In an event held on August 14 to commemorate the Blu-ray and DVD release of High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days, it was announced that the Free! series will receive a new animated series. The type and length will be announced at a later time.
The Free! series is based on the High☆Speed! novel series written by Kouji Ohji and illustrated by Futoshi Nishiya. It has received various anime adaptations by Kyoto Animation, with the latest one being the prequel movie High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days, which premiered on December 5, 2015.
The first season of the series is currently licensed in North America by Discotek Media, while the sequel is licensed by FUNimation. Anime Limited and Madman Entertainment have licensed the sequel for UK and Australian release, respectively. The series was also simulcast by FUNimation and Crunchyroll, with the latter licensing the dubbed version of the first season. The Blu-ray and DVD charted in last week's rankings, selling a total of 16,245 and 10,933 copies.
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Free! (Shinsaku) on MAL
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