From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman

2025 · 2 seasons · 24 episodes · Animé

Directed by Masaru Kawashima, Hiroki Moritomo, Yuta Kida, Ippei Ichii, Daiki Takemoto

Starring Hiroaki Hirata

Ideal when you feel… Curious Happy Exhausted

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.”

Original title

片田舎のおっさん、剣聖になる

Original language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Screenplay

Kunihiko Okada, Satoshi Ozaki

Music

Yasuharu Takanashi

Cinematography

Ryosuke Tsuda, Kenichi Ikeda, Kouji Hayashi

Updated October 31, 2026

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