The official YouTube channel for Japanese pop rock duo Ikimonogakari started streaming the music video for their 39th single "Sayonara Lara" ( Goodbye Lara ) which is featured as the opening theme for the summer 2026 TV anime Goodbye, Lara . Ikimonogakarai "Sayonara Lara" Music Video Goodbye, Lara Opening Video Ikimonogakari, a unit currently consisting of Yoshiki Mizuno (guitar, piano) and Kiyoe Yoshioka (vocals), made their major debut from Sony Music Labels' Epic Records Japan in March 2006, releasing 38 CD singles, 16 digital singles, and 11 original albums to date. Their previous anime tie-in song works include "HANABI" for Bleach (2006), "Blue Bird" for Naruto Shippuden (2008), "BAKU" for BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS (2021), "Tokimeki" for Power of Hope ~Precure Full Bloom~ (2023), and "Ikite, Sansan" Kingdom Season 6 (2025). Following digital release on July 15, the CD single of "Sayonara Lara" is set to release in Japan on August 26, 2026. The unit posted the following comment about the song on the anime's official website : It is truly difficult to choose and live your own story. It is truly difficult to choose and live your own story. To dive into encounters, find your own words, face your destiny, and even choose the partings. Courage, resolve, and the desire to pursue one's own life.