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

According to Courcast's latest analysis, Free!: the Final Stroke - Kouhen has a 55/100 renewal signal score. 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 55/100 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!: the Final Stroke - Kouhen's renewal probability?

Free!: the Final Stroke - Kouhen's CourScore is 55/100 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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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.

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Last updated

Oct 28, 2026, 06:19 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.

CourScore

55.5

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 12 hours ago

Top reasons

Format continuity - Format (MOVIE) matches prior mainline entries
Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 78.6
Trailer reception (YouTube) - Official trailer has 1,824,123 views

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.

Financial & Commercial42

Production Feasibility54

Audience Reception71

Strategic Priors61

Fandom Engagement70

CourScore history

CourScore over time

Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:19 AM

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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?: According to Courcast's latest analysis, Free! the Final Stroke: The Second Volume has a 55/100 renewal signal score. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
Will Free! the Final Stroke: The Second Volume be renewed?: Free! the Final Stroke: The Second Volume currently scores 55 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
What is Free! the Final Stroke: The Second Volume's renewal probability?: Free! the Final Stroke: The Second Volume's CourScore is 55 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
anilist	average score	GLOBAL	78	Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	favorites	GLOBAL	206	Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	popularity	GLOBAL	12,801	Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	trending	GLOBAL	0	Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode count	GLOBAL	12	Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode dislikes	GLOBAL	177	Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode likes	GLOBAL	6,731	Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	series available	GLOBAL	1	Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM
filmarks	mark count	JP	11,890	Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
filmarks	score mean	JP	80	Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest daily	GLOBAL	0	Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest weekly	GLOBAL	0	Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	momentum log ratio	GLOBAL	0	Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	favorites	GLOBAL	25	Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	member count	GLOBAL	4,685	Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	rating rank	GLOBAL	837	Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	score mean	GLOBAL	80.04	Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	chapters total	GLOBAL	128	Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	completed	GLOBAL	25,614	Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	members	GLOBAL	49,126	Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	plan to watch	GLOBAL	21,965	Oct 25, 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	804	Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode comments	JP	910	Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode mylists	JP	1,333	Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode views	JP	51,591	Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	comments 7d	GLOBAL	351	Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	mentions 1d	GLOBAL	1	Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	mentions 7d	GLOBAL	7	Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	score 7d	GLOBAL	813	Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	thread count	GLOBAL	7	Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	threads 7d	GLOBAL	7	Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	completion ratio	GLOBAL	0.49	Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	member count	GLOBAL	5,626	Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	score mean	GLOBAL	78.7	Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
simkl	score mean	GLOBAL	75	Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
wikipedia	pageviews daily	EN.WIKIPEDIA	12	May 26, 2026, 12:00 AM
x	followers count	GLOBAL	525,650	Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
x	followers delta	GLOBAL	53	Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
x official jp	posts 7d	JP	20	Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
x official jp	silent days	JP	332	Oct 10, 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	28,230	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	trailer views	GLOBAL	1,824,123	Oct 28, 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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