Let’s find out just how far I can take feature creep in a glorified first impressions video. Spice and Wolf is a Light Novel series written by Isuna Hasekura, with illustrations by Jū Ayakura. The series first received a beloved anime adaptation by Imagin Studio in 2008, and after receiving a second season (which regrettably skipped over multiple novels worth of source material), disappeared from the world of anime for 15 years. Now the original light novel series has long since come to a close and Studio Passione is taking up the reins in a brand new anime reboot. But… is it any good? And how does the premiere compare? That’s what we’re here today to find out!
⏳ Timestamps ⌛
🤔 Context 🤔
00:00 - 15 Years
00:36 - Expectations & First Impressions
📖 Story & Changes 📖
01:27 - New Story Presentation
01:57 - How The 2008 Anime Begins
02:31 - How The New Anime Begins
03:15 - Remaining Episode(s) Synopsis
06:02 - Changes; Yarei & Chloe
06:27 - More Faithful? Still Incomplete??
🔊 Audio 🔊
08:02 - Voices
08:16 - Music
08:44 - Sound Design & Comparison
09:31 - Dynamic Audio
👁️ Visuals 👁️
09:51 - The 3D Elephant In Room
10:27 - 2008 Anime Visuals
11:05 - Holo’s New Character Design
11:28 - Art Styles & Visual Presentation
12:01 - Visual Complaints
12:29 - The Visual Highlight, Iconic Cuts, & References?
🍑 “Fanservice” & “Censorship” 🍑
13:07 - “Fanservice”
13:37 - Missing Cuts & Worries Squashed
15:29 - Fanservice, Sex Appeal, and… Censorship???
17:17 - This Is (Not) Censorship
17:39 - An Age Old Question About Anime “Censorship”
19:07 - Comparing “Censorship” Methods
20:57 - Tasteful AND Sexy
🧐 Concluding Thoughts 🧐
21:34 - Concluding Thoughts
🎶 Music Credits 🎶
All music contained within this video was licensed through Envato Elements, with exception to a preview of a song I wrote entitled “Yojo”.
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