From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman 1st Trailer, Key Visual Released

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Melvyn Tan

The From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now, and They Won’t Leave Me Alone TV anime adaptation has gotten its first trailer and key visual. 

Additionally, Chiwa Saito and Kaito Ishikawa have been added to the cast as Lucy Diamond and Henblitz, respectively. The revealed production credits have also expanded, with one of the new reveals being YAMATOWORKS as the 3D animation company. 

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From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now, and They Won’t Leave Me Alone will begin airing in April 2025. It adapts the SQUEX Novel light novel series written by Shigeru Sagazaki and illustrated by Tetsuhiro Nabeshima, which began in 2021 and has eight volumes as of August 2024.

J-Novel Club describes 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?!

From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman started as a Shousetsuka ni Narou web novel in 2020. There is an Akita Shoten-published manga by Kazuki Sato. 

Staff

• 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)
• Animation production: Passione and Hayabusa Film 

Cast

• Hiroaki Hirata as Beryl Gardinant
• Nao Toyama as Allusia
• Hitomi Ueda as Selna Lysandra
• Yuki Hirose as Curuni Crueciel
• Hinaki Yano as Ficelle Harbeller 

Source: @ossan_kensei

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Melvyn is one of Anime Trending's main writers. He mostly writes about anime, but also tackles video games, Vtubers (formerly), manga, and light novels. He'll occasionally put out a review or listicle too. Lately, he enjoys discovering standout anime episodes, OP/ED animation sequences, and animated music videos. Some of his free time is spent self-learning Japanese.
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