Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita.

Born into a loving family, Femicia appears to have a bright future ahead of her. When she finally turns five, the time comes to go to the church to have her skills appraised. However, while she does receive a monster tamer skill, it turns out that Femicia has zero stars for that ability. To make matters worse, society considers those who have zero stars to be harbingers of misfortune; as a result, Femicia is shunned by everyone—including her family.

Soon enough, Femicia is chased out of her village and is constantly on the run. Fearing for her life, she decides to masquerade as a boy and change her name to Ivy. With a goal given to her by a fortune teller to reach the royal capital, Ivy meets and successfully tames a slime, starting an unlikely friendship that may provide a means to get the destiny she deserves.

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Ivy Main

Suzuki, Aina Japanese

Sora Main

Tamura, Mutsumi Japanese

Oght Supporting

Miyake, Kenta Japanese

Sifar Supporting

Chiba, Susumu Japanese

Ciel Supporting

Mugiho, Anna Japanese

Feton Supporting

Saito, Fuko Japanese

Lattrua Supporting

Yashiro, Taku Japanese

Velivera Supporting

Toriumi, Kousuke Japanese

Rickbert Supporting

Yasumoto, Hiroki Japanese

Foronda Supporting

Morikawa, Toshiyuki Japanese

Cao, Cong Producer

Matsui, Yuuko Producer

Sotokawa, Akihiro Producer

Usukura, Ryuutarou Producer

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Jul 15, 2024

TheDiv

Recommended

Quizás una porción de quienes ven las reseñas se enojará conmigo por lo que estoy a punto de decir; pero este anime se ha ganado un lugar en mi lista de favoritos, junto con "Fullmetal Alchemist" y "Code Geass". Aunque, por supuesto, no lo coloco al mismo nivel, sí los voy a mencionar juntos precisamente porque este anime logró exactamente lo que deseaba con los métodos que tenía en mente. Me enamoré de su historia, de su mundo y, sobre todo, de su personaje principal. Sin embargo, hay un par de defectos que debo señalar.

El primero, y más importante, es que es demasiado corto. Quiero ... más, necesito más, y por esa razón voy a leer la novela en la que se basa.

El segundo gran defecto está más relacionado con el desarrollo del anime en sí mismo, y es que creo que existe alguna discordancia en la personalidad del personaje principal. Es cierto que se deja claro que está reencarnado y que constantemente escucha susurros en su mente. Pero hay momentos en los que no pude reconocer al personaje principal; en otras palabras, hubo un breve instante en el que sentí que no era la misma persona que vi al principio. Claro, esto estaría bien si estuviera claramente justificado, pero no considero que el tiempo transcurrido sea suficiente para justificar los cambios que mostró en algunos momentos. Aunque esto es algo muy sutil y fugaz, creo que no cumple del todo con la regla que se establece al comienzo de la historia.

En resumen, amé este anime y lo recomiendo completamente.

Te lo recomiendo si:
- Te gustan los animes en los que puedes enamorarte de un personaje por su personalidad y naturaleza, más que por sus acciones o hazañas.
- Quieres una historia de aventura que explore un mundo desde una perspectiva completamente nueva, vista a través de los ojos de una niña pequeña capaz de ver cosas que nunca antes habías imaginado en un mundo de fantasía.
- Tu género favorito es la fantasía.

No te lo recomiendo si:
- Tu género favorito es el ecchi o algo similar. Este anime es demasiado puro para ese gusto.
- Esperas ver un anime con componentes RPG. Aunque da esa impresión, no es el caso.
- Buscas una explicación objetiva del mundo y universo. Este anime trata sobre una niña que observa un mundo de fantasía, no sobre una criatura ultra inteligente con poderes omnipotentes.

----ingles---

"Perhaps a portion of those who read reviews will be upset with me for what I'm about to say, but this anime is going on my list of favorites alongside 'Fullmetal Alchemist' and 'Code Geass.' Although, of course, I don't place it at the same level, I'm mentioning them together precisely because this anime achieved exactly what I wanted using the methods I had in mind. I fell in love with its story, its world, and, above all, its main character. However, there are a couple of flaws I need to point out.

The first, and most important, is that it's too short. I want more, I need more, and for that reason, I'm going to read the novel it's based on.

