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What is Free!?
A story focusing on the key themes of boys friendship, swimming, and upper body
Genre: Sports, Drama, School
Original Teaser Commercial
PV 1
PV 2 (with swimming)
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Story:
Free! revolves around members of a high school boy's swimming team. Four boysHaruka, Makoto, Nagisa and Rinall participated in a swimming tournament shortly before graduating elementary school and later parted ways. Years later, they reunite when Rin challenges Haruka to a race and wins. Not wanting to be defeated so easily, Haruka gathers Makoto and Nagisa and a new recruit named Rei to form the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club.
Characters
Makoto Tachibana (CV: Tatsuhisa Suzuki) - Haruka's inseparable best friend in 11th grade.
Rei Ryugazaki (CV: Daisuke Hirakawa) - A handsome, intelligent young man who often gets manipulated by Rin for some reason.
Rin Matsuoka (CV: Mamoru Miyano) - Haruka's rival who is also in 11th grade
Nagisa Hazuki: (CV: Tsubasa Yonaga) - An admirer of Haruka's swimming and wanting to swim with him once again, he entered the same school as Haruka was attending.
Haruka NanaseCV: Nobunaga Shimazaki) - His strong and quiet swimming style fascinates many, and he holds a strong fixation on freestyle swimming
Staff:
Produced by Kyoto Animation and Animation Do
Directed by Hiroko Utsumi
Written by Masahiro Yokotani
Character designs by Futoshi Nishiya
Music by Tatsuya Katō
NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR- Upper bodies are filled with dreams. Don't forget to stare at their chests and shoulders.
OP2: Dried Up Youthful Flame - Old Codex
OP: Rage On - Old Codex
Evolution of Free
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