In Japan, the 10th anniversary celebrations for Isuna Hasekura and Jū Ayakura's economics-informed fantasy series Spice and Wolf are already underway. This month Dengeki released the a collecion of the recent serialized epilogue XVIII Spring Log, along with follow-up novel Spice And Wolf New Theory: Wolf and Parchment. Other fall plans include an exhibit and collaboration cafe at Aoyama gallery GoFa, another exhibit at Akihabara's animate museum, goods including a Holo hug pillow and Nendoroid, and an October 5th Blu-ray collection of the anime. Along with the release of the books, the events have been previewed.

In America, publisher Yen Press will be releasing a collector's edition volume of the 17 original books, and they will be hosting Isuna Hasekura at New York Comic Con. A preview of the collector's edition cover has been posted.

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.