Spice and Wolf (light novel)
| So I am lost trying to get into Spice and Wolf. I heard that the 2008 adaptation wasn't that good but then this one I heard people were saying it wasn't gonna be that good. Should I just watch this remake? |
| If I had to choose between One Piece and a girlfriend...I think I'll go with One Piece |
To be honest I've never heard people being dissatisfied by the 2008 version, me and all people I know enjoyed it so much. Well if you haven't seen the 2008 version then you would enjoy the new version more since everything about the anime is new to you :) |
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| tl;dr - Watch remake. Both are well made (although for the new one I only have one ep to judge from but it looks good so far). But 2008 version diverged more from source material, and skipped a whole book. New one has a more modern character design (also closer to LN illustrations) - some people prefer it, some don't. One cool thing is that a lot of staff is the same, including VA-s. Even though Holo's VA is the same in 2008, she uses a bit different tone in the new one though. I think it sounds good both ways but some people have strong opinions favoring one. Anyway, personally I see no reason to avoid the new version, and if you're gonna watch it anyway, it makes sense to watch it first as it will feel more modern. In the end, if you liked it enough to be willing to spend more time on it, you can watch the old one after. Although keep in mind that the second half of second season of old anime adapts LN 5 (because it skipped LN 4), which won't be in the first season of the new one. |
| Why choosing when you could watch both simultaneously and form your own opinion? |
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Xokanashimi said: Fukoku said: So I am lost trying to get into Spice and Wolf. I heard that the 2008 adaptation wasn't that good but then this one I heard people were saying it wasn't gonna be that good. Should I just watch this remake? I watched the 2008 Spice and Wolf probably like 5 years ago, and I loved it. I bought the LNs and realized that it doesn’t really follow them that closely. It’s still really good in my opinion, but the remake seems to be following the LNs more closely than the original anime did. The art style, while it is softer than the original anime, to me looks a lot more similar to the way the characters look in the LNs. I definitely recommend watching the remake currently airing, but as someone who’s already seen the original anime, for nostalgia purposes it will always remain a part of my rewatch rotation I’ll watch the remake then since I’m not a big fan of anime that go anime original like FMA 2003, Promised Neverland Season 2, OG Shaman King, etc. |
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Reply to Zimzky
SgtBateMan said:
Why choosing when you could watch both simultaneously and form your own opinion?
Why choosing when you could watch both simultaneously and form your own opinion?
Not everyone has time.
| @Zimzky why engaging in animu when people don't have time? It's not a job or anything similar=)) |
SgtBateManApr 5, 11:35 PM
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| my thoughts, watch both if you have the time too. I love the original, but hate the cliffhanger. hopefully they'll be able to adapt the whole thing with this ver. If you don't have the time then probably just watch the new one, as I'm sure it will be different yet tread on most of the same things as the original anime. |
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| Just watch the remake I say. It's closer to the LNs, both in looks and content and it will probably get finished this time if things go well. |
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Just watch the remake I say. It's closer to the LNs, both in looks and content and it will probably get finished this time if things go well.
AbyssWalker21 said: it will probably get finished this time if things go well. *Le me, having watched the original run, waiting for them to adapt at least 17 volumes of the source material  |
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| From what I can tell this new version adapts the original novel a lot more closely, if that's something you're after. The OG anime from 2008 took quite a few liberties with the story, but in a good way IMHO. Holo's demeanor is lot more mature and refined with an air of mystique and a razor sharp silver tongue. Their banter with Lawrence is pure gold with tons of wit and charm. While the original version of Holo has a personality more of a brash teenager, she's a lot more direct and quirky with the occasional bout of solemn wisdom. I think both versions have their own charm. Also, the OG anime was left unfinished since the novel was still being written at the time. I guess the creators didn't just want to tack on a S3 so many years later, and instead opted to adapt the novel a lot more closely this time. Honestly, there are no wrong choices here. Read the novel if you want the original story right from the source. The 2008 anime is extremely well made with great dialogue and stories, regardless it's deviation from the novel here and there. This new adaptation looks like a solid venture to more closely adapt the original. If you have the time to spare, why not all three? |
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| i say whynot both? |
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| Watch both. 2024 and 2008 ver. Two episodes a day or just binge it all in a day or two about eight hours or option three don't watch 2008 ver. Option four don't watch either. Option five watching three episodes of either or both then decide. |
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I dunno, i liked the directing and acting more in 2008,but this adaptation seems to follow source closer. I think I'd still prefer Bones just cause passione aren't the guys who can execute character and dialogue driven story imo.
| @GoodReiShun Dude, the director is the same guy that directed the older series. |
| I just did a quick rating of my own, maybe this helps a bit for you to understand the differences between this remake and the "original" as I like to call it (I've personally read the entire light novel, which is what this anime is based on, at least 3 times over) Music to the overall atmospheric build 9/10 The op and the bgm are really good and spot on just like the original, but ClariS on the happy ED wasn't quite it for me so a 9/10 mostly no complaint whatsoever. Plot 8/10 There is a lot to look forward to after seeing the first few seconds of ep1 and the excitement is real knowing that they stick to the LN (there are hints to how much this remake can potentially cover up to), but they try so hard to fit so many lines into every second of each episode so far... honestly a bit annoying and rather unnatural, the original definitely has a much, much better flow overall Art 4/10 This is the seriously unbearable part about this remake, the art quality even with the fansa is still super disappointing, the original was so much better and it was without much of the fansa too... This anime doesn't need much fansa to begin with, it's just not any part of the focus, unless they actually play any sx scenes lol 21/30 at most a 7/10... that sounds about right for me. The original or the "2008" version was a solid 10/10 for me even after at least 5x rewatch. I really love Spice and Wolf, but so far this remake isn't cutting it for me, or barely if it does, which is sad... T^T |
| For me, the one that is able to capture the great chemistry between halo and lawrence is the better one. So far I heard that they cut off some dialogue from lawrence in this new remake that gave him more personality in the original. So the original sounds better so far. |
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