Spice and Wolf is a new anime series based on a light novel of the same name.
Craft Lawrence, a peddler travelling from town to town selling and buying various things, found a 250 year old pagan wolf deity girl named Holo one night inside his wagon . She appears in human form with 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. 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.
not sure whether to put it on your to-watch list? click the youtube link below to watch episode 1 and decide for yourself. ^_^
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcpwzCyTzSw