Free! Dive to the Future: Soushun no Build-up!

Free! Dive to the Future Episode 0

Free!-Dive to the Future- 「早春のビルドアップ」

Comedy
7.61 episodesFinished Airing

Studio: Kyoto Animation, Animation Do

Synopsis

As they adjust to life in Tokyo, Haruka Nanase and Makoto Tachibana prepare for their university's opening ceremony. However, while running some errands, they find themselves representing Iwatobi in a regional mascot wrestling tournament. Unbeknownst to them, the rest of the Iwatobi and Samezuka swim club members are watching the event's live broadcast at a local festival. While also adapting to the quick change of pace, Ikuya Kirishima and Hiyori Toono discuss what moving from the countryside to the city was like. Crossing paths with old friends on the bustling streets of Tokyo, the curtain rises on a new chapter in the boys' lives. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Characters & Voice Actors

Nanase, Haruka

Nanase, Haruka

Main

VA: Shimazaki, Nobunaga

Tachibana, Makoto

Tachibana, Makoto

Main

VA: Suzuki, Tatsuhisa

Hanamura, Chigusa

Hanamura, Chigusa

Supporting

VA: Satou, Satomi

Hazuki, Nagisa

Hazuki, Nagisa

Supporting

VA: Yonaga, Tsubasa

Iwashimizu, Tooru

Iwashimizu, Tooru

Supporting

VA: Nishiyama, Koutarou

Kasahara, Satoru

Kasahara, Satoru

Supporting

VA: Fukagawa, Kazumasa

Kirishima, Natsuya

Kirishima, Natsuya

Supporting

VA: Nojima, Kenji

Kirishima, Ikuya

Kirishima, Ikuya

Supporting

VA: Uchiyama, Kouki

Matsuoka, Rin

Matsuoka, Rin

Supporting

VA: Miyano, Mamoru

Matsuoka, Gou

Matsuoka, Gou

Supporting

VA: Watanabe, Akeno

Matsuoka, Miyako

Matsuoka, Miyako

Supporting

VA: Yukana

Mikoshiba, Seijuurou

Mikoshiba, Seijuurou

Supporting

VA: Tsuda, Kenjirou

Reviews

Ant161718Ant1617189

It was an more hilarious episode than usually, and you can feel the emotions of everyone about the new start that they all are living , it brings you the sensation that something big its coming. In this special like in the previous movie "Take your marks" the element of funny confussions and coincidence again as ingredient,was perfect! It really deserves your chance, the ED was the best of all! Hope to see more sexy's dance of the boys like this! MUSIC: Like I said, the ending was the best of the OST that they used it here to me. As well, the soundsand melodies applyed for the moments of fight and tension fit very well. ART: Like always in the previous presentations of Free! Its a really pretty art and animation too. Just on the point. STORY: Here, its not about anything so important or tracendent about de main story of the destiny of our characteres but its a sweet and fun episode like we know, the essence of Free! CHARACTERES: All of them have something beautiful to show and enjoy. I was just concerned and confused because of the similarities between Haruka and Ikuya, even I was thinking that their seiyuu's were the same, but thats not the case. However, they are so similar,I hope that this change in a certain future. ENJOYMENT: So funny, nothing hard to see if you like rythm-storyline of Free. OVERALL: An 9 because of I enjoyed a lot and laugh.

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BabyGirl06301BabyGirl0630110

So, this episode was... weird. I still liked it a lot, but it felt different from the normal Free! It was closer to something from a comedy than from a drama. It isn't anything like the last special of Free! that we got for Eternal Summer. This episode takes place between Take Your Marks and the main Dive to the Future storyline. So, it's before everything in Dive to the Future happened. Ikuya isn't yet a part of the friend group again, Asahi hasn't reunited with everyone, and Rin has just gotten to Australia. You're not really gonna get any Rin in this episode, whichis a shame, but since it's a prequel to season three, it's difficult to fit Rin in. You'll get a couple chunks here and there of Ikuya with Hiyori and Asahi with Kisumi, as well as an appearance by Mikoshiba. For the most part, though, this episode shows Haru, Makoto, Sousuke, and the guys from Iwatobi and Samezuka. It's a fun little episode with Makoto dressing up as Iwatobi-chan and participating in a sumo match while everyone back home watches. It's out of character for Makoto to be in an embarrassing situation like this, so I love that about this episode. Also, you get to see a little more of Haru being the nerdy about mascots, which is always welcome. It doesn't have any story substance, obviously, because it's an extra episode. However, it does end with a nice nod to the story to come. Personally, I would've preferred to see a special that took place after the events of Dive to the Future, but considering how season three ended, I understand why they chose to go for something that happened beforehand. I don't know, you'll enjoy this if you enjoy Free! It's not quite as fun and unique as the previous special, but I still got A LOT of laughs out of it. Check it out!

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