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. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash - What an inspiring fantasy show of the alternate Isekai option to take note of. Authors, I beg you, please do this more often. Fantasy and Isekai, they go hand-in-hand, but while the concepts are ever so grandiose, the executions become too great for the protagonists...they just take it up and become the most overpowered people ever. What naive cliché for people to only have that one direction and take charge all of the way, forgetting that there're two sides of the coin. Fortunately, for every 10+ boring, trashy OP fantasy Isekai work out there, there'rehidden gems that don't need this trope to make its world interesting, and in this Winter season, there's one show like it: novelist Honobonoru500's Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita. a.k.a The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash, that isn't trash, but a story of bitter, but heartwarming wholesomeness, Putting the obvious death-to-reincarnation Isekai trope aside, a girl is reborn in another world, where magical skills are everything, but it means nothing without the recognition of its ranking through stars. The more stars, the more valuable and skilled the person is...is what the typical person would be like, but said girl named Femicia, has a Tamer skill, but has no stars, which she is immediately put as a scapegoat for the village she's in: Latomi Village. Everybody has a prejudice against her starless skill, even her very own family despised the fact that she was born with no stars once the truth gets out around the small village, which doesn't take long for rumours to swell around. Facing abuse and persecution all around the village, Femicia makes her escape, only to meet the local fortune teller who takes pity on her by educating and supplying for her needs, until her eventual natural passing, to which Femicia moves on further away to make a living by herself. Femicia's journey takes a turning point in the midst of picking up trash, when she finds a weak and dying slime, only to tame and give it a name. Together, the new Femicia, dubbed Ivy and taking on the appearance of a boy, together with her slime familiar Sora, starts a new journey to pick up trash and make use of their surroundings. I really feel the pity for Ivy, having to be so harshly neglected and shunned by her home village, everyone does not go easy on her, including her own family. And this is rather enforced throughout Latomi Village where her only source of comfort is the local fortune teller Luba, who takes sympathy and brings her under her watchful wings to teach everything she knows about survivability. The problem is that the entire village also depends on the same exact survivability on her part, since Luba is also responsible for the village's crop fruits, which are its only source of income, and with her passing, the village head gets even more nonsensical blaming Ivy for the loss of her life, and even going as far as to place a bounty on her. The irony of the short-sightedness of the village head to refuse medicine to Luba for siding with Ivy, and even demanding the latter's head when her death affects the village the most, one child's life is insignificant compared to a lifetime of wealth and reputation, these people are simply scum for what they regard. Needless to say, stars do not affect the limit of a person, and Ivy was but a victim in the fire of bigotry. Once things reside outside of Latomi Village, the situation only gets better for Ivy and Sora. Ivy gains her confidence, although still terrified of the outside world and its strangers, as she begins to witness that Sora can consume more than just tossed and leftover potions, which improves her chances of survivability significantly while roaming around as an outcast, gaining more followers along the way. Not forgetting her tamer skills for a moment, Ivy soon gains another tamed creature to her side: the high-ranking black panther adanadala Ciel. As for the humans that she meets along the way, there're a fair few of them who would meet both Ivy and Sora, and would be monumental to their influence: - The Latome Village's Watch guards of Captain Ogto and vice-captain Vellivera. Ogto, a very loyal servant of the Watch, is serious about his job, but is also serious at taking a liking to Ivy and always having fun with her, to the chagrin of Vellivera who usually has a calm demeanor and having to sometimes take control of Ogto before he does his usual reckless things. - The party adventurers whom Ivy and Sora will join in their adventures: Flaming Sword's leader Seyzelk and prominent member Lattrua; Lightning King's leader Borolda and prominent meber Rikvelt; and The Green Gale's leader Meela and her older twin brothers Tolto and Malma, who serves alongside her. It's definitely a bit of a challenge to try to converse with so many people that Ivy gets overwhelmed most of the time. But as they say, praise the sun, for these adventurers don't just see Ivy as a growing single-digit aged girl (as a boy), but someone who will grow to become a big asset of their lives, not just an