A new television anime adaptation of Shigeru Sagazaki’s light novel series, From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (Japanese title: Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru: Tada no Inaka no Kenjutsu Shihan Datta noni, Taisei Shita Deshitachi ga Ore o Hōttekurenai Ken), is set to premiere in April 2025.

The announcement was made on Thursday through the launch of a dedicated website, which also revealed the main production staff, a teaser visual, and a promotional video.

Main Staff and Production Details

• Director: Akio Kazumi (Loner Life in Another World, Fist of the Blue Sky Regenesis)
• Animation Studios: Passione and Hayabusa Film
• Series Scripts: Kunihiko Okada (The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy, By the Grace of the Gods season 2)
• Character Design and Chief Animation Director: Satsuki Hayasaka (The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy, Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki)
• Music Composer: Yasuharu Takanashi (Baki Hanma vs. Kengan Ashura, Fairy Tail)

The anime will be broadcast starting April 2025 on the IMAnimation programming block, which airs on 24 TV Asahi affiliate channels, and on BS Asahi.

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Celebration Illustrations

To commemorate the anime adaptation announcement, the light novels’ illustrator Tetsuhiro Nabeshima and the manga adaptation’s artist Kazuki Satō created special illustrations.

The official describes the story 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?!

Source: From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman anime’s website, Comic Natalie