De campesino cuarentón a espadachín legendario

After having tried so many promising but lacking anime like I Parry Everything and isekais 1 through 9000, I'm grateful to have found an anime with amazing combat but a setting and power-level that's believable and not just OP aura farming. The MC is humble, but not a dense airhead. He's humble about his strength, but displays it when needed and in satisfying ways. The animation and fights are great, the swordplay is awesome to watch and not just blurry slash panels but also not some swing that cuts the whole screen or causes a storm. I'm not super huge on harems so seeing most side chatacters as girls is my only odd thing but even that isn't a big deal. It's a fun watch and I hope they make more. The outfits for two female characters are absolutely ridiculous though, which is even more frustrating now that I'm reading the manga and see they changed it so significantly.

Let's divide this into parts. Art is fine, drawing and animation are perfectly clean. The pace is a bit fast, with flashbacks that add more context, but it does not feel convoluted, and the progression of the characters is nice, however, the bigger plot has a slow building. I really like this, feels somewhat like Frieren in the pace and feeling of the episodes. I have not read de manga (never had read one), so my perspective is pure and clean from those biases. It is very enjoyable, I stumbled upon this anime by chance and have enjoyed it a lot. It is a bit bloody, not so much as other more popular animes, but aside of that is SFW and the main character is such a nice and relatable guy that makes you connect with him, it is a very good watch.

I rarely (if ever) write reviews, but I feel compelled to warn anyone who watches anime dubbed (like me, since I work while it's on in the background). Stay away from this one. I genuinely have no idea how a dub can be this bad. It's so flat and lifeless that I honestly wondered if they used AI for the voice acting. Every line is delivered with zero emotion or skill.

The story itself is fine. I haven't read the manga, so I can't compare. The animation looks cheap and isn't really anything to write home about but it's not the end of the world.

I really was looking forward to this one and was completely let down. It's not even worth a background watch.

"From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman" is seriously awesome! L'm completely hooked on every episode and literally can't wait to see what happens next. This show's got so much going for it, and the way the main character grOws froma humble start to a skilled warrior is just fantastic to watch. I haven't checked out the manga, but the anime is a total winner on its own. If you're just getting into anime, or even if you're a seasoned fan looking for something fresh and engaging, you absolutely gotta see this one it's a great pick for newcomers and veterans alike! I will also be recommending it to my frieds.

I've just finished watching episode 5 and I've never read the Manga. Yes it's a bit of a slow burn. But after episode 5. I can see there is a much larger story yet to come to fruition.

I love the ever evolving friendships and maybe future relationships, that are teased.

The visuals are great.

The main protagonist is a genuine nice guy. Who really has know idea how amazing a swordsman he is. But I can see with time this may evolve.

The other characters are great so far and each one has its own personality.

The world I can see is vast and could definitely evolve and expand with time.

But my biggest compliment I can say. Is I look forward to watching it each week, and to me that is the most important thing. If it can give you a little joy in this ever changing world. What is there to not love.

Please give this Anime a go. It may not be right for you and that's ok. Also if you have read the Manga. Don't go into it expecting a like for like. From what I've read in other reviews. It's not the same. Just watch it for what it is...it's own story.

Thanks for reading my review and I hope you have a great day 😀