Overview
- Goodbye, Lara is slated for a 2026 premiere as Kinema Citrus’s first original series in celebration of its 15th anniversary.
- Takushi Koide will helm the project with Hana Hishikawa cast as the voice of Lara.
- The anime transposes Andersen’s mermaid tale to modern-day Japan, following Lara’s pact to live on land at great personal cost.
- New teaser and poster showcase bright visuals evoking Studio Ghibli alongside slice-of-life vignettes set above and below the sea.
- The official poster’s tear-filled close-up of Lara underscores the bittersweet undercurrents of the adaptation.