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'Goodbye, Lara' Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, Opening Song
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Kadokawa unveiled a new promotional video for the Goodbye, Lara (Sayonara Lara) original anime on Friday. The video reveals and previews the anime's opening theme song "Sayonara Lara" by Ikimono-gakari, and also reveals new cast members for the anime.
The new cast members include:
Tomohiro Ōno as Yoshihiro Otsu, Mari's older brother, and a third year student in the high school Mari attends
Mitsuaki Madono as Makoto Otsu, Mari's father, and a freelance photographer
Nanae Sumitomo as Ema Otsu, Mari's grandmother, who serves as pastor at the church next to her home
Masaki Terasoma as Rowan, the king of the sea, and father of Lara and her five sisters
The anime stars Hana Hishikawa as Lara and Nana Kawaishi as Mari Otsu. The cast also includes Rica Fukami as Grace, the witch who turns Lara into a human; and Ayumu Murase as Luca, a boy Lara meets in Shiga prefecture who looks similar to the prince Lara fell in love with 200 years ago.
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 at Kadokawa.
Additional staff includes:
- Art Director: Mari Fujino (Studio Pablo)
- Color Design: Rika Aizawa
- Director of Photography: Kazuto Izumita (T2 Studio)
- Editing: Masayuki Kurosawa
- Graphic Design: Yūto Hama, Mai Yamaguchi
- Deep Sea Images: MON
- Water Artist: Naoki Yoshibe
- Sound Director: Haru Yamada
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.
Source: Press release
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