From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Season 2 Confirmed for July 2026 Premiere with New PV

The second season of the anime adaptation of From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman is officially set to premiere in July 2026. The broadcast will air on TV Asahi and its affiliates, along with BS Asahi. This confirmation arrived alongside the release of the first teaser visual and a promotional video for the sequel.

Director Akio Kazumi is confirmed to return to lead the production at Passione and Hayabusa Film. Series composer Kunihiko Okada and character designer Satsuki Hayasaka, who also serves as chief animation director, are also returning staff members. YAMATOWORKS will handle the 3D production work for the new run.

Most of the main voice cast is reprising their roles for the second season. Hiroaki Hirata returns as the titular sword instructor turned knight trainer, Beryl Gardinant. Nao Toyama voices Allusia, supported by Hitomi Ueda as Selna Lysandra, Yuki Hirose as Curuni Crueciel, Hinaki Yano as Ficelle Harbeller, Chiwa Saito as Lucy Diamond, and Kaito Ishikawa as Henblitz.

The first season concluded its 12-episode run in June 2025. At the time of reporting, the first season streamed exclusively on Prime Video. The original light novels by Shigeru Sagazaki began serialization on Shosetsuka ni Naro in late 2020 and are published in print by Square Enix under SQEX Novel since April 2021, with Tetsuhiro Nabeshima providing illustrations. J-Novel Club holds the English novel license. The manga adaptation, drawn by Kazuki Satō, runs in Akita Shoten's Dokodemo Young Champion, with Yen Press releasing it stateside.

The story follows Beryl, whose quiet dojo life is upended when his former student, Allusia, pulls him into royal knight duties, forcing him to deal with city chaos alongside other elite pupils.