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

According to Courcast's latest analysis, Free!: the Final Stroke - Zenpen 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-zenpen-summer-2021 for the full breakdown.

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

Free!: the Final Stroke - Zenpen 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 - Zenpen's renewal probability?

Free!: the Final Stroke - Zenpen'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-zenpen-summer-2021.

Aliases

Free! FS, Free!: the Final Stroke - Zenpen, Free! the Final Stroke: The First Volume, 劇場版 Free!–the Final Stroke– 前編, Free! Movie 4: The Final Stroke - Zenpen, Gekijouban Free! The Final Stroke Zenpen, 劇場版 Free!-the Final Stroke-

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Free! the Final Stroke: The First Volume

Free!: the Final Stroke - Zenpen

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Theatrical follow-up to Free! Dive to the Future.

As representatives of Japan, Haruka, Rin, and Ikuya are heading to Sydney to participate in the Swimming World Cup. They will finally compete with world class athletes but can they survive these games? This is the climax of the “Free!” series from Kyoto Animation.

(Source: Crunchyroll)

Last updated

Jul 28, 2026, 12:57 PM

Evidence

Announcement status

Official announcement records with supporting citations.

Confirmed

TV season

Official announcement logged Jan 1, 2022, 12:00 AM.

Franchise overview

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 Jan 1, 2022, 12:00 AM

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

Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 6 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 analysedJul 28, 2026, 12:57 PM

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Renewal FAQ

Free! the Final Stroke: The First Volume renewal questions

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

Is Free! the Final Stroke: The First Volume getting a new season?: Yes - Free! the Final Stroke: The First Volume has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
Will Free! the Final Stroke: The First Volume be renewed?: Free! the Final Stroke: The First 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 First Volume's renewal probability?: Free! the Final Stroke: The First 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
youtube	subscribers total	GLOBAL	42,100	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
x official jp	silent days	JP	255	Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
x official jp	posts 7d	JP	20	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
x	followers count	GLOBAL	525,057	Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	uploads 30d	GLOBAL	25	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
x	followers delta	GLOBAL	-11	Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	completed	GLOBAL	19,287	Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	plan to watch	GLOBAL	43,596	Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	watching	GLOBAL	1,134	Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	members	GLOBAL	65,005	Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
cdjapan	bd rank	JP	3	Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	source status code	GLOBAL	3	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
wikipedia	pageviews daily	EN.WIKIPEDIA	9	Jun 8, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	channel views total	GLOBAL	36,144,520	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	views 30d	GLOBAL	20,937	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	volumes total	GLOBAL	12	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	uploads 7d	GLOBAL	25	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	views 7d	GLOBAL	20,937	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	source members	GLOBAL	614	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	rating rank	GLOBAL	804	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
filmarks	score mean	JP	78	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	trending	GLOBAL	0	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	score 7d	GLOBAL	319	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	average score	GLOBAL	77	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	favorites	GLOBAL	25	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
filmarks	mark count	JP	11,502	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	favorites	GLOBAL	296	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	trailer views	GLOBAL	1,669,214	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	popularity	GLOBAL	24,365	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	series available	GLOBAL	1	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode views	JP	50,330	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	threads 7d	GLOBAL	23	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	completion ratio	GLOBAL	0.45	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	trailer likes	GLOBAL	35,295	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	member count	GLOBAL	8,163	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	score mean	GLOBAL	80.15	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode count	GLOBAL	4	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode likes	GLOBAL	56,481	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode comments	JP	898	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	comments 7d	GLOBAL	472	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	member count	GLOBAL	4,680	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	mentions 1d	GLOBAL	3	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	score mean	GLOBAL	77.8	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	mentions 7d	GLOBAL	23	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
simkl	score mean	GLOBAL	74	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode dislikes	GLOBAL	1,702	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode mylists	JP	1,303	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	thread count	GLOBAL	23	Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	chapters total	GLOBAL	128	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest daily	GLOBAL	28	Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest weekly	GLOBAL	39	Jul 19, 2026, 12:00 AM

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