Free!–the Final Stroke– the second volume

Free!–the Final Stroke– Kouhen (劇場版 Free!–the Final Stroke– 後編 Gekijou-ban Free!–the Final Stroke– Kouhen lit. Free!–the Final Stroke– the Movie Concluding Part) is an animated film produced by Kyoto Animation and ANIMATION DO. The film is the second and final film in the Free!–the Final Stroke– pair and is scheduled to release on April 22, 2022.

Overview
The movie is one of two in a pair that appear to be a continuation of the events of the Free! anime's third season, Free!-Dive to the Future-.

The movies title was revealed as part of the livestream held for the Free! series' eighth anniversary on April 26, 2021.

Tatsuhisa Suzuki, the vocalist for OLDCODEX and the voice of Makoto Tachibana, announced that he would be taking a temporary hiatus from all singing and acting activities until further notice as of August 4, 2021, due to health concerns. KyoAni released a notice on August 19, 2021, assuring fans of the series that due to Tatsuhisa's attachment to the series, his nuanced portrayal of Makoto, and his good relationship with the other cast members and the series' fans, he will not be replaced as the voice of Makoto for the movies.

Following the successful release of the first film in the pair, the first promo materials for Kouhen were release via the series' official Twitter on October 4, 2021. This included the first main visual for the movie, the first trailer, and the movie's tagline: 'This is my "free"──' (これが俺の“フリー”だ── Kore ga ore no "Furii"da──).

Synopsis
TBD

Main

 * Haruka Nanase (CV: Nobunaga Shimazaki (Japanese) )
 * Makoto Tachibana (CV: Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Japanese) )
 * Rin Matsuoka (CV: Mamoru Miyano (Japanese) )
 * Ikuya Kirishima (CV: Koki Uchiyama (Japanese) )
 * Asahi Shiina (CV: Toshiyuki Toyonaga (Japanese) )
 * Nagisa Hazuki (CV: Tsubasa Yonaga (Japanese) )
 * Rei Ryugazaki (CV: Daisuke Hirakawa (Japanese) )
 * Hiyori Tono (CV: Ryohei Kimura (Japanese) )
 * Sosuke Yamazaki (CV: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Japanese) )
 * Natsuya Kirishima (CV: Kenji Nojima (Japanese) )
 * Nao Serizawa (CV: Satoshi Hino (Japanese) )
 * Aiichiro Nitori (CV: Kouki Miyata (Japanese) )
 * Momotaro Mikoshiba (CV: Kenichi Suzumura (Japanese) )
 * Kisumi Shigino (CV: Chihiro Suzuki (Japanese) )
 * Gou Matsuoka (CV: Akeno Watanabe (Japanese) )
 * Romio Hayahune (CV: Atsushi Abe (Japanese) )
 * Shizuru Isurugi (CV: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Japanese) )
 * Ayumu Kunikida (CV: Ryo Hirohashi (Japanese) )
 * Ryuji Azuma (CV: Takeshi Kusao (Japanese) )
 * Mikhail Makarovich Nitori (CV: Hidenobu Kiuchi (Japanese) )
 * Albert Volandel (CV: Jeff Manning (Japanese) )
 * Kaede Kinjou (CV: Daisuke Ono (Japanese) )
 * Isuzu Mikoshiba (CV: Rina Satoh (Japanese) )
 * Takuya Uozumi (CV: Nobuyori Sagara (Japanese) )
 * Kazuki Minami (CV: Masayoshi Sugawara (Japanese) )

Production Staff
Studio: Kyoto Animation, Animation DO

Director: Eisaku Kawanami