Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita.

## Private Odoguzu Academy Middle School!

***Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita.*** (最弱テイマーはゴミ拾いの旅を始めました。, The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash) is a Japanese light novel series written by Honobonoru500 and illustrated by Nama. 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. A manga adaptation illustrated by Tou Fukino began serialization in TO Books' *Comic Corona* website in February 2020. 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. An anime television series adaptation by Studio Massket is set to premiere in January 2024.

## Synopsis

When Ivy was born into this world, she remembered her past life. Remembering her preincarnation, she strove to avoid strife. But fate curdled at the status check, when kids learn who they are. For she had only one skill - Taming - and not a single star.

Ivy was weak from the start - at most, she could tame a slime. And in her world, most people did not give the weak their time. Only one woman in her village would treat her as her own. But after she "died," Ivy got the hint and ran from home.

While on the run, she met a tiny slime and named it Sora. And such begins the heartwarming survival story of a small girl who can tame.

(Source: TO Books, translated)

## List of Published Books

### *Novel*

Written by Honobonoru500, the series began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on August 9, 2018. 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.

LN Vol. 1LN Vol. 2LN Vol. 3LN Vol. 4LN Vol. 5LN Vol. 6LN Vol. 7LN Vol. 8LN Vol. 9LN Vol. 10
Honobonoru500 (Original) / Nama (Character Draft) / Tobi (Illustrator), "Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita." TO Junior Books, 4+ volumes in total January 14, 2023. All Ivy ​​specifications are easy for elementary school students to read! Comes with a 4-frame bonus bookmark.

1. Released date July 1, 2022 - ISBN 978-4866995632
2. Released date October 1, 2022 - ISBN 978-4866996776
3. Released date January 14, 2023 - ISBN 978-4866997353
4. Released date July 1, 2023 - ISBN 978-4-86699-884-8
5. Released date January 15, 2024 - ISBN 978-4867940242
6. Released date February 1, 2024 - ISBN 978-4867940716

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### *Manga*

A manga adaptation illustrated by Tou Fukino began serialization in TO Books' *Comic Corona* website on February 10, 2020. It has been collected in four *tankōbon* volumes as of February 2022. The manga is also licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.

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Manga Vol. 1Manga Vol. 2Manga Vol. 3Manga Vol. 4Manga Vol. 5Ameharpo (Illustrator) / Heartwarming 500 (Original Author) / Nama (Character Draft), “*Private Odoguzu Academy Middle School!: Even in a different country (?), I still picked up trash (私立オードグズ学園中等部！〜異の国（？）でもやっぱりゴミ拾いしてました〜)*” TO Books <Corona Comics>, 1 volume already published (as of June 2023).

 *ISBN* | 978-4-86699-863-3

## Ivy

### Affiliation:

* Commercial Guild
* Adventurer Guild
* Lord Foronda
* Blazing Sword Party

### Allied:

* Oguto *(friend)*
* Verivera *(friend)*
* Ciel *(friend)*
* Flame Sword Party
* Thunder King Party

## 「Biographical Information」

### Relatives:

**Former Family**:* Tablo *(Father)*
* Furefe *(Mother)*
* Fescilla *(Elder Sister)*
* Unnamed Elder Brother

**Current Family**:

* Louver *(Mother Figure)* †
* Sora & Sol *(Tamed)*
* Tron [Druid] *(Companion/Stepfather)*

## 「Voice Actor」

### English VA:

Reshel Mae

Ivy is a girl reborn in another world, where people hold multiple skills and are ranked with stars; however, she only has the no-star Tamer skill. She is hated by her family for it, forcing Ivy to decide to live in the forest; however, the local fortune teller takes pity on Ivy, educating and supplying her. After the fortune teller passes 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's decline. He brands any villagers who desert as criminals and tries desperately to maintain his power.

She meet Tron the Druid a mid-rank adventurer from All Town. Later he accompanies Ivy on her journey as her stepfather.

