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Shojo-chanCat said: http://31.media.tumblr.com/f1e210f9af91ce95d83b17c9593be4fb/tumblr_msmblla0eN1s4176io1_500.gif best wink ever |
| Too much feels from Rin... He's getting jelly... Gou and sensei is kinda kawaii in their yukatas... Makoto!!! Y U NO WEAR YUKATA?! Haruka being emotional again but kinda good character development coming from him... 4/5 |
Hiryu12Dec 24, 2013 2:01 AM
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| those winks LOL Gou in yukata > all |
My DeviantArt and Pixiv and still waiting patiently for a 3rd season of Spice & Wolf :'| |
| This episode felt so great (or Free!) Good thing they didn't drag the race out like any other sports anime (Tsubasa, Slam Dunk, Baseball) Festivals are always animated in a beautiful way I like the puns Rei made with "No Squidding" and "Squid and Chips", but the other three didn't seem to care which made it even funnier The resolve or Haruka swimming together with their team/friends as a reason was nice and Rin entering the relay for the same intention |
| Rei was very hilarious. When he put the mask on, I couldn't stop laughing. And IIRC this is the first time Haru raised his voice. Oh, did they say Hachiman-sama? |
FlameWingman21Sep 11, 2013 5:49 PM
| For some reason, I found this episode extremely boring. So far, it has been watchable but this one was really painfully boring to go through. |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
| Dat OST. I just love it. They won the relay! There Rin, you see that? They're having fun, without you. Look at what you could have had! Oh my, Gou in a yukata! Lol at the scene where Rei was following Rin. Dem feels when Rin was remembering the past. Dem feels when Haruka was making a speech. Dem feels, I love it. |
I’m always searching for something, for someone. This feeling has possessed me I think, from that day… That day when the stars came falling. |
| Rei has achieved MAX STEALTH LEVEL! http://i.imgur.com/1Kwv8sx.png |
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I'm sorry to say this but... that's how easy Assassin's creed is xD |
Alone on a Friday night? Remember that DIO did nothing wrong! |
Konik said: @Stark, lol, hoped someone will beat You to the topic. :P Chances are low though, with a few exception. That detective stuff was funny. Nice episode. Like one of the comment here has stated, I wouldn't mind a sequel. It wasn't that great at first, but it has gotten better over the time. |
| Honobono Log - best slice of life short -------------------------------------------- most kawaii loli overlord ---------------------------- Donquixote Doflamingo AMV - Control |
| nice episode.. the festival lol :3 octopus everywhere :3 and that ending :3 |
| Its so obvious Rin wants to go back to being friends with them. But he doesn't have to do it in such a jerk way. |
| Nagisa outfit was a little girly, i know is on purpose, i liked Rei kimono (it was lighter/neutral). I'm relieved to know that Haru actually likes to swim with is friends, i thought he only liked Rin. |
| Oh Haru <3 haha rin you fricker just say you want to swim with the instead of trying to hurt their feelings again >:( |
| Ah gosh, I'm really happy they accept Rei as a friend despite him not having the best skills in the group. I cheer him on all the time because he works so hard to better himself! |
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| 4/5 Episode after all a bit too slow, the plot is after the exchange of blows between the protagonists ude was slow to give way to grow the two, but they could have put more humor into the narrative that, thanks to Rei still can not make it look like the whole thing a kind of funeral. Plot and narrative promoted by a whisker! Animations and sets quality! Today, even the boys han their source of fanservice! LOL Yukata Rin and companion, kawaii! TBH ^ _ ^ Rei MC episode! |
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| It seems like Rin, Makoto and Haruka are in some sort of love triagle... babymilo91 said: I lol'd when Rei suddenly wore that mask right after Rin looked back lol. Rin's the cutest! ^_^ It was nice to see Haruka let out all his feelings. And the yukatas, would've been nice to see all of them wear it. |
| Dang it, deleted my post ... >_< TOTALLY CALLED THEM WINNING AND RIN JOINING THE RELAY. Just saying :P Nice outfits! Yukatas are always nice eh :D Sneaky spy Rei huh ... when he put on the mask that was hilarious XD It was like watching a romcom or something, making sure Rin and Haru didn't meet ... of course the latter would know something was up though :P Lots of "feels" ... Rin going back to their elementary school and remembering them swimming together, then Haru saying how he felt after the race. Good thing he likes swimming with them though! He's changing quite a bit, isn't he? :P Looks like we'll get to see a bit more of their past next episode. Should be interesting! |
