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

Sep 11, 2026, 12:10 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 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 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
anilist	average score	GLOBAL	77	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	favorites	GLOBAL	297	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	popularity	GLOBAL	24,540	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	trending	GLOBAL	0	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
cdjapan	bd rank	JP	3	Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode count	GLOBAL	10	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode dislikes	GLOBAL	1,164	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode likes	GLOBAL	45,779	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	19,495	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
niconico	episode comments	JP	898	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode mylists	JP	1,303	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode views	JP	50,364	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	comments 7d	GLOBAL	1,914	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	mentions 1d	GLOBAL	4	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	mentions 7d	GLOBAL	33	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	score 7d	GLOBAL	918	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	thread count	GLOBAL	33	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	threads 7d	GLOBAL	33	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	completion ratio	GLOBAL	0.46	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	member count	GLOBAL	8,203	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	score mean	GLOBAL	77.7	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
simkl	score mean	GLOBAL	75	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
wikipedia	pageviews daily	EN.WIKIPEDIA	9	Jun 8, 2026, 12:00 AM
x	followers count	GLOBAL	525,748	Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
x	followers delta	GLOBAL	-88	Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
x official jp	posts 7d	JP	20	Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM
x official jp	silent days	JP	293	Sep 1, 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	35,314	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	trailer views	GLOBAL	1,670,963	Sep 11, 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
mal	members	GLOBAL	65,224	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	plan to watch	GLOBAL	43,594	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	watching	GLOBAL	1,138	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM

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