 Kyoto Animation has updated the official website of the High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days anime movie with a new theatrical poster and additional cast. The movie opens in theaters in Japan on December 5, 2015.The movie is an adaptation of Kouji Ooji's High☆Speed! light novels, which received an honorable mention in the 2011 Kyoto Animation Awards. It serves as a prequel to the 2013 TV series Free!, which was animated based on the setting of Ooji's novels. The newly announced cast will voice other members of Iwatobi Middle School's swimming club. Cast Asahi Shiina: Toshiyuki Toyonaga (Durarara!!) Ikuya Kirishima: Kouki Uchiyama (Amagi Brilliant Park) Natsuya Kirishima: Kenji Nojima (High School DxD) Nao Serizawa: Satoshi Hino (Shakugan no Shana) Source: Official site |
myanimelistllcFeb 11, 2016 1:40 AM
| Oh cool, I'm familiar with all four of them. Nice to have more boys! |
| Somewhat excited about. It's been awhile since Free ended so...this will please the fans. Hope for a speedy BD release date. |
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| Recognized all of them This is going to be nice |
 Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
| i can see fan girls screaming |
| More boys can't hurt :3 |
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Shadow-Chan said: OLDCODEX for theme song. God bless. |
MayukaSep 27, 2015 12:54 AM
| So excited about this! But where's Rei? I read the light novels, so I know he wasn't part of them but the staff said they'll include him somehow, I just hope they give him more than 5 minutes of screen time. |
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RanceyPants said: korogoro said: So excited about this! But where's Rei? I read the light novels, so I know he wasn't part of them but the staff said they'll include him somehow, I just hope they give him more than 5 minutes of screen time. Perhaps He'll Show Up In A Tournament? I Am NOT A Rei Fan By Any Means But I Kinda Want Him To Show Up. Oh, I'm not exactly a Rei fan, I like him, he's cute but Makoto is definitely best boy, I love him and I love the fact that this movie will be all about him and Haru (and Asahi and Ikuya). |
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| Remember when Kyoani was good? |
 I don't watch as much anime as before... |
| Nice casting; looking forward to it. |
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Infatuate said: Remember when Kyoani was good? Yeah, Summer 2013 and Summer 2015. When Free! came out. RanceyPants said: korogoro said: So excited about this! But where's Rei? I read the light novels, so I know he wasn't part of them but the staff said they'll include him somehow, I just hope they give him more than 5 minutes of screen time. Perhaps He'll Show Up In A Tournament? I Am NOT A Rei Fan By Any Means But I Kinda Want Him To Show Up. He's gonna show up I hope. There were sneak peaks of his middle school character design on Twitter. |
mayukachan said: Yeah, Summer 2013 and Summer 2015. When Free! came out. An accurate answer, if my question was "when did kyoani start its seamless downfall?" But that was not what I said. |
I don't watch as much anime as before... |
mayukachan said: He's gonna show up I hope. There were sneak peaks of his middle school character design on Twitter. Yes! Thanks! I saw them and they look awesome! All of them look great! |
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| Yes! More Kouki Uchiyama!! I'm so glad that he's in so many anime now. I fell in love with his voice back in 2008 in Soul Eater. Props to him for all his current success. |
p r o f i l e 👀 |
| Amazing, I love the cast + Oldcodex. Cant wait. |
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| nice, I'm familiar with a few of them so that's cool also lmao @ y'all here to just complain about the "yaoi fan" pandering like.. ok.. bye then.. |
| Why are people giving attention to the painfully obvious bait... |
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Red_Keys said: Why are people giving attention to the painfully obvious bait... I almost feel proud |
| Oh that swimming anime :o |
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| I can't wait! I hope KyoAni also releases at least one OVA or Special about their lives in college. |
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| I really REALLY liked the original Free! series. But I just don't get the hype for this movie. I mean who exactly cares for the childhood of the boys? I don't see the appeal for the fujoshi audience either. They are kids in this movie. So no muscle-moe fest this time. Prequels seldom work for me. As I saw the announcement for this movie I was reminded of a Patton Oswalt sketch about George Lucas and his Star Wars Prequels: George Lucas: You like Darth Vader? Patton Oswalt: I fucking LOVE Darth Vader, with the cape, the helmet, force-chocking people. That's awesome! George Lucas: You got to see him in the movie. AS A LITTLE KID. And then he's taken away from his mom and he's really sad. Patton Oswalt: ..... George Lucas: You like Boba Fett? Patton Oswalt: I fucking LOVE Boba Fett. With the jet pack, a bounty hunter, killing people... George Lucas: You got to see him in the movie. AS A LITTLE KID. And then his father dies and he's very sad. That's what I think about this whole movie and the direction of the franchise. |
HelenusSep 25, 2015 6:16 AM
Helenus said: But I just don't get the hype for this movie. I mean who exactly cares for the childhood of the boys? I don't see the appeal for the fujoshi audience either. They are kids in this movie. So no muscle-moe fest this time. I don't watch Free! for the muscles, though. I genuinely care and want to know about the characters. This movie serves as a backstory for everyone and shows different events that happened before they became adults. I'm interested. Also I read about of the High Speed Novel and it's actually pretty amazing. They don't have to be hot swimmers to have feels on my kokoro. |
