From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman
2025 · TV Series · TV-14 · ★ 7.2
A quiet, middle-aged sword instructor in a rural dojo is pulled into a much bigger world when a former student returns from the capital. As he reconnects with old pupils, meets new allies, and faces dangerous opponents, his simple life gives way to unexpected adventure.
Based on From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman
Also known as Backwater Old Man Becomes a Swordmaster · An Old Man from the Countryside Becomes a Swords Saint: I Was Just a Rural Sword Teacher, but My Successful Students Won't Leave Me Alone!
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Streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
~5 hours to watch · 13 episodes.
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Details
- Original title
- 片田舎のおっさん、剣聖になる
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-04-05
- Network
- tv asahi, ABC TV, Nagoya TV, HTB, KBC, NCC, Niigata Television Network 21, khb, KFB, HOME, KSB, Kagoshima Broadcasting, OAB, ABA, Iwate Asahi TV, Akita Asahi Broadcasting, Yamagata Television System, Shizuoka Asahi TV, Asahi Broadcasting Nagano, Hokuriku Asahi Broadcasting, Ehime Asahi TV, Yamaguchi Asahi Broadcasting, Kumamoto Asahi Broadcasting, Ryu-Q Asahi Broadcasting
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- TV-14
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (88 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a calm, character-friendly fantasy with a skilled but humble adult lead and a light RPG feel, somewhat akin to Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for my Retirement; Not for you if you need nonstop action or polished visuals throughout.
Pros: humble older lead; likable cast; easygoing fantasy fun | Cons: uneven visuals; noticeable CGI shifts; light harem touches
Themes
- swordplay
- sword
- magic
- harem
- seinen
- anime
- sword and sorcery
- based on light novel
Cast & crew
Hiroaki Hirata
as Beryl Gardenant (voice)
Nao Toyama
as Allucia Citrus (voice)
Yuuki Hirose
as Curuni Crueciel (voice)
Hinaki Yano
as Ficelle Harbeller (voice)
Hitomi Ueda
as Surena Lysandra (voice)
Chiwa Saito
as Lucy Diamond (voice)
Kaito Ishikawa
as Henblitz Drout (voice)
Ryota Osaka
as Spur (voice)
Arisa Nakada
as Mewi Freya (voice)
Naoya Uchida
as Mordea Gardenant (voice)
Directed by Masaru Kawashima, Hiroki Moritomo, Yuta Kida +2 more
Episodes2 seasons · 13 episodes
Season 112 episodes
- S1E1The Old Country Bumpkin Goes to the Capital24mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E2The Old Country Bumpkin Is Astounded by a Wizard24mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E3The Old Country Bumpkin Weathers a Fierce Attack24mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E4The Old Country Bumpkin Takes Flight With a Monster24mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E5The Old Country Bumpkin Gets Enraged by the Bad Guys24mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E6The Old Country Bumpkin Faces the Dead24mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E7The Old Country Bumpkin Learns the Challenges of Parenting24mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E8The Old Country Bumpkin Gets Struck by a Lightning-Fast Sword24mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E9The Old Country Bumpkin Goes on His First Hunt in Ages24mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E10The Old Country Bumpkin Guards a Princess24mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E11The Old Country Bumpkin Throws Himself into a Deadly Fight24mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E12The Old Country Bumpkin Gets Praised as a Master Swordsman24mAmazon Prime Video
Season 21 episode
- S2E1Episode 1