The second major flaw is more related to the anime's development itself, and it's that I believe there's some inconsistency in the personality of the main character. It's true that it's made clear that they're reincarnated and constantly hear whispers in their mind. But there are moments when I couldn't recognize the main character; in other words, there was a brief instant when I felt it wasn't the same person I saw at the beginning. Of course, this would be fine if it were clearly justified, but I don't think the elapsed time is enough to justify the changes they showed at certain moments. Although this is very subtle and fleeting, I don't think it fully adheres to the rule established at the beginning of the story.

In summary, I loved this anime and wholeheartedly recommend it.

I recommend it if:
- You enjoy animes where you can fall in love with a character purely based on their personality and nature, rather than their actions or feats.
- You want an adventure story that explores a world from a completely new perspective, seen through the eyes of a young girl who can see things you've never imagined in a fantasy world.
- Your favorite genre is fantasy.

I don't recommend it if:
- Your favorite genre is ecchi or something similar. This anime is too pure for that taste.
- You expect to see an anime with RPG elements. Although it gives that impression, it's not the case.
- You're looking for an objective explanation of the world and universe. This anime is about a girl observing a fantasy world, not about an ultra-intelligent, super-analytical creature with omnipotent powers.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Nov 10, 2024

Cersil

Mixed Feelings

All in all, this is a good anime. There are some plot points that are a bit confusing.
The artwork is nice and juicy. The artists didn't skimp on the palette. The animation is normal, the character drawing is good. There is no special action in this anime.
This anime has a very strange world. Quite interesting. With its own logic.
For example, mc-chan regularly digs in the rubbish heaps, and there are mountains of everything useful. Imagine this is an MMORPG. And these dumps are grey and dark grey drops, very rarely green. I guess there aren't any vendor NPCs. That's why they throw it away.
Character behaviour ... is more or less logical. The plot... Well, there are a few moments...

The organization is a yakuza-like organised crime group that feeds off officials and the police. The problem is that it is very modern. The author's attitude towards aristocrats as officials of the modern world. Something like that, they all have a position, they work at it, they write reports and so on. By the way, the police and investigators are quite new things. It's very reminiscent of the City Guard. Ideally, the organization could exist quite legally, but hide some of its affairs and bribe those who control it. That would be more realistic.
Still, everything in this anime is relatively good.

The plot develops gradually, without jolts. It is moderately interesting to watch.
Normal, even good anime, but there are nuances. Some will be put off by the smoothness of the narrative, others by the almost complete absence of mc-chan's desire to kill mobs (she is only a mouse-buster). The plot does not follow the standard pattern. Mc-chan overcomes difficulties not by brute force, but by allies, intelligence and a bit of luck. And hard work, of course.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Aug 21, 2024

AeroGunz

Not Recommended

“The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash” is what happens when You want to write a feel-good story but have no idea how to do it well.

Judging by the positive reviews I’m probably gonna get some flack for this but… This show is pretty bad when it comes to logical writing. A lot and I do mean A LOT of plot points happen only because they have to, to evoke sympathy for the main character and not because they make sense. It uses a lot of the same cheap tricks as “To Your Eternity” but does it more heavy headedly. Let me ... explain…

The plot revolves around Ivy - an 8 year old girl posing as a boy (“Kino’s Journey” anyone?).
When she was 5 she partook in a ritual to reveal her skill and proficiency in it. Turns out our heroine, then still going by the name Femicia has zero start (I guess point in proficiency? That part is also not explained well). As a result her family and the whole village turned their back on her and practically exiled her. After some really bad plot BS she’s forced to run and pretend to be a boy in hopes she won’t get caught by the residents of her former village.
Apparently she’s a reincarnate and possesses her memories from the past life but I don’t think it’s the proper statement. It appears that her former self (or maybe part of it) is communicating with her at some level. They even have short conversations often. That’s not how memories work, then again the way she acts as a child is more in line with possessing those memories. I have no idea why that changes but for most of the show she acts almost like having an imaginary friend who happens to be from another world. It’s really poorly explained and to be fair I could probably think of other options what that voice in her head could be. As a protagonist she’s one of the worst types possible - the type that can do no wrong and the whole world bends over backwards for her (minus the village incident of course). Let me spell it out better. It’s an 8 year old kid, who can’t do anything wrong. Even when she does something really stupid, like… oh I don’t know… walk to a wounded predator.
Her brain damage doesn’t stop there. She witnessed firsthand that Sora (a unique slime, she tamed) is able to heal her wounds and yet was still reluctant to feed him her best healing potion. Yes. It’s a slime that eats magical potions, but only certain kinds.

