{"id":714126,"date":"2026-02-28T08:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T05:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/goodbye-lara-to-have-us-premiere-at-anime-central\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T08:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T05:20:14","slug":"goodbye-lara-to-have-us-premiere-at-anime-central","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/goodbye-lara-to-have-us-premiere-at-anime-central\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye, Lara To Have US Premiere at Anime Central"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The upcoming original <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anime<\/a> <em>Goodbye, Lara<\/em>, which recently revealed a main trailer and a July broadcast start date, is set to have its US premiere at Anime Central 2026. The screening will feature the anime\u2019s director<strong> Takushi Koide<\/strong>, producer<strong> Sayaka Ueda<\/strong>, and Newtype deputy editor<strong> Momoko Hatooka<\/strong> as the guests of honor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Further details about the premiere will be delivered later. Anime Central 2026 will run from May 15 to 17.<\/span><\/p>\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\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300c\u3055\u3088\u306a\u3089\u30e9\u30e9\u300d\u30d1\u30a4\u30ed\u30c3\u30c8\u30d5\u30a3\u30eb\u30e0 \/ Goodbye, Lara Concept Trailer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oJSna-vMATY?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<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Goodbye, Lara <\/em>is an original anime that sees the titular mermaid surfacing in Shiga Prefecture\u2019s Lake Biwa and becoming housemates with teenage boxer Mari. 200 years before the main story, Lara fell love with a human prince and consumed a witch\u2019s potion to become human herself. Alas, the potion has a side effect that triggers if one fails to find true love, which resulted in Lara becoming bubbles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The anime, which was unveiled at Anime Central 2024, is the 15th anniversary project of animation production studio <strong>Kinema Citrus<\/strong>. It is also the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> directorial debut of Koide, a Shiga native who served as assistant director, revue costume designer, weapon designer, and more on <em>Revue Starlight<\/em> and its movie sequel.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-size: 12pt\">Staff<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Director: Takushi Koide<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Character designer:\u00a0<strong>Shiori Tani<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Revue Starlight<\/em>\u00a0prop designer,\u00a0<em>Revue Starlight the Movie<\/em>\u00a0co-main animator and animation director et al.)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Series composer:<strong>\u00a0Anna Kawahara<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo<\/em>\u00a0live-actiond rama co-writer)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Music composer:<strong>\u00a0yuma yamaguchi<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Undead Murder Farce<\/em>)\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Animation production: Kinema Citrus<\/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\u00a0<strong>Hana Hishikawa<\/strong>\u00a0as Lara<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022\u00a0<strong>Nana Kawaishi<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0Mari<br \/>\u2022 <strong>Rika Fukami <\/strong>as Grace <br \/>\u2022<strong> Ayumu Murase <\/strong>as Luca<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acen.org\/goodbye-lara-will-host-the-us-premiere-at-anime-central\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anime Central<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n                (function(d, s, id) {\n          var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n          if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n          js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n          js.src=\"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.9&appId=269442613521839\";\n          fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n        }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n        <\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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