Casting a Lolita air over Myuri is unnecessary and taints the feel of the actual [chaste] relationship between Myuri and Col.
Extras include the first six pages in color and commentary from the series’ creators.
For more manga and book reviews, drop by my blog Keeping It In Canon!
Fifteen years after Tote Col met a traveling merchant and wisewolf on the road, he sets out on a new journey, this time accompanied by the couple’s daughter Myuri. While religious reformation is Col’s goal, the plot includes interplay between money, politics, and religion as in the original Spice and Wolf series. But instead of Holo’s centuries-old wisdom, we have Myuri’s youthful exuberance, and although the basis of Col’s convictions is somewhat baffling, his serious demeanor provides a good balance to the wolf girl’s impulsiveness.
The Review
Spice and Wolf was a long-running series where the protagonists, the traveling merchant Lawrence and the wisewolf Holo, ultimately achieve a happy ending. However, loyal fans often want more, and to feed this craving, Hasekura-sensei has created the sequel Wolf and Parchment. Like the original, it’s a travel tale, but the focus has shifted to Holo and Lawrence’s tween daughter Myuri and the former waif Tote Col, who’s now a diligent twenty-five-year-old.
The Wolf and Parchment manga provides bits of background so that those unfamiliar with the Spice and Wolf world get the gist of how beings like Holo and Myuri are viewed and the nature of Col’s relationship to Holo’s family. However, Wolf and Parchment would be best enjoyed after having read Spice and Wolf.
In terms of this new journey, Col, whom Lawrence and Holo met as a wandering student, has continued in his aspirations to study religious scripture. However, the Church has become embroiled in a fierce dispute with the Kingdom of Winfiel over taxes. When the Pope retaliates by suspending all religious services, Col decides to go support the efforts of Winfiel noble Heir Hyland to root out the Church’s corrupt practices. But shortly after sailing away from Lawrence and Holo’s bathhouse inn where he’s lived the last fifteen years, he discovers a stowaway – Myuri.
Unlike Col, Myuri doesn’t have a lofty mission. Rather, she can’t bear to be apart from Col, for whom she bears a puppy dog love. Thus the tone of these travelers’ interactions are very different from Holo and Lawrence’s. Still, they have this in common; Myuri, like her mother, doesn’t hesitate to point out the faults of her chosen male, and Col, very much like Lawrence, bears Myuri’s sass with a long-suffering air.
The original series focused on trade but often incorporated elements of politics and religion. Similarly with the sequel, religious reformation is Col’s pursuit, but he’s already taking political influences into account as he aligns himself with Hyland. And in addition to the economic impacts of the Church tax, Col and Myuri witness the problems caused in Atiph because the Church there has tied up the town’s copper coinage.
While this power struggle is intriguing and I’m interested to see how the crisis over small change will play out, a key element of the story strikes me as baffling: Col’s dedication to the faith. Having interacted with members of clergy at the bathhouse inn, he’s well aware of the hypocrisy among their ranks. Moreover, Holo and Myuri, whom he loves deeply, are beings who’d be condemned as demonic by the Church. It would be one thing if he had a deep connection with the God of the Church, but Col describes that God as one “that had yet to look [his] way.” As such, it’s odd he would devote himself to living out the teachings of such a religion with idealistic zeal rather than calling out the institution’s bald-faced corruption and striving to eliminate it entirely.
However, Hasekura-sensei seems intent on making Col an over-serious stickler to the rules so that Myuri can poke holes into his conviction. And if you’re willing to overlook the baselessness of Col’s faith, you can probably enjoy that exchange.
One more thing. Myuri can’t be more than thirteen, and she’s portrayed with an innocent personality. However, Hidori-sensei at times draws her in provocative positions, which I find distasteful. While Holo at times flaunted her body before Lawrence, it was understood that she was a centuries-old wisewolf who knew exactly what she was doing. Casting a Lolita air over Myuri is unnecessary and taints the feel of the actual [chaste] relationship between Myuri and Col.
