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

According to Courcast's latest analysis, Free!: the Final Stroke - Zenpen 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-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 100/100 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 - Zenpen's renewal probability?

Free!: the Final Stroke - Zenpen'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-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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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

Oct 28, 2026, 12:04 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 weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.

Confirmed

Announced Jan 1, 2022, 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 5 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.

Financial & Commercial0

Production Feasibility0

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Strategic Priors0

Fandom Engagement0

CourScore history

CourScore over time

Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 12:04 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 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	77	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	favorites	GLOBAL	253	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	popularity	GLOBAL	24,722	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	trending	GLOBAL	0	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
cdjapan	bd rank	JP	3	Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode count	GLOBAL	12	Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode dislikes	GLOBAL	1,097	Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode likes	GLOBAL	40,494	Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	series available	GLOBAL	1	Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM
filmarks	mark count	JP	11,891	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
filmarks	score mean	JP	80	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest daily	GLOBAL	0	Oct 26, 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 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	member count	GLOBAL	4,685	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	rating rank	GLOBAL	838	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	score mean	GLOBAL	80.04	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	chapters total	GLOBAL	128	Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	completed	GLOBAL	19,677	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	members	GLOBAL	65,437	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	plan to watch	GLOBAL	43,611	Oct 28, 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	1,135	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode comments	JP	898	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode mylists	JP	1,304	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode views	JP	50,386	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	comments 7d	GLOBAL	185	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	mentions 1d	GLOBAL	5	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	mentions 7d	GLOBAL	12	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	score 7d	GLOBAL	161	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	thread count	GLOBAL	12	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	threads 7d	GLOBAL	12	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	completion ratio	GLOBAL	0.46	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	member count	GLOBAL	8,245	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	score mean	GLOBAL	77.7	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
simkl	score mean	GLOBAL	75	Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
wikipedia	pageviews daily	EN.WIKIPEDIA	9	Jun 8, 2026, 12:00 AM
x	followers count	GLOBAL	525,333	Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM
x	followers delta	GLOBAL	-264	Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM
x official jp	engagement 7d jp	JP	577	Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM
x official jp	posts 7d	JP	1	Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM
x official jp	silent days	JP	3	Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	channel views total	GLOBAL	36,144,520	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	subscribers total	GLOBAL	42,100	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	trailer likes	GLOBAL	35,321	Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	trailer views	GLOBAL	1,672,511	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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