From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Anime Reveals More Cast, April 6 Global Streaming Debut
The staff for the television anime of Shigeru Sagazaki's From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru: Tada no Inaka no Kenjutsu Shihan Datta noni, Taisei Shita Deshitachi ga Ore o Hōttekurenai Ken) light novel series announced on Wednesday that the anime will stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video worldwide starting on April 6 at midnight (April 5 at 11:00 a.m. EDT). The anime's staff also revealed two more cast members and the key visual:The newly announced cast members are: The anime will have a world premiere screening of its first two episodes on March 30 at the Kabukicho Tower Stage at Kabukicho Cine City Square in Tokyo.The anime stars: Akio Kazumi (Loner Life in Another World, Fist of the Blue Sky Regenesis) is directing the anime at Passione and Hayabusa Film. Kunihiko Okada (The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy, By the Grace of the Gods season 2) is in charge of series scripts, Satsuki Hayasaka (The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy, Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki) is designing the characters, and is also the chief animation director, and Yasuharu Takanashi (Baki Hanma vs. Kengan Ashura, Fairy Tail) is composing the music.Rock band FLOW performs the ending theme song "Alright!!!."Sagazaki launched the story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in November 2020. Square Enix published the novels' first volume with illustration by Tetsuhiro Nabeshima in April 2021, and will publish the ninth volume on March 27.J-Novel Club licensed the novels and describes the story: Kazuki Satō launched the novels' manga adaptation in Akita Shoten's Dokodemo Young Champion magazine in August 2021. Yen Press releases the manga in English.A spinoff manga titled Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru Gaiden: Hajimari no Mahō Kenshi (From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Spinoff: The Beginning of a Magic Swordsman) launched on Square Enix's Manga UP! service on November 29. Shigeru Sagazaki and Tetsuhiro Nabeshima are credited with the original work, Itsuki Watanabe is credited for composition, and Megumu Soramichi (YoRHa: Pearl Harbor Descent Record) is drawing the manga.A separate spinoff manga titled Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru Gaiden: Ryūsōken no Kiseki debuted in Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine on February 7, with Sasami Hazama drawing the art, and Zenji Yotsuya credited for composition. The manga follows the character Surena Lysandra in her journey to become a Black Rank adventurer.Source: Press release, From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman anime's website
