From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman
TV anime2025–2 seasons1 announced24 episodes airedOriginal: light novelShigeru Sagazaki, Tetsuhiro Nabeshima
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.”
After Season 2, continue with Vol. 8
Season 1
- Anime ends at
- Ep 12Original: Vol. 3
- Read next
- Vol. 4light novel · Japanese · Square Enix
The anime’s continuation point is Vol. 4 of the original. This is the book that contains it.
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
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Also in manga:
- From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now, and They Won’t Leave Me Alone · Vol. 7The manga rearranges events, so the section where Beryl becomes Mewi’s guardian overlaps the anime rather than following it scene for scene.Buy on Amazon
Where it stops:
Season 2
- Anime ends at
- Ep 12Original: Vol. 7
- Read next
- Vol. 8light novel · Japanese · Square Enix
The sword-replacement scene at the opening of novel Volume 8 is already shown near the anime’s ending, creating a short overlap.
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
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All 4 books from Vol. 8 to Vol. 11
- Vol. 8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～ 8Buy on Amazon
- Vol. 9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～ 9Buy on Amazon
- Vol. 10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～ 10Buy on Amazon
- Vol. 11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～ 11Buy on Amazon
Where it stops:
Season 3
Season 3 has been announced but has not aired yet. A reading recommendation for after Season 3 is not available.
Original · Light novel
From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now, and They Won't Leave Me Alone
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～
Shigeru Sagazaki, Tetsuhiro NabeshimaSquare EnixOngoing11 volumes so far
- JapaneseSquare Enix11 volumes so farsince Apr 2021
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Before you read
Suggested reading (Japanese · Square Enix): Season 1 ends at Ep 12. Continue with Vol. 4.
Suggested reading (Japanese · Square Enix): Season 2 ends at Ep 12. Continue with Vol. 8. Reading notes: The sword-replacement scene at the opening of novel Volume 8 is already shown near the anime’s ending, creating a short overlap.
The original light novel is still ongoing; Vol. 11 is the latest as of October 2026.
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