🧭 Watch order guide

High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days watch order

6 core entries, 6 extras. Watching only the core story and movies takes about 20h 49m. Generated from the franchise graph, so it updates when new seasons are announced.

core entries

movies to include

recaps / alt versions to skip

20h 49m

total core runtime

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Where the hours go

Core story and movies in watch order · 20h 49m in total · longest: Free!: Eternal Summer

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Item	Runtime
High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days	1h 50m
Free!	4h 48m
Free! Movie 1: Timeless Medley - Kizuna	1h 35m
Free!: Eternal Summer	5h 8m
Free!: Dive to the Future	4h 36m
Free!–the Final Stroke– - Zenpen	1h 26m
Free!–the Final Stroke– Kouhen	1h 26m

Score across seasons

Peaked with High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days at 8.17 · from first to latest, the score fell 0.35

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#	Entry	Score / 10
1	High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days	8.17
2	Free!	7.46
3	Free!: Eternal Summer	7.80
4	Free!: Dive to the Future	7.89
5	Free!–the Final Stroke– - Zenpen	8.00
6	Free!–the Final Stroke– Kouhen	7.81

Recommended order

1
Main
High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days
Movie · 2015 · 1 ep · 1h 50m
Core story – watch in this order.
2
Main
Free!
TV Series · 2013 · 12 ep · 4h 48m
Core story – watch in this order.
3
Side storyoptional
Kyoto Animation: Suiei-hen
Special · 2013 · 1 ep · 1m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
4
Side storyoptional
Free!: FrFr - Short Movie
Special · 2013 · 7 ep · 14m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
5
Movie
Free! Movie 1: Timeless Medley - Kizuna
Movie · 2017 · 1 ep · 1h 35m
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.
6
Side storyoptional
Free!: Take Your Marks
Special · 2017 · 4 ep · 1h 44m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
7
Main
Free!: Eternal Summer
TV Series · 2014 · 13 ep · 5h 8m
Core story – watch in this order.
8
Side storyoptional
Free!: Eternal Summer – Kindan no All Hard!
Special · 2015 · 1 ep · 24m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
9
Main
Free!: Dive to the Future
TV Series · 2018 · 12 ep · 4h 36m
Core story – watch in this order.
10
Main
Free!–the Final Stroke– - Zenpen
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep · 1h 26m
Core story – watch in this order.
11
Main
Free!–the Final Stroke– Kouhen
Movie · 2022 · 1 ep · 1h 26m
Core story – watch in this order.

Safe to skip

Recap compilations and alternative cuts that retell episodes you will already have seen.

Free! Movie 3: Road to the World - Yume

Release order

1Kyoto Animation: Suiei-hen2013-03
2Free!2013-07
3Free!: FrFr - Short Movie2013-09
4Free!: Eternal Summer2014-07
5Free!: Eternal Summer – Kindan no All Hard!2015-03
6High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days2015-12
7Free! Movie 1: Timeless Medley - Kizuna2017-04
8Free!: Take Your Marks2017-10
9Free!: Dive to the Future2018-07
10Free! Movie 3: Road to the World - Yume2019-07
11Free!–the Final Stroke– - Zenpen2021-09
12Free!–the Final Stroke– Kouhen2022-04

High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days watch order FAQ

What order should I watch High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days in?

Follow the recommended order above: High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days → Free! → Free!: Eternal Summer → Free!: Dive to the Future → Free!–the Final Stroke– - Zenpen → Free!–the Final Stroke– Kouhen. Movies and side stories are slotted after the season they relate to.

How long does it take to watch all of High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days?

The core story and movies run about 20h 49m. At two hours a day that is roughly 11 days.

Can I skip the recaps?

Yes. Free! Movie 3: Road to the World - Yume retell events you have already seen and can be skipped.

Where does this order come from?

It is built automatically from the sequel, prequel, side-story and spin-off links in the Kitsu database and refreshed daily, so new seasons appear without manual edits.