A Tale of the Secret Saint will begin its Japanese TV run on October 3, 2026 at 10:00 p.m. JST. The production also released a main trailer and detailed an unusual opening-night streaming plan for ABEMA and Prime Video in Japan.
The important distinction is between television and streaming. Japanese TV stations begin with episode 1, while the two named streaming services make episode 1 available alongside episode 2. That puts the second episode one week ahead of its terrestrial broadcast, but the announcement does not establish the same schedule outside Japan.
When does A Tale of the Secret Saint come out?
The official start is Saturday, October 3 at 10:00 p.m. Japan Standard Time on Tokyo MX and BS11. Sun TV follows at 10:30 p.m. the same night.
AT-X starts on Monday, October 5 at 10:00 p.m., with repeat broadcasts listed for Wednesday mornings and Friday afternoons. These are Japanese station times, so viewers in other regions should not treat 10:00 p.m. JST as a local release time.
The October date replaces the anime’s earlier April 2026 window. A January notice moved the series to October, and the September 7 update is the first official page in this source set to lock the exact day and hour.
How does the episode 1 and episode 2 streaming plan work?
At 10:00 p.m. JST on October 3, ABEMA and Prime Video in Japan will carry episode 1 at the same time as television and episode 2 one week early. In practical terms, the first two episodes are scheduled to appear together on those services at launch.
The official wording calls the streaming arrangement the fastest one-week advance, then notes that episode 1 is the exception because it arrives simultaneously with broadcast. Episode 2 is therefore the episode receiving the full advance window.
Other services are due to add the anime after the terrestrial broadcast, but the announcement does not provide a complete platform-by-platform timetable. It also does not name a global streaming partner. The safe conclusion is a confirmed Japan plan, not a worldwide Prime Video launch.
What is in the A Tale of the Secret Saint main trailer?
The main promotional video brings together Fia Ruud, Zavilia, Saviz Nav, Cyril Sutherland and members of the Black Dragon Knights. It moves from Fia’s cheerful knightly ambition toward the supernatural history she is trying to keep hidden.
The trailer also previews both announced theme songs: Kaya’s “Flare of Soul” and Utahime Dream All Stars’ “STELLAR”. The production identifies them as the opening and ending themes, respectively.
Kikunosuke Toya joins the cast as Curtis Bannister, captain of the Thirteenth Knight Brigade. The press materials describe Curtis as a gentle, reserved commander responsible for a Sutherland territory marked by tension between knights and residents.
What is A Tale of the Secret Saint about?
Fia wants to become a swordswoman despite being told that she lacks talent with a blade. Near death, she remembers a past life from 300 years earlier in which she was a powerful Saint who fought beside knights and was killed by the Demon King’s right hand.
Her old abilities return with those memories, but so does a threat: if she is reborn as a Saint, the same enemy will find and kill her again. Fia decides to conceal her power while continuing to live as a knight.
That plan is difficult because she repeatedly uses her abilities when someone needs help. The official English introduction frames the central tension around whether Fia can protect people without exposing the identity she believes puts her life at risk.
Who makes the Secret Saint anime?
Tomoe Makino directs at Felix Film, with Naoki Murata as assistant director. Deko Akao handles series composition, Satomi Kurita designs the characters, Ryōsuke Naya directs the sound and Kenichiro Suehiro composes the music.
Shion Wakayama voices Fia, with Shinnosuke Tokudome as Zavilia, Yuichiro Umehara as Saviz and Nobunaga Shimazaki as Cyril. The official cast page also lists Tasuku Hatanaka, Daiki Hamano, Tomokazu Sugita, Yukari Tamura, Shunichi Toki, Daiki Yamashita and Miyuri Shimabukuro.
The anime adapts Touya’s light-novel series, with original character concepts by chibi and a manga adaptation credited to Mahito Aobe. Episode count and full international distribution remain unannounced in the official materials reviewed here.
Was A Tale of the Secret Saint delayed?
Yes. The production moved the anime from April 2026 to October 2026 in an official January 30 notice. That statement said the extra time was intended to deliver a more enjoyable, higher-quality work.
The new October 3 date is therefore a replacement for the postponed window, not a second season or a separate edition. The latest broadcast page supersedes the older month-only timing for launch planning.
The bottom line on the October premiere
A Tale of the Secret Saint now has the details that were missing after its delay: an exact Japanese premiere, a station schedule, a main trailer, a new cast member and a two-episode streaming head start on ABEMA and Prime Video in Japan.
The A Tale of the Secret Saint anime page keeps the confirmed series facts together. The Pixel Twelve Anime hub tracks other current premiere and trailer news.
