Template:'Weakest Tamer' Series Infobox The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash (最弱テイマーはゴミ拾いの旅を始めました。, Saijaku Teimā wa Gomihiroi no Tabi o Hajimemashita) is a Japanese light novel series written by Honobonoru500 and illustrated by Nama. A manga adaptation illustrated by Tou Fukino began serialization in TO Books' Comic Corona website in February 2020. An anime television series adaptation by Studio Massket is set to premiere in 2024.
It began serialization as a web novel on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in August 2018. It was later acquired by TO Books, who began publishing a light novel in November 2019. It has been collected in nine volumes as of June 2023. while the manga has been collected in five volumes as of June 2023. Both the light novel and manga are licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.
Premise[]
A world where skills and stars (strength of skills) given by God are considered important. When Ivy, a child of the village of Latomi, was five years old, she was given only tamer skills without stars on her Star Ceremony. Ivy is abandoned, abused, disowned, and hated by her once loving family for not having stars and goes to live in the forest after fleeing her now abusive home. Only the old woman, a fortune teller, who takes pity on her and treats her without prejudice and visits her in the forest to offer help and advice. When Ivy was eight years old, the fortune teller died from an illness, and Ivy was almost killed by the village chief and her family as an unlucky and abominable child, so she sets out on a journey to the town of Otorwa, which the fortune teller had told her before her death.
Along the way, she sells the field mice that she catches in her traps and scavenges the garbage at the dump, and in the forest she tames the weakest kind of monster, a crumbling slime, and names it Sora.
Description[]
In Ivy's world, stars are everything. She's a Tamer, born to subdue monsters and animals, but she was also born starless! With her life in danger, Ivy flees into the forest where she befriends a weak little slime named Sora—the one creature she can tame. Together, the unlikely pair set off on a journey, salvaging rubbish to survive. Along the way they'll win hearts, evade danger, and discover there's more to starless Ivy than meets the eye!
Plot[]
Young Ivy can't catch a break. Though she has a few memories of her past life, she was reborn into an RPG-like world in the weakest class, and worse, as the weakest rank. As a no-star Tamer, even her parents and her siblings want nothing to do with her, and she soon realizes she must survive on her own. She learns to live off the land and salvage what she can from other people's leavings. But when Ivy manages to tame Sora, a lowly slime, everything changes for both of them. There's something special about this frail little monster, and Ivy's care will bring out the best in both of them!
Synopsis[]
Ivy is a girl from a previous life that was cut short who is reborn in another world, where people hold multiple skills and are ranked with stars; however, she only has the no star Tamer skill on her Star Ceremony. She is hated, abandoned and abused by her once loving family because of it, forcing Ivy to live in the forest after fleeing her now abusive home; however, the local fortune teller takes pity on Ivy, educating and supplying her. After the fortune teller passes away years later, Ivy leaves the area and finds a weak, dying slime; she tames it, naming her new familiar Sora.
As the story progresses, it's revealed the current headman of Ivy's village is a shortsighted idiot; enforcing the bigotry that drove Ivy off and ignoring the advice of the fortune teller, leading to the village into decline. He brands any villagers who desert as criminals and tries desperately to maintain his power and his reputation, which slowly takes a toll on his sanity.
Characters[]
- Ivy (アイビー, Aibī, Voiced by Aina Suzuki in Anime and Drama CD)[1]
- Sora (ソラ, Voiced by Mutsumi Tamura in Anime and Drama CD) [2]
Media[]
Light novels[]
Written by Honobonoru500, the series began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on August 9, 2018.[3] It was later acquired by TO Books who began publishing it as a light novel with illustrations by Nama under their TO Bunko light novel imprint on November 9, 2019. The light novel is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[4]
- Volume 1 | Release Date: November 9, 2019 (ISBN: 978-4-86-472876-8)[5]
- Licensed Release Date: October 6, 2022 (digital), October 25, 2022 (print) (ISBN: 978-1-63858-405-6)[6]
