New character songs for the upcoming sequel to the anime movie Free!-the Final Stroke- have been announced. They will be sung by Haruka Nanase and other characters from the movie. Details about the CD release lineup were also revealed.

There will be eight volumes in total, with eleven characters singing songs—Haruka Nanase, Makoto Tachibana, Rin Matsuoka, Ikuya Kirishima, Asahi Shiina, Nagisa Hazuki, Rei Ryugazaki, Natsuya Kirishima, Nao Serizawa, Kaede Kinjou and Hiyori Tono. Each volume will contain two songs—a newly written song for one of the characters and a group song where everyone sings together. The CD jackets will feature illustrations of the characters drawn by Kyoto Animation.

*All eight volumes are scheduled for release on music streaming services on August 31, 2022.

Don’t miss out on this compilation of character songs sung by the characters themselves from the Free! series!

Free!-the Final Stroke- the second volume will hit theaters in Japan on April 22, 2022. It is the final chapter that will conclude the Free! series produced by Kyoto Animation and first aired in 2013. The movie depicts Haruka Nanase, a young man who developed friendships through swimming and has pulled off the impossible time and time again. Carrying all of his past experiences and feelings with him, he is now competing on the world stage.