Goodbye, Lara News Timeline & Announcements

Goodbye, Lara news timeline

A dated timeline of announcements, key visuals, cast reveals, and release milestones for Goodbye, Lara. Every entry is backed by an official source — production sites, broadcaster pages, or licensed-platform listings — and links to it.

1. May 18, 2024

   Kinema Citrus publicly announces the original projects Goodbye Lara and Ninja Skooler around Anime Central; early project material identifies Takushi Koide and Shiori Tani.

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   Source: official page ↗ · official page ↗ · official page ↗

2. July 1, 2025

   Official site confirms a 2026 TV broadcast, releases a teaser update and announces Hana Hishikawa as Lara.

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   Source: official page ↗

3. September 27, 2025

   Main Visual #1 and Mari Otsu announcement PV are released; Nana Kawaishi is announced as Mari.

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   Source: official page ↗

4. September 27, 2025

   Official character visuals for human-form Lara and Mari are published.

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   Source: official page ↗

5. September 27, 2025

   Official Hana Hishikawa / Nana Kawaishi talk video is published.

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   Source: official page ↗

6. February 27, 2026

   Main PV #1 era update: July 2026 timing is reiterated and Grace/Luca casting is publicized around the AnimeJapan stage rollout.

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   Source: official page ↗ · official page ↗ · official page ↗

7. March 28, 2026

   Main Visual #2 is released.

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   Source: official page ↗ · official page ↗

8. March 28, 2026

   PokoPee collaboration is announced, with details to follow.

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   Source: official page ↗ · official page ↗

9. April 17, 2026

   Main PV #2 announces more Otsu-family/Rowan cast and the opening theme artist Ikimonogakari.

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   Source: official page ↗ · official page ↗

10. May 12, 2026

    Japanese TV premiere is formally scheduled for July 5 at TOKYO MX 24:30, with other broadcasters listed.

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    Source: official page ↗ · official page ↗ · official page ↗

11. June 20, 2026

    Main Visual #3 and Main PV #3 roll out; Lisa/Minami Tsuda and Kota/Kazutomi Yamamoto are added, and ending theme “Hearts Glow” by Hana Hope is announced.

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    Source: official page ↗ · official page ↗ · official page ↗ · official page ↗

12. June 20, 2026

    Local-partner promotions expand, including Heiwado food collaboration and PokoPee-related promotion tied to the Shiga setting.

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    Source: official page ↗ · official page ↗ · official page ↗

13. June 25, 2026

    Blu-ray/DVD BOX release campaign at Animate is announced.

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    Source: official page ↗ · official page ↗

14. July 5, 2026

    TV broadcast and Japanese streaming begin; Crunchyroll also begins international streaming under its announced territory policy.

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    Source: official page ↗ · official page ↗

15. July 7, 2026

    Animate Ikebukuro character-visual postcard distribution event is announced for July 19.

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    Source: official page ↗

16. July 9, 2026

    Crunchyroll begins the English dub and publishes the Episode 1 cast/crew.

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    Source: official page ↗

17. July 13, 2026

    Official site publishes a request for respectful behavior when visiting real-world locations used by the production.

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    Source: official page ↗

18. August 3, 2026

    Lake Biwa fireworks collaboration is publicized; the broader Shiga campaign also includes location activations.

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    Source: official page ↗ · official page ↗

19. August 6, 2026

    Shiga digital rally / tourism collaboration begins, with campaign activity extending into autumn; the official map lists dates and participating locations.

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    Source: official page ↗

20. August 9, 2026

    Keihan Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line wrapped-train promotion begins according to the official collaboration map.

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    Source: official page ↗

21. August 11, 2026

    Official summer-research fan campaign is announced, accepting entries through August 31.

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    Source: official page ↗

22. August 29, 2026

    PROJECTED/UPCOMING AT CUTOFF: Lake Biwa Museum collaboration exhibition and associated talk-program activity are scheduled to begin/occur around this date, as listed in official project collaboration information.

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    Source: official page ↗ · official page ↗

Dates follow the official record at review time (2026-08-13). Items the official record only projected are labeled as such in the entry text.

See also

For the current broadcast schedule, see the release schedule; for the verified episode list, the episode guide.