The staff for the TV anime adaptation of Touya and illustrator Chibi’s A Tale of the Secret Saint light novel series has announced the anime has been delayed to October 2026. Originally planned to premiere in April 2026, the A Tale of the Secret Saint anime was delayed “in order to aim to provide a more enjoyable work for everyone.”
Kaya performs the opening theme song “Flare of Soul,” which was composed and arranged by Hiroaki Suzuki (SUPA LOVE). In addition, Utahime Dream All Stars perform the ending theme song “Stellar.” Kyōichi Miyazaki (KEYTONE, RUCCA) wrote the ending theme song’s lyrics and composed the song. Hiroto Kikuchi from KEYTONE arranged the song.
The cast includes:
- Shion Wakayama as Fia Ruud
- Shinnosuke Tokudome as Zavilia
- Yūichirō Umehara as Saviz Náv
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Cyril Sutherland
- Tasuku Hatanaka as Desmond Ronan
- Daiki Hamano as Zachary Townsend
- Tomokazu Sugita as Quintin Agata
The staff of includes:
- Director: Tomoe Makino
- Animation Production: Felix Film
- Assistant Director: Naoki Murata
- Series Scripts: Deko Akao
- Character Design: Satomi Kurita
- Music: Kenichiro Suehiro
- Sound Director: Ryōsuke Naya
Touya first released the novel on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in January 2019. In 2019, Earth Star Entertainment began publishing the novels in print, with illustrations by Chibi.
Here’s an overview of the series, via Seven Seas Entertainment:
Fia always dreamed of becoming a knight. Born into a family of knights, she’s the least talented among them, but she still clings to her hope and trains with everything she has.
When the day comes for her to slay a small demon and prove her worth, she ends up face to face with a dragon instead! A deadly injury makes her life flash before her eyes…and she suddenly remembers her former life, when she was a powerful Saint in a bygone era who defeated the Demon King.
That life ended in pain because of who she was, making her fear ever becoming a Saint again. Now that the magic from her previous life has been rekindled, she may become a more powerful knight than she ever dreamed–if only she can survive long enough!
