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Goodbye, Lara (TV)

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Alternative title:
Sayonara Lara (Japanese)
さよならララ (Japanese)
Plot Summary: A mermaid makes a forbidden wish to be loved by a human. Following her death, she is reborn 200 years later into modern-day Japan in Lake Biwa, where she learns to adjust to the human world.
Vintage: 2026-07-05
Opening Theme:
"Sayonara Lara" (さよならララ) by Ikimono-gakari
Ending Theme:
"Hearts Glow" by Hana Hope
Official website:
『さよならララ』公式サイト (Japanese)
News: Show:
'Goodbye, Lara' Anime's 3rd Promo Video Reveals Hana Hope's Ending Theme (Jun 20, 2026)
Crunchyroll Announces Release Schedule for Summer 2026 Season (Jun 17, 2026)
Firefly Wedding Goodbye, Lara, 7 More Anime to Stream in India on Crunchyroll (Jun 5, 2026)
Crunchyroll to Stream 'Goodbye, Lara', Firefly Wedding, Tomb Raider King, Overgeared, More Anime (Jun 3, 2026)
Anime Expo 2026 Hosts U.S Premiere of Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia Anime, Junya Enoki, Hana Hishikawa, Makoto Furukawa, More Guests (May 26, 2026)
'Goodbye, Lara' Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, Opening Song (Apr 17, 2026)
'Goodbye, Lara' Anime Unveils 1st Episode Clip, New Visual (Mar 28, 2026)
Anime Central to Screen U.S. Premiere for 'Goodbye, Lara' Anime (Feb 27, 2026)
'Goodbye, Lara' Anime's 1st Main Promo Video Reveals July Debut, More Cast (Feb 27, 2026)
'Goodbye, Lara' Original Anime Reveals New Cast in Video (Sep 27, 2025)
'Goodbye, Lara' Anime's Video Reveals Hana Hishikawa as Lara (Jun 30, 2025)
Kinema Citrus Unveils Videos, More Staff for 'Goodbye, Lara,' Ninja Skooler Anime (May 18, 2024)
Kinema Citrus Announces 'Goodbye, Lara,' Ninja Skooler Anime (May 18, 2024)
Convention report:
Takushi Koide Keeps the '90s Alive with Goodbye, Lara's Thick Lines, Hand-Drawn Animation (Jul 2, 2026)
Press Releases:
Crunchyroll Announces Summer 2026 Anime Season (Jun 18, 2026)
Studio Kinema Citrus 15th Anniversary Original Anime 'Goodbye, Lara' Set to Premiere in July 2026 (Feb 27, 2026)
Other article:
The Most Anticipated Anime of Summer 2026 (Jun 29, 2026)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Takushi Koide
Series Composition: Anna Kawahara
Music: Yuma Yamaguchi
Character Design: Shiori Tani
Art Director: Mari Fujino (Studio Pablo)
Sound Director: Haru Yamada
Director of Photography: Kazuto Izumita (T2 Studio)

Color design:
Miyao Yamashita
Rika Aizawa
Creative Producer: Natsuki Moriyama
Deep Sea Image Designer: MON
Editing: Masayuki Kurosawa
Graphic Design:
Mai Yamaguchi
Yūto Hama
Senior Producer: Muneki Ogasawara
Team Producer: Yoshiki Ishikawa
Theme Song Arrangement:
David Baron (ED)
Seiji Kameda (OP)
Theme Song Composition:
Hana Hope (ED)
KEI_HAYASHI (ED)
Yoshiki Mizuno (OP)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Hana Hope (ED)
Yoshiki Mizuno (OP)
Yūko Konishi (ED)
Theme Song Performance:
Hana Hope (ED)
Ikimono-gakari (OP)
Kiyoe Yoshioka (OP)
Water Artist: Naoki Yoshibe
Hana Hishikawa as Lara
Nana Kawaishi as Mari Ōtsu

Ayumu Murase as Luca
Kazutomi Yamamoto as Kōta
Masaki Terasoma as Rowan
Minami Tsuda as Risa
Mitsuaki Madono as Makoto Ōtsu
Nanae Sumitomo as Ema Ōtsu
Rica Fukami as Grace
Tomohiro Ōno as Yoshihiro Ōtsu
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Kinema Citrus
Background Art: Studio Pablo
Music Production: Kadokawa
Original Creator: Kinema Citrus
Photography: T2 Studio
English staff
English companies
(none)
Internet Streaming: Crunchyroll
English cast
(none)
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