The “tragedy” that was the catalyst of the whole show is also a bit idiotic. You want me to buy that parents who cared for a child for 5 years would so easily just reject her? I’m more inclined to believe that her siblings would do that, kids are assholes after all, but her own father and mother? I’m not buying it. Mere-exposure effect is a bitch after all. If I have to guess, the author wanted to have a very specific protagonist and wrote himself into a corner of how to logically achieve it. Despite its heavy handedness I guess it works. Not as good as it could be but a start is a start.

Now the second logical shit show. The whole skills and stars system. It’s stated that people have one special skill given by god and stars represent it’s power. Ok. Cool, but.. How does that work? There are people who can run fast but how does that relate to people running without that skill? Do other people can’t run at all? That’s not the case as we see in the show. Does someone who trains and runs for miles everyday could never be as fast as someone with even 1 star? We meet a woman who has 4 stars (apparently a very unique trait) in cooking. But Ivy’s cooking is said to be delicious. How is it compared to someone with a starred skill? The whole system is poorly explained and full of logical flaws. Ivy has zero stars and yet was able to, I guess “tame” is the wrong word for it, “befriend” maybe… a dangerous predator that most tamers can’t tame. How does that work? Don’t give me the crap about the “power of kindness” or some other bs, let’s call it what it is “Plot armor” and “lazy world building”.

When it comes to people Ivy meets during her travels they are… basically NPCs. Most have one trait pumped up to 11 and pretend it’s character. They are there to tell Ivy how awesome she is and basically pump her self esteem. Listen, I get it. Ivy had a shitty episode (no, she didn’t have a shitty life, her first 5 years are portrayed as pretty good and full of love) and it’s good to have a scene where she’s praised and where she can feel that she’s not unwanted, but don’t give me that shit every 5 minutes. It defeats the point of having a story about a hard life and making something from it.

The other thing is that she isn’t really shown to struggle much. She finds a lot of useful things in trash heaps and people she only just met help her out. To the point that the whole of city guards in one of the cities watch out for her and protect her at every step. They must really not have much work.

The last arc really pissed me off when it comes to logic. A 8 year old girl (well… I guess for everyone she's a boy) practically accuses an adventuring party of benign the big bad guys and she doesn’t even have to give proof before everyone just believes her? She’s among a group of adventurers and she just tells them that another group whose members are friends of some of them, work for a shady organization and they just buy it? 8-fucking-year-old-kid! Because kids are known for their detective skills. Listen, I get it. She tells them about Sora’s power to detect lies but she does that AFTER accusing someone and only AFTER the adventurers give her self-worth a blow job. EFF THAT! That's one of the most idiotic if not the most idiotic plot points of the show. After that, they even let her come up with plans to arrest everyone. Are people in the city guard or other adventurers so incompetent that they need a child to do their work for them? It’s a bit like in most Final Fantasy games the world does jack shit and a bunch of kids have to save everyone and everything. No one questions Ivy, her education or even has a conspiracy theory about why a goddamn 8 year old practically plans a SWAT operation.

Sorry to say but the show is full of cliches and cheap tricks. Main of them is Ivy being scared and on the verge of crying. That state is enough for her to summon some kind of deus ex machina to get her out of trouble. Adventurers believed her without proof after she saw her like that. A town guard captain decided to help her with almost everything after he scared her a few times (unintentionally). I can forgive one, maybe two such cases but it goes on throughout the whole damn show. It’s like the writers never read a book in their lives and use only the same repetitive shit You see in other anime and movies nowadays.

Do I think this is a bad show? No. Despite having lazy writing and using cheap tricks to make You care about Ivy the execution is solid. I would even say that there are exceptional moments when the music and visuals work perfectly together. I can honestly admit that there were moments when I actually enjoyed myself watching it. But that’s not the question that MAL asks. The question is “Would you recommend this?”. The answer is no. There are shows that are much better in the writing department so unless You have a preference for shows where You don’t have to think, there are little to no stakes and the whole world bends over backwards for the MC I really can't recommend it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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	Poll: Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita. Episode 1 Discussion ( 1 2 3 ) Stark700 - Jan 12	120 replies	by MordocKraxus »» Dec 9, 11:09 AM
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