“Four-part film bridging Free! seasons, following seniors' final summer through apartment hunting, hot springs, recruitment, and farewell party.”
Free! Take Your Marks
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Synopsis
Four-part film bridging Free! seasons, following seniors' final summer through apartment hunting, hot springs, recruitment, and farewell party.
Taking place between the events of Free!: Eternal Summer and Free!: Dive to the Future, Free!: Take Your Marks plays out the graduated seniors' last summer through four different stories before they set sail for the future. Unmei no Choice! (Destined Choice!) follows Haruka Nanase and Makoto Tachibana searching for a new apartment for Haruka as he settles into Tokyo. Hitou no Cooling Down! (Cooling Down at the Secret Hot Spring!) sees Aiichiro Nitori choose a graduation gift for Rin Matsuoka and Sousuke Yamazaki, while Momotaro Mikoshiba wins tickets to the Anago Hot Springs. Hoping for a trip together, Aiichiro and Momotaro invite Rin and Sousuke. Kessoku no Batafurai! (United Butterfly!) shows Rei Ryugazaki, Nagisa Hazuki, and Gou Matsuoka creating a recruitment video to attract new club members for the next school year. Tabidachi no Etanaru Buru! (Departing Eternal Blue!) looks into the Iwatobi and Samezuka swim teams' plans for Rin's surprise going-away party, as he will be departing for Australia soon.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
What 7 viewers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 1.05 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.57
Running avg · Mar 2018 → Mar 2024
- 9 “These interstitial stories deliver satisfying character progression as the cast matures toward decisive life changes, particularly shining in the apartment hunting sequence where Makoto assists...”
- 10 “The characters remain the heart of what makes this anime amazing, and this movie delivers exactly what I love—giving me a wonderful chance to hang out with them and watch them grow outside of the...”
- 8 “I found the friendship portrayed to be remarkably realistic, showing that parting ways doesn't mean the end of bonds, while the characters displayed genuine growth beyond their archetypes with...”
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- Format 1 × 108′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 48m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2017 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-12512 catalog
Produced by
- ABC Animation Producer
- Lantis Producer
- Pony Canyon Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor