Spice & Wolf

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The Spice & Wolf series is also available in the following languages:

• Español (Spanish)

Also known as Ookami to Koushinryou/狼と香辛料

Updates

• February 07, 2008 - Project page created
• March 27, 2008 - Guidelines created
• April 01, 2008 - Volume 3: Chapter 1 Completed
• April 23, 2008 - Volume 3: Chapter 2 Completed
• May 20, 2008 - Volume 3: Chapter 3 Completed
• July 03, 2008 - Volume 1: Prologue Completed
• July 08, 2008 - Volume 1: Chapter 3 Completed
• July 25, 2008 - Volume 1: Chapter 1 Completed
• July 30, 2008 - Volume 1: Chapter 2 Completed
• August 01, 2008 - Volume 3: Chapter 4 Completed
• August 22, 2008 - Volume 3: Epilogue Completed
• August 22, 2008 - Volume 3 Completed
• August 29, 2008 - Volume 7: Chapter 3 Added

Note on current format

A number of translators working on this project are new and thus work slower and require more help than the more seasoned veterans we have in other projects. Thus, many of the chapters are currently set up such that all translation and discussion is done side by side on the discussion pages, as opposed to the chapters themselves. This is only temporary however, and will revert to the standard formats once the editors start their work.

Story Synopsis

Spice and Wolf's story revolves around Lawrence Craft, a twenty-five-year-old merchant. His main goal in life is to gather enough money to start his own shop, and he already has been traveling for seven years while gaining experience in the trade. One night when stopped at the town of Pasroe, he finds a centuries-old pagan wolf-deity girl named Horo sleeping in his cart. She appears to be a fifteen-year-old girl, except she possesses a wolf’s tail and ears. She introduces herself as the town’s harvest goddess, who has kept the area blessed with good wheat crops for many years. Despite having the responsibility to watch over the town, she wishes to go back to her homeland in the north called Yoitsu, since she believes that the locals have forsaken their past agreement and therefore she is no longer bound to their land. She makes a deal with Lawrence to take her with him in exchange for her wisdom and supernatural abilities, but as they travel, her true nature draws unwanted attention from the church.

Translation

Registration

Those who wish to contribute are asked to first notify a supervisor beforehand. Translators are asked to register which chapters they're working on (see the Guideline page for usage rules).

Format Standards

• General Format/Style Guideline
• Spice & Wolf Format Guidelines

Please refer to the Spice and Wolf guidelines Discussion Page for in depth discussion on the guidelines.

Some of these chapters are translations of the Chinese edition of the novels, which are known to have some minor differences compared to the original Japanese text. If you have access to the originals and you spot an error, please feel free to make the corrections yourself - this is a Wiki which means it's meant for anyone to fix things (and if you screw up, we can revert back your changes if all deem necessary). We can see the corrections you make, so just go ahead instead of hiding or waiting for permission. Chapters translated from the Chinese version are indicated on the Registration page.

Illustrations And Inserts

For anyone that wants to have all the images all updated together in a folder, and doesn't mind viewing them in case of seeing a spoiler, please follow this link to the Illustrations and Inserts Folder for Spice and Wolf.

I consider this okay to put here, without changing format rules, because of this: Official Project Format Guidelines. Under the "Project Page" section, there is a sentence that stipulates what "At the very least" should be included, giving free license to us to put other information in the "Project Page" section relevant to the work.

Spice & Wolf / 狼と香辛料 by Hasekura Isuna

To help out our readers, I am going to ask for naming conventions, and if you could follow them that would be appreciated.

Simply put a rough % of how far along you have translated, after you post a new update. This is to help readers who A) Would like to know if progress is being made, B)want to wait for the full chapter before reading, C) Just want to know where the translation is at, and how much longer, roughly to go. Thanks everyone.

Volume 1

Color Illustrations

• Prologue
• Chapter 01
• Chapter 02
• Chapter 03
• Chapter 04 - 13.46%
• Chapter 05 - 51.43%
• Chapter 06
• Epilogue

Volume 2

Color Illustrations

• Chapter 01
• Chapter 02
• Chapter 03
• Chapter 04
• Chapter 05
• Chapter 06
• Epilogue

Volume 3 - 100%

Color Illustrations

• Chapter 01
• Chapter 02
• Chapter 03
• Chapter 04
• Chapter 05
• Epilogue

Volume 4

Color Illustrations

• Chapter 01 - 28%
• Chapter 02
• Chapter 03
• Chapter 04
• Chapter 05
• Chapter 06
• Epilogue

Volume 7

• Chapter 03

Project Staff

• Project Administrator: Onizuka-GTO
• Project Supervisor: Matt122004

Translators

ACTIVE

• Barbsicle(Chinese translator)
• Judgment26(Chinese translator)

INACTIVE

• AlephNull

Editors

• Krikit
• Chansey

Series Overview

1. Spice and Wolf - 狼と香辛料 - ISBN 4-8402-3302-0 [978-4-8402-3302-6] - Released 2006.02.10

2. Spice and Wolf II - 狼と香辛料 II - ISBN 4-8402-3451-5 [978-4-8402-3451-1] - Released 2006.06.10

3. Spice and Wolf III - 狼と香辛料 III - ISBN 4-8402-3588-0 [978-4-8402-3588-4] - Released 2006.10.10

4. Spice and Wolf IV - 狼と香辛料 IV - ISBN 4-8402-3723-9 [978-4-8402-3723-9] - Released 2007.02.10

5. Spice and Wolf V - 狼と香辛料 V - ISBN 4-8402-3933-9 [978-4-8402-3933-2] - Released 2007.08.10

6. Spice and Wolf VI - 狼と香辛料 VI - ISBN 4-8402-4114-7 [978-4-8402-4114-4] - Released 2007.12.10

7. Spice and Wolf VII Side Colors - 狼と香辛料 VII Side Colors - ISBN 4-8402-4169-4 [978-4-8402-4169-4] - Released 2008.02.10

8. Spice and Wolf VIII Town of Confrontation <Up> - 狼と香辛料 VIII 対立の町 <上> - ISBN 978-4-04-867068-5 - Released 2008.05.10

9. Spice and Wolf IX Town of Confrontation <Down> - 狼と香辛料 IX 対立の町 <下> -