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Free!

Basic Info
Free!

Kanji フリー！
Rōmaji Furii!
Genre Sport
Anime
Director Hiroko Utsumi
Script Masahiro Yokotani
Character Design Futoshi Nishiya
Music Tatsuya Kato
Studio Kyoto Animation

Animation DO

Network ABC
BS11
TV Aichi
Tokyo MX
Nico Nico Douga (stream)
Original Run July 3, 2013
July 7, 2013 (BS11) - September 26, 2013
Episodes 12


Free! (フリー！ Furii！) is the first season of the Japanese anime television series Free!, directed by Hiroko Utsumi and produced by Kyoto Animation and Animation Do. The season aired in Japan from July 4 to September 26 in 2013. The opening theme for this season is "Rage on" by OLDCODEX and the ending theme is "SPLASH FREE" by STYLE FIVE.

Plot (Season One)

Free! revolves around members of a high school boys' swimming team. Haruka Nanase, Makoto Tachibana, Rin Matsuoka and Nagisa Hazuki are members of the same swimming club in elementary school before parting ways, when Rin moves to Australia for schooling and specialized training in swimming. Years later, they reunite when Rin returns to Japan in order to attend Samezuka Academy, a swimming powerhouse.

Haruka, Makoto and Nagisa form the Iwatobi High School Swim Club, persuading track athlete Rei Ryugazaki to become a swimmer and join them. The story focuses on how the Iwatobi boys seek to reconcile with a seemingly changed Rin while also developing the reinvented swim club. Things come to a head when Rin loses a prime spot on Samezuka's relay team during a crucial tournament and the Iwatobi team makes a critical decision that impacts one and all.

Series Overview

Free! (フリー！ Furii!) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Kyoto Animation and Animation Do. The anime is a sequel to the light novel, High☆Speed！, written by Kouji Ohji, which received an Honorable Mention in the second Kyoto Animation Award contest in 2011 and was published in July 2013. Season 1, titled Free!-Iwatobi Swim Club- for international distribution, aired in Japan in 2013. Season 2, titled Free!-Eternal Summer-, aired in 2014. A third season of the anime series titled Free!-Dive to the Future- aired in 2018. Hiroko Utsumi directed the first two seasons, while season three was directed by Eisaku Kawanami.

An animated film adapting the second volume of the light novel, High☆Speed！the movie －Free! Starting Days－, was released in December 2015. A film trilogy titled Timeless Medley was released in 2017. The first two films are compilations of seasons one and two of the anime series, focusing on the friendships between Haruka and Makoto in Free!-Timeless Medley- the Bond, then Rin and Sosuke Yamazaki in Free!-Timeless Medley- the Promise. The third film in the trilogy, titled Free! The Movie -Take Your Marks-, features a quartet of new stories featuring the ensemble cast. Following season three, a compilation film titled Free!-Road to the World- the Dream debuted in July 2019.

The next film in the franchise, Free!–the Final Stroke–, was slated for release in Q3 of 2020[1], but was postponed following the 2019 arson attack on KyoAni's Building 1, where much of the artwork for the series was created. At the Free! Series ORCHESTRA CONCERT 2020, the studio revealed that the film would debut during quarter 3 in 2021. On the series' eighth anniversary a special livestream was held, revealing the films finalized title, release date, and the fact the film would be releasing in two parts (the first volume & the second volume). The former released in September 2021 while the latter is scheduled to release in April 2022.

Characters

Main Characters

Secondary Characters

List of Episodes

No. Title Air Date Image
1 S1E01 Reunion at the Starting Block!
(再会のスターティングブロック！ Saikai no Sutaatingu Burokku!) 		July 3, 2013
2 S1E02 Memories in the Distance!
(追憶のディスタンス！ Tsuioku no Disutansu!) 		July 10, 2013
3 S1E03 Theoretical Dolphin Kick!
(理論のドルフィンキック！ Riron no Dorufin Kikku!) 		July 17, 2013
4 S1E04 Captive Butterfly!
(因われのバタフライ！ Toraware no Batafurai!) 		July 24, 2013
5 S1E05 Trial in Open Water!
(試練のオープンウォーター！ Shiren no Oopun Uootaa!) 		August 7, 2013
6 S1E06 Shocking No Breathing!
(衝撃のノーブりージング！ Shougeki no Noo Buriijingu!) 		August 14, 2013
7 S1E07 One Style Final!
(決戦のスタイルワン！ Kessen no Sutairu Wan!) 		August 21, 2013
8 S1E08 Revenge in the Medley!
(逆襲のメドレー！ Gyakushuu no Medoree!) 		August 28, 2013
9 S1E09 Hesitant Loosen Up!
(迷いのルーズンアップ！ Mayoi no Ruuzun Appu!) 		September 4, 2013
10 S1E10 Irritated Heart Rate!
(苛立ちのハートレイト！ Iradachi no Haato Reito!) 		September 11, 2013
11 S1E11 Furious All-out!
(激情のオ一ルアウト！ Gekijou no Ooru Auto!) 		September 18, 2013
12 S1E12 Distant Free!
(遥かなるフリー！ Harukanaru Furii!) 		September 25, 2013


