Original TV Anime Sayonara Lala Premieres July 5, 2026

Kadokawa Anime announced the original TV anime Sayonara Lala, a 15th-anniversary project for animation studio Kinema Citrus. The series follows Lala, a mermaid princess who falls in love with a human—a forbidden romance in mermaid society. The anime begins airing July 5, 2026 across multiple Japanese broadcast networks including Tokyo MX, BS Asahi, Yomiuri TV, and AT-X.