{"id":30069,"date":"2026-06-12T18:20:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T22:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/from-old-country-bumpkin-to-master-swordsman-ii-reveals-blue-encount-ending-theme-song\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T18:20:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T22:20:52","slug":"from-old-country-bumpkin-to-master-swordsman-ii-reveals-blue-encount-ending-theme-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/from-old-country-bumpkin-to-master-swordsman-ii-reveals-blue-encount-ending-theme-song\/","title":{"rendered":"From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman II Reveals BLUE ENCOUNT Ending Theme Song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A short promotional video has been released for the upcoming <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman \u2161<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> TV anime series, which highlights its main ending theme song. The second season is scheduled to begin broadcasting in Japan on July 8, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ending theme for the anime\u2019s second season is \u201cMikansei\u201d by Japanese rock band <\/span>BLUE ENCOUNT<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">Akio Kazumi<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fist of the Blue Sky Re: Genesis<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) is directing the second season, with <\/span>Kunihiko Okada<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) as series composer, <\/span>Satsuki Hayasaka<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> co-character designer) as character designer and chief animation director, and Nozomu Koga (new) and<\/span> Masaru Kawashima<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (new) as assistant directors. <\/span>Passione<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span>Hayabusa Film<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are handling the animation production.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">Meanwhile, the anime\u2019s main voice cast stars:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\">\u2022 Hiroaki Hirata <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: 16px;color: #000000\">\u2022 Nao Toyama<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Allucia Citrus<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\">\u2022 Hitomi Ueda<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Surena Lysandra<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\">\u2022 Yuki Hirose<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: 16px;color: #000000\"><strong>\u2022 Hinaki<\/strong> Yano<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: 16px;color: #000000\">\u2022 Arisa Nakada<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Mewi Freya<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\">\u2022 Chiwa Saito <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: 16px;color: #000000\">\u2022 Kaito Ishikawa<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Henblitz Drout<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\">\u2022 Naoya Uchida<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Mordea Gardenant\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman \u2161<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">exclusively stream on Prime Video worldwide<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in select countries and territories. The first season premiered on April 6, 2025 and ran for 12 episodes until June 22, 2025.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">The main synopsis for the second season is described as:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beryl Gardenant is a middle-aged swordsman instructor. Now, he is serving as a special instructor for the Knightly Order and a guardian to orphans, He has gradually settled into life in the capital. Yet, the world around him refused to grant Beryl any peace.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a swordsman, as a man, Beryl faces a new battle he cannot avoid.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The fantasy light novel series is written by <\/span>Shigeru Sagazaki<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and illustrated by <\/span>Tetsuhiro Nabeshima<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It was first published by Square Enix\u2019s SQUEX Novel imprint on April 7, 2021, with 10 volumes being released in Japan as of December 2025. The series began as a Shosetsuka ni Naro web novel on November 17, 2020. J-Novel Club licensed the light novels for English digital release.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A manga adaptation by <\/span>Kazuki Sato<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was launched in Akita Shoten\u2019s web magazine Dokodemo Young Champion on August 24, 2021. Eight tankobon volumes have been released in Japan as of December 2025. Yen Press releases the manga in English for North America. WEBTOON <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">released its own version of the manga<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in May 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">Two manga spinoff series were also released in November 2024 and February 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">\u00a9\u4f50\u8cc0\u5d0e\u3057\u3052\u308b\u30fb\u934b\u5cf6\u30c6\u30c4\u30d2\u30ed\uff0fSQUARE ENIX\u30fb\u300c\u7247\u7530\u820e\u306e\u304a\u3063\u3055\u3093\u3001\u5263\u8056\u306b\u306a\u308b\u2161\u300d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prime Video<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> streamed the first season of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It describes the main synopsis as:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">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\u2019s life is about to change dramatically! City life. Old students. New friends and formidable foes. It\u2019s all too much. But after years of training, he has mad skills, and he\u2019s been dubbed \u201cthe backwater swordmaster.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">Sources<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ossan_kensei\/status\/2064634423820390810\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Official Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2026-06-10\/from-old-country-bumpkin-to-master-swordsman-season-2-ad-unveils-blue-encount-ending-song-july-9-\/.238371\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anime News Network<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A short promotional video has been released for the upcoming From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman \u2161 TV anime series, which highlights its main ending theme song. The second season is scheduled to begin broadcasting in Japan on July 8, 2026. 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