Free! Take Your Marks

Set between *Free! -Eternal Summer-* and *Free! -Dive to the Future-*, *Free! -Take Your Marks-* revisits the seniors’ final summer through four short stories as they prepare to step into what comes next.

“Unmei no Choice!” follows Haruka Nanase and Makoto Tachibana as they hunt for a new place for Haruka while he starts settling into Tokyo. In “Hitou no Cooling Down!”, Aiichiro Nitori looks for a graduation present for Rin Matsuoka and Sousuke Yamazaki, and when Momotaro Mikoshiba gets tickets to Anago Hot Springs, the group tries to turn it into a trip together.

“Kessoku no Batafurai!” centers on Rei Ryugazaki, Nagisa Hazuki, and Gou Matsuoka as they put together a recruitment video to bring in new members for the coming school year. The collection closes with “Tabidachi no Etanaru Buru!”, capturing the Iwatobi and Samezuka teams as they plan a surprise farewell party for Rin ahead of his departure to Australia.