The anime adaptation of Hiroaki Nagashima's Goodbye, Dragon Life fantasy light novel series has released a new trailer and key visual featuring the reincarnated dragon protagonist, Dolan, and the three women surrounding him through the village in a peaceful atmosphere. The production team also revealed the anime's release window in Japan: October 2024. The project was announced in March of this year. Watch the trailer for Goodbye, Dragon Life below:
The trailer also revealed two additional Japanese voice cast: Akane Matsunaga (Aine Yuuki in Aikatsu Friends!) as Airi, and Ayaka Ohashi (Uzuki Shimamura in THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS) as Christina. They will be joining the previously announced Shunsuke Takeuchi (Jean Yunghart in Metallic Rouge) as Dolan and Hitomi Sekine (Ellis Seifort in Berserk of Gluttony).
Airi is the granddaughter of the human Dolan’s master. Here's what Matsunaga said about her character:
From the time I first read the original story, I felt the warmth of Dolan’s life in the village after reincarnating as a human, as well as the charm of the relationships he builds that surpass species. I especially love the adorable relationship between Dolan and Celina! Just recording the voices soothed my soul, but I’m still excited to see the complete anime. It has a way of making you feel at ease, so I really hope people who feel like they’re too busy every day to let their minds relax will watch it!
Christina is described to be a beautiful swordswoman. Here's what Ohashi said about playing her:
It makes me really happy to be invited to play the role of Christina in a series that has been so loved for so long. Christina is an amazing woman—she’s brilliant and dignified, she can hold her own on the front lines, and she cares for her friends. She also has a charming side to her. I had a lot of fun bringing out all the different sides of her character during recording sessions. It’s a heartwarming story that inspires you to take a second look at your own life after you see it, so look forward to seeing it on air!
As for the main staff, Kenichi Nishida (PAPUWA) is directing Goodbye, Dragon Life anime at SynergySP and Vega Entertainment animation studios. Naokatsu Tsuda (Tokyo 24th Ward) is the series composer, Nozomi Nawashige is the main character designer, and Saiki Tatsuhiko and Hanae Nakamura are the music composers.
What is Goodbye, Dragon Life about?
Goodbye, Dragon Life anime is based on the light novel series of the same title (Japanese: Sayonara Ryūsei, Konnichiwa Jinsei) written by Hiroaki Nagashima and illustrated by Kisuke Ichimaru. Twenty-four volumes have been published by AlphaPolis since April 2015. The series also received a manga adaptation with art by Kurono, and it has been serialized online via AlphaPolis' manga website since December 2015 and has released twelve volumes.
Alpha Manga, which published the manga digitally in English, shared the following plot description for Goodbye, Dragon Life:
After living a long life as the strongest and oldest dragon, he is slain by a human hero. He awakes to find himself reborn as a human, Dolan, in a remote village. He works hard as a farmer and sometimes hunts for food. His life is simple in this small village, but he is surrounded by love. He soon finds happiness he’d never experienced in his life as a dragon. However, dangerous monsters are lurking around his village lately and he goes to the woods to investigate when he finds out an army of monsters are heading his way…
For more information about Goodbye, Dragon Life, check out the official website of the anime.