errand boy for their parties, but someone who they legitimately see as a potential to become a great starless tamer growing up. The party adventurers may have magical and physical attributes grown with their skills, but none are as reliable as Ivy and Sora, especially the latter, who overtime has an ability to discern who are their real enemies just by close contact. You've got to really admire Ivy and Sora's survivability of the fittest. Despite the earlier life problems, Ivy got her act together and don on the tropey "character cutting hair" moment, which is pretty much necessitated for her charcter growth. It's the only way that she can get out and move on from her past, while being supported by the fantasy world's "gods" constantly dropping hints for the progress of maturity. Despite being a studio mainly responsible for in-between and key animation, this is Studio Massket's first fully featured anime series, and just by itself, the production values are simply put, out of this world. In its 7 years of business since the studio's founding in March 2017, it has participated in the animation phases of a ton of shows, too many to count. And within this show, it just shows of the talent from the staff team behind directors Naoki Horiuchi and Shigeyasu Yamauchi (the latter serving as chief director). Though I have the feeling that this is a rather one-off project to see where the studio lies by its capability of taking full-on anime projects in the long run. We'll see then of where Studio Massket will lean towards next. The music leans into the entire atmosphere of the anime quite well, actually. VA Aina Suzuki did a great job acting as Ivy, and even for her character OP song, it's a very nice song, with even more impressive rotoscoping visuals that are just gobstopping with seamless quality. Tei's ED song "Because" is a rather calm song that displays more of the show's resting, slice-of-life atmosphere, and that's not a bad thing at all IMO. The one word I constantly find myself with when watching this show is "surprise", because I'm legitimately surprised at how the show finds itself full of drama and fantasy, yet never once be a victim to the vice of absurdity nor of the typical tropes, which if there's one bad thing, it would be that the show is severely underrated. It's just so tender when you see humanity be served on a platter that matures you and the encouragement of wanting to grow for the better, which on the basis of this show, does that to the fullest degree to "purposefully" hit you in the feels as hard as possible. Seriously, throw away all OP-ness and fanservice. Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita. a.k.a The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash is what we need for a refreshing take on the over-objectified Isekai fantasy trope, with hints of subservient love and care given with a reason no other than to protect a child's innocent growth, yet not stumble him/her when adversities come their way in one's prime. A tearjerker's story and sense of purpose, you won't find a better one than in Saijaku Tamer with a slow-paced, yet straightforward story that delivers on all fronts.
Recommended for those who like slow-paced shows with good story building, and character development. Story: The story is very similar to pretty much any other isekai, but what makes it stand out is the execution of that story. It follows the traditional route of introducing characters first and then giving their backstories but handles each element quite elegantly, unlike an average isekai. This gives a fair amount of time to each of its genres and themes, be it drama, adventure, fantasy, or even isekai. You won't easily find an isekai where you get reminded of the isekai element every episode. But still, some of theparts of the stories in later episodes might feel a bit stretched. 7.5/10 Characters: The story revolves around Ivy and there are many secondary characters, and most of them impact Ivy's character development. So none of the characters' introductions feel forced or unnecessary. There aren't many cheesy characters that an average isekai has. 8/10 Art and animation: The studio is pretty new, considering that, they did a pretty solid job on both the art and the animation and one will barely notice any flaws in animation. 8/10 Soundtrack: It has a decent soundtrack that might sound like a classic Disney fantasy soundtrack. 7/10 If you liked Frieren, Campfire cooking you'll like this one.
“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 meexplain… 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.
This feels like one of those shows that's going to end up on an "Incredible anime you've never heard of" list. No single aspect is particularly impressive, but as a whole this is a well produced nice story that's worth your time. It's an isekai that really doesn't fall into most of the common pitfalls of the genre. It's not horny, this is huge. It's way too hard to find fantasy anime low on "fanservice". The MC is technically overpowered, but it's balanced well. The pacing is near perfect, providing plenty of time to actually develop characters. I hope it gets a chance to continue.
