It needed to be you, no matter what.

Funimation has just announced that Free! Take Your Marks will screen in select theaters in the U.S. for one night, March 14th. Tickets will go on sale February 13th.

Further, they’ve also announced they have acquired distribution rights for all 4 Free! films, although no release dates have been announced.

This is a sequel to this post I did earlier this year. It was fun when I went through the scenes for S1, so I thought I’d do a rewind of the season and go through the new soundtrack, too.

Includes big and small scenes between them. There are a few scenes that don’t have any music played in the background, so they weren’t added to the list (ex. Start of episode 2 in the classroom, the scenes on the stairs in episodes 7 and 11, Makoto pulling Haru out of the tub in episode 13).

*Rhythm of port town // Episode 1 // The parallel scene to S1EP1 where Makoto pulls Haru out of the tub and they go through their morning routine. This is the same track that was used in the original scene as well.

Maybe someday // Episode 2 // Haru and Makoto go for a jog at night. This is the first time Makoto tries to bring up the question of what Haru wants to do in the future.

Dive to the future // Episode 3 // The race against the other clubs, aka the ‘like two bodies in perfect harmony’ scene.

A beautiful day // Episode 3 // Makoto keeps Haru from going into the pool and mentions how he wants to enter a freestyle event since it’s his last year, which catches Haru by surprise.

*Formal horror // Episode 5 // Makoto gets scared and hides behind Haru.

A beautiful day // Episode 6 // Haru staring at Makoto, worried about the upcoming race between them. 

**Always together // Episode 6 // The flashback scene where Makoto asks Haru to join the swim club with him and Makoto lets Haru have the dolphin key-chain. 

***Best friend // Episode 6 // Played before the start of Haru and Makoto’s race.

***My future, your future // Episode 6 // Played during the start of the flashback where Makoto asks Haru to take their race seriously and lasts until the very end of their race where Haru is relieved he didn’t hurt Makoto. 

Overflowing // Episode 6 // Makoto explains to Nagisa why he wanted to race Haru and how it may be because he was jealous of Rin.

*Cute relationship // Episode 8 // Haru thinks back on Kisumi taking Makoto away and despite saying he’d only visit Makoto at the swim club if he had time, shows up with Makoto’s lunch anyway.

A beautiful day // Episode 8 // Haru and Makoto walking along the beach at night. Makoto isn’t sure on how he can help Hayato with his fear and Haru helps guide Makoto on how he is able to help him.

*Great nostalgia // Episode 8 // Haru brings the twins to Makoto’s last day of volunteering and watches as Makoto works with the kids.

Maybe someday // Episode 9 // Makoto asks if Haru is okay before the races.

Be true to myself // Episode 10 / Episode 11 Preview //  ‘Unchanging sky. Unchanging ocean.’ It may only be in the preview, but it’s one of my favorite tracks from the soundtrack.

Maybe someday // Episode 11 // Haru and Makoto walk home from school and plan to go watch the fireworks with Nagisa and Rei.

Only for you // Episode 11 // Haru and Makoto’s first fight.

Swim for my dream // Episode 13 // Haru returns from Australia and Makoto welcomes him home with a smile, aka the ‘okaeri, tadaima’ scene.

Step to hope // Episode 13 // Haru and Makoto make up and Makoto discusses his dream with Haru, who has faith in him that he’ll make it come true.

Eternal blue // Episode 13 // The relay scene where Makoto pulls Haru out of the pool for the last time.

Clear Blue Departure // Episode 13 // The ending credits, which features Haru and Makoto’s new life in Tokyo.

*Tracks from the first season/ost.

**A different arrangement of ‘I need you’. This song has two parts and I tried to differentiate them but couldn’t tell the difference, so I just put the part 1 version up.

I thought of compiling all the tracks used during the more notable and memorable MakoHaru scenes some are more minor and/or silly than the rest.

There were some scenes that weren’t added because they didn’t have music playing during them. (ex. Haru looks worriedly at Makoto before he tells him he’s okay and they go swim in episode 5 and Makoto pulling Haru out of the water after the relay in episode 9)

So enjoy some otp feels today. :)

Taste the satisfaction // Episode 1 // The opener where kid Makoto pulls kid Haru out of the water.

Rhythm of port town // Episode 1 // Older Makoto’s run to Haru’s house to pull him out of the bathtub.

Welcome to the world of “Free!” // Episode 1 // Haru and Makoto’s walk to school. We get a glimpse of their mind-reading and what their relationship is like.

Innocent boy // Episode 3 // When Makoto hands kleenex to Haru.

*Painful incident // Episode 3 // Haru and Makoto walking home in the sunset and Makoto asks if Haru is fine with swimming against Rin after quitting swimming.

Tenderness of teammate // Episode 5 // Haru showing concern for Makoto wanting to do the training camp.

*Painful incident // Episode 5 // Parallel to episode 3 where Haru and Makoto are walking home and Haru asks Makoto if he’s okay with swimming in the ocean because of his fear.

Sound of sunset // Episode 5 // Makoto says that him and Haru are going to share a tent.

*I need you // Episode 6 // Scene on the beach where Makoto tells Haru it’s meaningless swimming without him.

Formal horror // Episode 6 // Haru asks if Makoto is okay and he tells him he is and Nagisa says they’re acting like a couple.

*Memory of the past // Episode 6 // While Makoto talks about the reason behind his fear, it cuts to a flashback of Makoto and Haru holding hands while the mourners pass them.

Night sky & ever blue // Episode 6 // The team leaves the rest house and looks at the sky at night. Makoto looks over at the team and it pans to Haru and Makoto smiles.

Great nostalgia // Episode 6 // End of the episode where before swimming back to shore, Haru looks to Makoto and Makoto gives him that “look” to tell him he’s fine.

Words that changed my life // Episode 7 // Haru waits for Makoto by the steps before leaving to go to the relay event.

Analysis mania // Episode 7 // Makoto suggests for Haru to go find Rin and, though to himself, wishes Haru luck on his race against Rin.

Time of competing // Episode 8 // Haru watches Makoto swim and the start to slowly regaining his drive begins.

Honest feelings // Episode 8 // The team run to Haru’s house to try and find him and Makoto looks up at the moon and calls his name.

*Not alone // Episode 8 // Haru walks home after going missing and finds Makoto sleeping in the doorway to his home, waiting to give the team’s message to Haru.

*Purpose of my mind // Episode 9 // Balcony scene where Makoto confesses to Haru that he was happy to swim with Haru and everyone again. Haru confesses that he feels the same.

*Purpose of my mind // Episode 11 // Hotel scene where Haru tells Makoto how much he appreciates him.

Great nostalgia // Episode 12 // Makoto offers his hand to Haru after winning the relay and Haru accepts it, with a smile this time.

THE THIRD SEASON OF FREE! HAS BEEN CONFIRMED FOR SUMMER 2018 !!! 

[Link to video of announcement on a screen in Shinjuku]  (Thank you to the kind anon who pointed out my previous erroneous labelling it as Shibuya! I was too excited ^^;)