Underplayed Gems

Goodbye, Lara (2026)

Goodbye, Lara poster
Original title
さよならララ
Genre
fantasy anime and manga, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 12 episodes
Rated
12
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A young woman discovers she is the reincarnation of a mermaid from a past life. She must navigate a modern city while dealing with a curse and a growing connection to a witch-like figure.

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What happens

Goodbye, Lara (Japanese: さよならララ, Hepburn: Sayonara Rara) is an original Japanese anime television series created and animated by Kinema Citrus for the studio's 15th anniversary, announced as one of the studio's two works at the 2024 Anime Central convention in Chicago, Illinois. Inspired by "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen, the series premiered in July 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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