- Volume 2 | Release Date: April 10, 2020 (ISBN: 978-4-86-472956-7)[7]
- Licensed Release Date: December 15, 2022 (digital), January 3, 2023 (print) (ISBN: 978-1-63858-416-2)[8]
- Volume 3 | Release Date: October 10, 2020 (ISBN: 978-4-86-699058-3)[9]
- Licensed Release Date: March 16, 2023 (digital), April 4, 2023 (print) (ISBN: 978-1-63858-706-4)[10]
- Volume 4 | Release Date: April 20, 2021 (ISBN: 978-4-86-699199-3) [11]
- Licensed Release Date: July 27, 2023 (digital), September 5, 2023 (print) (ISBN: 978-1-63858-861-0)[12]
- Volume 5 | Release Date: August 20, 2021 (ISBN: 978-4-86-699305-8)[13]
- Licensed Release Date: November 30, 2023 (digital), December 26, 2023 (print) (ISBN: 979-8-88843-094-1)[14]
- Volume 6 | Release Date: February 19, 2022 (ISBN: 978-4-86-699455-0)[15]
- Licensed Release Date: March 28, 2024 (digital), April 16, 2024 (print) (ISBN: 979-8-88843-442-0)[16]
- Volume 7 | Release Date: June 20, 2022 (ISBN: 978-4-86-699549-6)[17]
- Licensed Release Date: July 11, 2024 (digital), August 13, 2024 (print) (ISBN: 979-8-89160-299-1)[18]
- Volume 8 | Release Date: November 19, 2022 (ISBN: 978-4-86-699633-2)[19]
- Licensed Release Date: November 21, 2024 (digital), December 24, 2024 (print) (ISBN: 979-8-89160-300-4)[20]
- Volume 9 | Release Date: June 10, 2023 (ISBN: 978-4-86-699857-2)[21]
- Licensed Release Date: April 22, 2025 (print) (ISBN: 979-8-89160-936-5)[22]
- Volume 10 | Release Date: January 15, 2024 (ISBN: 978-4-86-794043-3)[23]
- Licensed Release Date: —
- Volume 11 | Release Date: February 15, 2024 (ISBN: 978-4-86-794077-8)[24]
- Licensed Release Date: —
- Volume 12 | Release Date: July 20, 2024 (ISBN: 978-4-86794-258-1)[25]
- Licensed Release Date: —
- Volume 13 | Release Date: January 15, 2025 (ISBN: 978-4-86794-423-3)[26]
- Licensed Release Date: —
Manga[]
A manga adaptation illustrated by Tou Fukino began serialization in TO Books' Comic Corona website on February 10, 2020.[27][28] It has been collected in five tankōbon volumes as of June 2023. The manga is also licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[4]
- Manga Volume 1 | Release Date: July 15, 2020. (ISBN: 978-4-86-699019-4) [29]
- Licensed Release Date: June 14, 2022 (ISBN: 978-1-63858-412-4) [30]
- Manga Volume 2 | Release Date: April 15, 2021. (ISBN: 978-4-86-699197-9) [31]
- Licensed Release Date: November 15, 2022 (ISBN: 978-1-63858-732-3) [32]
- 'Manga Volume 3 | Release Date: February 15, 2022. (ISBN: 978-4-86-699450-5) [33]
- Licensed Release Date: May 16, 2023 (ISBN: 978-1-68579-542-9) [34]
- Manga Volume 4 | Release Date: November 15, 2022. (ISBN: 978-4-86-699635-6) [35]
- Licensed Release Date: November 14, 2023 (ISBN: 979-8-88843-047-7) [36]
- Manga Volume 5 | Release Date: June 15, 2023. (ISBN: 978-4-86-699862-6) [37]
- Manga Volume 6
Anime[]
An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 11, 2022.[38][39] It is produced by Studio Massket and directed by Naoki Horiuchi, with Shigeyasu Yamauchi serving as chief director, Katsuhiko Takayama writing the scripts, Feng Cheng Hu and Yuki Ikeda designing the characters, and Kujira Yumemi composing the music. The series is set to premiere in 2024. Aina Suzuki will perform the opening theme song "Hate no Nai Tabi" (果てのない旅; ; ; "An Endless Journey").[40]
Episodes[]
- Episode 1
- Episode 2
- Episode 3
- Episode 4
- Episode 5
- Episode 6
- Episode 7
- Episode 8
- Episode 9
- Episode 10
- Episode 11
- Episode 12
External links[]
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| [Key Links] [Official Site] • [Merch] • [Twitter] • [Stream Now] • Read Manga Now • Read LN Now |
| [Main Characters] Ivy • Sora |
| [Supporting Characters] Oguto
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| [Anime Episodes] Episode 1 • Episode 2 • Episode 3 • Episode 4 • Episode 5 • Episode 6 • Episode 7 • Episode 8 • Episode 9 • Episode 10 • Episode 11 • Episode 12 |
| [Anime Music] Endless Journey 「果てのない旅」 OP 1 |
| [Main Manga Series] Volume 1 • Volume 2 • Volume 3 • Volume 4 • Volume 5 • Volume 6 |
| [Academy Manga Series] Volume 1 |
| [Light Novel] Volume 1 • Volume 2 • Volume 3 • Volume 4 • Volume 5 • Volume 6 • Volume 7 • Volume 8 • Volume 9 • Volume 10 • Volume 11 • Volume 12 • Volume 13 • Volume 14 |
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230622235558/https://ln-news.com/articles/114312
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- ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 2, 2023). The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash Anime's Video Reveals Cast, Staff, Theme Song Artist, 2024 Debut.