{"id":111726,"date":"2025-02-07T10:57:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T18:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=111726"},"modified":"2025-02-10T20:34:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T04:34:50","slug":"from-old-country-bumpkin-to-master-swordsman-reveals-2nd-pv-trailer-previewing-flows-ending-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/02\/07\/from-old-country-bumpkin-to-master-swordsman-reveals-2nd-pv-trailer-previewing-flows-ending-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Reveals 2nd PV Trailer Previewing FLOW\u2019s Ending Theme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/nbcuniversal-japan-to-feature-new-anime-project-from-old-country-bumpkin-to-master-swordsman-at-anime-nyc-2024\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has revealed a second <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/11\/22\/from-old-country-bumpkin-to-master-swordsman-1st-trailer-key-visual-released\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">new PV trailer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and ending theme song for the upcoming <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/10\/25\/from-old-country-bumpkin-to-master-swordsman-spotlights-ficelle-harbeller-in-5th-character-trailer\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman<\/span><\/i><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TV anime series. The anime is scheduled to premiere in Japan in April 2025.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The newly released second PV showcases daily interactions between Beryl and his former disciples. It also previews the anime\u2019s main ending theme <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Alright!!!&#8221; by Japanese rock band <\/span><b>FLOW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300c\u7247\u7530\u820e\u306e\u304a\u3063\u3055\u3093\u3001\u5263\u8056\u306b\u306a\u308b\u300d\u7b2c2\u5f3ePV | 2025.04 ON AIR\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X3lJvnmIVEM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><b>Akio Kazumi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fist of the Blue Sky Re: Genesis<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) is directing the anime series, with <\/span><b>Kunihiko Okada<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) as series screenwriter, and<\/span><b> Satsuki Hayasaka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> co-character designer) as character designer and chief animation director.<\/span><b> Passione<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>Hayabusa Film<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are handling the animation production.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Meanwhile, the anime\u2019s main voice cast includes:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Hiroaki Hirata<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Beryl Gardinant<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Nao Toyama<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Allusia<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Hitomi Ueda <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as Selna Lysandra<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Yuki Hirose<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Curuni Crueciel<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Hinaki Yano <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as Ficelle Harbeller\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Chiwa Saito<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Lucy Diamond<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Kaito Ishikawa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Henblitz Drought<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The light novel series is written by <\/span><b>Shigeru Sagazaki<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and illustrated by <\/span><b>Tetsuhiro Nabeshima<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and was first published by Square Enix\u2019s SQUEX Novel label on April 7, 2021. Eight volumes have been released as of August 2024. The series originally began as a Shosetsuka ni Naro web novel on November 17, 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The series also inspired a manga adaptation by <\/span><b>Kazuki Sato<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on August 24, 2021. Yen Press releases the manga series in English for North America.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103021\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103021\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"103021\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/11\/22\/from-old-country-bumpkin-to-master-swordsman-1st-trailer-key-visual-released\/from-old-country-bumpkin-to-master-swordsman-key-visual-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/From-Old-Country-Bumpkin-to-Master-Swordsman-key-visual-1.jpg?fit=848%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"848,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman key visual 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/From-Old-Country-Bumpkin-to-Master-Swordsman-key-visual-1.jpg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/From-Old-Country-Bumpkin-to-Master-Swordsman-key-visual-1.jpg?fit=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-103021\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/From-Old-Country-Bumpkin-to-Master-Swordsman-key-visual-1.jpg?resize=350%2C495&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman first key visual \" width=\"350\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/From-Old-Country-Bumpkin-to-Master-Swordsman-key-visual-1.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/From-Old-Country-Bumpkin-to-Master-Swordsman-key-visual-1.jpg?resize=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/From-Old-Country-Bumpkin-to-Master-Swordsman-key-visual-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1087&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/From-Old-Country-Bumpkin-to-Master-Swordsman-key-visual-1.jpg?resize=696%2C985&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/From-Old-Country-Bumpkin-to-Master-Swordsman-key-visual-1.jpg?resize=297%2C420&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/From-Old-Country-Bumpkin-to-Master-Swordsman-key-visual-1.jpg?w=848&amp;ssl=1 848w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">\u00a9Shigeru Sagazaki,Tetsuhiro Nabeshima\/SQUARE ENIX, From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Project<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">J-Novel Club releases the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> light novels in English, describing the main synopsis as:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beryl Gardinant, a self-proclaimed \u201chumble old man,\u201d is a sword instructor at his dojo in a rural, backwater village. In his younger years, he dreamed of glory as a master swordsman, but those days are long behind him. Out of the blue, he receives a visit from a famous former pupil who brings him world-shattering news\u2014he\u2019s been appointed as a special instructor for the knights of the Liberion Order!\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With his life now turned upside down, Beryl travels to the capital and reunites with some of his former students: elite knights, an ace wizard, and even an adventurer who\u2019s attained the highest guild rank possible. But why do they all want his tutelage?! As far as he\u2019s concerned, they clearly don\u2019t need him anymore. Can Beryl live up to his new position? And will he ever get a moment\u2019s peace away from his adoring students?!<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: press release<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan has revealed a second new PV trailer and ending theme song for the upcoming From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman TV anime series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":111792,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[14,9963,4216,4276,2652,2870,2185],"class_list":["post-111726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anime","tag-anime","tag-from-old-country-bumpkin-to-master-swordsman","tag-hayabusa-film","tag-j-novel-club","tag-passione","tag-square-enix","tag-yen-press"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/from-old-country-bumpkin-second-trailer-feature-image.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8n4QV-t42","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111726"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111726"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111968,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111726\/revisions\/111968"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}