It’s never too late for a past dream to return with the strength of well-tempered steel. Beryl Gardinant’s story is far from over, as it’s officially confirmed that the second season of From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru) will premiere on Japanese television next 8 July.

To build excitement, the production committee released a new full trailer and a promotional poster confirming its debut in the “IMAnimation W” programming block on TV Asahi. It was also revealed that rock band Unicorn will perform the opening titled “Kurenai no Ha” (Carmesí Leaf), bringing vibrant energy to the new challenges our humble village instructor will face.

On the technical side, studios Passione and Hayabusa Film return under the direction of Akio Kazumi. The script is again by Kunihiko Okada, while character design and animation direction fall to Satsuki Hayasaka once more. The unmistakable music of Yasuharu Takanashi will accompany each duel with its powerful compositions.

Voice Cast

• Hiroaki Hirata as Beryl Gardinant.
  Voice actor known for Sanji in One Piece and Kotetsu T. Kaburagi in Tiger & Bunny.
• Nao Toyama as Allucia Citrus.
  Known globally for Rin Shima in Laid-Back Camp and Yui Yuigahama in Oregairu.
• Hitomi Ueda as Surena Lysandra.
  Famous for voicing Gold Ship in the multimedia franchise Uma Musume: Pretty Derby.
• Yuki Hirose as Curuni Crueciel.
  Actress known for Koharu Hidaka in the Hi Score Girl series.
• Kaito Ishikawa as Henblitz Drout.
  Voice behind Genos in One Punch Man and Tobio Kageyama in Haikyuu!!.

The plot picks up Beryl’s journey, who after years teaching swordsmanship in a remote village, was summoned by an old student to become a special instructor for knights in the capital. Now, his reunion with former pupils turned elite warriors will be complicated by the appearance of mercenary groups with hidden agendas and the scrutiny of the church.

Do you think Beryl will finally accept his own talent and stop seeing himself as just an old country man?