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Arc Almanac

4 Oct 2026Draft. Not yet checked against the books.

All series / Spice and Wolf / Arc 9

Arc 9 of 17 in Spice and Wolf

Arc 9: The Town of Strife I

Arc name chosen by Arc Almanac, because the books don’t name it.

I’ve watched through

Season 1 (2008) stops before this arc.

Season 2 (2009) stops before this arc.

Season 1 (2024 remake) stops before this arc.

What happens

A rumor about a wolf relic takes the travelers to Kerube. The town’s competing trading interests make their search part of a larger commercial dispute.

Where it sits

Arc 9 in Spice and Wolf
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Light novelVol 8Prologue–chapter 3Japanese
Light novelVol 8Prologue–chapter 3English
MangaVol 9, 10, 11Chapters 48–67Japanese
MangaVol 9, 10, 11Chapters 48–67English

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