Once upon a time, there was a mermaid princess named **Lara**. Raised loved by her father, the sea king, and her sisters, Lara one day falls in love with a human prince who lives on land.
It is a forbidden love, not permitted in the mermaid world. Lara becomes human with a potion from the witch **Grace** — but it is a forbidden potion: unless she finds 'true love,' she will dissolve into foam.
Her wish unfulfilled, Lara vanished into the sea as foam. And then, **200 years** later, the mermaid princess Lara is reborn at **Lake Biwa** — this time, to find 'true love.'
📝 魅力・見どころ・特徴 ネタバレ控えめ
01A wistful story built on 'The Little Mermaid'
A work that reimagines the well-known mermaid-princess tale from its own perspective. The wistful opening, beginning from an unfulfilled love, pulls you in at once.
02An unexpected stage: Lake Biwa, 200 years later
Lara, who became foam, is reborn at Japan's Lake Biwa after 200 years. The mysterious, fresh setting where fairy tale meets modern Japan is the appeal.
03The universal theme of seeking 'true love'
Can she find true love this time? — that wish is the story's axis. A theme that tugs at the heart yet makes you want to watch over her warmly.
04An original work by Kinema Citrus
A fully original anime by Kinema Citrus, behind many talked-about works. Because there's no source, there's the thrill of an ending you can't predict.
05Theme song 'Goodbye, Lara' by Ikimonogakari
The OP 'Goodbye, Lara' is by the nationally-beloved band Ikimonogakari. A song bearing the title that multiplies the story's emotion.
06No source — so the ending is unpredictable
Being fully original, whether Lara finds love stays unknown to the very end. You can watch the unpredictable developments with bated breath.
07The sea and mermaids in beautiful animation
Expectations rise for the sea world and mermaids drawn in beautiful animation. The fantastical visuals are a major highlight too.
08For fairy-tale lovers and modern-drama fans alike
You can savor both fairy-tale wistfulness and a story set in modern Japan. A deep work that a wide range of viewers can enjoy from their own angle.
💡 注目ポイント・展開予想 軽めネタバレ
The early arc will likely follow Lara — reborn at Lake Biwa after 200 years — starting a new life in modern Japan.
Carrying the wistful past of once becoming foam, she'll be shown seeking 'true love' this time.
Being fully original, whether Lara finds love is entirely unpredictable. Where this tale of fairy tale and the present heads is something to watch with bated breath.
🧾 これまでのあらすじ ネタバレあり
Here is the starting point: the mermaid princess Lara falls in love with a human prince on land.
It is a forbidden love, not permitted in the mermaid world. Lara becomes human with witch Grace's potion — but it is a forbidden potion that turns her to foam unless she finds 'true love.'
Her wish unfulfilled, Lara vanishes into the sea as foam. And then, 200 years later, the mermaid princess Lara is reborn at Lake Biwa. The anime is expected to begin its tale of seeking 'true love' from this rebirth.
✅ 観る・注目するおすすめポイント
Strongly recommended for fans of wistful love stories and fantasy built on fairy tales.
Because it's fully original, it's a story you can't look away from until the end. With Ikimonogakari's theme song, do see Lara's search for 'true love' through.
👀 トリビア・驚きの小ネタ集
・A wistful fantasy built on the well-known mermaid-princess tale.
・The stage where the foam-turned Lara is reborn is, of all places, Japan's Lake Biwa.
・The OP 'Goodbye, Lara' is by the nationally-beloved band Ikimonogakari.
💫 未回収の伏線 ネタバレあり
Behind the beautiful, wistful story, intriguing mysteries seem to remain:
● The reason Lara was reborn at Lake Biwa 200 years later.
● Witch Grace's potion and the true meaning of 'true love.'
● How Lara's past love that became foam connects to her present-day encounters.
● Being fully original, the ending no one knows.
The more the mysteries unravel, the more the fate of Lara's wish will draw you in.
💌 次シーズンで絶対バズる名セリフ予想
● "This time, I'll find true love — I will."
— Reborn Lara's wish, 200 years in the making.
● "Even as foam, this one feeling never disappeared."
— Lara's heart, unchanged across time.
*Predictions based on the work's direction.