特別版 Free!-Take Your Marks-
Free! -Take Your Marks-
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. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Names
| Original | 特別版 Free!-Take Your Marks- (han) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Free!: Take Your Marks |
| English | Free! -Take Your Marks- |
| Chinese | 特別版FREE！ 男子游泳部 (traditional · via wikidata) |
Facts
| Format | Feature film · 4 ep · 27 min · 2h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2017-10-28 (Autumn 2017) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Kyoto Animation |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ComedySlice of LifeSports |
| Themes | School ClubSwimmingPrimarily Male CastMale ProtagonistPrimarily Teen CastCute Boys Doing Cute ThingsSchool |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 7.75 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.72 / 10 |
| Composite | 59.3 |
| On lists | 25,989 |
| Favourited | 331 (1.3%) |
| Completion | 95.3% |
| Drop rate | 1.1% |
| In backlog | 33.2% |
| Score spread σ | 1.56 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Autumn 2017 | B | 13 of 91 |
| Studio | Kyoto Animation | C | 45 of 121 |
| Year | 2017 | B | 50 of 376 |
| Genre | Sports | B | 98 of 447 |
| Source material | Original work | B | 205 of 1,732 |
| Format | Feature film | B | 230 of 997 |
| Length | Movie | B | 230 of 997 |
| Era | Late 2010s | B | 288 of 1,863 |
| Season (all years) | Autumn | B | 302 of 1,921 |
| Genre | Slice of Life | B | 329 of 1,578 |
| Genre | Comedy | B | 475 of 3,488 |
| Origin | Japan | B | 1,080 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Eisaku Kawanami, Caitlin Glass |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Masahiro Yokotani |
| Music | Tatsuya Katou |
Franchise — Free!
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BRelated
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| prequel | 2014 | Free! -Eternal Summer- |
| prequel | 2017 | Free! -Timeless Medley- The Promise |
| sequel | 2018 | Free! -Dive to the Future-: Build-Up of Early Spring! |
AniList id 98497 · MAL id 35198 · record updated 2026-08-26