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Free! -Iwatobi Swim Club-

Free!

2013 · TV · 12 eps Finished

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What is Free! -Iwatobi Swim Club- about?

Free! -Iwatobi Swim Club- is a TV anime series of 12 episodes animated by Kyoto Animation, based on an original story written for the screen. It aired from June 26, 2013 to September 25, 2013. AniList classifies it as comedy, drama, slice of life and sports. It continues from High Speed! -Free! Starting Days-, which is worth watching first.

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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Themes AniList users associate with it: Swimming, Primarily Male Cast, School Club, Male Protagonist, Coming of Age, Cute Boys Doing Cute Things, Primarily Teen Cast, School, Fitness, Kuudere.

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Main characters

Characters AniList lists in a main role, with spoiler-free notes.

  • Rin Matsuoka 松岡凛

    Main character

    The rival swimmer from Sametsuka Academy. Rin Matsuoka is Haruka's rival who is also in 11th grade. He had gone abroad to study swimming, but his personality changed immensely by the time he had returned to Japan and for this reason he often perplexes his former teammates. Rin goes to all-boys school.

    Japanese voice: Mamoru Miyano

  • Nagisa Hazuki 葉月渚

    Main character

    Breaststroke swimmer of the Iwatobi High School swimming team. Haruka's kouhai and a first year. He is a straight-forward person and his actions are faster than his words. He admires Haruka's swimming; it's the reason for him to start swimming. He enters Iwatobi High School because Haruka is there.

    Japanese voice: Tsubasa Yonaga

  • Haruka Nanase 七瀬遙

    Main character

    Freestyle swimmer (crawl) of the Iwatobi High School swimming team. Haruka Nanase is an 11th grader who loves to swim. His strong and quiet swimming style fascinates many, and he holds a strong fixation on freestyle swimming.

    Japanese voice: Nobunaga Shimazaki

  • Rei Ryuugazaki 竜ヶ崎怜

    Main character

    A freshman who joins the Iwatobi High School swim team. Rei Ryuugazaki is a classmate of Nagisa's in 10th grade. He was originally a member of the track team, but decided to join the swimming club instead. A handsome, intelligent young man who often gets manipulated by Rin for some reason. (Source: ANN)

    Japanese voice: Daisuke Hirakawa

  • Makoto Tachibana 橘真琴

    Main character

    Backstroke swimmer of the Iwatobi High School swimming team. Makoto Tachibana is Haruka's inseparable best friend since 11th grade. He understands Haruka's good points, and is often forced to speak as his spokesman. He is very kind and considerate, but is also very easily scared and weak-hearted.

    Japanese voice: Tatsuhisa Suzuki

  • Gou Matsuoka 松岡江

    Main character

    Rin Matsuoka’s little sister. She's Hazuki's classmate and 1st-year in Iwatobi high school. She has a refreshing personality in school but is always worried about her brother, Rin.

    Japanese voice: Akeno Watanabe

Supporting characters

  • Miho Amakata 天方美帆

    Supporting character

    Haruka Nanase and Makoto Tachibana's homeroom teacher and classic literature teacher. She seems to have been an office lady in Tokyo in the past, but no one knows the details. She utters the words of great figures from ages past. Due to her personality, when she asks something of someone, they can't refuse.

    Japanese voice: Satsuki Yukino

  • Chigusa Hanamura 花村千種

    Supporting character

    Gou's friend.

    Japanese voice: Satomi Satou

  • Seijuurou Mikoshiba 御子柴清十郎

    Supporting character

    The captain of the swim team at Sametsuka Academy.

    Japanese voice: Kenjirou Tsuda

  • Aiichirou Nitori 似鳥愛一郎

    Supporting character

    A member of the swim team at Samezuka Academy. He is a first year and Rin Matsuoka's roommate.

    Japanese voice: Kouki Miyata

  • Ran Tachibana 橘蘭

    Supporting character

    Makoto's younger sister.

    Japanese voice: Miyuki Kobori

  • Ren Tachibana 橘蓮

    Supporting character

    Makoto's younger brother.

    Japanese voice: Yuka Maruyama

  • Gorou Sasabe 笹部吾朗

    Supporting character

    AniList has no description for this character yet.

    Japanese voice: Hiroshi Yanaka

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