The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash is a heartwarming and captivating tale that follows the resilient and endearing Ivy as she overcomes societal rejection, finds friendship in an unexpected ally, and embarks on a journey filled with hope and determination to carve out her own destiny. The story is very interesting and unpredictable, making it incredibly fun and unique. The art style of this anime is exceptional, clearly showing that the creation budget was well-allocated to ensure high-quality visuals. The characters look adorable and unique, and their reactions to situations and events are impressively realistic. I'm enjoying this series because it combines a compellingnarrative with beautiful animation and well-developed, relatable characters. I hope they can make anime like this in the future because I think it's really good!
Long time i didnt write a reviews. Basically not best but closest to best isekai. Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita is an isekai genre but the isekai part has been covered by another spirit (not sure how to say..) that goes with main character and helps her a lot. She has a powerful slime that can detect any enemies or any liars. The best thing about this series is everyone has a specific job. They are not background person at all. This anime is similar to Frieren: Beyond Journey's End but i only rate them 8, this one is 10. (I evenwant 11 because i love slime as a pet). Too cute. Overall : 11/10
It's good, but it's also innocent to a flaw. The main character has some very thick plot armor, she makes some decisions I wouldn't agree with on several occasions only to end up being saved by someone/something. I understand this show is probably made for a younger audience and is made to be wholesome... but it still takes away from it for me. Other than that - it's a nice story, and the animation is beautiful. This is not usually my kind of show... but honestly I just felt like watching something light and positive without overthinking it this time, and for that this wasa good watch.
Normally I don’t write reviews but this anime hit me personally that I felt I must- this isn’t an anime to watch for heavy fantasy plot or a complicated story line (though I do think it’s a quite unique take on the fantasy-adventure-traveller storyline with the main character shunned for being starless, cursed and lesser than others, in a village where 1-3 star ranking within skill sets determines your capability). The animation is spectacular, the characters are warm hearted and the protagonist learns many life lessons on their way to becoming independent when thrown out their village and hunted to be killed. Ivy, though onlya child who doesn’t know much about the world, takes everything bad and tries to make the best of her situation when having nobody to rely on, trust or to care for her - and a great message of the anime signals that no matter who mistreats you, no matter how many people betray you and throw you away saying you’re nothing, you can learn to cope by yourself, make the best of hard times and learn to trust again when you can find the right people to believe in you. I think that message creates an amazing, cosy feel good anime with low stakes, immaculate vibes and animation - perfect for if you’re feeling alone and want something light-hearted. Also sora the slime is my baby and I’d die for it.
If I were to rename this anime more accurately: The Weakest Tamer Finds a Purpose for Herself when She Acquires one of the Most Rare and Broken Abilities Ever. This show is at it's best when the main character is out adventuring in the world. The animation is breathtaking at times, really bringing to life the beauty of the world Ivy inhabits. I enjoyed following Ivy on her journey in the first half. She has an adorable charm and the show itself has a remarkable calming quality. Unfortunately the second half is exasperatingly bad. The author tries to put together a semblance of a plotthat brings back memories of middle-school creative writing classes. Character Growth: There are two main inner conflicts that Ivy has from the beginning. 1. Can Ivy find people that she can trust? Are there people in this world that would care and protect her instead of take advantage of her? 2. Can Ivy find a purpose in this world? As someone blessed (or cursed?) with the weakest magical power, can she find a place for herself in this world where magical power is paramount? The former point is handled fairly well in the show; watching Ivy develop relationships and learn who to trust was sweet and comforting. The latter point though is handled through one of the most bafflingly non-sensical plot points I've ever come across. The show solves this conflict by giving Ivy a ridiculous cheat card that although has no use in combat, allows her to become the invaluable key to quickly defeat the antagonists of the second half. Cheat Skill: I'm going to talk about the actual skill because I think it's important to know in order to judge whether this anime is for you or not. In the most broadest of terms, she basically gets an ability that allows her to tell if somebody is "bad" or not. Putting aside the enormous issues surrounding the skill itself (literally what standard is being used to judge if someone is "bad"? If you stole an apple 3 months ago are you marked bad?) it's just atrociously lazy writing. The introduction of this cheat code pretty much robs Ivy of meaningful character growth. Instead of having Ivy struggle with being weak and overlooked in what could've been an incredibly meaningful journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance, the author just handwaves it all away and gives her an ultra rare and useful skill that nobody else has. She doesn't work for it, there's no downside or limit to using it, this overpowered skill just falls into her lap and all of a sudden she's useful, she's valuable, and she's constantly praised. Weakest Tamer?? The title suggests that this story is different. In a genre filled with overpowered protagonists that can solve every problem, finally we might get a true underdog tale. I wanted to root for Ivy, watch her get challenged by different problems and figure out her own ways to solve them. Unfortunately, just like every other cliched fantasy anime, our mc gets a poorly thought-out cheat skill instead of character growth... :/ Positives: Though this review seems negative, it's really only directed at episodes 8 and on. I really, truly enjoyed the first half of the show. There's no wacky anime hijinks, no annoying sidekicks, no unnecessary romance or fanservice. I felt a real sense of love and compassion poured into the animation. Ivy's journey of learning to trust the adults around her was heartwarming and touching. I rooted for her and even shed a few stray tears. It had a lot of potential. Overall: 5 Ivy is adorable. Her pets are cute. The side characters are enjoyable and the relationships are sweet. The atmosphere and animation are beautiful and healing. However, the plot in the second half will cause you to roll your eyes unless you just treat it like a children's picture book.
