From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Season 2 Unveils New Trailer, Opening Theme
Season 2 of the From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman anime revealed a new trailer and a key visual, highlighting the July 8 premiere date. The trailer shows off the opening theme song "Kurenai no Ha" by Unicorn
UNICORN frontman, Abedon, commented on the new song:
I imagined "an old man" overlapping with leaves that beautifully change color over time. Also, since there is an (automatic) button to skip openings these days, I made it a song that starts and ends with singing.
The main staff includes:
- Director: Akio Kazumi
- Series Composition: Kunihiko Okada
- Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Satsuki Hayasaka
- Deputy Director: Nozomu Koga / Masaru Kawashima
- Concept Design: Suzume Shima / Rei Yumeno
- Color Design: Sakie Suzuki
- Background Art Director: Taiki Yamashita
- Photography Director: Kenichi Ikeda
In addition to the new trailer and key visual, From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Season 2 also revealed character visuals for:
- Hanoy Cressa
- Kuriu Rybark
- Prim
- White Maiden
- Morris Pasyushka
Studio Passione and Hayabusa Film animated the first season of the series with Akio Kazumi as the director. Kunihiko Okada was in charge of the series composition, and Satsuki Hayakasa did the character designs. Yasuharu Takanashi composed the music. The same main staff is returning for the second season.
The anime is streaming on Amazon Prime, which describes the plot:
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.”
The anime adapts the From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now, and They Won’t Leave Me Alone written by Shigeru Sagazaki and illustrated by Tetsuhiro Nabeshima. A manga adaptation by Kazuki Sato is also currently ongoing.
Source: Official Website
© Shigeru Sagazaki, Tetsuhiro Nabeshima/SQUARE ENIX, From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Production Committee
