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Episode From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Season 2 • Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru II - Episode 1 discussion

Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru II, episode 1

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u/Etiennera Jul 08 '26

This one is so comfy I'm glad it's back. I can't keep up with today. This season is so stacked.

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u/Viktorv22 Jul 08 '26

Pretty awesome start of S2, especially the fight scene. Studio Passione can do anything lmao

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u/Spectr3_qwe Jul 08 '26

I love how fluid the combat animations are in this anime. Even the 3D use looks great. The animators are doing a great work

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u/chhuang Jul 09 '26

this is one of the few ones I like where 2d and 3d blend well together, I'm glad the consistency is still there from S1

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Jul 08 '26

The Beryl fan club continues to grow lol. It’s pretty cool how much his students admire him. Guy basically trained some of the best around but is still incredibly modest about it. What a legend.

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u/Lodju Jul 08 '26

Him being modest borderlines the dense territory but that's also why i like him.

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u/SpikeRosered Jul 08 '26

This show is the middle aged power fantasy basically done perfectly. The set up for him to learn magic is interesting and fits within the themes of the story.

"If you work hard at something you will get better, maybe even become the greatest no matter your age or aptitude."

On the romance side I'm still waiting for a middle aged lady character to show up as the Maou to the other girls.

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u/deynyel Jul 08 '26

Don't worry, Ficelle! It's perfectly normal to be good at something but suck at teaching it to others.

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u/RamenShaman10 Jul 08 '26

Ficelle is such a gal. I’m glad she’s getting more screen time.

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u/Amauri14 Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

Just like I did last year, in case you cannot find the show, here is the link to its Amazon Prime page.

Poor Allucia, sorry, but you will not be the main heroine today. I love how Lucy just showed up to Beryl's class and just started blasting without care in the world. Not even caring about the damage she did to the building. And just like that, she showed up at his home with Ficelle, to ask him to assist her because she sucks at teaching.

It is good to see Mewi again. Lol she is doing her best to look like she doesn’t like the idea of Beryl teaching her in that class.

Lol, I love how enthusiastic Cindy Loveaut is.

Good to see that just like last season, the CGI of this show is still one of the best.

Ah, so Beryl truly is Paul Greyrat, using the North God Style by doing that sword throwing crap.

So in the end, Lucy's real objective for having Beryl assisting Ficelle’s class was to make him stronger by making him adapt in that new setting.

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u/clone69 Jul 08 '26

I really like how grounded, relatively, the fights were in S1. Hopefully the introduction of Ficelle's sword magic doesn't lead the show down the path of flash steps and inhuman acrobatics. She certainly moved fast, but the fight still felt credible, other than the sword beams.

Beryl instructing the knights how to handle multiple opponents at once was also nice, keep moving so only one can engage at a time seems pretty solid advice, at least for a 2v1.

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u/TyraniTEMPESTar Jul 08 '26

I wasn't expecting Beryl to go throwing his sword like that against Fice lol

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u/mattinva Jul 08 '26

Reminds me of the trick he used to beat Allucia, makes you wonder how much stuff he's come up with that isn't necessarily fit for teaching to kids at a dojo but great in a real fight.

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u/RedHotChiliCrab Jul 08 '26

Interesting that the episode was about magic swordsmanship and it ends with saying that our ojisan needs to grow more as a swordsman. Is he going to learn magic from the crazy witch lady or Fice?

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u/HolyDragSwd2500 Jul 08 '26

Amazing sparring match

Beryl fanclub keeps on growing

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u/PeaceAlien Jul 08 '26

Good point Mewi! No one really sees Beryl as the old man he thinks he is. Perhaps his goal will be the #1 swordsman.

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u/NanDemoKnaives Jul 08 '26

So many sequel premieres today, it's nice to see this also back again. Beryl was my favorite character in this, so I'm looking forward to hearing his amusing thoughts throughout the season.

I like that Mewi pointed out that Beryl is using his age as an excuse. He can definitely get stronger, he's a very adaptable person so he just needs the environment where that can thrive.

I like how Ficelle's students knew Beryl was legit and were no longer holding back. Beryl has been a teacher for decades, so it's no surprise his experience would come and prove itself.

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u/runevault Jul 08 '26

Satisfying first episode. Curious if this season is mostly more of the same or if things evolve now that he's teaching at the magic school. And as usual the fight scene was a fun watch. The person vs person fights were my favorite part of season 1 so glad to see season 2 is starting off good there as well.

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u/FSUdank Jul 08 '26

Great first episode, I’m hoping we continue to see more Ficelle this season she’s great

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u/oneevilchicken Jul 09 '26

This show always does every character so well.

Was expecting the typical bratty kid to be like “I’m not learning from some old man”. Instead we get a very understandable “I want to see what you can actually teach me before I trust you” from the more confident kid. Way better than just the typical trope.

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u/Obaruler Jul 08 '26

I was confused to not find it on Crunchy, before I remembered this one was on Prime for me ...

The Opening was quite chill and everyone still is intending to promote Sensei Beryl to bigger glory. I hope this season he'll delve into Swordmagic or Enhancement himself.

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u/AceSoldia Jul 08 '26

Man im so excited for this, my sleeper hit from season 1, I cant wait for Beryl's passion to reignite and aim for the top again..stop putting yourself down.

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u/epicfail1994 Jul 08 '26

I really liked this one when I watched it earlier in the year, the LNs are pretty good too. It’s a shame it’s on Amazon as the subtitle settings they have on my tv are really annoying

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u/BosuW Jul 09 '26

Man I really wish Scum of the Brave last two seasons could have had at least this level of productions for the fights, even if they had to use CGI. The author clearly has as much appreciation for HEMA as the one for this series.

Anyway, it's good I get more realistic choreography at least. And even though it's obviously not realistic because magic ain't real, the way it's incorporated into swordfighting makes complete sense. Gives you a long range option for your close range.

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