{"id":148522,"date":"2026-02-27T02:31:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=148522"},"modified":"2026-03-01T01:56:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T09:56:43","slug":"mermaid-anime-goodbye-lara-reveals-main-trailer-july-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/02\/27\/mermaid-anime-goodbye-lara-reveals-main-trailer-july-premiere\/","title":{"rendered":"Mermaid Anime Goodbye, Lara Reveals Main Trailer, July Premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">A main trailer for the original anime <a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/09\/27\/original-anime-goodbye-lara-introduces-human-housemate-mari-new-visuals\/\"><em>Goodbye, Lara<\/em><\/a> has surfaced, heading under and above the sea to preview the titular love-seeking mermaid&#8217;s past and present.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u30aa\u30ea\u30b8\u30ca\u30ebTV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300e\u3055\u3088\u306a\u3089\u30e9\u30e9\u300f\u30e1\u30a4\u30f3PV\u7b2c1\u5f3e | 2026\u5e747\u6708\u653e\u9001\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c4-6PwVRRj8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Also revealed were the show&#8217;s July broadcast premiere window and two additional characters: the <strong>Rika Fukami<\/strong>-voiced witch Grace and<strong> Ayumu Murase<\/strong>&#8216;s Luca, a human who resembles the prince Lara fell for in the past. Grace and Luca can be seen in the <a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/06\/30\/mermaid-anime-goodbye-lara-reveals-teaser-trailer-2026-premiere\/\">trailer<\/a>, and also received character visuals.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Goodbye-Lara-Grace-visual.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"1012\" data-attachment-id=\"148553\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/02\/27\/mermaid-anime-goodbye-lara-reveals-main-trailer-july-premiere\/goodbye-lara-grace-visual\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Goodbye-Lara-Grace-visual.jpg?fit=824%2C1199&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"824,1199\" 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class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9\u30ad\u30cd\u30de\u30b7\u30c8\u30e9\u30b9\uff0f\u300c\u3055\u3088\u306a\u3089\u30e9\u30e9\u300d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/05\/18\/revue-starlights-takushi-koide-to-direct-kinema-citrus-anime-about-mermaid-reborn-in-japan\/\"><em>Goodbye, Lara <\/em><\/a>will see Lara surfacing in Shiga Prefecture\u2019s Lake Biwa and becoming housemates with teenage boxer Mari. 200 years prior, Lara consumed a potion provided by Grace in order to become human, only to experience the side effect of turning into bubbles if she doesn&#8217;t find true love.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The original anime is the 15th anniversary project of&nbsp;animation production studio&nbsp;<strong>Kinema Citrus<\/strong>. It also marks&nbsp;series directorial debut of&nbsp;<strong>Takushi Koide<\/strong>&nbsp;(assistant director, revue costume designer, weapon designer, and more on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/01\/12\/a-new-revue-starlight-anime-is-in-production\/\"><em>Revue Starlight<\/em><\/a> and its movie sequel.), who hails from Shiga Prefecture.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Staff<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Director: Takushi Koide<br>\u2022 Character designer:&nbsp;<strong>Shiori Tani<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Revue Starlight<\/em>&nbsp;prop designer,&nbsp;<em>Revue Starlight the Movie<\/em>&nbsp;co-main animator and animation director et al.)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Series composer:<strong>&nbsp;Anna Kawahara<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo<\/em>&nbsp;live-actiond rama co-writer)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Music composer:<a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/10\/12\/interview-undead-murder-farce-composer-yuma-yamaguchi\/\"><strong>&nbsp;yuma yamaguchi<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(<em>Undead Murder Farce<\/em>)&nbsp;<br>\u2022 Animation production: Kinema Citrus<br><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Cast<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Hana Hishikawa<\/strong>&nbsp;as Lara<br>\u2022 <strong>Nana Kawaishi<\/strong>&nbsp;as&nbsp;Mari<br><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Sources:<\/strong> KADOKAWAanime YouTube channel, <span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-1tl8opc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Goodbye_Lara\/status\/2027323070117982386\">@Goodbye_Lara (1)<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Goodbye_Lara\/status\/2027323321436483743\"> (2)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A main trailer for the original anime Goodbye, Lara has surfaced, heading under and above the sea to preview the titular love-seeking mermaid&#8217;s past and present. 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