Free! Dive to the Future
Free!-Dive to the Future-
“Haruka reunites with estranged middle-school teammates at university, confronting past rifts while striving for international swimming success.”
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Haruka reunites with estranged middle-school teammates at university, confronting past rifts while striving for international swimming success.
With the seniors having graduated from high school, the determined swimmers eagerly take on their futures with a dream to fulfill. Now attending Hidaka University in Tokyo, Haruka Nanase unexpectedly runs into Shiina Asahi, an old teammate and friend from his middle school days. Consequently, the troubling memories regarding his middle school swim team resurface, as it was a time when Haruka's views on swimming became negative and led him to quit the team. Haruka later reconnects with his other middle school classmates; all except for Ikuya Kirishima, who still resents Haruka for quitting the team, resulting in its disbandment. Aware of the issues between them, Haruka resolves to improve his friendship with Ikuya. However, he quickly realizes that making amends with an old friend isn't his only obstacle. Facing the reality and challenges of encountering higher calibre swimmers, Haruka must work hard to establish himself if he dreams of competing on an international level.
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7.1/10
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5.4 ptsRecommenders 8.9 · others 3.5
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- 9/10 “Finally, Free! delivered the intense rivalry and cutthroat athletic competition I've been craving, with Haru's newfound ambition to win marking a complete character transformation that made every...”
- 8/10 “This swimming anime stands out for its incredibly fluid animation during swimming sequences and its motivational power to inspire even non-swimmers to consider taking up the sport. While there's...”
- 10/10 “This series continues to improve with each season, with the studio masterfully condensing all previous content into just 12 episodes while shifting focus toward exciting swimming competitions...”
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-13398
- Format
- 12 × 23′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 4h 36m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Jul 2018 – Sep 2018
- Summer 2018
- Source
- Tv
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
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- BS-13398
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