Extras include the first six pages in color and commentary from the series’ creators.
For more manga and book reviews, drop by my blog Keeping It In Canon!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 23, 2024
Interesting follow-up to the original Spice & Wolf, taking to religion in politics (and economics?) where S&W as far as I read/saw dealt with economics in politics. The setting didn't exactly make complete sense to me as an armchair historian (all services/rites are on pause, but the church still operates as an institution and somehow still collects tithes?) and the main character is the youngest-looking 25-year-old male manga character I've ever seen, but I'm a sucker for making texts (the titular "Parchment") accessible to the masses. Myuri is fine as a character, if typical as far as clingy moe kemonomimi girls are concerned. Will continue to vol 2!
February 2, 2022
This had a really slow start, and I'm not yet sure what's going on in the story. Some of the panel orders were confusing.
Myuri's character was flat and unoriginal, and overall really annoying. I don't get what her relation to the protagonist even is...
I haven't read the OG series, so maybe I missed a crucial part of the story?
Myuri's character was flat and unoriginal, and overall really annoying. I don't get what her relation to the protagonist even is...
I haven't read the OG series, so maybe I missed a crucial part of the story?
January 11, 2025
i mean..not for me?? spice & wolf looks amazing and i was curious about this series so i borrowed it from the library but i found this a bit boring. the art style is lovely but there wasn't anything about this that was particularly gripping/compelling for me.
September 10, 2025
Not for me 🥲✋🏻 This might as well have been a novel with the amount of text (and not in a fun exposition way, but a "I have to give my audience all the information at once" way), and I have to pass with the incestuous hints and the sexualisation of a minor.
June 28, 2021
enhhhhhhhhhhh
July 20, 2021
Was fun to jump back into the world of Wolf & Spice for a bit! Makes me want to go back and reread them.
September 20, 2021
Total 180 from predecessor, I get it but still gotta read on to figure out why
November 19, 2020
Aufmachung
In der Hauptreihe konnte ich kaum aufhören, den Zeichenstil zu betrachten. Da es für das Spin off einen Zeichnerwechsel gab, ist dieser nun anders und trifft eher den typischen Mangastyle. Leider gibt es nicht mehr so viele epische Hintergründe, aber die Charaktere mitsamt ihrer Kleidung sind klar und detailreich gestaltet. Alles wirkt sehr sauber und die Linien sind fein.
Fazit
Da der Autor derselbe ist, ist auch der Erzählstil ähnlich geblieben. Wer Spice & Wolf beginnt, sollte sich bewusst sein, dass das eine eher ruhige Geschichte ist, die die Charaktere und das Miteinander sowie deren Stellung in deren Welt fokussiert. Die Verbindung das miteinander der beiden Charakteren und das verrückte Gemüt von Miyuri mag ich sehr. Aber
Spice & Wolf im Allgemeinen kann ich nur schwer beschreiben. Das Ziel auf das die Protagonisten hinarbeiten, wird sehr strategisch angepackt, in dem die Pläne und Verstrickungen in den Kontext der aktuellen Situation gesetzt werden. Ich finde so etwas unfassbar spannend und das Lesen macht mir einen riesigen Spaß.
In der Hauptreihe konnte ich kaum aufhören, den Zeichenstil zu betrachten. Da es für das Spin off einen Zeichnerwechsel gab, ist dieser nun anders und trifft eher den typischen Mangastyle. Leider gibt es nicht mehr so viele epische Hintergründe, aber die Charaktere mitsamt ihrer Kleidung sind klar und detailreich gestaltet. Alles wirkt sehr sauber und die Linien sind fein.
