# Free! Watch Order

Also known as: Free! -Iwatobi Swim Club-
Source: https://www.animechrono.com/franchise/free
Last updated: 2026-09-16
Maintained by the AnimeChrono community. 10 entries in chronological viewing order.

The Free! watch order runs three TV seasons plus three films and two OVAs, and it opens on a movie rather than a season. Start with High Speed! Free! Starting Days, the prequel film, before the first 12-episode season and the 13-episode second season. The Eternal Summer Forbidden All-Hard! OVA comes next, then the Timeless Medley: Kizuna and Yakusoku films and the Take Your Marks movie. Watch the Dive to the Future Build-Up of Early Spring! OVA before finishing with the final 12-episode season. This is the chronological order Kyoto Animation's swimming series is best watched in, with each recap film and short landing between the arcs it bridges. If you want just the core story you can start at the first season and skip the compilations, but the complete correct order including all movies and OVAs begins with Starting Days.

## The order

1. High Speed! Free! Starting Days Movie (movie)
2. Free! Iwatobi Swim Club: Episodes 1-12
3. Free! Eternal Summer: Episodes 1-13
4. Free! Eternal Summer "Forbidden All-Hard!" OVA (OVA) — optional
5. Free! Timeless Medley- Kizuna & Yakusoku Movies (movie)
6. Free! Take Your Marks Movie (movie)
7. Free! Dive to the Future "Build-Up of Early Spring!" OVA (OVA) — optional
8. Free! Dive to the Future: Episodes 1-12
9. Free! the Final Stroke: The First Volume (movie)
10. Free! the Final Stroke: The Second Volume (movie)

## FAQ

**What is the correct order to watch Free!?**

Start with High Speed! Free! Starting Days Movie, then continue with Episodes 1-12 (Free! Iwatobi Swim Club), Episodes 1-13 (Free! Eternal Summer), Free! Eternal Summer "Forbidden All-Hard!" OVA, Free! Timeless Medley- Kizuna & Yakusoku Movies, and Free! Take Your Marks Movie, followed by 4 more entries. The full Free! watch order on this page has 10 entries across 10 series, listed in chronological viewing order.

**How many episodes is Free!?**

Free! has 37 TV episodes in this order, plus 5 movies and 2 OVAs.

**Where do the Free! movies fit in the watch order?**

High Speed! Free! Starting Days Movie comes first, Free! Timeless Medley- Kizuna & Yakusoku Movies comes right after Free! Eternal Summer "Forbidden All-Hard!" OVA, Free! Take Your Marks Movie comes right after Free! Timeless Medley- Kizuna & Yakusoku Movies, Free! the Final Stroke: The First Volume comes right after Episodes 1-12 (Free! Dive to the Future), and Free! the Final Stroke: The Second Volume comes right after Free! the Final Stroke: The First Volume.

**Can I skip anything in Free!?**

Yes. 2 entries are marked optional: Free! Eternal Summer "Forbidden All-Hard!" OVA and Free! Dive to the Future "Build-Up of Early Spring!" OVA. Everything else is part of the main story.

**Is Free! finished?**

Yes. Free! has finished airing, and this order covers everything released so far in chronological viewing order.

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