Goodbye, Lara
Upcoming Japanese anime project
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Goodbye, Lara (Japanese: さよならララ, Hepburn: Sayonara Rara) is an upcoming original Japanese anime television series created and animated by Kinema Citrus for the studio's 15th anniversary. It is directed by Takushi Koide and written by Anna Kawahara, with Shiori Tani designing the characters and Yuma Yamaguchi composing the music.[1][2] It is set to premiere on July 6, 2026, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[3][4][5] The opening theme song is "Sayonara Lara" (さよならララ), performed by Ikimonogakari.[6] Crunchyroll will stream the series.[7]
| Goodbye, Lara | |
Key visual | |
| さよならララ (Sayonara Rara) | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Kinema Citrus |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Takushi Koide |
| Written by | Anna Kawahara |
| Music by | Yuma Yamaguchi |
| Studio | Kinema Citrus |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, BS Asahi, ytv |
| Original run | July 6, 2026 – scheduled |
Goodbye, Lara was announced at the 2024 Anime Central convention in Chicago, Illinois, alongside another original anime project titled Ninja Skooler.[8]
Plot
Lara, a mermaid princess who is beloved by her father, the Sea King, and her sisters, enters into a forbidden love with a human prince and aspires to live with him on land. She drinks a potion created by Grace to become a human, only to be tricked into drinking a potion that turns her into bubbles. She vanishes into the sea and would only be reborn if she finds true love. 200 years later, Lara is reborn in Lake Biwa, and she sets out to find her true love.
Characters
- Lara (ララ, Rara)
- Voiced by: Hana Hishikawa[3]
- A mermaid princess who is reborn 200 years later in Lake Biwa following a curse set by Grace. She sets out to find her true love.
- Mari Otsu (大津 茉里, Ōtsu Mari)
- Voiced by: Nana Kawaishi[9]
- A high school girl who lives in Ōtsu and is proficient in boxing. She lost her mother at a young age, and allows Lara to live in her home.
- Grace (グレイス, Gureisu)
- Voiced by: Rica Fukami[4]
- A banished witch who cursed Lara and has a hatred for authority.
- Luca (ルカ, Ruka)
- Voiced by: Ayumu Murase[4]
- A boy whom Lara meets after her rebirth and bears a resemblance to the human prince Lara loved in the past.
- Yoshihiro Otsu (大津 祥弥, Ōtsu Yoshihiro)
- Voiced by: Tomohiro Ōno[6]
- Mari's older brother. He also studies in the same school as her, though he tends to skip classes.
- Makoto Otsu (大津 誠, Ōtsu Makoto)
- Voiced by: Mitsuaki Madono[6]
- Mari and Yoshihiro's father who has a hobby as a freelance photographer.
- Ema Otsu (大津 江万, Ōtsu Ema)
- Voiced by: Nanae Sumitomo[6]
- Mari and Yoshihiro's grandmother who works as a church pastor and gently watches over the children with Makoto.
- Rowan (ローワン, Rōwan)
- Voiced by: Masaki Terasoma[6]
- The Sea King and the father of Lara and her sisters. He greatly resents humans.
