Goodbye, Lara
All because of "love" Announced and revealed at Anime Central 2024's "Kinema Citrus Sweet 16: My Happy Marriage and What's New" panel, this anime 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. (Source: Anime News Network, edited)
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Coverage
YOFUKA has tracked Goodbye, Lara across 18 stories spanning 36 individual articles from 10 distinct sources, with the most recent dispatch landing today. Recent reporting includes “Goodbye, Lara! Episode 3 Streaming on Crunchyroll”, “Goodbye Lara Original TV Anime Reveals Non-Textless Ending Video Featuring “Hearts Glow” by Hana Hope”, and “Ikimonogakari's Mizuno Yoshiki and Sayonara Lala Director Kode Takushi Discuss Opening Theme Creation”.
Goodbye, Lara! Episode 3 Streaming on Crunchyroll
1 source·4h
Goodbye Lara Original TV Anime Reveals Non-Textless Ending Video Featuring “Hearts Glow” by Hana Hope
1 source·16h
Ikimonogakari's Mizuno Yoshiki and Sayonara Lala Director Kode Takushi Discuss Opening Theme Creation
2 sources·1dGoodbye, Lara Anime Streams Opening Sequence With Cel-Drawn Animation
4 sources·2d
Original anime Sayonara Lala premieres July 5 on TOKYO MX, follows mermaid princess meeting high school boxer
6 sources·2dAnime Sayonara Lala Reveals Opening Video With Hand-Drawn Animation
4 sources·3dJohn Patneaude Joins The Goodbye, Lara Anime English Dub
1 source·6d
Kadokawa Anime Announces Blu-ray & DVD Box Volume 1 Release for Sayonara Lara Original TV Anime
1 source·6d
A Mermaid Tries Hot Chocolate for the First Time in Episode 2 of Goodbye, Lara!
1 source·Jul 12
Goodbye, Lara anime series launches with opening theme
2 sources·Jul 12Goodbye, Lara anime gets English dub on Crunchyroll ahead of second episode
3 sources·Jul 10
Kadokawa Anime Releases “Sayonara Lara” Episode 1 Clip “Ningyo Hime Lara”
1 source·Jul 9Goodbye, Lara Preview: Little Mermaid-Inspired Original Anime Draws Attention for Its Visuals
1 source·Jul 9
Crunchyroll Releases Goodbye, Lara!, New Anime About a Mermaid Princess
2 sources·Jul 8
Sayonara Lala Original Anime Begins Broadcast July 5, 2026 on Tokyo MX and Other Stations
2 sources·Jul 7
Summer Anime “Sayonara Lara” Episode 1 Features a Mermaid Princess Resurrected in Otsu, Shiga; Fans React to the Twist
1 source·Jul 6Goodbye, Lara anime premiere launches with character artwork
2 sources·Jul 5
Sayonara Lara Summer Anime Reveals Preview Images for Episode 1 Featuring a Mermaid Princess
1 source·Jul 5
