Free!-Dive to the Future-

Free!-Dive to the Future- is the third season of the Japanese anime television series Free! directed by Eisaku Kawanami and produced by Kyoto Animation and Animation Do. The season aired in Japan from July 11 to September 26 in 2018. The opening theme for this season is "Heading to Over" by OLDCODEX and the ending theme is "GOLD EVOLUTION" by STYLE FIVE.

Plot (Season Three)
While attending college in Tokyo, Haruka Nanase meets Asahi Shiina again and recalls his memories from his middle school years, including a promise he made to Ikuya Kirishima. Makoto Tachibana is working toward a new dream while also studying in Tokyo. Haruka, Makoto and Asahi strive to re-connect with their former middle school swim team member, Ikuya Kirishima. Rin Matsuoka meets Natsuya Kirishima in Sydney and everyone comes together at the All-Japan Invitational to determine who moves on to global competition. Meanwhile, the Iwatobi High School Swim Club introduces new members.

Series Overview
Free! (フリー！ Furii!) is a Japanese anime television series produced by [Kyoto Animation and Animation Do. The anime is a sequel to the light novel, High☆Speed！, written by Kouji Ohji, which received an Honorable Mention in the second Kyoto Animation Award contest in 2011 and was published in July 2013. Season 1, titled Free!-Iwatobi Swim Club- for international distribution, aired in Japan in 2013 with season 2, titled Free!-Eternal Summer-, airing in 2014. A third season of the anime series titled Free!-Dive to the Future- aired in 2018. Hiroko Utsumi directed the first two seasons, while season three was directed by Eisaku Kawanami.

An animated film adapting the second volume of the light novel, High☆Speed！the movie －Free! Starting Days－, was released in December 2015 and directed by Yasuhiro Takemoto. A film trilogy was released in 2017 with the first two films being compilations of the anime series up until that point. The first film was titled, Free!-Timeless Medley- the Bond, and highlighted the friendship between Haruka Nanase and Makoto Tachibana. The second film was titled, Free!-Timeless Medley- the Promise, and highlighted the friendship between Rin Matsuoka and Sosuke Yamazaki. The third film in the trilogy titled, Free! The Movie -Take Your Marks-, presented a quartet of brand new stories featuring the ensemble cast.

A compilation film encompassing the third season titled, Free!-Road to the World- the Dream, debuted in July 2019. Free!–the Final Stroke– is a two-part film said to represent the final chapters in the series. Part one (the first volume) was released in September 2021 and part two (the second volume) will release in April 2022. Both films cover Haruka's experience with global competition.

Characters
For a more complete list, see List of Seiyuu and List of Voice Actors.

Main Characters

 * Haruka Nanase (CV: Nobunaga Shimazaki (Japanese) , Todd Haberkorn  (English) )
 * Makoto Tachibana (CV: Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Japanese),  Johnny Yong Bosch (English) )
 * Rin Matsuoka (CV: Mamoru Miyano (Japanese),  Vic Mignogna (English) )
 * Ikuya Kirishima (CV: Koki Uchiyama (Japanese),  Lee George (English) )
 * Asahi Shiina (CV: Toshiyuki Toyonaga (Japanese),  Christopher Llewyn Ramirez  (English) )
 * Hiyori Tono (CV: Ryohei Kimura (Japanese), Jason Liebrecht  (English) )
 * Sosuke Yamazaki (CV: Yoshimasa Hosoya  (Japanese) ,  Ian Sinclair  (English) )
 * Nagisa Hazuki (CV: Tsubasa Yonaga (Japanese) , Greg Ayres (English) )
 * Rei Ryugazaki (CV: Daisuke Hirakawa (Japanese), J. Michael Tatum (English) )

Supporting Characters

 * Natsuya Kirishima (CV: Kenji Nojima (Japanese), Ricco Fajardo (English) )
 * Nao Serizawa (CV: Satoshi Hino (Japanese), Oscar Seung (English) )
 * Aiichiro Nitori (CV: Kouki Miyata (Japanese), Josh Grelle (English) )
 * Momotaro Mikoshiba (CV: Kenichi Suzumura (Japanese), Jerry Jewell (English) )
 * Kisumi Shigino (CV: Chihiro Suzuki (Japanese) , Eric Vale (English) )
 * Gou Matsuoka (CV: Akeno Watanabe (Japanese) , Jamie Marchi (English) )
 * Romio Hayahune (CV: Atsushi Abe (Japanese) , Parker Gray  (English) )
 * Shizuru Isurugi (CV: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Japanese) , Alejandro Saab  (English) )
 * Ayumu Kunikida (CV: Ryo Hirohashi (Japanese) , Apphia Yu  (English) )
 * Seijuro Mikoshiba (CV: Kenjiro Tsuda (Japanese) , Robert McCollum (English) )
 * Mikhail Makarovich Nitori (CV: Hidenobu Kiuchi  (Japanese) , Phil Parsons  (English) )
 * Ryuji Azuma (CV: Takeshi Kusao  (Japanese), Brandon Potter (English) )

Production Staff
Original: 「High☆Speed!」 Kouji Ohji

Director: Yasuhiro Takemoto

Script, Series Composition: Masahiro Yokotani

Character Design: Futoshi Nishiya

Art Director: Shingo Kasai

3D Art: Joji Unoguchi

Color Design: Yuka Yoneda

Prop Design: Seiichi Akitake

Director of Photography: Kazuya Takao

3D Director: Yuji Shibata

Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka

Music: Tatsuya Kato

Musical Production: Lantis

Studio: Kyoto Animation, Animation DO

Production: Iwatobi High School Swimming Club

TV
ABC: 11 July 2018, 26:43  (12 July 2018, 02:43)

TOKYO MX: 11 July 2018, 24:00 (12 July 2018, 00:00)

TV Aichi: 11 July 2018, 26:05 (12 July 2018, 02:05)

BS11: 11 July 2018, 24:00  (12 July 2018, 00:00)

AT-X: 13 July 2018, 24:30 (14 July 2018, 00:30)

Online Streaming
AbemaTV: 12 July 2018, 23:30

dAnimestore: 14 July 2018, 23:00

Nico Nico Live Broadcasting: 14 July 2018, 23:00

Nico Nico Channel: 14 July 2018, 23:30

au VideoPass: 14 July 2018, 24:00

milplus: 14 July 2018, 24:00

J:COM On Demand Mega Pack: 14 July 2018, 24:00

GYAO: 16 July 2018, 23:00

NTT plala: 16 July 2018, 23:00

U-NEXT: 17 July 2018, 12:00

Anime Hodai: 17 July 2018, 12:00

※The dates and times are in accordance with Japanese time zone.