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From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman

From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman

20257.51 Season13 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

Beryl Gardenant, a middle-aged swordsman running a dojo in the backwaters, lives a quiet life, until Allucia, former student and Commander of the Royal Order of Knights, appears! Beryl’s life is about to change dramatically! City life. Old students. New friends and formidable foes. It’s all too much. But after years of training, he has mad skills, and he’s been dubbed “the backwater swordmaster.”

Created by Kunihiko Okada
Written by Kunihiko Okada
Produced by Ryo Hino, Kazuki Endo, Yuko Matsui
NetworksHTBtv asahiNagoya TVKBCABC TVNCCOABABANiigata Television Network 21khbKFBHOMEKSBKagoshima BroadcastingIwate Asahi TVAkita Asahi BroadcastingYamagata Television SystemShizuoka Asahi TVAsahi Broadcasting NaganoHokuriku Asahi BroadcastingEhime Asahi TVYamaguchi Asahi BroadcastingKumamoto Asahi BroadcastingRyu-Q Asahi Broadcasting

Top Cast

Hiroaki Hirata

Hiroaki Hirata

Beryl Gardenant (voice)

Nao Toyama

Nao Toyama

Allucia Citrus (voice)

Yuuki Hirose

Yuuki Hirose

Curuni Crueciel (voice)

Hinaki Yano

Hinaki Yano

Ficelle Harbeller (voice)

Hitomi Ueda

Hitomi Ueda

Surena Lysandra (voice)

Chiwa Saito

Chiwa Saito

Lucy Diamond (voice)

Kaito Ishikawa

Kaito Ishikawa

Henblitz Drout (voice)

Arisa Nakada

Arisa Nakada

Mewi Freya (voice)

Ryota Osaka

Ryota Osaka

Spur (voice)

Themes & Keywords

swordplayswordmagicharemseinenanimesword and sorcerybased on light novel

About From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman

From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman is a animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, comedy series that first aired in 2025 exploring themes of swordplay, sword, magic, harem, seinen, anime. Created by Kunihiko Okada, it stars Hiroaki Hirata, Nao Toyama, Yuuki Hirose. Beryl Gardenant, a middle-aged swordsman running a dojo in the backwaters, lives a quiet life, until Allucia, former student and Commander of the Royal Order of Knights, appears! Beryl’s life is about to change dramatically! City life. Old students. New friends and formidable foes. It’s all too much. But after years of training, he has mad skills, and he’s been dubbed “the backwater swordmaster.”

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