With the trailer you can see above, NBC Universal announced that in April 2025 it will premiere an anime series adaptation of the novel. From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru: Tada no Inaka no Kenjutsu Shihan Datta noni, Taisei Shita Deshitachi ga Ore o Hōttekurenai Ken) by Shigeru Sagazaki. Below you can see a promotional image.
With animation by the studios Hayabusa Film (Loner Life in Another World) and Passion (Interspecies Reviewers, Joshikousei no Mudazukai, Citrus), the direction is by Akio Kazumi (Loner Life in Another World, Fist of the Blue Sky Regenesis), the argument is Kunihiko Okada (The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy, By the Grace of the Gods season 2) and the character design is by Satsuki Hayasaka (The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy, Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki). Music is by Yasuharu Takanashi (Baki Hanma vs. Kengan Ashura, Fairy Tail).
From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman began publication in November 2020 and its 8th volume with illustrations by Nabeshima will be released on August 6, 2024. A manga adaptation by Kazuki Satō began to be published in August 2021 and its 6th volume will be released on August 6, 2024.
Synopsis for From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman
Beryl Gardinant, a self-proclaimed “humble old man,” is a sword instructor at his dojo in a remote rural village. In his youth, he dreamed of glory as a master swordsman, but those days are long behind him.
Unexpectedly, he receives a visit from a famous former student who brings him surprising news: he has been appointed special instructor to 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 mage, and even an adventurer who has achieved the highest possible rank in the guild. But why does everyone want his tutelage?! To him, they clearly no longer need him.
Will Beryl be able to live up to her new role? And will she be able to find a moment of peace away from her beloved students?!
