The official website of Shigeru Sagazaki's fantasy light novel series, From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman, has revealed its first trailer, new visual, and cast details. The new video introduces protagonist Beryl Gardinan and the characters he'll meet in his adventures. The fantasy TV anime is scheduled to premiere in April 2025. Watch the first trailer for From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman anime below:
The newly-announced Japanese cast members are Chiwa Saitō as Lucy Diamond and Kaito Ishikawa as Henbritz Drought. Now, the complete voice cast includes:
Hiroaki Hirata as Beryl Gardinant
Yuki Hirose as Curuni Cruceiel
Hitomi Ueda as Surena Lysandra
Nao Toyama as Allucia Citrus
Hinaki Yano as Ficelle Harbeller
Kaito Ishikawa as Henblits Drout
Chiwa Saito as Lucy Diamond
Here's the new key visual for the upcoming anime adaptation of From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman:
Studios Passione and Hayabusa Film are producing the animation for From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman, with Akio Kazumi (Loner Life in Another World, Fist of the Blue Sky Regenesis) as director. Kunihiko Okada (The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy, By the Grace of the Gods season 2) is in charge of the anime's scripts while Satsuki Hayasaka (The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy, Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki) serves as the character designer and chief animation director. Yasuharu Takanashi (Baki Hanma vs. Kengan Ashura, Fairy Tail) is the music composer.
What is From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman about?
The fantasy anime is based on the From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: My Hotshot Discples Are All Grown Up Now and They Won't Leave Me Alone From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (Japanese: Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru: Tada no Inaka no Kenjutsu Shihan Datta noni, Taisei Shita Deshitachi ga Ore o Hōttekurenai Ken) light novel series written by Shigeru Sagazaki and illustrated by Tetsuhiro Nabeshima. The series initially began serialization on user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in November 2020 before Square Enix acquired the rights to publish it under their SQEX Novel Imprint in April 2021.
A manga adaptation of the series, illustrated by Kazuki Sato, began serialization in Akita Shoten's manga web magazine Dokodemo Young Champion in August 2021. The official website also announcd that the franchise is getting a spin-off manga titled Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru Gaiden: Hajimari no Mahō Kenshi (From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Spinoff: The Beginning of a Magic Swordsman) that will be released on Square Enix's Manga UP! service on November 29.
J-Novel Club, which licensed the light novels in English, shared a description for the series:
Beryl Gardinant, a self-proclaimed “humble old man,” is a sword instructor at his dojo in a rural, backwater village. In his younger years, he dreamed of glory as a master swordsman, but those days are long behind him. Out of the blue, he receives a visit from a famous former pupil who brings him world-shattering news—he's been appointed as special instructor for the knights of the Liberion Order! With his life now turned upside down, Beryl travels to the capital and reunites with some of his former students: elite knights, an ace wizard, and even an adventurer who's attained the highest guild rank possible. But why do they all want his tutelage?! As far as he's concerned, they clearly don't need him anymore. Can Beryl live up to his new position? And will he ever get a moment's peace away from his adoring students?!
For more information about From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman, check out the official website of the anime.
