Free!

Free! is a Japanese anime television series produced by Kyoto Animation and Animation Do. The series is loosely based on the light novel, High Speed! (Japanese: ハイ☆スピード!, Hepburn: Hai Supīdo!), written by Kōji Ōji, which received an honorable mention in the second Kyoto Animation Award contest in 2011 and was published in July 2013. The first season titled, Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club for international distribution, aired in Japan in 2013; and the second season titled, Free! - Eternal Summer, aired in 2014. A third season of the anime series titled, Free! - Dive to the Future, aired in 2018. Hiroko Utsumi directed the first two seasons, while season three was directed by Eisaku Kawanami.

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Free!
Promotional poster of the Free! anime series
Genre	Sports (swimming)[1]
Anime television series
Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club
Directed by	Hiroko Utsumi
Produced by	Shinichiro Hatta Shinichi Nakamura Shigeru Saito Masayuki Nishide
Written by	Masahiro Yokotani
Music by	Tatsuya Kato
Studio	Kyoto Animation Animation Do
Licensed by	UK: Anime Limited AUS/NA: Crunchyroll
Original network	Tokyo MX, TVA, ABC, BS11, AT-X
Original run	July 4, 2013 – September 26, 2013
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Light novel
High Speed!
Written by	Kōji Ōji
Illustrated by	Futoshi Nishiya
Published by	Kyoto Animation
Imprint	KA Esuma Bunko
Original run	July 8, 2013 – July 2, 2014
Volumes	2
Anime television series
Free! - Eternal Summer
Directed by	Hiroko Utsumi
Produced by	Shinichiro Hatta Shinichi Nakamura Shigeru Saito Masayuki Nishide
Written by	Masahiro Yokotani
Music by	Tatsuya Kato
Studio	Kyoto Animation Animation Do
Licensed by	AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: Funimation UK: Anime Limited
Original network	Tokyo MX, TVA, ABC, BS11, AT-X, NHK G Tottori
Original run	July 2, 2014 – September 24, 2014
Episodes	13 + OVA (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Free! - Dive to the Future
Directed by	Eisaku Kawanami
Written by	Masahiro Yokotani
Music by	Tatsuya Kato
Studio	Kyoto Animation Animation Do
Licensed by	NA: Funimation
Original network	ABC, Tokyo MX, TVA, BS11, AT-X
Original run	July 11, 2018 – September 26, 2018
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Films
High Speed! Free! Starting Days Free! Timeless Medley Free! Take Your Marks Free! Road to the World - the Dream Free! The Final Stroke

Prior to season three, several films depict events preceding, including and following the events of seasons one and two. The first feature film, High Speed! Free! Starting Days, was released in December 2015 and depicts events from volume two of the series' prequel light novel, High Speed! A film trilogy was released in 2017 with the first two films being compilations of seasons one and two of the anime series titled, Free! Timeless Medley - the Bond and Free! Timeless Medley - the Promise. The third film in the trilogy titled, Free! Take Your Marks, features four new vignettes. A compilation film encompassing the third season titled, Free! Road to the World - the Dream, debuted in July 2019.[2]

The next installment of the franchise was slated for release alongside the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, but both were postponed until 2021. A final film duology titled, Free! The Final Stroke, debuted in Japanese theaters in two parts: Part 1 in September 2021 and Part 2 in April 2022.