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High Speed! Free! Starting Summer

2015 · Movie · 110 min · ★ 6.9

AnimationDramaComedy

A group of middle school freshmen join the swim team and must learn to work together as new friendships and rivalries take shape. As they train for competition, the story focuses on teamwork, personal growth, and the excitement of chasing a shared goal.

Based on High☆Speed!

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Streaming on Crunchyroll.

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Details
Original title
映画 ハイ☆スピード!-Free! Starting Days-
Years
2015
Release date
2015-12-05
Language
Japanese
Runtime
110 min
TMDB rating
6.9/10 (56 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you like warm sports stories about friendship, teamwork, and growing pains, especially if titles like Kuroko's Basketball: Winter Cup Highlights -Shadow and Light- appeal to you; Not for you if you want intense drama or major twists.

Pros: upbeat team spirit; likable friendships; easygoing sports story | Cons: familiar setup; light dramatic stakes; narrow focus

Themes

  • sports
  • slice of life
  • school
  • swimming
  • anime

Cast & crew

Directed by Yasuhiro Takemoto