Although they mend their friendship, Haruka is faced with the reality that he will be competing against swimmers at his level and higher. In order to make amends with Ikuya, Haruka begins training in other strokes besides freestyle and eventually competes in an Individual Medley alongside him. In Free! Dive to the Future, Haruka attends Hidaka University and reconnects with his friends from junior high school, with the exception of Ikuya Kirishima, who is still bitter about their former team breaking up without explanation. However, with help from his friends and a trip to Sydney, Australia, where he visits the International Aquatic Centre, he decides to continue his swimming career and compete on the college level. Haruka withdraws from all social contact. He further learns that his best friend, Makoto Tachibana, is leaving Iwatobi to attend university in Tokyo. During the regionals, Haruka becomes overwhelmed from the pressure of performing in front of scouts and becomes lost on what to do for the future. Rin hopes to swim competitively with Sosuke but, unbeknownst to him, Sosuke has injured his shoulder from overuse. Meanwhile, Rin's childhood friend, Sosuke Yamazaki, transfers to Samezuka Academy. In Free! Eternal Summer, Haruka, now in his final year in high school, has not decided on what to do after graduating.

Despite being disqualified, the boys' relationships with one another improve.

However, during the prefectural tournament, Iwatobi's swim team reminds Rin of their friendship through a medley relay. While the team trains for tournaments, Haruka and Rin's rivalry continues to sour from Rin facing setbacks in improvement, though his desire to swim competitively escalates. In addition to his childhood friends, Makoto Tachibana and Nagisa Hazuki, Rei Ryugazaki is recruited onto the team. After encountering his childhood rival, Rin Matsuoka from Samezuka Academy, he and his friends revitalize Iwatobi High School's swim team. The story is centered on high school student Haruka Nanase, a gifted swimmer. Р”Р‡ree is set in the town of Iwatobi, Japan, which is based on Iwami, Tottori. Both films cover Haruka's experience with global competition. Part one ( the first volume) was released in September 2021 and Part two ( the second volume) will release in April 2022. Free!РІР‚вЂњthe Final StrokeРІР‚вЂњ is a two-part film said to represent the final chapters in the series. Both the Olympics and the film were postponed until Q3 of 2021. The next installment of the franchise was slated for release in 2020 alongside the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. A compilation film encompassing the third season, titled Free! Road to the World - the Dream, debuted in July 2019. The third film in the trilogy titled, Free! Take Your Marks, features four new vignettes. The film High Speed! Free! Starting Days, 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 both seasons of the anime series titled, Free! Timeless Medley - the Bond and Free! Timeless Medley - the Promise. Prior to season three, several films depict events preceding, including and following the events of seasons one and two. Hiroko Utsumi directed the first two seasons, while season three was directed by Eisaku Kawanami. A third season of the anime series titled, Free! - Dive to the Future, aired in 2018. 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. The series is loosely based on the light novel, High Speed! ( Japanese: РіС“РЏРівЂљВ¤РІВвЂ РівЂљв„–РіС“вЂќРіС“СРіС“вЂ°!, Hepburn: Hai SupР”В«do!), written by KР•РЊji Р•РЉji, which received an honorable mention in the second Kyoto Animation Award contest in 2011 and was published in July 2013. Free! is a Japanese anime television series produced by Kyoto Animation and Animation Do.

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