This is basically a disney show combined with an anime executed perfectly , it isn't here to make great plot points , it's more of a show where the main goal of it is to use you're emotions and it did really well. The character development for our MC was great , the funny moments/characters were pretty good and it was extremely wholesome. Also the animation was perfect for it. The best part is how somehow they recreated the felling of discovering a new world with-out knowing all the rules before end by making confusing parts (such as being reincarnated but having your memories as an internal monologuethat helps you) or the star system , witch should be extremely important (do to social status and many other reasons) but it only fells like (talent from birth for a certain skill) All said it's a good show for a wholesome watch that combines a disney movie with the anime genre. Even the soundtrack feels like a disney movie.
This one got off to a rocky start, but as it has continued, it has become very endearing. Generally, I’ve got issues with stories that send a character on an adventure for poorly explained reasons. We’re thrust into a world where we are told that having stars is fundamental to survival, as they go towards a given skill for a given individual. That’s fine, but the series seems to both buy into this premise way too much and way too little simultaneously. It buys in way too much because Ivy lacks stars and is exiled and pursued with murderous intent for it, mainly built onreligious zealotry, chalking it up as ominous and somehow as the cause of another character’s death. While similar circumstances can happen in the real world, I found her family’s decision to hop on this train immediately jarring. It’s also all the weirder because this seems almost entirely unique to the village where she grew up – it’s unclear that anyone else holds these views. It buys in way too little because, as the series progresses, it becomes very clear very early that people can subsist without stars. Ivy’s father put a lot of stock in how important it was for her wellbeing to have stars in a skill that was valuable, emphasizing that it was essential to her future. Yet it becomes clear that, while you probably won’t make a name for yourself or a huge living, stars aren’t required to get by just fine hunting critters in the forest. So, the series didn’t do much to invest me in the worldbuilding, and even ends up leaving much of those aspects behind almost entirely just as Ivy did. If anything, the way this is built out put me off the series. Yet, I say it is endearing, and that still holds. You really feel for Ivy and all she has to go through, including the slow gaining of her trust by others as she tries to stay under the radar. Her finding Sora, an extremely weak slime, and taming, raising and bonding with it are so wholesome and sweet that it’s easy to love everything they do. And it helps that so many of the people around them are the exact opposite of the people in Ivy’s village: warm, welcoming, supportive and helpful. That might all change if she ever lets on that she doesn’t have stars, but at least throughout these 12 episodes, you get the distinct impression that many of them accept her for who she is and wouldn’t be swayed by that knowledge. That said, many of the side characters do seem somewhat interchangeable. There’s great variety in character models, but with a couple of notable exceptions, we don’t get a lot of opportunities to see most of their personalities shine through. And it helps that the narrative goes in interesting directions. Each new town she lands in presents a different set of both positive influences and new trials to overcome. Ivy is helped along by another personality that lives rent free in her head. Unlike so many isekai’d characters, Ivy is wholly herself: a girl who grew up in this world, rather than a person from another world who was reborn and grew up here. The isekai’d character is entirely in her head, a confidant who gives her ideas and inserts comparisons to our world. It’s a nice change of pace, though most of the time, it feels superfluous, as it’s mainly there to give Ivy someone to bounce off of when she has no one to talk to. Later in, that voice goes a long way towards explaining how capable Ivy is despite her being a 9-year-old. It does seem strange that that isekai’d personality doesn’t talk at all about the fact that Ivy, who is very rich by the end of the season, is still for some reason committed to the same subsistence practices that