The Kyoto studios of Kyoto Animation, known for fan favorites like Free!, Violet Evergarden, and K-ON!, was set on fire this morning. As many as 40 people are listed as injured, and early reports say there have been multiple deaths. (Update at 12:15pm EST: Police are now saying that at least 33 people out of […]

Relive the drama and reunions of the third season of Free! with the new compilation film Free! Road to the World, which will open in Japan this summer. A teaser trailer and new key visual were released last week. Read our before commenting. Please do not copy our content in whole to other websites. Linkbacks are encouraged.

The revived Free! anime is getting even more content! A Dive to the Future compilation film is coming this summer, and a brand-new film will arrive in summer 2020. Read our before commenting. Please do not copy our content in whole to other websites. Linkbacks are encouraged.

Figure skating and geekery has crossed paths a lot over the years.  Just check out the amazingly geeky skating programs that showed up at the Olympics just last year.  One such skater who blends fandom and skating is the up and coming Austin Borjas-Ewell from San Antonio. Austin has been skating since the age of […]

“Dive to the Future” is the perfect end to the season, and it ended in true Free! fashion with a lot of laughing, a lot of reinforcing of relationships, and completely leaving you frustrated by cutting out the race you’ve been waiting all season for. But I couldn’t be too upset…because we’re getting more Free! Read our […]

Here it is, the penultimate episode of Free! Dive to the Future. “Streamline of Unity!” was a beautiful, charming, happy episode, which is a breath of fresh air after the drama-heavy first half of the season. Read our before commenting. Please do not copy our content in whole to other websites. Linkbacks are encouraged.

“The Grab Start of Hope!” seems to start a lot of new storylines, considering there are only a few episodes left in season 3. From Makoto coming to a decision about his future to the results of Sousuke’s surgery to setting up Haru’s potential Olympic run, there is too much going on for there not […]

As the episode title suggests, “Interval in the Evening Calm!” is a bridge between the first part of the season with all the Ikuya drama and the second part of the season with all the competition drama. Read our before commenting. Please do not copy our content in whole to other websites. Linkbacks are encouraged.

Two-thirds of the way through the season, we finally resolve the Ikuya drama in “Metamorphosis of the Soul!”. In true Free! fashion, everyone’s problems are solved by swimming with Haru. At this point, I’m starting to think that boy can bring about world peace. Read our before commenting. Please do not copy our content in whole […]

“A Solitary Medley!” gives us a little bit of a break from the angst of the past couple of episodes. There is still some brooding and some moodiness, but it seems like Free! Dive to the Future finally remembered that it’s about swimmers, because here come the collegiate championships. Read our before commenting. Please do not […]