Tabi no Tochū (旅の途中) by Natsumi Kiyoura is the Opening Theme 1 of Spice and Wolf (season 1). This is one of the most enjoyable anime songs all the time.
Anime Summary
Kraft Lawrence, a 25 year old peddler travelling from town to town selling and buying various things to make a living during a period much like Europe in the Middle Ages. One night when stopped at the town of Pasroe, he finds in his wagon a 250 year old pagan wolf deity girl named Holo. She appears to be that of a 15 year old girl, except for a wolf tail and ears. She introduces herself as the town's goddess of harvest who has kept it blessed with good harvests of wheat for many years. Despite having the responsibility to watch over the town, she wants to go back to her homeland in the north called Yoitsu, she believes the people have already forsaken her anyway and that she has kept her promise to maintain the good harvests. She manages to bargain her way out of the village by making a deal with Lawrence to take her with him. As they travel, her wisdom helps increase his profits, but at the same time, her true nature draws unwanted attention from the church.
Anime alternative titles:
- Spice and Wolf (Japanese)
- Ōkami to Kōshinryō (Japanese)
- Sobre Lobos e Mercadores (Portuguese)
- Spice + Wolf
- Wolf and Spice
- Волчица и пряности (Russian)
- 狼と香辛料 (Japanese)
- 狼與辛香料 (Chinese - Taiwan)
- 늑대와 향신료 (Korean)
Anime Genres
adventure, drama, fantasy, romance
Anime Song
Romaji Version
Tada hitori
mayoi komu tabi no naka de
kokoro dake samayotte tachitsukushita
demo ima wa tooku made
arukidaseru
sou kimi to kono michi he
deatte kara
Tabibito tachi ga utau
mishiranu uta mo
natsukashiku kikoete kuru yo
tada kimi to iru to
Yume mita sekai ga
dokoka ni aru nara
sagashi ni yukou ka
kaze no mukou he
itetsuku yoake no
kawaita mahiru no
furueru yamiyo no
hate wo mi ni yukou
Sabishisa wo shitte iru
kimi no hitomi
mabataite sono iro wo
utsusu kara
Takaku sora made tonde
mikazuki ni naru
hakkairo no hoshi wa kitto
namida no kakera
Higashi no kuni no minato nishi no umibe
kurai mori de minami no machi kin no tou
kita no oka mizu ni yurareta onaji tsuki ga
Sashidasu sono te wo
tsunaide ii nara
doko made yukou ka
kimi to futari de
doko he mo yukeru yo
mada minu sekai no
zawameki kaori wo
nakishime ni yukou