A Tale of the Secret Saint is rolling into its third episode this weekend. The fantasy anime about a knight-in-training hiding her past life as a legendary saint continues its weekly run on Crunchyroll for international audiences, with Episode 3 set to arrive on Saturday, October 10, 2026 for most viewers around the world. The episode is titled The Saint’s State of Being and runs for approximately 23 minutes.
Exact Streaming Times for Episode 3 Across Major Regions
Crunchyroll is the main platform for international viewers, streaming the series in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Korea. New episodes arrive every Saturday at 6:00 a.m. PT / 9:00 a.m. ET.
Here are the exact release times for Episode 3 on Saturday, October 10, 2026:
- USA and Canada (Eastern Time): 9:00 a.m. EDT
- USA and Canada (Pacific Time): 6:00 a.m. PDT
- USA and Canada (Central Time): 8:00 a.m. CDT
- USA and Canada (Mountain Time): 7:00 a.m. MDT
- United Kingdom (BST): 2:00 p.m. BST
- Central Europe (CEST): 3:00 p.m. CEST
- India (IST): 6:30 p.m. IST
- Australia (AEST): 11:00 p.m. AEST
- Japan (JST): 10:00 p.m. JST on Tokyo MX and BS11
- South Korea (KST): 10:00 p.m. KST
- Southeast Asia (GMT+8): 9:00 p.m. GMT+8
In Japan, ABEMA and Amazon Prime Video stream each new episode one week before its television broadcast, along with Hulu, U-NEXT, and d Anime Store. The anime also airs on Sun TV at 10:30 p.m. JST and on AT-X. For India, Crunchyroll has confirmed dubs in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, along with an English dub.
Episode 2 Recap: What Happened in Fia and the Knight Brigade
Episode 2, titled Fia and the Knight Brigade, aired on October 3, 2026 as part of the double-episode premiere. The episode focused on Fia Ruud’s entry into the Knight Brigade’s entrance exam, which put her cunning to the test and led to significant encounters.
Fia, who had just recovered memories of her past life as the Great Saint Seraphina, entered the exam determined to hide her abilities. However, to secure her place, she quietly used her saintly powers to assist her performance, making her sword skills and physical feats far better than they should have been for someone with no natural talent. This immediately drew attention from the examiners and fellow candidates.
The episode also introduced Zavilia, a black dragon who has become Fia’s familiar. Zavilia is voiced by Shinnosuke Tokudome and plays a key role in Fia’s daily life, helping her navigate the castle while she tries to keep her secret. One standout moment involved Fia and Zavilia working together on a costume scheme so the dragon could stay by her side during the exam period.
The mock battle portion of the exam proved particularly tricky. One thing led to another, and Fia ended up facing the Knight Commandant in a mock battle, which forced her to rely even more heavily on her hidden powers to survive. By the end of the episode, Fia had passed the exam but left several people wondering how a girl with no sword talent could perform at such a high level.
The double-episode premiere drew mixed reactions from anime reviewers. Some noted that while the second episode did not add much beyond what the first episode established, the series remained entertaining to watch. A reviewer from Anime Feminist wrote, “It’s understandable why she doesn’t want anyone to know she’s a saint, but she also isn’t the smartest person in the room. She consistently fails to keep her powers a secret by outwardly chanting spells and drastically improved her sword skills”.
Another reviewer from Beneath the Tangles offered a more positive take, saying, “It’s entertaining to watch her struggle to hide her secret identity. She’s using her powers every chance she has, but it doesn’t feel as cheap as in some other fantasy anime with overpowered protagonists, because the curse that comes with her secret power balances it out”.
What to Expect from Episode 3: The Saint’s State of Being
Episode 3, titled The Saint’s State of Being, picks up after Fia has passed the Knight Brigade entrance exam. The episode will explore Fia’s early days as a trainee knight and the challenges that come with balancing her knightly duties against her need to keep her saintly powers hidden.
The title suggests the episode will touch on the nature of Fia’s sainthood itself. Fia’s past life as the Great Saint Seraphina ended in betrayal and death. She was killed by the Demon King’s right-hand man, who warned her that if she ever reincarnated as a saint, he would hunt her down and kill her again. That threat is what drives Fia to hide her identity so fiercely.
The series has been building toward a moment where Fia’s secret becomes harder to keep. The premiere established that she repeatedly uses her healing and protective magic to help others, even when doing so risks exposing her. The central tension of the show is not whether Fia can hide her powers forever, but whether someone with such obvious abilities can truly choose to live an ordinary life.
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Why This Anime Is Worth Watching
A Tale of the Secret Saint offers a fresh take on the reincarnation genre by focusing on a heroine who does not want to be special. Fia Ruud dreams of becoming a knight, not a saint. She was born into a family of knights and trained hard despite being told she had no talent for the sword. After her near-death encounter with a dragon unlocked her past life memories, she gained extraordinary healing and protective magic, but she also gained a very real fear of being killed again.
The show’s comedy comes from the gap between Fia’s desire to stay hidden and her inability to ignore people in need. She chants healing spells out loud without thinking. She jumps into dangerous situations to save others. She improves her sword skills far too quickly because her saintly magic is quietly boosting her. Watching her try to act normal while doing the opposite is a large part of the appeal.
The production staff brings solid credentials. Tomoe Makino directs the series at Felix Film, with Deko Akao handling series composition and Satomi Kurita designing characters. The opening theme Flare of Soul is performed by Kaya, and the ending theme Stellar is by Utahime Dream All Stars.
The cast features Shion Wakayama as Fia Ruud, Shinnosuke Tokudome as Zavilia, Yūichirō Umehara as Saviz Náv, Nobunaga Shimazaki as Cyril Sutherland, and Kikunosuke Toya as Curtis Bannister. Toya is known for voicing Denji in Chainsaw Man, adding some star power to the knight captain role.
The series was originally planned for an April 2026 release but was pushed to October 2026 to allow for better production quality. The light novel source material has over 3.5 million copies in circulation since launching on Shōsetsuka ni Narō in 2019. An English release is handled by Seven Seas Entertainment.
A 13-episode total count has been listed for the series, though an official confirmation from the production side has not been announced. Episodes will continue weekly on Saturdays through December 2026.
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