History Anime / Free

The series was successful to include sequels and movies, which includes:

* AbridgedSeries: The humorously titled ''WebAnimation/FiftyPercentOff'' is already quite popular. It only covers ''Iwatobi Swim Club'', however.

* BizarreHumanBiology: ''Timeless Medley: Promises'' revealed that Rin inherited his shark teeth from his father. Pictures of both Matsuoka men when they were younger indicate that these teeth somehow grew in at puberty.

** Applies to the main cast to some extent: All [=EDs=] are sung by the boys' voice actors, and they all have their respective character songs too.

* CerebusSyndrome: Happened severely in season 2 with the amount of comedy shrinking, as well as the fanservice. It takes a much sadder, dramatic tone in general too.

* {{Deuteragonist}}: Rin serves as this for both seasons.

* FairyTaleMotifs: ''Literature/TheLittleMermaid'' features very hard into Ikuya and Hiyori's character arcs during ''Dive to the Future'', and their different interpretations of it also factor into their outlook on oife.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In the Eternal Summer OVA, Haruka [[spoiler:gets water shot in his face [[HoYay by Rin]]]]. The [[LuminescentBlush look on his face]] and the ''sound'' he makes, plus [[DoubleEntendre the way]] Director Utsumi describes the scene [[http://seakittens.tumblr.com/post/113999352696/fencer-x-director-utsumis-comments-on-the here]], make it seem like Haru ''[[TheImmodestOrgasm really]]'' enjoyed this.

* ''Free!'': Original TV series
* ''Free! Eternal Summer'': 2nd TV series
* ''Anime/HighSpeedFreeStartingDays'': a film adaptaton for ''High Speed! 2'' premiering in December 2015
* ''Free! Timeless Medley'': [[RecapEpisode recap movies]] focusing on the main plots of ''Eternal Summer'' from the perspectives of Haru and Makoto and Sousuke and Rin respectively, with new scenes added to tie into ''Take Your Marks'' and ''Dive to the Future''
* ''Free! Take Your Marks'': the last part of the ''Timeless Medley'' trilogy containing an original movie in four parts that focuses on what happens to the cast after the events ''Eternal Summer'' and ''Timeless Medley''. Ikuya, Asahi, Natsuya, and Nao from ''High Speed!'' make [[TheCameo cameos]] as well.
* ''Free! Dive to the Future'': 3rd TV series following Haru, Rin, and Makoto in their college years

A film adaptation for the second ''High☆Speed!'' novel premiered in December 2015 in Japanese cinemas under the name ''Anime/HighSpeedFreeStartingDays''. The movie depicts Haruka and Makoto's first year in middle school and their adventures with their teammates from the swim club.

In 2017, a trio of movies for the series was released, with Eisaku Kawanami serving as director. The first two, titled ''Free! Timeless Medley'', are essentially [[RecapEpisode recap movies]] focusing on the main plots of the series from the perspectives of Haru and Makoto and Sousuke and Rin respectively, with new scenes added. However, the third project (''Free! -Take Your Marks-'') is an original movie in four parts that focuses on what happens to the cast after the events of the TV series. Ikuya, Asahi, Natsuya, and Nao from ''High Speed!'' make [[TheCameo cameos]] as well.

After the ''Take Your Marks'' movie aired, ''Free! Dive to the Future'' premiered on July 11, 2018, with Eisaku Kawanami serving as director once again (marking his series directorial debut), the new season follows Haru, Rin, and Makoto in their college years. It's also a ''High Speed!'' reunion, having Ikuya and Asahi come back again and be a part of the main roster.

In 2017, a trio of movies for the series was released, with Eisaku Kawanami serving as director. The first two, titled ''Free! Timeless Medley'', are essentially [[RecapEpisode recap movies]] focusing on the main plots of the series from the perspectives of Haru and Makoto and Sousuke and Rin respectively. However, the third project (''Free! -Take Your Marks-'') is an original movie in four parts that focuses on what happens to the cast after the events of the TV series. Ikuya, Asahi, Natsuya, and Nao from ''High Speed!'' make [[TheCameo cameos]] as well.

* ArchivePanic: Watching all three movies (''High Speed! Free! Starting Days'', ''Free! Timeless Medley'', and ''Free! Take Your Marks'') is a prerequisite before watching the third season, ''Dive to the Future'', as all movies set up plot points crucial to ''Dive to the Future''. For people outside of Japan, this could be a lot of homework, especially since Funimation didn't license them until ''Dive to the Future'' was announced.

