Kraft Lawrence

Kraft Lawrence, who chiefly goes by his surname, is the male protagonist of the light novel, manga and anime series ''Spice and Wolf. ''He is a 25-year-old traveling merchant who goes from town to town buying and selling various things in order to make a living. When he was twelve, he became an apprentice to a merchant relative, and set out on his own at eighteen. His goal in life is to gather enough money to start his own shop, and he has already been traveling for seven years while gaining experience in the trade. He meets Holo one night and eventually agrees to her travelling with him. She helps him by providing her wisdom which helps to increase his profits and get him out of jams. As the series progresses, both Lawrence and Holo demonstrate a growing affection toward each other. Although Lawrence rarely shows different facial expressions, he truly cares for Holo. He shows his affection through his actions, such as when Holo gets captured by the Church and Lawrence completely panics. Lawrence mentions he has been attacked by wolves eight times.

He is voiced by Jun Fukuyama in the Japanese version of the anime and John Michael Tatum in the English version. The former also voices Lelouch vi Britannia and the latter also voices Okabe Rintarou.