Is Free!: the Final Stroke - Kouhen getting a new season?

According to Courcast's latest analysis, Free!: the Final Stroke - Kouhen has a 100% renewal probability. This score is updated daily and reflects fandom momentum, streaming signals, and franchise history. Visit https://courcast.com/title/free-the-final-stroke-kouhen-spring-2022 for the full breakdown.

Will Free!: the Final Stroke - Kouhen be renewed?

Free!: the Final Stroke - Kouhen currently has a 100% renewal probability 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!: the Final Stroke - Kouhen's renewal probability?

Free!: the Final Stroke - Kouhen'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 probability estimate. See the full score breakdown at https://courcast.com/title/free-the-final-stroke-kouhen-spring-2022.

Aliases

Free! FS, Free!: the Final Stroke - Kouhen, Free! the Final Stroke: The Second Volume, 劇場版 Free!–the Final Stroke– 後編, Free! Movie 5: The Final Stroke - Kouhen, Gekijouban Free! The Final Stroke Kouhen, 劇場版 Free!-the Final Stroke-

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Free! the Final Stroke: The Second Volume

Free!: the Final Stroke - Kouhen

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Sequel film to Free!: the Final Stroke - Zenpen.

After his first appearance on the competitive world stage, Haruka was overwhelmed by Albert’s swimming and lost his way. “What are you swimming for?” His reason to swim and what the water means to him are called into question. The question has trapped Haruka, and he struggles to find the answer on his own.

(Source: Crunchyroll)

Last updated

Sep 11, 2026, 12:10 PM

Evidence

Announcement status

Official announcement records with supporting citations.

Confirmed

TV season

Official announcement logged Jun 19, 2026, 02:28 PM.

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Franchise timeline

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Renewal pulse

Courcast score breakdown

CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.

Confirmed

Announced Jun 19, 2026, 02:28 PM

CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.

Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 10 hours ago

Top reasons

Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.

Runway

Anime original

This is an anime original, not an adaptation, so there is no source material to run down - renewal turns on sales and popularity rather than runway.

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CourScore history

CourScore over time

Last analysedSep 11, 2026, 12:10 PM

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Renewal FAQ

Free! the Final Stroke: The Second Volume renewal questions

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

Is Free! the Final Stroke: The Second Volume getting a new season?: Yes - Free! the Final Stroke: The Second Volume has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
Will Free! the Final Stroke: The Second Volume be renewed?: Free! the Final Stroke: The Second Volume 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! the Final Stroke: The Second Volume's renewal probability?: Free! the Final Stroke: The Second Volume'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-updated probability out of 100.

Latest signals

Fresh telemetry

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

Source	Metric	Geo	Value	Collected
anilist	average score	GLOBAL	78	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	favorites	GLOBAL	206	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	popularity	GLOBAL	12,648	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	trending	GLOBAL	0	Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode count	GLOBAL	12	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode dislikes	GLOBAL	176	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode likes	GLOBAL	6,709	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	series available	GLOBAL	1	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
filmarks	mark count	JP	11,686	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
filmarks	score mean	JP	80	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest daily	GLOBAL	24	Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest weekly	GLOBAL	37	Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	favorites	GLOBAL	25	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	member count	GLOBAL	4,681	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	rating rank	GLOBAL	812	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	score mean	GLOBAL	80.14	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	chapters total	GLOBAL	128	Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	completed	GLOBAL	25,453	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	members	GLOBAL	48,913	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	plan to watch	GLOBAL	21,920	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	source members	GLOBAL	614	Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	source status code	GLOBAL	3	Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	volumes total	GLOBAL	12	Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	watching	GLOBAL	805	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode comments	JP	906	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode mylists	JP	1,332	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode views	JP	51,550	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	comments 7d	GLOBAL	424	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	mentions 1d	GLOBAL	2	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	mentions 7d	GLOBAL	11	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	score 7d	GLOBAL	162	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	thread count	GLOBAL	11	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	threads 7d	GLOBAL	11	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	completion ratio	GLOBAL	0.49	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	member count	GLOBAL	5,593	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	score mean	GLOBAL	78.7	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
simkl	score mean	GLOBAL	75	Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
wikipedia	pageviews daily	EN.WIKIPEDIA	12	May 26, 2026, 12:00 AM
x	followers count	GLOBAL	525,748	Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
x	followers delta	GLOBAL	100	Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
x official jp	posts 7d	JP	20	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
x official jp	silent days	JP	293	Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	channel views total	GLOBAL	469,859	Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	subscribers total	GLOBAL	1,190	Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	trailer likes	GLOBAL	28,237	Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	trailer views	GLOBAL	1,822,226	Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	uploads 30d	GLOBAL	25	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	uploads 7d	GLOBAL	25	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	views 30d	GLOBAL	20,937	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	views 7d	GLOBAL	20,937	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM

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