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, Fuuko Japanese

Lattrua Supporting

Yashiro, Taku Japanese

Velivera Supporting

Toriumi, Kousuke Japanese

Rickbert Supporting

Yasumoto, Hiroki Japanese

Hagg Supporting

Takahashi, Shinya Japanese

Cao, Cong Producer

Sotokawa, Akihiro Producer

Matsui, Yuuko Producer

Usukura, Ryuutarou Producer

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Jan 21, 2026

Roxi_Chan

Recommended

I read some of the manga like 3 years agoish and it doesn't quite follow it at all at the start which is fine according to other reviews they really liked it. My main thing is the art style sucks absolute booty hole in the anime. The manga's art style was kinda good not revolutionary but kinda good still but the anime? Terrible. the animation too just sucked. Also I dropped it when there were no action scenes because I hate slice of lifes because theres never good art never good animation or even scenes that would merely require them and a lackluster storyline along ... with it. I did binge watch all 12 episodes in one sitting though so it was a good story but I'm also really fucking sick rn and had nothing better to do. Watch this if ur kinda running out of good anime to watch.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Dec 13, 2025

Greninja321

Mixed Feelings

I didn't really finish this anime but I still loved parts of it not all of them and that's why am giving a mixed review

The opening is some of the best I have ever heard the art the anime is so good
Now the problem is the pacing which most people will not like and I can agree everything is so long and its not really serious the villains are not really what you call villain and her parents leaving her makes no sense to me but I still liked it the art the music ivy and sora the Characters the journey I love ... it but most people won't thats why am giving it a mixed feeling but overall
It's a 7 0ut of 10 for me

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jan 10, 2026

Upholder

Not Recommended

I feel a bit of a heretic to say it, but in contrast to the most common complaint I've see against this series, I don't agree that it starts well and ends poorly. On the contrary, the issue is almost the opposite.

In its first few episodes this show is slow, dull, boring. For three episodes, nothing happens. Had I not been binging and unwilling to start something new, I would have dropped it at episode 3. This is a good example of 'the veneer of quality'. So many have lauded this show's mature themes examining the psychological trauma of an outcast child, but the reality ... is that those first few episodes that recieve so much praise have nothing to say beyond 'an outcast child would be miserable'. I fear many have mistaken addressing a mature topic with actually having something to say. If you step beyond the cynical world view that misery is somehow art, these episodes are empty, shallow, and oh so boring. Imagine watching an eight year old girl talk to herself for an hour. That is the art that is receiving so much praise.

Not to mention the entirely unnnecessary inclusion of an isekai angle. Quite what that added to the narrative I have no idea, but I guess it let the author add another keyword to maximise how often it came up in search results.

Where this show shines is not in these early moments, but rather later on, where Ivy begins to interact with other people, and we begin to see how her previous experiences have damaged her ability to trust and cooperate with other people. That's the strength of this series, and at moments 'shine' is absolutely the right word. For a while, it seems the series will lift itself from the funk it trapped itself in from the start.

Unfortunately, instead we get a convoluted plot involving the 'organisation', a shadowy band of kidnappers and slave traders. None of this content is bad, but the sheer amount of new characters, events, and plot drivers means there's little time to address the themes that should sell the show; that is, overcoming childhood trauma and the feelings of inadequacy that such a world imbues upon its most unfortunate. As a result, while I wouldn't call the last few episodes bad, I can't really find a reason to complement them either.

Overall, this is a series that starts dull, gets a little interesting in the middle, and then settles into a formulaic and average finale. Frankly, I don't think that early slog is worth what follows, so I can't think of anyone I would recommend this to.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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