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'Goodbye, Lara' Anime's Video Reveals Hana Hishikawa as Lara

Kadokawa unveiled a new teaser visual and promotional video for the Goodbye, Lara (Sayonara Lara) original anime on Tuesday. The video reveals that Hana Hishikawa will play the titular character Lara and the series will air in 2026.

Kadokawa also unveiled a visual of Lara (seen below).

Goodbye, Lara tells a tale similar to Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid. The story follows a mermaid who 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 in a human world. The setting of Lake Biwa is in Shiga prefecture of Japan, which is also where director Takushi Koide's hometown is located.

Takushi Koide is directing the series at Kinema Citrus, and Anna Kawahara is overseeing the series scripts. Shiori Tani is the character designer, and Yuma Yamaguchi is composing the music.

Source: Press release

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