The manga, illustrated by Saburouta, will be available to read on KadoComi.
It was previously announced that Kinema Citrus' original anime, Goodbye, Lara, is getting a manga adaptation by Saburouta, the creator of the popular yuri manga “Citrus”. Now, it has been confirmed that the series is set to launch on Kadokawa's KadoComi platform this Friday, 23 October.
It is unconfirmed whether the manga will get an official English release.
The anime itself premiered on 5 July, with Crunchyroll streaming the series alongside its English dub.
Goodbye, Lara
Illustrator: Saburouta
Where to read: KadoComi
Release date: 23 October, 2026
What do we know about the “Goodbye, Lara” manga adaptation?
The Goodbye, Lara manga will launch on Kadokawa's KadoComi web manga platform on 23 October, 2026. Kadokawa has not confirmed an English release for the series, although fans can still hope.
The manga will be illustrated by Saburouta, the creator of Citrus. Citrus is a yuri manga that was serialised in Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime, and received an anime adaptation in 2018.
No confirmation about the storyline for this manga adaptation has been revealed, so it's likely that it will at least follow the anime's plot.
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.