Is Free!: Dive to the Future Episode 0: Soushun no Build-up! getting a new season?

According to Courcast's latest analysis, Free!: Dive to the Future Episode 0: Soushun no Build-up! has a 100/100 renewal signal score. This score is updated daily and reflects fandom momentum, streaming signals, and franchise history. Visit https://courcast.com/title/free-dive-to-the-future-episode-0-soushun-no-build-up-summer-2018 for the full breakdown.

Will Free!: Dive to the Future Episode 0: Soushun no Build-up! be renewed?

Free!: Dive to the Future Episode 0: Soushun no Build-up! currently has a 100/100 renewal signal score on Courcast. Signals driving this score include online discussion volume, sequel history in the franchise, and platform engagement data - all updated daily.

What is Free!: Dive to the Future Episode 0: Soushun no Build-up!'s renewal probability?

Free!: Dive to the Future Episode 0: Soushun no Build-up!'s CourScore is 100/100 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single probability estimate. See the full score breakdown at https://courcast.com/title/free-dive-to-the-future-episode-0-soushun-no-build-up-summer-2018.

Aliases

Free!: Dive to the Future Episode 0: Soushun no Build-up!, Free! -Dive to the Future-: Build-Up of Early Spring!, Free!-Dive to the Future- 第0話早春のビルドアップ！, Free! Dive to the Future: Soushun no Build-up!, Free! Dive to the Future Special, Free!-Dive to the Future- 「早春のビルドアップ」, Free! Dive to the Future Episode 0

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Free! -Dive to the Future-: Build-Up of Early Spring!

Free!: Dive to the Future Episode 0: Soushun no Build-up!

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Episode 0 of Free!: Dive to the Future was shown at a special Free! event. Episode 1 also pre-aired during this same event. Episode 0 will eventually be included in the BD/DVD release of Free!: Dive to the Future.

Last updated

Oct 28, 2026, 06:19 AM

Evidence

Announcement status

Official announcement records with supporting citations.

Confirmed

TV season

Official announcement logged Jan 1, 2018, 12:00 AM.

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Renewal pulse

Courcast score breakdown

CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.

Confirmed

Announced Jan 1, 2018, 12:00 AM

CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.

Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 13 hours ago

Top reasons

Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.

Runway

Unknown

Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.

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Production Feasibility0

Audience Reception0

Strategic Priors0

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CourScore history

CourScore over time

Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:19 AM

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Renewal FAQ

Free! -Dive to the Future-: Build-Up of Early Spring! renewal questions

Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.

Is Free! -Dive to the Future-: Build-Up of Early Spring! getting a new season?: Yes - Free! -Dive to the Future-: Build-Up of Early Spring! has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
Will Free! -Dive to the Future-: Build-Up of Early Spring! be renewed?: Free! -Dive to the Future-: Build-Up of Early Spring! has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
What is Free! -Dive to the Future-: Build-Up of Early Spring!'s renewal probability?: Free! -Dive to the Future-: Build-Up of Early Spring!'s CourScore is 100 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily signal score out of 100.

Latest signals

Fresh telemetry

Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.

Source	Metric	Geo	Value	Collected
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anilist	favorites	GLOBAL	89	Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
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crunchyroll	episode count	GLOBAL	52	Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM
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crunchyroll	series available	GLOBAL	1	Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM
filmarks	mark count	JP	5,175	Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
filmarks	score mean	JP	84	Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest daily	GLOBAL	0	Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
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justwatch	jp platform count	JP	1	Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	favorites	GLOBAL	1	Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	member count	GLOBAL	2,165	Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	rating rank	GLOBAL	1,132	Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	score mean	GLOBAL	78.77	Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	completed	GLOBAL	18,250	Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	members	GLOBAL	27,572	Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	plan to watch	GLOBAL	8,061	Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	watching	GLOBAL	638	Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	comments 7d	GLOBAL	20	Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	mentions 1d	GLOBAL	1	Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	mentions 7d	GLOBAL	1	Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	score 7d	GLOBAL	316	Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	thread count	GLOBAL	1	Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	threads 7d	GLOBAL	1	Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	completion ratio	GLOBAL	0.74	Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	member count	GLOBAL	7,415	Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	score mean	GLOBAL	75.7	Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
simkl	score mean	GLOBAL	76	Aug 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdb	popularity	GLOBAL	4.03	Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdb	vote count	GLOBAL	3	Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
wikipedia	pageviews daily	EN.WIKIPEDIA	14	Jun 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
x	followers count	GLOBAL	525,213	Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM
x official jp	silent days	JP	248	Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	trailer likes	GLOBAL	13,029	Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	trailer views	GLOBAL	478,875	Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	uploads 30d	GLOBAL	25	Jun 25, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	uploads 7d	GLOBAL	25	Jun 25, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	views 30d	GLOBAL	49,922	Jun 25, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	views 7d	GLOBAL	49,922	Jun 25, 2026, 12:00 AM

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