The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash is a 2024 anime series based on the light novel series with the same name written by Honobonoru500 and illustrated Nama. It was published TO Books under their TO Bunko imprint on November 9, 2019. The original novel series was published by Shōsetsuka ni Narō on August 9, 2018.
The anime series was announced on . It was animated by Studio Massket, directed by Naoki Horiuchi, chief directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi, composed by Kujira Yumemi, and it premiered in Japan from January 12, 2024 to March 29, 2024, consisting of 12 episodes.
Crunchyroll licensed and produced an English SimulDub of the series, which premiered on their streaming service on the same day[1][2].
Synopsis
Stars are everything, granting abilities to Tamers. So when Ivy was born without one, her village took it as an ill omen! Now banished, she leads a lonely life of salvaging rubbish to survive. That is until she befriends Sora, a weak little slime, in the forest. Together, the delicate duo embarks on a heartwarming journey of survival and discovers there’s more to Ivy than being starless.