Beryl
Gardinant thought he was done. His students have other ideas. The new trailer
for the second season of From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman arrived
to confirm the return of this middle-aged swordsman who can't stop being the
best no matter how hard he tries, with a premiere scheduled for July
2026. The video opens with a quiet moment of Beryl greeting those around
him before cutting to combat sequences that make it clear that this season is
going to increase the intensity.
This
advance also serves as a letter of introduction for their main songs: the
band Unicorn will be in charge of the opening song
entitled "Kurenai no Ha", while the group BLUE
ENCOUNT will put all the adrenaline in the closing with the ending
"Mikansei".
The voice cast
New additions
- Yuki Hirose as Curuni
Crueciel (Recognized for her role as Koharu Hidaka in Hi
Score Girl.)
- Hinaki Yano como Ficelle
Harbeller. (La dulce Yuu Takaki en Love Live!
Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai).
- Chiwa Saito as Lucy Diamond (The
legendary and unmistakable Homura Akemi in Mahou Shoujo Madoka
Magica and Hitagi Senjougahara in Monogatari Series).
- Kaito Ishikawa as Henblitz Drout (The
mighty Genos in One Punch Man and Naofumi Iwatani
in Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari).
- Arisa Nakada as Myui Flare (A
talented rising seiyuu with roles in various independent projects.)
- Ryota Osaka as Spur (Who
lent his voice to Sadao Maou in Hataraku Maou-sama! and
Naoto Tachibana in Tokyo Revengers).
- Ai Kayano as Rose
Marblehart (The eternal Menma in Anohana and
Darkness in KonoSuba).
- Hidenobu Kiuchi as Gatoga Lazorne (Remembered
for his imposing role as En in Dorohedoro).
Previously confirmed cast
- Hiroaki Hirata as Beryl Gardinant (The
iconic Sanji in One Piece and Klein in Sword Art
Online).
- Nao Toyama as Allucia Citrus (Dear
Chitoge Kirisaki in Nisekoi and Yui Yuigahama in Oregairu).
- Hitomi Ueda as Surena
Lysandra (Famous for her role as Gold Ship in Uma
Musume: Pretty Derby.)
The
Production Team
The
direction of this sequel remains in the hands of Akio Kazumi,
working together at the Passione and Hayabusa Film studios.
The common thread of the story falls on Kunihiko Okada in
charge of writing the scripts, while the overall aesthetics and lead animation
direction are once again the responsibility of Satsuki Hayasaka. To
make each steel duel resonate strongly, composer Yasuharu Takanashi returns
to take charge of the music, supported by sound director Hisayoshi
Hirasawa. The technical visual section is complemented by the art direction
of Taiki Yamashita, the cinematography of Kenichi Ikeda and
the three-dimensional animation effects managed by the firm YAMATO
WORKS, under the final editing of Ayako Tan.
Sobre
From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman
For those
who are accumulating series without catching up, this franchise originally
started in the format of light fantasy novels written by Shigeru
Sagazaki and illustrated by Tetsuhiro Nabeshima. The work
enjoys immense popularity, having made the leap to a manga adaptation by Kazuki
Sato and boasting a couple of spin-off stories that, together, have
surpassed the incredible mark of eight million copies in circulation in the
Japanese market since the premiere of its first batch of episodes in April
2025.
The story
introduces us to Beryl Gardinant, a mature and rather humble man who lives
peacefully in a rural village, not really aware that his skills with the sword
make him a legendary master of unquestionable caliber. His quiet routine is
turned upside down when he is recruited as a special instructor for the knights
of the Order of Liberion, a prestigious position that forces him to reunite
with his former students. Although he insists that he is just an old man from
the countryside looking to retire, his devoted pupils — who now occupy
positions of immense political and military power — have no intention of
letting him escape the spotlight.
Having a
mature protagonist who is genuinely unaware of how absurdly strong he is in the
face of young prodigies always gives a very fresh air to the sword genre.
