Free!

Name: Free!
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Released: 2013-07-04
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Nobunaga Shimazaki, Daisuke Hirakawa, Akeno Watanabe, Kenjiro Tsuda, Mamoru Miyano

ENDED3 Seasons37 Episodes★ 8.2

Free! is an animated comedy series on TOKYO MX that ran from 2013 to 2018, ending after 3 seasons and 37 episodes.

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NetworkTOKYO MX

First AiredJul 4, 2013

Last AiredSep 27, 2018

GenreAnimation, Comedy, Drama

Runtime24 min

LanguageJapanese

CountryJapan

ProductionKyoto Animation, Animation DO, Pony Canyon

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.

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Cast

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Haruka Nanase (voice)

Daisuke Hirakawa

Rei Ryugazaki (voice)

Akeno Watanabe

Gou Matsuoka (voice)

Kenjiro Tsuda

Seijuro Mikoshiba (voice)

Mamoru Miyano

Rin Matsuoka (voice)

Hiroshi Yanaka

Gorou Sasabe (voice)

Tatsuhisa Suzuki

Makoto Tachibana (voice)

Satsuki Yukino

Miho Amakata (voice)

Kouki Miyata

Aiichiro Nitori (voice)

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Sosuke Yamazaki (voice)

Seasons & Episodes3 seasons · 37 episodes

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Haruka, who is attending college in Tokyo, meets Asahi again and reawakens his memories from his middle school years, including those of Ikuya. Makoto is working toward a new dream while he is in Tokyo together with Haruka. Rin has an unexpected meeting in Sydney.

E1Sprouting Dive Start!

Jul 12, 201824m

Haruka has entered Hidaka University, where he's now training with the swim club to prepare for a newcomer tournament. One day, he runs into Asahi, a swim teammate from middle school. Haruka is later joined by Makoto, who also moved to Tokyo, at a coffee shop to catch up with Asahi... and the topic quickly turns to Ikuya, another teammate they swam with in middle school. On the day of the newcomer tournament, Haruka and Asahi are in the same race for the first time in years... and the spectacle is watched by Hiyori, who calls Haruka an "inferior copy of Ikuya." After the race, as Haruka is walking through the halls with Asahi, he catches sight of Ikuya passing by..

E2A Promise on a Shooting Star!

Jul 19, 201824m

Haruka and his relay teammates decide to hold a training camp in the summer of their second year of middle school. During the night, Haruka heads out to the pool and finds Ikuya looking up at the stars.

E3First Swim in Another Country!

Jul 26, 201824m

Rin, now living in Australia, trains hard every day with swimmers from all around the world. Then a Japanese guy shows up where his team is training, challenging each of his teammates to races and beating them one by one. Even Rin is surprised when this newcomer reveals his identity...

E4Interference of Loss!

Aug 2, 201824m

Haru, Makoto, and Asahi visit Shimogami University in hopes of talking to Ikuya, but even after looking all over campus, they can't find him. Hiyori, however, notices them and makes it his mission to keep them from seeing Ikuya.

E5An Ominous Workout!

Aug 9, 201824m

The Iwatobi High School Swim Club is participating in a joint training camp with the Samezuka Academy and Soufuukan High School teams. Sousuke is also participating as an alumnus. In the midst of the excitement, Rei and Nagisa notice that something is odd about Romio's swimming. Then Shizuru tells them the story of what happened to Romio in middle school...

E6The Mermaid of the Abyss!

Aug 16, 201824m

Hiyori still remembers the first time he saw Ikuya smile. Both boys grew stronger through rigorous training while they studied abroad in America... but seeing Haruka threw Ikuya off his stride. Now Hiyori wishes Ikuya would just forget about Haruka for good.

E7A Solitary Medley!

Aug 23, 201824m

With the college championships approaching, all the swimmers are training hard on their own in addition to their official club practices. Haruka is also undergoing some extra training, with coaching from the mysterious man they've been seeing around campus. Makoto is concerned about the arrangement, but Haruka assures him that he asked for the help himself

E8Metamorphosis of the Soul!

Aug 30, 201824m

After the breakup of his middle school swim team, Ikuya decided to get stronger on his own and not rely on anyone. But Haruka, breaking out of his freestyle comfort zone to swim in the individual medley, tells Ikuya that he's not alone.

E9Interval in the Evening Calm!

Sep 6, 201824m

Haruka's next race is the All-Japan Invitational, which determines who will represent Japan at the global level. To prepare for this important tournament, Haruka is invited to a special training camp.

E10The Grab Start of Hope!

Sep 13, 201824m

Makoto has been unable to get in touch with Haruka following the friendly race at his training camp, making him worry that Haruka is dwelling on what happened. Then Nao approaches Makoto to tell him about a rumor he heard.

E11Streamline of Unity!

Sep 20, 201824m

Makoto meets up with the members of the Iwatobi Swim Club who are in Tokyo for the nationals. Meanwhile, Haru continues his training.

E12Dive to the Future!

Sep 27, 201824m

Nagisa, Rei, and the rest of the Iwatobi Swim Club have come to cheer on their former teammates at the All-Japan Invitational. Makoto tells them the story of how ever since Haruka swam for the first time, he'd been swimming only freestyle.

About Free!

Free! is an animation, comedy, drama series on TOKYO MX. The show first aired on Jul 4, 2013 and currently has 3 seasons and 37 episodes. Free! has ended. It has a rating of 8.2/10 based on 249 votes. The cast includes Nobunaga Shimazaki, Daisuke Hirakawa, Akeno Watanabe, Kenjiro Tsuda, Mamoru Miyano.