Free!

Free! (2013)


  • Genre: Animation, Comedy
  • First Air Date: 2013-07-04
  • Last Air Date: 2018-09-27
  • Total Seasons: 3
  • Total Episodes: 37
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 24 min.
  • Production Company: Kyoto Animation
  • Production Country: Japan, Portugal, United States of America
  • Network: Tokyo MX
star 8.2/10
From 219 Ratings

Summary

The story revolves around Haruka Nanase, a boy who has always loved to be immersed in water, and to swim in it. Before graduating from elementary school, he participated in a swimming tournament along with his fellow swimming club members, Makoto Tachibana, Nagisa Hazuki, and Rin Matsuoka. After achieving victory, each of the boys went their separate ways. Time passed, and in the middle of their uneventful high school lives Rin appears and challenges Haruka to a match, showing Haruka his overwhelming power. Not wanting it to end like this, Haruka, gathers together Makoto and Nagisa once again and brings a new member named Rei Ryugazaki to create the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club in order to defeat Rin.

  • Keywords: training, friendship, sports, high school, rivalry, slice of life, school, tournament, swimming, swimming club, school life, anime, school club, bishounen, swimming team, spokon
  • Where to Watch Free! Online

    You can now watch Free! online on the following streaming providers in the United States.

  • Free! Trailer

    Free! Seasons

    Season 0

    First Air Date: 2013-09-11
    9 Episodes

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 2013-07-04
    12 Episodes

    Season 2

    First Air Date: 2014-07-03
    13 Episodes

    Season 3

    First Air Date: 2018-07-12
    12 Episodes

    Free! Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Reunion at the Starting Block!25 min
    Season 1Episode 2Memories in the Distance!25 min
    Season 1Episode 3Theoretical Dolphin Kick!25 min
    Season 1Episode 4Captive Butterfly!25 min
    Season 1Episode 5Trial in Open Water!25 min
    Season 1Episode 6The Shock of Not Breathing!25 min
    Season 1Episode 7One Style Final!25 min
    Season 1Episode 8Revenge in the Medley!25 min
    Season 1Episode 9Hesitant Loosen Up!25 min
    Season 1Episode 10Irritated Heart Rate!25 min
    Season 1Episode 11Furious All-out!25 min
    Season 1Episode 12Distant Free!25 min
    Season 2Episode 1Stormy Dive-Dash!25 min
    Season 2Episode 2The Stroke of a Chance Encounter!25 min
    Season 2Episode 3The Butterfly of Farewell!25 min
    Season 2Episode 4The Somersault Turn of Promise!25 min
    Season 2Episode 5A Resolution's Heads-Up!25 min
    Season 2Episode 6Invincible Prime!25 min
    Season 2Episode 7The Crouching Start of Vindication!25 min
    Season 2Episode 8The Locomotive of a Twist!25 min
    Season 2Episode 9The Forming of a Slump!25 min
    Season 2Episode 10The Six-Beat Kick of Tears!25 min
    Season 2Episode 11The Open Turn of Destiny!25 min
    Season 2Episode 12A Swim-Off in a Foreign Land!25 min
    Season 2Episode 13The Eternal Summer of Beginnings!25 min
    Season 3Episode 1Sprouting Dive Start!25 min
    Season 3Episode 2A Promise on a Shooting Star!25 min
    Season 3Episode 3First Swim in Another Country!25 min
    Season 3Episode 4Interference of Loss!25 min
    Season 3Episode 5An Ominous Workout!25 min
    Season 3Episode 6The Mermaid of the Abyss!25 min
    Season 3Episode 7A Solitary Medley!25 min
    Season 3Episode 8Metamorphosis of the Soul!25 min
    Season 3Episode 9Interval in the Evening Calm!25 min
    Season 3Episode 10The Grab Start of Hope!25 min
    Season 3Episode 11Streamline of Unity!25 min
    Season 3Episode 12Dive to the Future!25 min
    • Nobunaga Shimazaki

      as Haruka Nanase (voice)
    • Daisuke Hirakawa

      as Rei Ryugazaki (voice)
    • Akeno Watanabe

      as Gou Matsuoka (voice)
    • Kenjiro Tsuda

      as Seijuro Mikoshiba (voice)
    • Mamoru Miyano

      as Rin Matsuoka (voice)
    • Hiroshi Yanaka

      as Gorou Sasabe (voice)
    • Tatsuhisa Suzuki

      as Makoto Tachibana (voice)
    • Satsuki Yukino

      as Miho Amakata (voice)
    • Kouki Miyata

      as Aiichiro Nitori (voice)
    • Yoshimasa Hosoya

      as Sosuke Yamazaki (voice)
    Art Shingo Kasai Art Direction
    Production Megumi Suzuki Producer
    Visual Effects Ryosuke Shirakawa Opening/Ending Animation
    Directing Eisaku Kawanami Series Director
    Visual Effects Yuji Shibata 3D Director
    Production Masayuki Nishide Executive Producer
    Visual Effects Joji Unoguchi 3D Artist
    Visual Effects Eisaku Kawanami Opening/Ending Animation
    Visual Effects Miku Kadowaki Opening/Ending Animation
    Visual Effects Kayo Hikiyama Opening/Ending Animation
    Visual Effects Sae Sawada Opening/Ending Animation
    Crew Sachie Tsuda Special Effects
    Visual Effects Yoshiji Kigami Opening/Ending Animation
    Visual Effects Seiya Kumano Opening/Ending Animation
    Visual Effects Sana Suzuki Opening/Ending Animation
    Visual Effects Minoru Ota Opening/Ending Animation
    Visual Effects Takuya Yamamura Opening/Ending Animation
    Visual Effects Maiko Hado Opening/Ending Animation
    Production Yoko Kogawa Executive Producer
    Visual Effects Yuko Myouken Opening/Ending Animation
    Visual Effects Chiyoko Ueno Opening/Ending Animation
    Writing Masahiro Yokotani Series Composition
    Visual Effects Nami Iwasaki Opening/Ending Animation
    Sound Eiko Morikawa Sound Effects
    Sound Satoshi Yano Sound Recordist
    Sound Yota Tsuruoka Sound Director
    Writing Koji Oji Original Story
    Production Shinichi Nakamura Producer
    Production Shigeru Saito Producer
    Visual Effects Futoshi Nishiya Supervising Animation Director
    Camera Kazuya Takao Director of Photography
    Visual Effects Hiroyuki Takahashi Opening/Ending Animation
    Visual Effects Yuka Yoneda Color Designer
    Sound Tatsuya Kato Original Music Composer
    Production Yoko Hatta Executive Producer
    Production Masayuki Nishide Producer
    Editing Kengo Shigemura Editor
    Visual Effects Futoshi Nishiya Character Designer
    Editing Gen Itakura Online Editor
    Production Shunji Inoue Executive Producer
    Art Seiichi Akitake Prop Designer
    Production Shinichiro Hatta Producer
    Sound Shigeru Saito Music Producer
    Visual Effects Tatsuya Satou Opening/Ending Animation
    Visual Effects Shinpei Sawa Opening/Ending Animation
    Visual Effects Ryouhei Muta Opening/Ending Animation
    Visual Effects Kunihiro Hane Opening/Ending Animation

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