The series has released a new trailer.
A brand new preview video has been released for the upcoming original anime “Goodbye, Lara”. The trailer revealed the show’s ending theme song ‘Hearts Glow’ by Hana Hope. Two new cast members have also been announced. Goodbye, Lara is set to premiere on 5 July, 2026.
Goodbye, Lara
Premiere date: 5 July, 2026
Studio: Kinema Citrus
Streaming platform: Crunchyroll
What do we know about the Goodbye, Lara anime so far?
The ending theme song ‘Hearts Glow’ is being performed by Hana Hope, while the opening theme song ‘Sayonara-Lara’ performed by Ikimono-gakari.
The two new cast members of the anime are:
- Minami Tsuda as Lisa
- Kazutomi Yamamoto as Kōta
Previously announced cast members of the anime are:
- 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
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.