From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Season 2 Begins Airing in July 2026

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A July 2026 premiere date has been announced for From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Season 2, making it part of the Summer 2026 anime season.

From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru) is based on the the SQUEX Novel light novel series written by Shigeru Sagazaki and illustrated by Tetsuhiro Nabeshima, which began in 2021 and has nine volumes as of March 2025. J-Novel Club, which publishes the light novels’ official English translation with the subtitle My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now, and They Won’t Leave Me Alone, describes the synopsis as such:

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 a 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?!

The story started as a Shosetsuka ni Naro web novel in 2020. There is an Akita Shoten-published manga by Kazuki Sato. 

The first season of the anime premiered on April 6, 2025. 

Staff (Season 1)

• Director: Akio Kazumi (Fist of the Blue Sky Re: Genesis)
• Series composer: Kunihiko Okada (The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy)
• Character designer and chief animation director: Satsuki Hayasaka (The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy co-character designer)
• 3D production: YAMATOWORKS 
• Animation production: Passione and Hayabusa Film 

Cast (Season 1)

• Hiroaki Hirata as Beryl Gardinant
• Nao Toyama as Allusia
• Hitomi Ueda as Selna Lysandra
• Yuki Hirose as Curuni Crueciel
• Hinaki Yano as Ficelle Harbeller 
• Chiwa Saito as Lucy Diamond
• Kaito Ishikawa as Henblitz

Source: @ossan_kensei

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