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From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman

TV anime2025–

2 seasons1 announced24 episodes aired

Original: light novelShigeru Sagazaki, Tetsuhiro Nabeshima

Looking for the manga? This page follows the light novel; the manga adaptation has its own volume numbers.

Suggested reading (Japanese · Square Enix): Season 2 ends at Ep 12. Continue with Vol. 8. As of 2026-10-04, the original light novel is still being published; the latest is Vol. 11.

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.”

Synopsis: TMDB
Book languageJapanese
EditionSquare Enix

Season 1

Medium confidence

12 episodesApr 2025 – Jun 2025

Anime ends at
Ep 12

After Season 1, continue the original light novel at Volume 4. These are novel volume numbers; the manga follows a different structure.

片田舎のおっさん、剣聖になる　～ただの田舎の剣術師範だったのに、大成した弟子たちが俺を放ってくれない件～ 4

Square EnixJapanesePaperback

Buy Vol. 4 on Amazon
Also in manga:
  • From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now, and They Won’t Leave Me AloneVol. 7Buy on Amazon

Season 2

Medium confidence

12 episodesJul 2026 – Sep 2026

Anime ends at
Ep 12

After Season 2, continue the original light novel at Volume 8. Its opening includes the sword-replacement scene already shown near the anime’s ending, so there is a little overlap before the story moves on.

片田舎のおっさん、剣聖になる　～ただの田舎の剣術師範だったのに、大成した弟子たちが俺を放ってくれない件～ 8

Square EnixJapanesePaperback

Buy Vol. 8 on Amazon

Season 3

Announced

Season 3 has been announced but has not aired yet. A reading recommendation for after Season 3 is not available.

All volumes

Square EnixThe Japanese edition is at Vol. 11.

  • From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now, and They Won’t Leave Me Alone

    Adaptationmanga

    “I recommended you, Master Beryl, as a special instructor for the knights.” Beryl Gardinant is a man who runs a modest swordsmanship dojo in a remote village. One day, his former student Allusia, who has risen to become the young commander of the kingdom’s knights, pays him a visit, leading him to go to the royal capital as a special instructor for the knights. What fate awaits Beryl as he reunites with his accomplished former students and receives their support? The definitive fantasy of a middle-aged man’s rise to greatness, now adapted into manga! Also includes a newly written short story by the original author, Shigeru Sagazaki!

    • Season 2: The manga has not yet reached the end of Season 2, so it cannot take you directly beyond that ending. Choose the original light novel for the next events; the manga offers a differently paced retelling of earlier story.
    • Season 3: Season 3 has been announced but has not aired yet. A reading recommendation for after Season 3 is not available.
    Buy Vol. 1 on Amazon · Japanese
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