Fazit
Da der Autor derselbe ist, ist auch der Erzählstil ähnlich geblieben. Wer Spice & Wolf beginnt, sollte sich bewusst sein, dass das eine eher ruhige Geschichte ist, die die Charaktere und das Miteinander sowie deren Stellung in deren Welt fokussiert. Die Verbindung das miteinander der beiden Charakteren und das verrückte Gemüt von Miyuri mag ich sehr. Aber
Spice & Wolf im Allgemeinen kann ich nur schwer beschreiben. Das Ziel auf das die Protagonisten hinarbeiten, wird sehr strategisch angepackt, in dem die Pläne und Verstrickungen in den Kontext der aktuellen Situation gesetzt werden. Ich finde so etwas unfassbar spannend und das Lesen macht mir einen riesigen Spaß.
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November 13, 2021Ein neues Leben …
Genau das will der junge Col.
Er macht sich auf um in einen Orden einzutreten und seine Überzeugungen zu vertreten mit denen er den Konflikt der gespaltenen Kirche beheben will.
Nur mit einem hat er bei seiner Reise nicht gerechnet.
Mit einem blinden Passgier namenss Miyuri. Sie ist die Tochter von seinem ehemaligen Arbeitgeber und will ihn nicht alleine lassen auf seiner Reise.
Gemeinsam brechen sie auf in ein großes Abenteuer.
Meine Meinung
Toller Auftakt über einen jungen Mann der seinen Überzeugungen folgt und dabei auf seiner Reise nicht nur sehr viel neues erfährt, sondern auch mehr über sich selbst.
Ich liebe das Zusammenspiel zwischen Col und Miyuri, die im Gegensatz zu Col sehr Temperamentvoll ist mit einem guten Herz.
Beide wollen aufeinanderaufpassen und geraten in so manch brenzlige Situation. Die Grafik ist mega gut gelungen und die Idee ist hervorragend umgesetzt.
Da bin ich auf die Fortsetzung gespannt und wie der Weg der beiden wohl weitergehen wird.
Genau das will der junge Col.
Er macht sich auf um in einen Orden einzutreten und seine Überzeugungen zu vertreten mit denen er den Konflikt der gespaltenen Kirche beheben will.
Nur mit einem hat er bei seiner Reise nicht gerechnet.
Mit einem blinden Passgier namenss Miyuri. Sie ist die Tochter von seinem ehemaligen Arbeitgeber und will ihn nicht alleine lassen auf seiner Reise.
Gemeinsam brechen sie auf in ein großes Abenteuer.
Meine Meinung
Toller Auftakt über einen jungen Mann der seinen Überzeugungen folgt und dabei auf seiner Reise nicht nur sehr viel neues erfährt, sondern auch mehr über sich selbst.
Ich liebe das Zusammenspiel zwischen Col und Miyuri, die im Gegensatz zu Col sehr Temperamentvoll ist mit einem guten Herz.
Beide wollen aufeinanderaufpassen und geraten in so manch brenzlige Situation. Die Grafik ist mega gut gelungen und die Idee ist hervorragend umgesetzt.
Da bin ich auf die Fortsetzung gespannt und wie der Weg der beiden wohl weitergehen wird.
January 12, 2021
It's off to a good start, you get the introduction of the main cast and what they want to do. The boy wants to become a priest, to save the world from a money hungry church as he believes everyone has the right to God.
As for the girl she is there to accompany him so that he stays out of trouble, even though it sounds heavily religious it's not, it's more about what is the right thing to do.
Not a whole lot happens in this, the characters are introduced they travel to a town. Where the church is corrupt and the characters share their feelings on the matter, that's it. Even though it's a sequel to Spice & Wolf, Vol. 1, there no prior knowledge needed to jump into this series.
As for the girl she is there to accompany him so that he stays out of trouble, even though it sounds heavily religious it's not, it's more about what is the right thing to do.
Not a whole lot happens in this, the characters are introduced they travel to a town. Where the church is corrupt and the characters share their feelings on the matter, that's it. Even though it's a sequel to Spice & Wolf, Vol. 1, there no prior knowledge needed to jump into this series.
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