Goodbye Lara

Facts

Noted: The light meant to restore the merfolk is also the fire Kota used to burn down a building to free Lisa. · 2026-09-01
Noted: The episode holds a community score of 4.5. · 2026-09-01
Noted: Episode 9 is an inversion of Andersen's gender roles. · 2026-09-01
Noted: The episode's white birds are tied to the mermaid's transformation into a spirit of the air. · 2026-09-01
Noted: placed at number two in Anime News Network's reader poll for the week of August 5-11 · 2026-08-15
Noted: Reframes The Little Mermaid as a Reincarnation Quest · 2026-07-20
Noted: adapt Hans Christian Andersen's original story in episode one, then kill the heroine and resurrect her two centuries later with a mission to save her underwater kingdom · 2026-07-20
Noted: acknowledges Disney's 1989 film while carving its own narrative path · 2026-07-20
Noted: The opening sequence of Kinema Citrus' original anime Goodbye, Lara uses cel-drawn animation · 2026-07-14
Noted: uses hand-painted backgrounds and thick-lined character designs to evoke 1990s anime aesthetics · 2026-07-03
Release: tv · 2026-07-05 · Japan · 2026-07-10
Release: tv · 2026 · 2026-07-03
Release: tv · 2026-08-05 · 2026-08-05
Release: tv · 2026-07-05 · 2026-07-14
Release: tv · 2026-07-05 · JP · 2026-06-20
Release: tv · July 5 · global · 2026-06-03
Licensed by: Crunchyroll (international) · 2026-07-10
Licensed by: Crunchyroll (global) · 2026-07-14

Connections

Voice cast of: brianna knickerbocker, anairis quinones
Directs of: takushi koide

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Confirmed tv 2026-07-05 1d ago · source
Confirmed Takushi Koide directs Goodbye, Lara 2d ago · source
Confirmed tv 2026 2d ago · source

All coverage

Jul 22

Anime and Manga Worlds Celebrate Marine Day 2026

On July 20, 2026, numerous anime, manga, and game franchises posted Marine Day greetings on social media. The Japanese national holiday, which honors the ocean and marks the end of the rainy season, prompted official accounts and creators to share beach-themed illustrations, character birthday messages, and promotional content. Among the posts, the official Kaiju No. 8 account promoted an upcoming original short anime titled "Narumi's Weekday" with a pun on the character's name and the kanji for sea. The MAPPA studio released a new illustration by Rie Nishimura for the soccer series DAYS, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2026. The Sound! Euphonium account reminded followers that the film Sound! Euphonium: The Final Part 2 opens on September 11. Classroom of the Elite noted that July 20 is also the birthday of character Honami Ichinose. The That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime account promoted the streaming of its movie Tears of the Azure Sea on U-NEXT. The Chiikawa movie account promoted the July 24 release of Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu. Voice actor Yuki Kaji posted a personal greeting, and the band Orange Range shared a summer song. The roundup, compiled by Anime News Network, spanned three articles covering dozens of entries.