Free!: Take Your Marks
A warm, character-driven slice-of-life anime about a swimming club facing graduation, balancing playful comedy with genuine emotional bonds and bittersweet transitions.
This film consists of all-new stories that are direct continuations of the previous two films and are told in four episodic parts. The four short stories take place in March as Haruka Nanase is about to graduate from Iwatobi High School.
Essence
Ensemble
Tsubasa Yonaga
Nagisa Hazuki (voice)
Mamoru Miyano
Rin Matsuoka (voice)
Kenichi Suzumura
Momotaro Mikoshiba (voice)
Nobunaga Shimazaki
Haruka Nanase (voice)
Kouki Miyata
Aiichiro Nitori (voice)
Daisuke Hirakawa
Rei Ryugazaki (voice)
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Makoto Tachibana (voice)
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Sosuke Yamazaki (voice)
Satsuki Yukino
Miho Amakata (voice)
Koutaro Nishiyama
Tooru Iwashimizu / David (voice)
Kenji Nojima
Natsuya Kirishima (voice)
Koki Uchiyama
Ikuya Kirishima (voice)
Closest match
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same mood
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Go darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Something gentler
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Hidden gem
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
