From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman anime revealed the second key visual, along with new cast and an April 5 premiere date. It was also announced that Prime Video will exclusively stream the series worldwide starting April 6 at 00:00JST (April 5 depending on timezone).
Studio Passione is in charge of the animation, with Yoshio Kazumi as the director. The second trailer for the anime was released earlier this month. You can see the new visual below, featuring the main cast of Beryl and his four students.
Including the two new additions, the 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
- Kaito Ishikawa as Henblitz Drout
- Arisa Nakata as Mui Freia (NEW)
- Ryota Osaka as Spule (NEW)
The story follows Beryl Gardinant. He calls himself a humble old man, and he is a sword instructor at his dojo in a backwater village. He is then visited by a former student who has since become famous, and he ends up appointed as a special instructor for the knights of the Liberion Order. He then meets up with several other former students, who include an elite knight, an ace wizard, and an adventurer who’s attained the highest guild rank possible. He isn’t aware why they asked for him, and he ends up living a very different life.
The From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman anime staff includes
- Director: Yoshio Kazumi
- Series Composition: Kunihiko Okada
- Character Designer: Satsuki Hayasaka
- Chief Animation Director: Satsuki Hayasaka
- Music: Yasuharu Takanashi
Shigeru Sagazaki writes the From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now and They Won’t Leave Me Alone (Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru: Tada no Inaka no Kenjutsu Shihan Datta noni, Taisei Shita Deshitachi ga Ore o Hottekurenai Ken) light novel series, which features illustrations by Tetsuhiro Nabeshima.
The novel first began serialization on the Shosetsuka ni Naro website in November 2020, after which it was acquired by Square Enix in April 2021 and serialized under their SQEX Novel imprint. There is also a manga adaptation by Kazuki Sato, which has been serialized in Akita Shoten’s Dokodemo Young Champion magazine since August 2021. J-Novel licensed the light novel in English, while Yen Press licensed the manga.
The anime was announced in August 2024 with a teaser visual and trailer.
Source: From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Official Website
©Shigeru Sagazaki, Tetsuhiro Nabeshima / SQUARE ENIX/ “From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman” Production Committee
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