FREEDOM

Freedom

In the year 2041, mankind created their first space colony on the moon. But after a freak cataclysm devastated human civilisation on Earth, the republic of the moon built a domed megalopolis known as Eden. Now in the year 2267, a boy called Takeru spends his time engaging in hover-craft races against rival street gangs, unaware that he is about to embark in the journey of unearthing Eden's origin. (Source: Anime News Network) Note: Episode 7 has a runtime of 48 minutes.

Names

Original	FREEDOM (latin)
Romaji	FREEDOM
English	Freedom
Also known as	Freedom Project · FREEDOM-PROJECT

Facts

Format	OVA (home video) · 7 ep · 27 min · 3h total
Aired	2006-11-24 → 2008-05-23 (Autumn 2006)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Sunrise
Source	Original work
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Action Adventure Sci-Fi
Themes	Space Post-Apocalyptic Male Protagonist Tanned Skin Primarily Teen Cast Full CGI Robots

Reception

Community score	7.10 / 10
Bayesian score	7.34 / 10
Composite	50.2
On lists	6,803
Favourited	40 (0.6%)
Completion	80.8%
Drop rate	6.7%
In backlog	62.1%
Score spread σ	1.76
MyAnimeList	7.36 / 10

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Autumn 2006	C	24 of 65
Year	2006	C	78 of 232
Studio	Sunrise	C	126 of 254
Format	OVA (home video)	C	356 of 944
Era	Late 2000s	C	426 of 1,149
Length	OVA / Special	C	492 of 1,260
Genre	Sci-Fi	C	585 of 1,409
Source material	Original work	C	690 of 1,732
Genre	Adventure	C	765 of 1,534
Season (all years)	Autumn	C	902 of 1,921
Genre	Action	D	1,397 of 2,765
Origin	Japan	C	3,131 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Shuuhei Morita, Kei Ichikura
Character design	Daisuke Sajiki, Katsuhiro Ootomo
Music	Yoshihiro Ike

Franchise — FREEDOM

FREEDOM previsited

2006Special

Relation	Year	Title
prequel	2006	FREEDOM previsited

AniList id 1747 · MAL id 1747 · record updated 2026-08-26