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“Tokyo university life begins with mascot wrestling, reunions, and reflections on city life for Free! characters.”
Free! Dive to the Future Episode 0
Free!-Dive to the Future- 「早春のビルドアップ」
7.57
1,801 rank · 26,688 viewers · 14 favorites
Comedy
School
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Synopsis
Tokyo university life begins with mascot wrestling, reunions, and reflections on city life for Free! characters.
As they adjust to life in Tokyo, Haruka Nanase and Makoto Tachibana prepare for their university's opening ceremony. However, while running some errands, they find themselves representing Iwatobi in a regional mascot wrestling tournament. Unbeknownst to them, the rest of the Iwatobi and Samezuka swim club members are watching the event's live broadcast at a local festival. While also adapting to the quick change of pace, Ikuya Kirishima and Hiyori Toono discuss what moving from the countryside to the city was like. Crossing paths with old friends on the bustling streets of Tokyo, the curtain rises on a new chapter in the boys' lives.
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Community consensus
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9.0
/10
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100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 8
σ 0.82
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.82 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Oct 2018 → Jun 2021
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “It was an more hilarious episode than usually, and you can feel the emotions of everyone about the new start that they all are living , it brings you the sensation that something big its coming. In...”
- 10 “So, this episode was... weird. I still liked it a lot, but it felt different from the normal Free! It was closer to something from a comedy than from a drama. It isn't anything like the last...”
- 8 “This takes place after Free: Take your marks and is the prequel episode to Season 3 of Free: Dive to the Future. Story, sound, enjoyment - 8/10 Summer is over and everyone is now transitioning to...”
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A Special Production
Kyoto Animation.- Format 1 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 23m all episodes
- Aired Jun 2018 – ongoing
- Source Special media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-14237 catalog