The Old Man From the Countryside Becomes a Sword Saint Season 1 Gets Free ABEMA Marathon
The free marathon gives new viewers a catch-up window just weeks before the second season airs, signaling ABEMA's push to build audience momentum for the sequel.
Reporting from 1 sources: Denfaminicogamer.
ABEMA will air a free marathon of the first season of the TV anime The Old Man from the Countryside Becomes a Sword Saint on June 22 at 3:30 PM. All episodes will be free for one week after broadcast. The second season is set to premiere on July 8.
ABEMA announced on June 18 that it will air a free marathon of the first season of the TV anime The Old Man from the Countryside Becomes a Sword Saint. The broadcast starts on June 22 at 3:30 PM, and all episodes will be available for free for one week after the marathon ends. Subscribers to ABEMA Premium or ABEMA Premium with Ads can watch the full season on demand from June 22 at midnight. The anime, based on the light novel by Shigeru Sagasaki, follows Beryl (voiced by Hiroaki Hirata), a middle-aged swordsman running a countryside dojo who reunites with a former disciple and becomes a special instructor for the knight order, unaware of his own strength. The second season, The Old Man from the Countryside Becomes a Sword Saint II, is scheduled to air from July 8.
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- Denfaminicogamer TVアニメ『片田舎のおっさん、剣聖になる』第1期がABEMAにて無料一挙放送。最強のおっさん剣士による無双ファンタジー