Free!
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.
First aired
July 4, 2013
Status
Finished
Seasons
3
Episodes
37
Characters
Episodes
1. Reunion at the Starting Block!
2. Memories in the Distance!
3. Theoretical Dolphin Kick!
4. Captive Butterfly
5. Trial in Open Water
6. Shocking No Breathing
7. One Style Final!
8. Revenge in the Medley!
9. Hesitant Loosen Up
Cast
Nobunaga Shimazaki
Voice of Haruka Nanase
Daisuke Hirakawa
Voice of Rei Ryuugazaki
Akeno Watanabe
Voice of Gou Matsuoka
Kenjiro Tsuda
Voice of Seijuurou Mikoshiba
Mamoru Miyano
Voice of Rin Matsuoka
Hiroshi Yanaka
Voice of Gorou Sasabe
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Voice of Makoto Tachibana
Satsuki Yukino
Voice of Miho Amakata
Kouki Miyata
Voice of Aiichirou Nitori
Crew
Yoshiji Kigami
Director
Yuji Shibata
3D Director
Nobuaki Maruki
Animation Director
Miku Kadowaki
Animation Director
Tatsunari Maruko
Animation Director
Nao Naito
Animation Director
Akihiro Ura
Assistant Director of Photography
Kazuya Takao
Director of Photography
Yota Tsuruoka
Sound Director
Yoko Hatta
Executive Producer
Shunji Inoue
Executive Producer
Yoko Kogawa
Executive Producer
Susumu Okinaka
Executive Producer
Atsushi Isoyama
Executive Producer
Shinya Yamamoto
Executive Producer
Masayuki Nishide
Producer
Shinichiro Hatta
Producer
Shigeru Saito
Producer
Shinichi Nakamura
Producer
Megumi Suzuki
Producer
Norihiro Tomiita
3D Animator
Tetsuo Umetsu
3D Animator
Rin Yamamoto
3D Animator
Mitsuki Takaki
3D Animator
Tatsunori Kase
3D Animator
Joji Unoguchi
Background Designer
Shingo Kasai
Background Designer