The first episode of the anime is available to watch on Crunchyroll.
Kinema Citrus’ new original anime “Goodbye, Lara” had already released its first episode on 5 July. Crunchyroll, which currently streams the anime, also announced on 10 July that an English-dub for the series is also available right now. The cast and staff of the dub have also been announced. The anime is a modern twist in the beloved tale of The Little Mermaid, and has already caused quite a positive stir amongst fans.
Goodbye, Lara
Premiere date: 5 July, 2026
Studio: Kinema Citrus
Streaming platform: Crunchyroll
Who are the cast and staff of Goodbye, Lara Episode 1 English dub?
The dub cast of the anime includes:
- Brianna Knickerbocker as Lara
- Anairis Quiñones as Mari
- Tiana Camacho as Grace
- Cat Protano as Lisa
- Tara Sands as Laura
- Brook Chalmers as Rowan
- Madeline Dorroh as Luna
- Kieran Regan as Prince
- Additional Voices by Bill Milsap, Jonathon Ha, John Patneaude
The staff working on the English dub includes:
- Dubbing Director: Gavin Harrison
- Dubbing Casting Lead: Gavin Harrison
- Script Adapter: Gavin Cooper
- Recordist: Jordan Ortiz
- Editor: Airi Mori
- Mixer: Jonathan J. Abarca
- Mix Assist: Evan Dean
- Quality Control: Jesse O'Hara
- Talent Coordinator: Carolina Sanchez
- Dubbing Producer: Liam Coballes
- Production Supervisor: Diego Diniz
- Creative Supervisor: Fay Kanagy
- Dubbing Studio: VSI Los Angeles
Who are the original Japanese cast and staff of Goodbye, Lara?
The cast of the anime includes:
- Hana Hishikawa as Lara
- Nana Kawaishi as Mari Otsu
- Rica Fukami as Grace
- Ayumu Murase as Luca
- Tomohiro Ōno as Yoshihiro Otsu
- Mitsuaki Madono as Makoto Otsu,
- Nanae Sumitomo as Ema Otsu
- Masaki Terasoma as Rowan
- Minami Tsuda as Lisa
- Kazutomi Yamamoto as Kōta
Takushi Koide is directing the original anime Goodbye, Lara at animation studio Kinema Citrus with Shiori Tani designing the characters. Anna Kawahara handles series composition, while yuma yamaguchi composes the music.
Other staff members include:
- Art Director: Mari Fujino
- Color Design: Rika Aizawa
- Director of Photography: Kazuto Izumita
- Editing: Masayuki Kurosawa
- Graphic Design: Yūto Hama, Mai Yamaguchi
- Deep Sea Images: MON
- Water Artist: Naoki Yoshibe
- Sound Director: Haru Yamada
What is Goodbye, Lara about?
Goodbye, Lara is a project to celebrate Kinema Citrus’ 15th anniversary. It’s a reimagination of the popular fairytale ‘The Little Mermaid’, set in modern day Japan. The official website describes the story as (machine translated):
Once upon a time, there was a mermaid princess named Lara. She grew up happily, loved by her father, the King of the Sea, and her sisters.
One day, Lara falls in love with a human prince who lives on land. It was a forbidden love, unacceptable in the world of mermaids .
Nevertheless, Lara sets off for the surface world.
She drinks the potion given to her by the witch Grace and transforms into a human.
However, it was a forbidden potion that would transform her into foam bubbles unless she found true love.Despite being a mermaid princess, Lara longed for love with a human. However, her wish was not granted, and she floated in the ocean as foam.
Two hundred years later, Princess Lara the mermaid is resurrected in Lake Biwa.
This time, she will find true love.