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If free had an all-female swim team cast, would it be the most popular show ever?

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Feb 15, 2014 5:55 AM
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rinnchan
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no,definitely not.
If free was an anime with girls,it wouldnt be any difference to other animes. I mean today almost every anime has fanservice for men :/
Feb 16, 2014 10:33 AM
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Well, just look at high school of the dead.
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Feb 19, 2014 8:01 PM
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_ultima_ said:
Well, just look at high school of the dead.


Are you trying to say it will be popular or what?
Cause HOTD's average was like 5k while Free!'s average is 28k, so if you're trying to say it is as popular that just isn't really the case.
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Feb 19, 2014 8:04 PM
#54
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I wouldn't have watched it either way.
Feb 21, 2014 8:35 AM
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Kawos said:


Are you trying to say it will be popular or what?
Cause HOTD's average was like 5k while Free!'s average is 28k, so if you're trying to say it is as popular that just isn't really the case.


This. I think that person is talking about HoTD's popularity in the west.
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Mar 30, 2014 7:38 PM
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Most popular show ever? No, but it would be popular.
Apr 8, 2014 3:16 AM
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Yes it will. Every one will think of this show as an ecchi at first glance.
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Apr 13, 2014 3:53 PM
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I don't doubt it would do just as well if not slightly better than Free!, but the thing about K-On was that it wasn't just enjoyed by men, it was also greatly enjoyed by women. The same can't exactly be said for Free!. Now I'm not discrediting the male Free! fans but I'm sure their numbers are not in the same scale as the female KOn fans were.
Apr 23, 2014 7:29 PM
#59
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I didn't like this show because of my sexism. I am ashamed.
Apr 25, 2014 3:53 AM
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I guess it would be popular? Since it's KyoAni and a lot of male otakus would love it. But I'm glad it didn't end up being an all-female cast. Even though I'm pretty disappointed with Free! in terms of plot development and character-wise, I'm glad there's an anime that caters to girls and I hope there'd be more anime like this(from other animation studios)in the future since Free! turned out to be a huge commercial success.
Apr 25, 2014 3:56 AM
#61
iiiiii000
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It's called synchronized swimming and you can watch it on tha tele.
Apr 30, 2014 1:19 AM
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I just realised something amusing - had Free! been yet another "cute girls doing cute things" anime, the dudebros giving it low scores would instead be giving it 9s and 10s and calling it the greatest anime.

camilleanime said:
It's called synchronized swimming and you can watch it on tha tele.


...Except the Free! boys aren't doing synchronized swimming.
Apr 30, 2014 1:23 AM
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It wouldn't have even been the most popular KyoAni anime let alone the most popular anime period
May 12, 2014 11:19 PM
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ReiujiUtsuho said:
- had Free! been yet another "cute girls doing cute things" anime, the dudebros giving it low scores would instead be giving it 9s and 10s and calling it the greatest anime.


Well that and it wasn't really all that good. I personally didn't especially like this show but have enjoyed all-male cast SoL anime before.
May 19, 2014 10:09 AM
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Free would have been way better if it has female characters.
May 21, 2014 3:21 PM
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I absolutely love it the way it is, and I honestly don't think the show would be as entertaining/interesting if it were with a female cast.

Like, with Gou and how she is all ~oh my gosh~ about the guys and their bodies, having a guy do it to the girls wouldn't be as funny. You don't ever see girls acting like her.
Jan 12, 2015 3:20 PM
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reflexology said:
No.


Agreed. That's implying everyone like the same thing.
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Jan 24, 2015 1:40 PM
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blue001 said:
I feel like it could've easily been another k-on topping all the sales charts. Now we can see why gender is important in anime and why all the recent anime have all-female casts, I think it has something to do with the audience.


It wouldn't have been this popular BECAUSE there are so many all-female casts anime. There is too much competition.

Free! is the first show of its kind (sports anime with guys that is almost exclusively aimed at a female audience) and that's what helped it make so extremely popular.
Mar 19, 2015 6:26 PM
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Squatta

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Guys would definitely bitch about it less, thats for sure. And I definitely wouldn't have watched it.
Jul 15, 2015 10:10 PM
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blue001 said:
I feel like it could've easily been another k-on topping all the sales charts. Now we can see why gender is important in anime and why all the recent anime have all-female casts, I think it has something to do with the audience.
if they were hot busty women then yes
Jul 15, 2015 10:12 PM
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Well a lot, lot, lot less thirsty girls would watch it that's for sure.
Replaced with equally thirsty guys

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Dec 7, 2021 2:27 PM
#72
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oh yeah it still be very popular.

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