The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash

Adventure / FantasyTV12 EP/12 Jan 2024

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Synopsis

Here, your worth is literally measured in stars, and a five-year-old girl named Femicia gets the worst possible result: a Tamer skill with zero stars. Society treats people like her as cursed, and even her own family turns their back on her. So she does the only thing she can: she cuts her hair, takes the name Ivy, and sets off alone toward the royal capital with nothing but the clothes on her back and advice from a kind fortune teller. Along the way, she finds and tames a weak little slime named Sora, and the two of them start figuring out how to survive in a world that's already written them off. This is a 12-episode TV series that's more quiet resilience than power fantasy. The bond between Ivy and Sora carries a lot of the emotional weight, and watching them slowly build a life from literally nothing: picking up trash, scrounging for food, earning small trust, is genuinely satisfying in a low-key way. If you liked the gentle survival vibes of By the Grace of the Gods or the underdog energy of The Rising of the Shield Hero but wanted something softer and more grounded, this fits that niche well. There are echoes of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime too, though the tone here is much more vulnerable and intimate. It's not flashy, but it's warm, and sometimes that's exactly what you need.

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Characters

Ivy

Abandoned starless tamer Ivy, reincarnated with faint past-life memories, embarks on a journey.

Mae Reshel

Sora

A frail, nameless slime, dubbed "weakest," befriends Ivy and joins her on an adventure.

Rial Monica

MANGA BRIDGE

This season covers Volumes 1-17 of the manga. Continue reading from Volume 18.

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When I first watched this, I told myself I'd never rewatch it again. It was a great episode (so is the series), but it was really hard to watch a literal kid navigate life, more so, the dangers of her world. And yet, here I am, rewatching. If it's your first time watching, this is a must-watch episode as it introduces the plot and sets it in motion. It would also be crucial in understanding this kid's reasons in the future, like why she looks the way she does, and why she thinks the way she does. An additional reason for watching is that Ivy's really cute and smart! I'm honestly here for the cuteness, though (mainly).