The Kadokawa Live Station stage at AnimeJapan 2026 revealed additional staff and a second key visual (pictured right) for the Sayonara Lara television anime on Saturday. The anime series will premiere in July 2026.

Staff
Art Director: Mari Fujino (Studio Pablo) (Sonny Boy)
Color Design: Miyao Yamashita (Made in Abyss), Rika Aizawa
Director of Photography: Kazuto Izumida (Dandadan)
Editing: Masayuki Kurosawa (Seihantai na Kimi to Boku)
Graphic Design: Yuto Hama, Mai Yamaguchi
Deep Sea Image Designer: MON
Water Artist: Naoki Yoshibe (Penguin Highway key animation)
Sound Director: Haru Yamada (Hotel Inhumans)
Music Production: Kadokawa
Senior Producer: Muneki Ogasawara (Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon)
Team Producer: Shouki Ishikawa
Development, Creative Producer: Natsuki Moriyama (Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Season 2 production manager)

Takushi Koide (Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight assistant director) is helming the anime at Kinema Citrus. Anna Kawahara is handling the series composition and Shiori Tani (Star Wars: Visions) is designing the characters, while Yuma Yamaguchi (Link Click) is composing the music.

Sayonara Lara is based on The Little Mermaid and follows a mermaid who wishes to be loved by a human. After her death, she is reincarnated 200 years later in modern day Japan in Lake Biwa. She then learns to fit into the human world.

Source: animate Times