### Abilities

A tamer with the weakest skills given by God. Ivy decides to leave the village to start traveling while evading pursuers from her village who want to harm her. Discovering monsters, she can tame while traveling! Slimes that are weak enough to die if you poke them, only weak slimes. A lot of things are dropped on the way. When she picked them all up, something amazing happened. Ivy's previous incarnation was an experienced gamer and sometimes sees things coming before she does, such as needing to build her stamina and warning her to prepare for the worst after her parents' reaction to finding out she's starless.

As a starless, Ivy's got practically no magic to her name, even for her Taming job. Theoretically, one should be able to increase their magical power and their reserves of magic with practice, but that either doesn't work for Ivy (and she's tried, as you might imagine) or the improvement is so insignificant she hasn't noticed.

* *LIFE MAGIC:*
	+ Creating fire & Producing water
	+ Removing dirt *(Cleanse)*
	+ -???-
	+ -???-

As a starless, Ivy's got practically no magic to her name, even for her Taming job. Theoretically, one should be able to increase their magical power and their reserves of magic with practice, but that either doesn't work for Ivy (and she's tried, as you might imagine) or the improvement is so insignificant she hasn't noticed.

Ivy has a better understanding of the situation around her, and because of this, she can adapt to survive. Ivy's past experiences have given her the ability to detect danger or unsavory circumstances. However, because of her low reserves, if she casts even one spell, she cannot use this ability until her magical power restores itself. And years of experience living in the forest have made Ivy able to hide her presence very well, which saves her life on numerous occasions.

> "*Slowly look around the world and broaden your horizons. And be strong slowly.
> Because then you'll be happy. However, it is no good to rush because you want to be happy.
> If you rush, you will go in the wrong direction. Don't be afraid to interact with people.
> There are people in this world who have different ideas. Learn it slowly.
> Believe in yourself.*"
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> ― Louver to **Ivy**
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Louver is the one who found Ivy in the forest. She watched Ivy's situation in the forest with 《Prediction》. Thinking that it would be necessary in the future, she handed over an inferior Magic Bag containing several books (World Book), degraded potions of each color, and a knife. On the advice of the fortune-teller and the voice of her past self, Ivy allows people to think she's a boy.

* How to speak and interact with people.
* How to gather information materials and cook.
* What kind of human behavior is dangerous?
* A few several books that were in the Inferior magic bag.
* How to recognize food, poisonous plants, how to trap prey, degraded potions, and small knives for each color.

* **Blue**: Cures wounds
* **Red**: Heals illnesses
* **Green**: Reduces pain
* **Purple**: Removes curses

 **[Bottle Type]*** There are three types, from first-class to third-class. The difference is the transparency and thickness of the bottle.
 **[Magic bag]*** The regular version has a time-stop function. Purchase required. It seems that the regular rare version has something inside the magic bag that can hold a magic bag full of contents.
* There is no Inferior version time-stop function. It is often discarded and can be picked up at a dump site. It is easy to see the contents when putting things in and out. It is necessary to check each one because the capacity that can be put in and whether or not the weight of the put item is reduced is different for each.

Ivy's past self exists as a voice in her head who sometimes speaks to her. As a no star tamer, the weakest slime is probably the *only* monster Ivy can tame. Said slimes are rare and normally die quickly, so fragile that even rain and wind can kill them. But after being tamed and fed stale potions by Ivy, Sora steadily grows stronger and develops abilities normal slimes do not have.

* 《Tamer ☆》It can tame small animals.
* 《Tamer ☆☆》It can tame 2 to 5 slimes.
* 《Tamer ☆☆☆》It can tame 1 monster beast.
* 《Tamer ☆☆☆☆》It can tame 2 monster beast (Demonic Beast).
* 《Tamer ☆☆☆☆☆》It can tame 1 Divine beast.
* 《Tamer ☆☆☆☆☆☆》-???-

Taming Method:
* Two methods are listed in the book she got from the fortune teller.
	1. Give a little magical power to the monster, and when it is accepted, the light will appear. Tell the name, then name the monster.
	2. Declare by forcefully pushing down (*Recommended for ☆3 or higher*).
* If both are successful, a mark will appear. Tamers are supposed to be able to speak to their animals and sense their intentions, but Ivy can't do this with Sora (as far as she can tell). Whether or not this is because she's starless or due to Sora's peculiar qualities is unclear.

