I first saw an episode of the anime On Demand. Spice and Wolf, the story of a traveling merchant named Lawrence who meets a wolf who has helped a village for hundreds of years with their wheat harvest. But Horo is no ordinary wolf, more like a spirit or god, and can take the form of a human girl, with ears and a bushy tail that is. Horo convinces Lawrence to take her along on his travels, and ultimately she wants to find the land where she originally came from.

After a bit of research, turns out Wolf and Spice originated as a picture novel (not manga), and currently has 7 volumes. Then came a manga series in 2007, currently at about 3 volumes. Then there's the anime series, 2 seasons (first season 2008 - 13 episodes, season two 2009 - 12 episodes). Funimation is releasing the first season of the anime December 22nd, Yen Press is releasing the first picture novel December 31st. The first manga volume comes out April 30th, 2010, from Yen Press. So many ways to get the story, I'm curious to see them all, but the story may get boring, seeing it three different ways. You can find the manga on some scanlation websites like OneManga.

Funny thing about Yen Press' release of the first novel. They changed the cover art, but fans complained, so they will be including a slip cover of the original art, but only if you buy from participating online dealers. Sounds like a collectors item. Read more at Yen Press.

I like the story so far, it has an appeal, Horo is cute and mysterious, I wonder if it'll keep my interest.