* ContinuitySnarl: ''Starting Days'' uses male voice actors for Haru and Rin. This is fine and dandy, but [[spoiler:the flashback where Haru beats Rin in middle school and becomes the start of his TraumaCongaLine uses female voice actresses (which was created before ''Starting Days''), and it's supposed to take place after ''Starting Days''.]] The digest video for ''Dive to the Future'' ignores these inconsistencies.

* ContinuitySnarl: ''Starting Days'' uses male voice actors for Haru and Rin. This is fine and dandy, but [[spoiler:the flashback where Haru beats Rin in middle school and becomes the start of his TraumaCongaLine uses female voice actresses, and it's supposed to take place after ''Starting Days''.]] The digest video for ''Dive to the Future'' ignores these inconsistencies.

In 2017, a trio of movies for the series was released, with Eisaku Kawanami serving as director. The first two, titled ''Free! Timeless Medley'', are essentially [[RecapEpisode recap movies]] focusing on the main plots of the series from the perspectives of Haru and Makoto and Sousuke and Rin respectively. However, the third project (''Free! -Take Your Marks-'') is an original movie in four parts that focuses on what happens to the cast after the events of the TV series. Ikuya and Asahi from ''Starting Days'' show up here as well.

Sometime after the ''Take Your Marks'' movie aired, commercials announced that ''Free!'' would be receiving a third season. Titled ''Free! Dive to the Future'', the new season follows Haru, Rin, and Makoto in their college years. It's also a ''High Speed!'' reunion, having Ikuya and Asahi come back again and be a part of the main roster. It premiered on July 11, 2018, with Eisaku Kawanami serving as director once again (marking his series directorial debut).

''Free!'' is an anime by Creator/KyotoAnimation that is a SportsStory surrounding the lives of HighSchool swimmers. It premiered on [[Summer2013Anime July 3, 2013]] and it is based on ''High☆Speed!'', a novel by Kouji Ouji. The novel was originally entered into the 2nd Kyoto Animation Award contest and received an honorable mention. A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NqRG88E-s8 commercial released]] before the series was officially announced gained a sizable fanbase on both Tumblr and Pixiv due to the shirtless {{Bishonen}} featured. The show was quickly dubbed "Swimming Anime" before its actual name was revealed. It is co-produced by Animation Do (the Osaka subsidiary of [[Creator/KyotoAnimation KyoAni]]), and is directed by Hiroko Utsumi (marking her directorial debut) with Masahiro Yokotani serving as series composer, and Futoshi Nishiya as character designer and chief animation director.

Click [[https://sunnyskies.dreamwidth.org/661.html here]] or [[https://janeypeixes.tumblr.com/post/57716612938/high-speed-translation-masterpost here]] to read the chapter summaries, and the chapter translations of the light novel predecessor, ''[[https://mangahelpers.com/forum/threads/high-speed-novels-free-by-k%C5%8Dji-%C5%8Cji.2992276/ High☆Speed!]]'' (complete) and its sequel (in progress).

** The two B-sides for the opening single are almost completely in English (that's just as poor as Rage On's).

** Applies to the main cast to some extent: All EDs are sung by the boys' voice actors, and they all have their respective character songs too.

In 2017, a trio of movies for the series was released. The first two, titled ''Free! Timeless Medley'', are essentially [[RecapEpisode recap movies]] focusing on the main plots of the series from the perspectives of Haru and Makoto and Sousuke and Rin respectively. However, the third project (''Free! -Take Your Marks-'') is an original movie in four parts that focuses on what happens to the cast after the events of the TV series. Ikuya and Asahi from ''Starting Days'' show up here as well.

Sometime after the ''Take Your Marks'' movie aired, commercials announced that ''Free!'' would be receiving a third season. Titled ''Free! Dive to the Future'', the new season follows Haru, Rin, and Makoto in their college years. It's also a ''High Speed!'' reunion, having Ikuya and Asahi come back again and be a part of the main roster. Details on the announcement are still to come.

* TheCastShowOff: Apart from singing the OP, "Rage On", Makoto's voice actor does his character songs as Makoto.
** Applies to the main cast to some extent: the ED is sung by the boys's voice actors, and they all have their respective character songs too.

Click here or [[https://janeypeixes.tumblr.com/post/57716612938/high-speed-translation-masterpost here]] to read the chapter summaries, and the chapter translations of the light novel predecessor, ''[[http://mangahelpers.com/forum/showthread.php/2992276 High☆Speed!]]'' (complete) and its sequel (in progress).