There’s normally no better way to cool off than a few hours by the poolside, but the competition couldn’t be more heated in Free! The Final Stroke, the two-part conclusion to the fan-favourite sports anime from the beloved studio Kyoto Animation (A Silent Voice, Violet Evargarden). Anime Limited are excited to announce that fans will be able to dive into a double-bill of both Free! The Final Stroke films, exclusively in cinemas from 31st August 2022!

Following on from the events of the third season Free! Dive to the Future, Haruka Nanase has finally made it to Sydney, Australia to swim on the global stage - but he’ll have to face more than just fierce rivals in the pool. Now in university, Haruka and friends are confronted with the uncertainties of approaching adulthood, and what it really means to leave adolescence behind.

Told across two feature films, Free! The Final Stroke is the final story in the Free! story that started back in 2013 with Free! Iwatobi Swim Club, a series following the lives of a high school swimming club. The series has since spawned two subsequent seasons, Free! Eternal Summer and Free! - Dive to the Future, as well as a number of feature films. Free! is animated by Kyoto Animation, a studio celebrated by anime fans for popular titles such as Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, Violet Evergarden, and Sound! Euphonium.

The Free! The Final Stroke double-bill event is the latest exciting addition to Cine Matsuri, a jam-packed season coming exclusively to cinemas across the United Kingdom and Ireland that’s dedicated to showing the diverse stories found in Japanese anime, throughout summer and autumn! Keep an eye out for regular updates about Cine Matsuri from Anime Limited in the near future!

Synopsis:
Haruka Nanase is finally headed to swim on the new world stage in none other than Sydney, Australia. Taking a short break before leaving, he is reunited with the swimmers he met through his tournaments in Japan - and each of them is motivated for the Sydney Games where the reigning champion, Albert Wahlander, awaits them.
How will they feel rubbing shoulders with the best swimmers in the world? As they ask themselves about the adult world that awaits them outside the pool, their final fierce battle against the water begins!

Free! The Final Stroke the First Volume and Free! The Final Stroke the Second Volume will be shown as a double bill event in selected cinemas from 31st August 2022 in Japanese with English subtitles.
For more information and to book tickets, please visit SwimFreeFilm.co.uk

For further information, please contact Fetch Publicity | Josh Stevens / Lisa DeBell | josh@fetch.fm / lisa@fetch.fm

About Anime Limited:
Based out of Glasgow, Anime Limited is Europe’s premiere distributor for Japanese animation, renowned for bespoke collector’s editions of fan-favourite anime and soundtracks, connecting Western audiences with creators across languages and oceans, and helping to bring anime front and centre in cinemas. Anime Limited proudly produces releases from the biggest franchises in anime including Cowboy Bebop, Attack on Titan, NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, Mobile Suit Gundam, Tokyo Ghoul, Your Name, Weathering With You, Mirai, BELLE and JUJUTSU KAISEN.