A teaser trailer was released today for the upcoming Because I, the True Saint, was Banished, that Country is Done For! anime, giving us our first look at the fantasy romance series and confirming a January 2027 start date for Japanese television. Masumi Tazawa and Taku Yashiro lead the cast of Because I, the True Saint, was Banished, that Country is Done For! as Eliane and Nigel, respectively. Because I, the True Saint, was Banished, that Country is Done For! Anime Teaser Trailer Tsukasa Sakurai directs the Because I, the True Saint, was Banished, that Country is Done For! anime at studio Tsumugi Akita Anime Lab, with Naoki Tozuka ( I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability ) handling series composition, Naru Nishikori providing the character designs and Kanako Hara composing the music. Kodansha USA publishes Mokuba Matsu's manga adaptation of Shikiso Utsuzawa and Pukyunosuke's original light novel series in English, describing the story like so: Ever since she was a child, Eliane has been the saint and protector of the Kingdom of Belkheim, warding off monsters and ensuring bountiful harvests with her prayers. But when a pretender saint beguiles the foolish prince—to whom she is engaged—into believing she is nothing but a fraud, he calls off the marriage and banishes her from the kingdom.