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A Tale of the Secret Saint (転生した大聖女は、聖女であることをひた隠す, Tensei Shita Daiseijo wa, Seijo de Aru Koto o Hitakakusu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Touya and illustrated by chibi. It initially began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing site Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2019. It was later acquired by Earth Star Entertainment who began publishing under their Earth Star Entertainment light novel imprint in June 2019. A manga adaptation illustrated by Mahito Aobe began serialization on Earth Star Entertainment’s Comic Earth Star manga website in December 2019.

Media

Light novel

Written by Touya, A Tale of the Secret Saint began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on January 6, 2019. It was later acquired by Earth Star Entertainment who began releasing it with illustrations by chibi under their Earth Star Novel imprint on June 15, 2019. Nine volumes have been released as of October 18, 2023.

In September 2020, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they licensed the novels for English publication.

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	North American release date	North American ISBN
1	June 15, 2019	978-4-8030-1306-1	September 9, 2021 (digital) November 2, 2021 (print)	978-1-64827-646-0
2	November 15, 2019	978-4-8030-1360-3	March 17, 2022 (digital) April 12, 2022 (print)	978-1-64827-647-7
3	May 15, 2020	978-4-8030-1419-8	June 2, 2022 (digital) July 26, 2022 (print)	978-1-63858-181-9
4	December 16, 2020	978-4-8030-1476-1	December 1, 2022 (digital) December 27, 2022 (print)	978-1-63858-336-3
5	May 15, 2021	978-4-8030-1522-5	October 19, 2023 (digital) December 19, 2023 (print)	978-1-63858-761-3
6	December 15, 2021	978-4-8030-1594-2	July 30, 2023 (print)	978-1-68579-642-6
7	August 18, 2022	978-4-8030-1683-3	—	—
8	February 15, 2023	978-4-8030-1747-2	—	—
9	October 18, 2023	978-4-8030-1851-6	—	—

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Mahito Aobe began serialization on Earth Star Entertainment’s Comic Earth Star manga website on December 19, 2019. The manga’s chapters have been compiled into nine tankōbon volumes as of October 12, 2023.

In September 2020, Seven Seas Entertainment also announced that they licensed the manga adaptation for English publication.

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	North American release date	North American ISBN
1	April 11, 2020	978-4-8030-1408-2	November 30, 2021	978-1-64827-342-1
2	September 12, 2020	978-4-8030-1446-4	February 15, 2022	978-1-63858-104-8
3	February 12, 2021	978-4-8030-1488-4	June 14, 2022	978-1-63858-302-8
4	July 12, 2021	978-4-8030-1536-2	October 3, 2023	978-1-63858-769-9
5	December 10, 2021	978-4-8030-1586-7	February 6, 2024	978-1-68579-457-6
6	May 12, 2022	978-4-8030-1641-3	June 4, 2024	978-1-68579-560-3
7	October 12, 2022	978-4-8030-1700-7	—	—
8	April 12, 2023	978-4-8030-1770-0	—	—
9	October 12, 2023	978-4-8030-1847-9	—	—

Reception

The series had over 2 million copies in circulation by October 2023.

The series was ranked second in the 2024 edition of Takarajimasha‘s Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! guidebook in the tankōbon category.

転生した大聖女は、聖女であることをひた隠す (Tensei Shita Daiseijo wa, Seijo de Aru Koto o Hitakakusu)
A Tale of the Secret Saint
First light novel volume cover
Genre	Fantasy
Novel series
Written by	Touya
Published by	Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Original run	January 6, 2019 – present
Light novel
Written by	Touya
Illustrated by	chibi
Published by	Earth Star Entertainment
English publisher	NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
Imprint	Earth Star Novel
Demographic	Male
Original run	June 15, 2019 – present
Volumes	9
Manga
Written by	Touya
Illustrated by	Mahito Aobe
Published by	Earth Star Entertainment
English publisher	NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
Magazine	Comic Earth Star
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	December 19, 2019 – present
Volumes	9