Akio Kazumi will continue to direct the series.
The popular fantasy anime series from Spring 2025, From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman, is returning with a second season! It was announced on the show’s official website and X (formerly Twitter) account that Season 2 of the anime will premiere in July 2026, although an exact date wasn’t specified.
From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Season 2 details
As per the announcement on the anime’s social media, the second season will air in July 2026 on TV Asahi and its affiliates, as well as on BS Asahi.
Akio Kazumi, who directed the first season, will continue to direct the sequel at studios Passione and Hayabusa Film. Kunihiko Okada continues to write and oversee the scripts while Satsuki Hayasaka returns as the character designer and chief animation director. First season’s music composer Yasuharu Takanashi is also returning in Season 2.
Other staff members of the series include:
- Assistant Directors: Nozomu Koga, Masaru Kawashima
- Conceptual Design: Suzume Shima, Ley Yumeno
- Colour Key Artist: Sakie Suzuki
- Art Director: Taiki Yamashita
- Compositing Director of Photography: Kenichi Ikeda
- 3D Animation Production: YAMATO WORKS
- Editing: Ayako Tan
- Sound Director: Hisayoshi Hirasawa
The anime’s cast includes:
- Hiroaki Hirata as Beryl Gardinant
- Nao Tōyama as Allucia Citrus
- Hitomi Ueda as Surena Lysandra
- Yūki Hirose as Curuni Crueciel
- Hinaki Yano as Ficelle Harbeller
- Chiwa Saitō as Lucy Diamond
- Kaito Ishikawa as Henblitz Drout
- Arisa Nakada as Myui Flare
- Ryōta Ōsaka as Spur
- Ai Kayano as Rose Marblehart
- Hidenobu Kiuchi as Gatoga Lazorne
The anime is based on the light novel series of the same name written by Shigeru Sagazaki and illustrated by Tetsuhiro Nabeshima. A manga adaptation by Kazuki Satō is also being published. J-Novel Club publishes the novel in English and summarises the plot as:
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?!