MayukaSep 27, 2015 12:54 AM
lilymul said: Besides if you have read the novels Free! adapted from, imo they are much more better than both seasons combined. Also from the promotion and stuffs it's quite telling that the fanservice won't be as much as the anime adaptation. And the characters and plot perspective might be taking a different route from the originals since Starting Days is directed by different person. I have to disagree. I think it goes like this: Season 2 > Novels > Season 1 Mostly because S1 wasn't prepared. They only made S1 because of the petition and PV, whilst S2 had a lot of preparation and the writing improved a lot. |
mayukachan said: Mostly because S1 wasn't prepared. They only made S1 because of the petition and PV, whilst S2 had a lot of preparation and the writing improved a lot. That's not why they made S1. They were planning to adapt this back when High Speed won their novel competition. You can't make an entire series between the time of the PV/petition and the announcement it had. Helenus said: But I just don't get the hype for this movie. I mean who exactly cares for the childhood of the boys? I don't see the appeal for the fujoshi audience either. They are kids in this movie. So no muscle-moe fest this time. Who actually cares? People who care about the characters? obviously lmao? there are quite a few fujoshi who are into shotas as well. inazuma 11 is popular with them for a reason you know. not everything has to be about sex either. sometimes people just like shit that doesn't appeal to their sexuality. |
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mayukachan said: Why do people like S2 so much?I have to disagree. I think it goes like this: Season 2 > Novels > Season 1 Mostly because S1 wasn't prepared. They only made S1 because of the petition and PV, whilst S2 had a lot of preparation and the writing improved a lot. I thought it was awful. All the "drama" was vague unexplained inconsequential nonsense hyped up for literally no reason. They tried to make it so high stakes and dramatic, but didn't have anywhere close to the bite to back it up, leaving it with a childish and pretentious feeling. Characters sobbing and wailing, acting in ways that appear almost suicidal, all because "I want to swim", is like putting a 5 year old in the white house, and trying to make a legitimate drama out of it. The situation just does not fit. All the characters acted as if somebody died or something, for literally no reason. I found it almost unbearable to watch. |
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Kotobukii said: mayukachan said: Mostly because S1 wasn't prepared. They only made S1 because of the petition and PV, whilst S2 had a lot of preparation and the writing improved a lot. That's not why they made S1. They were planning to adapt this back when High Speed won their novel competition. You can't make an entire series between the time of the PV/petition and the announcement it had. Point taken, but still, they didn't have the time to plan. Red_Keys said: mayukachan said: Why do people like S2 so much?I have to disagree. I think it goes like this: Season 2 > Novels > Season 1 Mostly because S1 wasn't prepared. They only made S1 because of the petition and PV, whilst S2 had a lot of preparation and the writing improved a lot. I thought it was awful. All the "drama" was vague unexplained inconsequential nonsense hyped up for literally no reason. They tried to make it so high stakes and dramatic, but didn't have anywhere close to the bite to back it up, leaving it with a childish and pretentious feeling. Characters sobbing and wailing, acting in ways that appear almost suicidal, all because "I want to swim", is like putting a 5 year old in the white house, and trying to make a legitimate drama out of it. The situation just does not fit. All the characters acted as if somebody died or something, for literally no reason. I found it almost unbearable to watch. I do agree that the main plot the "I want to be free, I want to swim" plot was a bit overly simple and childish but it brought some dimension to Haruka's character, which he barely had in the first place because he was one of those stoic one track minded characters. I found the drama impacting and some, heartwarming. Maybe it was too much for you. I think it's fine for anime to over-exaggerate on little things. I also really liked their voice actors, so maybe that's why I was more moved. I liked season 2 the most because: It focused on every character and gave everyone a push in character development. It focused on the third years' preparation to leave for college which is something I found rare in anime. They actually brought out the insecurities and thoughts a senior student would actually have. I was a senior when I watched it, so maybe that's why. |
| Well, you all write about the great novels. Fair enough! But I care for the characters in the form I learned to like them. As young adults/high school-/college students. I know there are some impactful events in the novels. But I am not really interested in childhood stories. I would have prefered a sequel. Not a prequel. |
Helenus said: I would have prefered a sequel. Not a prequel. Yeah, we all did, don't worry. I love any sort of college anime so I was hoping for that. Oh well! Since the franchise is super popular, I'm expecting more out of it. |
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