When I met him near Ratoto Village, it was translucent blue and had a shape that stretched out horizontally. The sense of stability was bad, and it was often buried in the garbage at the dump site. For food, I ate a degraded blue potion along with the bottle. After healing Ivy's wounds, she now eats degraded red potions.After healing Ciel's wounds, part of his body turned red. Its body also became a drop shape, and it began to roll and bounce. On the way from Latome Village to Ortowa Town, the translucent blue color changed to blue in the lower half and red in the upper half.
* A Rare Slime Monster (*Broken Slime*). Tamed individuals are active in processing organic matter. Individuals who process inorganic matter are quite rare. Daily processing capacity varies from individual to individual. It attacks by ramming and shooting slime bullets. Sora can also feel if a person has malicious intent.

Cat monster *Adandara*. She is grateful to Ivy for saving her life. She follows wherever Ivy goes on her journey. She is fluffy and likes to be petted.
* *Adandara* is a higher-level demon that resembles a black panther and also a rare beast monster that is ferocious, versatile, and untouchable.
* For subjugation, 5 or more high-ranking adventurer teams are required for one beast monster.
* If your eyes meet, you will be killed. It is said to be called "*death*".
* Has shaded-black and slightly long hair, large sharp claws, and patterns on its tail.

The Black Slime

 《 -???- ＃＃＃》this is skill still unknown.
* Unknown Details: -???-
* Unknown Effect: -???-

## Ending Theme

### ED Composer:

Tei (丁)

An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 11, 2022. 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 premiered on January 12, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks. Aina Suzuki will perform the opening theme song "Hate no Nai Tabi" (果てのない旅, "An Endless Journey").

* ***Staff:***
	+ Original work - Honoru Bonoru 500
	+ Original illustration - Nama
	+ General Director - Shigeyasu Yamauchi
	+ Director - Naoki Horiuchi
	+ Series composition - Katsuhiko Takayama
	+ Character design - Makoto Hu Feng, Yuki Ikeda
	+ Monster Design - Takuya Imakado
	+ Prop Design - W18, Takuya Imakado
	+ Art director - Toshihide Inoue, Masazumi Matsumiya
	+ Color design - Ayumi Yoshida
	+ Art setting - Masazumi Matsumiya
	+ Director of Photography - Akihiro Fujishima
	+ 3D Director - Sistane Luca
	+ Edit - Maki Sendo
	+ Sound director - Jun Watanabe
	+ Music - Yumemi Kujira
	+ Music Production - Lantis
	+ Music producer - Misa Itano
	+ Producer - Airian Cai, Daisuke Kobayashi, Cong Cao, Hirokazu Yokoyama, Ryutaro Usukura, Akihiro Togawa, Yuko Matsui, Yusuke Tanaka, Yuki Konishi, Fumihiro Ozawa
	+ Animation producer - Cheng Lu
	+ Animation production - STUDIO MASSKET

Crunchyroll has licensed the series. Medialink has licensed the series in Southeast Asia and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand) and streaming it on the Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.

## External Link

* *Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita.* ─ Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
* *Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita.* ─ Light Novel Official Website | Special site (in Japanese)
* *Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita.* ─ Manga Official Website | Corona EX (in Japanese)
	+ *Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita.* ─ Other Manga Website | Nico Nico Seiga (in Japanese)
	+ *Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita.* ─ Special website | CD Drama (in Japanese)
* *Shiritsu ōdoguzu Gakuen'naka-tō-bu!: I no kuni (?) Demo yappari gomihiroi shitemashita* ─ Manga Official Website | Corona EX (in Japanese)
* *TV Anime "Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita."* Official Website (in Japanese)
* *TV Anime "Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita."* Official (@saijakutamer) - Twitter
* *Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita.* ─ Wikipedia **JP**
* *Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita.* ─ Wikipedia **EN**

## Trivia

* Latomi Village is actually heading for utter doom. All thanks to the stupidity of the current headman, who enforced prejudice against the starless and ignored the fortune teller's advice; Even denying the old woman a potion to cure her illness. The man cannot stand being wrong, even resulting in branding those who "moved away" as thieves who stole from the village, just to soothe his ego.