| A bit of a slow episode but still lovely development and that Rin had those flashback memories was rather a nice thing to see that he actually does care... |
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| Hahha; detective Rei-kun is adorable xD |
Kokoro_KotashimaNov 22, 2013 6:32 PM
| I thought it was really good, glad they won the relay and got through. Seems to me Rin is just angsty really because he misses his friends. Seems sad. I liked the festival too <3 Now Rin is doing relay too! D: |
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| whoa, haru-chan has emotions? :O and lol at rei as a detective xD |
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| Haru finally opened up a little bit! And Rin finally shows what he actually wants.... |
HybridMBL said: Rei is too moe ^^^^^ |
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| They won the relay, they look awesome together. Gou is so cute in a yukata :D Lol, Rei stalking Rin. Hahah Finally, Haru tell them what he feels. Rin vs. Iwatobi Koukou. This is interesting. |
| Oh Rei, you adorable piece of adorability. |
| Memories... |
| Rei is a really good at stealth. Must have some kind of assassin ancestry behind it. |
| haha lol at detective Rei xD |
TragicRomance said: I really loved this episode, and my Gou in a yukata! She is such a cutie, I would have propeosed right there coz she looked so beautiful. I reallly love her... Loved my Makogou moment, Makoto said she is cute. Go bro! I ship you two so much even if there isn't much hope of it being canon xD Agreed! ^o^ (Makogou <3) Lol, this episode was awesome! And those feels when Rin was at the fence. ;-; |
| Rei would be the best spy ever. Go, Rin! Leave Aiichiro behind! No regrets. |
 “Even if the attention isn’t forever, I’ll keep singing.” |
| "Big news! My brother's swimming in the relay at regionals!" Ummmh... maybe I was stupid because I thought that was kinda obvious. Or the point. |
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PatiRamos said: I think this episode was just to fill sausage. Thought it was beautiful when Rin goes to his old school and remembers the past, he longs to swim with others and tears a pouco.Eu sorry for Nitori, when a senpai'''' realizes its existence but treat it as nothing. "just to fill sausage" lmao you're brazilian, right? PLEASE! <3 |
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| 30 sec. and win the championship!!!!! and go to the regional festival to celebrate!!! in this festival Haru has the answer to this question that broken his heart, he wants to swing with all them!!! :) |
| SQUID SQUID SQUID SQUID SQUID SQUID SQUID SQUID SQUID SQUID SQUID SQUID SQUID SQUID SQUID Man, I could not care less about Rin or this contrived conflict. Rin could have been an abrasive but friendly rival and it would have fit better into this show's theme of friendship without feeling so forced. Rei is a gift though. |
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| They won!! Rei-chan was so funny spying on Rin. Finally, Haru is more interesting that previous episodes. It seems that Rin can't forget his friends. |
| BANZAI NIPPON. Nippon is the Land of freedom. Nippon is the Land of Peace. Nippon is the Land of Justice and Prosperity. In Nippon, we trust. We love Nippon, we love Anime. Anime love us, Nippon love us. 日本 |
| Yet another Haru's manfrina, is not as boring as the previous time and helps the narration, again, on the level of inter-cantonal relations, so the episoido is more pleasant in the whole. |
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| Man, Rin is such a tsundere... he acts hostile towards Haru and the rest yet he misses the times when they all used to swim together like... just be honest with your feelings, man. It's not like you will look less manly by doing it I mean, this is "Free!" after all. And also, I must say that them winning the relay race without any prior training sure was an ass pull but well, they needed to classify to the regionals somehow... still, the outcome was a pretty unrealistic. All in all, it was a decent episode although Rei acting like a ninja/detective really made me laugh a couple of times. And well, Gou also looked gorgeous in her yukata. Too bad Ama-sensei didn't come to the festival tho. |
SouthRzVaMar 22, 2019 7:54 PM
| Enjoying this so far!!! (except all the damn scenes of Makoto just staring at Haru. Like it's alright once in a while, but it happens so often now it's just getting repetitive and annoying.) |
| Rin-chan is jealous again :D Nagi-chan is so girly girl lol and Rei-chan, he's so funny as detective :D |
| Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. |
| The "detective work" in this episode was quite hilarious. After being alone with Makoto, Haruka now has his confidence back, and so would I, if I could be alone with Makoto. :) |
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| Detective Rei was hilarious. I love how Makoto takes a good care of the animals. He's such a lovely person. The girls looked cute in their yukatas. |
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