Free!-Dive to the Future-," airing in July 2018, will feature Atsushi Abe, Sadashi Matsuoka, and Ryo Hirohashi as new student cast members!

Dive to the Future", the latest in the Free! series that will begin airing in July 2018, has revealed its main key visual and announced that Atsushi Abe will play Romeo Hayafune, Sadayoshi Matsuoka will play Shizuru Ishidou, and Ryo Hirohashi will play Ayumi Kunikida as new members of the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club. Free!" is the second installment of the "Free!

Free!" is a TV animation based on "High☆Speed! a TV animation based on the 2nd Kyoto Animation Award-winning "High☆Speed! The story depicts the coming-of-age and bonding of high school boys with swimming as the theme, and the high quality animation unique to Kyoto Animation has captured the hearts of many fans, and became very popular with a second season airing in July 2014. Timeless Medley- Kizuna" and "Free! In addition, it was announced that a new TV series would be produced and broadcast in the summer of 2018. Dive to the Future" will be directed by Eisaku Kawanami, who also directed "Free! -Starting Days" (December 2015) and "Special Edition Free!-Take Your Marks-" (October 2017).
⇒ The new TV series of " Free!" will air in the summer of 2018, and a special screening event of the unaired episode 0 of the new TV series will be held!
⇒2018 Summer Anime

The main key visual has been released this time. The latest key visual features Haruka Nanase, who has a special passion for swimming and the bond with her friends.

It was also announced that Atsushi Abe will play the role of Romeo Hayafune, Sadaaki Matsuoka will play the role of Shizuru Ishidou, and Ryo Hirohashi will play the role of Ayumi Kunikida as new members of the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club.

Series" on ABC TV, TOKYO MX1, TV Aichi, and BS11 from July 4, and the first episode will start airing on July 11.

Production information

Dive to the Future

＜Broadcast Information
Series" on ABC TV, TOKYO MX1, TV Aichi and BS11 from July 4.

The first episode will start airing on July 11!

ABC TV: Every Wednesday 26:15 - Starts on July 4, 2018 (the first episode will be on July 12 (Thu.) 26:43 due to special programming)
TOKYO MX1: Every Wednesday from 24:00 - Starts on July 4, 2018
TV Aichi: Every Wednesday from 26:05 - Starts on July 4, 2018
BS11: Every Thursday 24:00~ Starting on July 5, 2018
*Broadcast times are subject to change for certain reasons.

＜CAST>

Haruka Nanase: Nobunaga Shimazaki

Makoto Tachibana: Tatsuo Suzuki
Matsuoka Rin : Mamoru Miyano
Ikuya Kirishima : Koki Uchiyama
Asahi Shiina: Toshiyuki Toyonaga

Tono Hiyori: Ryohei Kimura
Sosuke Yamazaki：Yoshimasa Hosoya
Natsuya Kirishima: Kenji Nojima
Serizawa Hisashi: Hino Satoshi

Nagisa Hazuki: Tsubasa Shironaga
Rei Ryugasaki: Daisuke Hirakawa
Aiichiro Nitori: Koki Miyata
Mikoshiba Momotaro: Suzumura Kenichi

ASAHI ASAHI: Chihiro Suzuki
Matsuoka E: Watanabe Akino
Romeo Hayafune: Atsushi Abe
Shizuru Ishidou: Sadayuki Matsuoka
Kokita Ayumu: Hirohashi Ryo
Seijuro Mikoshiba: Kenjiro Tsuda

＜STAFF>
Original story: "High☆Speed! Ouji Oji (KAESMA Bunko/Kyoto Animation)
Director: Eisaku Kawanami
Series Composition: Masahiro Yokoya
Character Design / Chief Animation Director：Taishi Nishiya
Art Director：Shingo Kasai
3D Art Director：Johji Unoguchi
Color Designer：Yuka Yoneda
Accessory Designer：Saiichi Akitake
Director of Photography : Kazuya Takao
3D Director : Yuji Shibata
Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka
Music: Tatsuya Kato
Music Production: Lantis
Animation Production: Kyoto Animation / Animation Do
Production: Iwatobi Town Supporters Association

(C) Oji Koji, Kyoto Animation/Iwatobi Town Supporters' Association