she was early in the series. Some aspects of this series do end up feeling a little overly convenient. Sora’s ability to tell apart “bad” people from others, which she discovered just before she needed it for the final arc, certainly felt that way. It would have been nice if Sora was wrong on occasion or if there was some recognition of nuance, particularly with Meela, but it was still a nice inclusion. The series also drags in places, prolonging events that don’t necessarily need to play out in their entirety on screen. Maybe the goal was just to give us more time with these characters, which I certainly don’t oppose, though it does mean somewhat missing out on understanding the circumstances that brought her here. We get a nice resolution to that plot in terms of how Ivy regards it and how she sees her path forward, but scant little understanding of why it happened and how the others regard it. But I still think this was delightful. Like Ivy herself, it went through some hard times, picked itself up and made a great deal out of a bad situation, and it’s nice to even get some payoff on how being starless helped Ivy without making her ridiculously overpowered like so many isekai would. A worthwhile watch.
I definitely want season 2, it's good enough for that and that is why I'm writing this review. Well, in short, if you like the combination of slice of life and isekai adventure, this is for you. In term of isekai genre, this anime is quite refreshing and unique from typical isekai anime. The protagonist is portrayed weak just as the title promised, and unlike typical reincarnation the MC doesn't retain full memory of her previous life, she is properly herself with her personality and traits, she only has bits of thoughts as things happening around her as if she has second self in her mind,and the anime is portrayed as if you (the audience) are her second self, so occasionally she would talk to you (the audience) in a FPS POV way. Though, I must say this might be not everyone's cup of tea and might be boring for some people, I just can't deny the differentness this anime provide, if you are open minded this anime is actually quite good. At least in my experience, I get the feeling of comfort watching it, it has this wholesome vibe. Despite the theme of the world being in the setting of typical RPG world, there isn't much fighting, almost none, this anime is not an action anime, instead, it's just very chill adventure anime, it's a bit slow paced, and personally I would say this anime should be a 2 cour anime instead of just 1, it's good enough for that, but also considering the story arc it's also good as is and I wouldn't complain. Concept: 8/10 Story: 7/10 Art/Animation: 7.5/10 Execution: 8/10
It’s about a poor girl who’s rejected by both her family and her village, who even want to kill her because she doesn’t meet the qualifications for the job the gods assigned her. The first half of the series offers an engaging adventure with interesting events that I think anyone can enjoy. Unfortunately, the second half falls flat. It focuses on a dull investigation that’s poorly executed and seems to be aimed more at children. It’s a shame the show took a different direction after the sixth episode, it had potential to be much better. I’d recommend it if you’re watching with kids.
I enjoyed watching this a lot more than I expected The first episode does start off very slow and to be honest I almost dropped it after that one. However, after watching episode 2, the anime felt a lot more interesting to me and I'm glad I continued watching it The store revolves around Felicia, a starless girl that is being chased by her home town for not having a star. Her hometown saw this as some sort of threat and started hunting her down. She denounced her entire past and started fresh as Ivy. Now she's on a run to escape and survive. One thingI liked about this anime is it didn't go with the basic troupe of making the MC really over powered or at least super strong. Instead they went with her own survival of hunting, taming 2 companions and making her way town to town, resolving conflicts and earning money in order to help her survive which I quite enjoyed. My main gripe is Sora not being able to communicate. Sometimes it does feel a bit jarring having only Ivy speak. Would have made things a bit more entertaining if there was at least 1 more voice communicating but aside from that I really enjoyed watching this show. Not sure if it's a show I would re watch but if a season 2 does release I will watch it.
