A Tale of the Secret Saint Episode 4 arrives on Saturday, October 17, 2026, with Crunchyroll leading the global simulcast at 6:00 a.m. PT / 9:00 a.m. ET. The episode continues Fia Ruud’s double life as a trainee knight and a reincarnated saint. Below is the full release schedule for every major region, a detailed recap of Episode 3, and a character-by-character breakdown of where the story stands.
What Time Does A Tale of the Secret Saint Episode 4 Stream Worldwide?
Crunchyroll releases new episodes of A Tale of the Secret Saint every Saturday at the same global moment. The platform streams the series across North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Korea.
Here is the exact A Tale of the Secret Saint Episode 4 release time for October 17, 2026, grouped by region so you can find your local slot quickly.
USA and Canada
- Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): 6:00 a.m.
- Mountain Daylight Time (MDT): 7:00 a.m.
- Central Daylight Time (CDT): 8:00 a.m.
- Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): 9:00 a.m.
United Kingdom and Portugal
- British Summer Time (BST): 2:00 p.m.
- Western European Summer Time (WEST, Portugal): 2:00 p.m.
Central Europe (Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, and neighboring countries)
- Central European Summer Time (CEST): 3:00 p.m.
India
- India Standard Time (IST): 6:30 p.m.
Japan and South Korea
- Japan Standard Time (JST): 10:00 p.m.
- Korea Standard Time (KST): 10:00 p.m.
Australia
- Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST): 11:00 p.m. on October 17.
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT, for regions observing daylight saving): 12:00 a.m. on October 18.
Southeast Asia
- Singapore Time (SGT) / GMT+8: 9:00 p.m.
Middle East
- Gulf Standard Time (GST): 4:00 p.m.
Africa and Brazil
- South Africa Standard Time (SAST): 3:00 p.m.
- Brasília Time (BRT): 10:00 a.m.
- Ghana (GMT): 1:00 p.m.
Mexico
- Central Standard Time (CST): 7:00 a.m.
These times are based on the standard Crunchyroll simulcast window. Daylight saving changes in late October and early November can shift local clocks, so check your region’s current offset before the episode drops.
Where to Watch A Tale of the Secret Saint Episode 4
Crunchyroll is the primary international platform for A Tale of the Secret Saint. The series is available with English subtitles at launch, and Crunchyroll has confirmed an English dub along with Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu dubs for the Indian subcontinent.
In Japan, the anime airs on Tokyo MX, BS11, Sun TV, and AT-X. Streaming platforms in Japan include ABEMA, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, U-NEXT, and d Anime Store. ABEMA and Amazon Prime Video stream each episode one week before the television broadcast.
For Southeast Asia, viewers can also watch through Muse Asia’s YouTube channel, Bstation, meWatch, CatchPlay, and Filmbridge. SOOP carries the series in Korea.
A Tale of the Secret Saint Episode 3 Recap: Fia Meets the Current Saints
Episode 3, titled “The Saint’s State of Being,” picks up after Fia Ruud has passed the Knight Brigade entrance exam. She joins Fabian and the Sixth Knight Brigade on a monster subjugation mission. The episode focuses on Fia’s early days as a trainee knight and the growing difficulty of balancing her knightly duties against her need to keep her saintly powers hidden.
The central event of the episode is Fia’s first encounter with the current generation of saints. Fia is eager to see what saints are like in this era. She hopes to understand the “state of being” a saint is expected to uphold. What she finds is nothing like her past life. The current saints are different in manner, status, and conduct. Fia cannot hide her confusion. The gap between the reverence she remembers from three hundred years ago and the reality in front of her leaves her questioning what a saint is supposed to be in this world.
While Fia is still processing that gap, a B-rank monster called the Flower-Horned Deer appears. The monster knocks out the commander of the unit almost immediately. The chain of command collapses. Fia, unable to stand by while others are in danger, takes charge. She uses her hidden saintly power to turn the fight around and defeat the high-rank monster. Once again, she fails to “stay in her shell.” Her unnatural competence in a crisis draws attention from the knights around her, adding another layer of suspicion to the secret she is trying to protect.
The episode reinforces the show’s core tension. Fia does not want to be special. She wants to be a knight. But every time someone is in danger, her instinct to help overrides her fear of exposure. The result is a heroine who keeps proving her power while desperately pretending she has none.
Character Progress: Fia, Fabian, Zavilia, and the Saints
Fia Ruud ends Episode 3 in a more precarious position than she started. She has a place in the Knight Brigade, but her performance against the Flower-Horned Deer has made her stand out. The episode pushes her further into the contradiction that defines the series: she cannot hide her saintly power and still be the knight she wants to be.
Fabian accompanies Fia on the Sixth Knight Brigade mission. His presence gives Fia a comrade inside the unit, but the events of the episode also put him in a position to witness more of Fia’s unusual abilities. His read on her continues to develop as the mission unfolds.
Zavilia, Fia’s black dragon familiar, remains a key part of her daily life and her secret-keeping strategy. The dragon helps Fia navigate the castle and the demands of knight training while she tries to keep her identity under control.
The current saints leave a strong impression precisely because they are not what Fia expected. Their portrayal opens a larger question for the series: what does sainthood mean in this era, and how much has changed since the Great Saint Seraphina defeated the Demon King three hundred years ago?
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What to Expect in Episode 4
Episode 4 is expected to deal with the aftermath of Fia’s decision to take command against the Flower-Horned Deer. The knights who saw her fight will have questions. Fia will have to manage the fallout while continuing her training and keeping her saintly power under wraps. The series has been building toward a point where Fia’s secret becomes harder to contain, and Episode 3 moved her closer to that point.
Latest Update
A Tale of the Secret Saint Episode 4 is now available on Crunchyroll for viewers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, India, Australia, and most other major regions. The episode is streaming with English subtitles, and the English dub is in production. New episodes continue weekly through December 2026, with the first season expected to run for 12 episodes.
For more worldwide anime release schedules, streaming guides, and episode recaps, keep exploring VvipTimes.
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