High Speed! - Free! Starting Days (2015)

Original title

映画 ハイ☆スピード！-Free! Starting Days-

Directed by

Yasuhiro Takemoto

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

6

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 56 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Haruka Nanase and his friends join their junior high swim team. They learn to work together and grow closer through swimming.

upbeatnostalgicwarmmotivationalyouthfulearnestsportyfriendly

What happens

High Speed! Free! Starting Days (映画 ハイ☆スピード！-Free! Starting Days-, Eiga Hai Supīdo! Free! Starting Days) is a 2015 Japanese animated film produced by Kyoto Animation and Animation Do. The plot is loosely based on the second volume of the High Speed! light novels by Koji Oji, the series that inspired the Free! animated series. The film centers on Haruka Nanase as a junior high student, where he and his friends learn the meaning of teamwork as they join the swim team. High Speed! Free! Starting Days was released nationwide in Japanese theaters on December 5, 2015, to moderate success, ranking #5 on its opening weekend and being nominated for Best Picture in the Newtype Anime Awards. Funimation has licensed the film for North American release in 2018 along with Free! Timeless Medley and Free! Take Your Marks. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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