Overall a fairly polished anime, but also a very disappointing one. The animation has some flash to it surprisingly, it's pretty good and a pleasure to watch. The character detail can be a bit lacking at times, but overall it's exceptionally tidy. The backgrounds are really good and consistent to boot. The story and characters start out fantastic. There's depth and intrigue, it's fairly dark and hits home. However, much to my disappointment, the latter epsiodes start to be more of the typical isekai cheese. Character development slows, and the characters around the main character lose most of the charm the previous characters had. Thestory also slows down quite a bit and loses the grit it began with, becoming rather typical and lackluster. The voice acting was pretty much the same story, but dropped off pretty quickly. There was a character with fantastic voice acting in the first couple of episodes, but then it grew more average in terms of performance. It was still decently cast and not grating, but a little disappointing given how it started. The soundtrack is actually pretty decent as well, but gets a little cheesy towards the end. I love the op, but the ed is... weak. Not sure how else to say that, but weak is a good desciptor. Overall, I'm pretty disappointed. What started out looking like high 7's to low 8's and a real hidden gem turned into a fairly mediocre isekai. Not bad, just not to the level of the intitial episodes. So it ends up being more of a high-ish 6. Sad days. I really don't think there is any coming back from this either. I don't see how they can reattain the intial grit they had given the direction the characters and story are heading. 6.75/10.0 Dubbed
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 behaviouris 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.
Saijaku Tamer is about precocious girl Ivy who is rejected by her village and family for not having good enough powers. Because having a power rating below a certain level is very uncommon, she gets the reputation as a cursed child, essentially. As a result, she gets scapegoated for the village's problems and has to make her escape. She decides to follow the advice of the local fortune teller, basically her surrogate mother after everything goes wrong for her, and travel to specific city quite a ways away. This anime is thus an adventure story where she discovers her tamer powers and meets people onthe road to that faraway city. It's kind of a daily log of what she does, who she meets, and how she manages the dangers and uncertainties of traveling with a positive, though cautious attitude. This child MC makes better decisions and is better at avoiding self-sabotage than most MCs, but the plot doesn't paint her as a genius, nor do the adults treat her like one; she is a legit child surviving in a world that's treated her harshly. I think she's one of the best, least frustrating child MCs I've seen in quite some time. Unlike most anime you watch, this anime has heart, a character to emotionally connect to, and a coherent world for the main character to explore; a lot of anime have that lingering feeling that they're cobbled together on a shoe-string budget with no attention to detail or consideration of the soul of the story. This anime is not like that at all; it feels fully intentional and able to tell a story based on the MC's emotions, trust, and relationships. On top of that, the animation is beautiful and there is no fan service. It says a lot that this anime has a child MC but is not at all "cute girl does cute things" nor is it reverse harem nor is it a power fantasy. I think this show is a real gem amongst the lifeless copy-pasted seasonal isekai that supersaturate the market these days; it has an isekai premise but it's extremely de-emphasized and subtle about it's "reincarnated protagonist" theme--basically a bell rings and MC hears something we don't, which she interprets to be her from her previous life communicating with her. There seem to be secrets and things deliberately not told, which I think is good suspense and a lingering anxiety throughout the anime. All in all, it's not a super action-y anime, but I think it's still pretty entertaining and compelling. MC's power - if you can even call it that - develops slowly and organically as she moves between villages, makes money, and survives. It looks good, it avoids every lowest common denominator isekai temptation, and gives you enough in terms of animation, theming, and solid writing to make you feel something for the MC. A pleasant surprise, highly 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. Quieromás, 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.
A cozy by the numbers isekai story without any fanservice. You probably already know if this is for you just by reading that. It's got all the tropes, including discrimination, adventure guilds, even slavery. The animation is good, and even though the story is tropey/cheesy it can still invoke some emotions. I liked the slime and cat characters, and a lot of the characters weren't as one dimensional as you might expect. All the same, by the end I was getting a bit frustrated with how cheesy the plot was getting and how rushed the resolutions seemed. Overall though I enjoyed it, and kept wanting towatch.