Crunchyroll Debuts Same-Day English Dub for Goodbye, Lara
The same-day English dub reflects Crunchyroll's investment in original anime, offering the series to international audiences from its first episode.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Crunchyroll debuted a same-day English dub for the original anime Goodbye, Lara on July 5. The dub stars Brianna Knickerbocker as Lara, Anairis Quiñones as Mari, and Tiana Camacho as Grace, with Gavin Harrison directing for VSI Los Angeles. The anime premiered on Tokyo MX and other channels that same day. The story is a modern retelling of The Little Mermaid set in Lake Biwa, directed by Takushi Koide at Kinema Citrus.
The story of Goodbye, Lara is a modern retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, set in Lake Biwa in Shiga prefecture, the hometown of director Takushi Koide. The same-day English dub, produced by VSI Los Angeles and directed by Gavin Harrison, features a cast including Brianna Knickerbocker, Anairis Quiñones, Tiana Camacho, and Tara Sands. The anime premiered on July 5 on Tokyo MX, BS Asahi, and YTV, with Crunchyroll streaming the series as it airs. Ikimono-gakari performs the opening theme. The series is an original anime from Kinema Citrus, directed by Koide, with scripts by Anna Kawahara and character designs by Shiori Tani.
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