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A prequel to Free!, adapted from the second Light Novel of High☆Speed! (2013), produced by Kyoto Animation and Animation Do. Unlike the show, the movie was not directed by Hiroko Utsumi, who left Animation Do shortly after the second season finished. Instead the film was directed by Kyoto Animation veteran Yasuhiro Takemoto, who is known for directing Full Metal Panic!, Lucky Star, Hyouka, and Amagi Brilliant Park, and the screenplay was written by Maiko Nishioka, a writer on Nichijou, Hyouka, Free! Eternal Summer, and Amagi Brilliant Park.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })This film takes place when Haruka Nanase and Makoto Tachibana enter middle school, shortly after winning their first relay with Nagisa Hazuki and Rin Matsuoka, and after Rin has left for Australia. Both enter into their school's swimming club, alongside new friends Asahi Shiina and Ikuya Kirishima. The four are assigned together as a medley team by their captain Natsuya Kirishima, Ikuya's elder brother, and are watched over by the club manager Nao Serizawa. Practice goes underway, but middle school is different from elementary, and tensions rise among the group as everyone struggles with their new environment. Each boy has their own personal baggage bringing them down, affecting their performance. What does it mean to become a team?The film was released in Japanese theaters on December 5, 2015. On July 20, 2016, it was released on DVD/Blu-Ray. It was dubbed and released by Funimation in October 2018.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })
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Adapted Out: Several side characters present in the second novel were taken out to save time. This also meant adapting out a lot of plot points to focus on the main one.
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Aloof Big Brother: Natsuya to Ikuya, which is the basis of Ikuya's problems. It turns out it's only because he wants Ikuya to make friends instead of following behind him all the time.
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The Ace: Asahi fancies himself this, which makes his sudden inability to swim freestyle harder for him to deal with. Nao is hinted to be a really good swimmer, despite being the team manager. He is, but his eye's retina began detaching, requiring surgery. So he can't swim for the rest of his middle school.
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Animal Motifs: Haru still gets compared to a dolphin and Ikuya describes Asahi as a monkey (to his chagrin), and Word of God states that Ikuya and Natsuya share feline-like eyes. That said, the animal motifs aren't as present in the film compared to the TV series.
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