Dolan is a regular young peasant who works hard and is respected by his loved ones. There’s one thing they don’t know about him though: he was an ancient dragon in his previous life. When the lizards disappear from the region, Dolan travels into the woods to find out what’s wrong. The first person he meets there is half human, half snake; and for a moment, it looks like they’ll have a fight. But Celina turns out to be a pleasant and harmless Lamia, so he’s not inclined to hurt her. All thoughts of fighting each other disappear when a colossal earth elemental peaks above the tree line. They’ll have to work together to fight this monster, but will Dolan’s dragon energy be enough?

From the synopsis, I could guess this wouldn’t be an anime with a complex plot and impactful character arcs. Instead, the story sets itself up to be a low-conflict and simple adventure series. These can also be enjoyable, but there needs to be at least some substance, which I didn’t find in Goodbye, Dragon Life. The character design is very standard, and the animation is unimpressive. In terms of writing, the characters don’t have any depth, and the character interactions are cliche throughout. Personally, I can get over a couple of flaws if the main protagonist or maybe one or two of the main characters are at least moderately interesting. But sadly, I can’t say that’s the case here. Therefore, to this anime I’ll have to say: goodbye.

Goodbye, Dragon Life is streaming on Crunchyroll.