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“Free! Take Your Marks” Movie Gets New PV And Visual


On your marks, get set, go forth to a new compilation!

Earlier today, the official Free! anime website updated with a promotional video for upcoming film Free! Take Your Marks. The 30-second trailer features a brief look at the film in action, as actors Hiroshi Yanaka and Satsuki Yukinogo go over the major story beats.

A visual for the feature was also unveiled, which you can check out below:

Free! Take Your Marks will hit Japanese theaters on October 28. The feature is the second of two planned compilation movies, which will cover the following episodes:

  • Unmei no Choice! (The Choice of Destiny!)
  • Hitou no Cooling Down! (Cooling Down at The Secret Hot Spring!)
  • Yakusoku no Butterfly! (Butterfly of The Promise!)
  • Tabidachi no Eternal Blue! (Eternal Blue of The Departure!)

Eisaku Kawanami was tapped to direct the films at Animation Do and Kyoto Animation, with Futoshi Nishiya (Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club, Nichijou – My Ordinary Life) providing character designs. Masahiro Yokotani (Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club, The Devil is a Part-Timer!) is in charge of the films’ scripts.

Other confirmed crew members include:

  • Music: Tatsuya Katou
  • Character Design: Futoshi Nishiya
  • Art Director: Joji Unoguchi
  • 3D Director: Yuji Shibata
  • Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka
  • Director of Photography: Kazuya Takao
  • Color setting: Yuka Yoneda
  • Prop Design: Seiichi Akitake

Style Five opens opening theme song Free-Style Spirit.

The confirmed voice cast includes:

  • Haruka Nanase: Nobunaga Shimazaki
  • Makoto Tachibana: Tatsuhisa Suzuki
  • Nagisa Hazuki: Tsubasa Yonaga
  • Rei Ryugazaki: Daisuke Hirakawa
  • Rin Matsuoka: Mamoru Miyano
  • Sosuke Yamazaki: Yoshimasa Hosoya
  • Aiichiro Nitori: Kouki Miyata
  • Momotaro Mikoshiba: Kenichi Suzumura
  • Asahi Shiina: Toshiyuki Toyonaga
  • Ikuya Kirishima: Kouki Uchiyama

Source: MoCa News

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