Production Staff

Studio: Kyoto Animation, Animation DO
Director: Hiroko Utsumi
Script, Series Composition: Masahiro Yokotani
Character Design: Futoshi Nishiya
Art Director: Joji Unoguchi
Director of Photography: Kazuya Takao
Music: Tatsuya Kato
Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka
Musical Production: Lantis
Production: Iwatobi High School Swimming Club

Broadcasting

TV

ABC: 3 July 2013, 26:44 (4 July 2013, 02:44)
TOKYO MX: 3 July 2013, 24:30 (4 July 2013, 00:30)
TV Aichi: 3 July 2013, 26:05 (4 July 2013, 02:05)
BS11: 7 July 2013, 24:00
AT-X: 10 July 2013, 22:00
Animax: 20 August 2013, 22:00
Cameron XD: December 27, 2015, 26:05 (Last Aired - TBA)

Online Streaming

Nico Nico Douga: 8 July 2013, 22:00
ABC Video Club: 8 July 2013, 22:00 ※The dates and times are in accordance with Japanese time zone.

References


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Episodes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37
Movies High☆Speed！the movie －Free! Starting Days－ • Free!-Timeless Medley- the Bond • Free!-Timeless Medley- the Promise • Free! The Movie -Take Your Marks- • Free!-Road to the World- the Dream • Free!–the Final Stroke– the first volume • Free!–the Final Stroke– the second volume
OVAs Makoto's Problem! • Recruting New Members! • Rin and Nitori, a Week With Us! • Rei's Entry Training! • Rei, Theory and Speedo! • The Iwatobi Family! • A Distant Tremble! • Forbidden All-Hard! • Buildup of Early Spring!
Free! Blu-ray & DVD vol.1 • vol.2 • vol.3 • vol.4 • vol.5 • vol.6 • Free!-Iwatobi Swim Club-
Free!-Eternal Summer- Blu-ray & DVD Free!-Eternal Summer- vol.1|vol.1 • Free!-Eternal Summer- vol.2|vol.2 • [[Free!-Eternal Summer- vol.3|vol.3 • Free!-Eternal Summer- vol.4|vol.4 • Free!-Eternal Summer- vol.5|vol.5 • [[Free!-Eternal Summer- vol.6|vol.6 • Free!-Eternal Summer- vol.7|vol.7 • Free!-Eternal Summer- (DVD)|Free!-Eternal Summer- • IWATOBI & SAMEZUKA Fes. Free!-Eternal Summer- Special Event 2015.3.22 in Ryogoku Kokugikan • Free!-Eternal Summer- Special Event IWATOBI & SAMEZUKA Fes. 2015.3.22 in Ryogoku Kokugikan Daytime
High☆Speed！the movie －Free! Starting Days－ Blu-ray & DVD High☆Speed！the movie －Free! Starting Days－ (DVD)|High☆Speed！the movie －Free! Starting Days－• High☆Speed！The movie －Free! Starting Days－ Special Event 20170319
Free!-Timeless Medley- Blu-ray & DVD Free! the movie -Timeless Medley- the Bond • Free! the movie -Timeless Medley- the Promise • The Movie Free!-Timeless Medley- the Bond & the Promise
Free! The Movie -Take Your Marks Blu-ray & DVD Free! the movie -Take Your Marks-
Free!-Dive to the Future- Blu-ray & DVD Free!-Dive to the Future- vol.1|vol.1 • Free!-Dive to the Future- vol.2|vol.2 • Free!-Dive to the Future- vol.3|vol.3 • Free!-Dive to the Future- vol.4|vol.4 • Free!-Dive to the Future- vol.5|vol.5 • Free!-Dive to the Future- vol.6|vol.6 • Free!-Dive to the Future- vol.7|vol.7 • Free!-Dive to the Future- TALK & READING SPECIAL EVENT
Free!-Road to the World- the Dream Blu-ray & DVD Gekijou-ban Free!-Road to the World- the Dream