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Sayonara Lara
Once upon a time, a mermaid princess named Lara fell in love with a human prince. To be with him, she used a witch’s potion to become human—but the magic came at a cost: If she failed to find true love, she would vanish into sea foam forever. Now, 200 years later, Lara awakens in Lake Biwa with one final chance at life and love. (Source: Crunchyroll)
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Takushi KoideDirector
Anna KawaharaSeries Composition
Shiori TaniCharacter Design
Hotaru KawaseProp Design
Mai YamaguchiTitle Logo Design
Yuuto HamaTitle Logo Design
Kazufumi KikushimaAssistanceSoujirou ArimizuAssistanceMasami KiyoharaAssistanceTakuya NakayamaAssistanceTakaaki KounosuAssistanceTakuya SakaiAssistance
Ema OotsuNanae Sumitomo
Yoshiya OotsuTomohiro Oono
RowanMasaki Terasoma
Makoto OotsuMitsuaki Madono
LisaMinami Tsuda
KoutaKazutomi Yamamoto
Leo AkizukiAyasa Itou
LunaHonoka Inoue
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