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Jul 6, 2013 8:30 PM
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it was an ok episode. come on is not gay for a guy to watch other guys swim right????? but the one part that got me pump was the dubstep. aww man i didn't see this coming
Jul 6, 2013 8:31 PM
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No idea why people got so hyped for this episode. It was extremely slow and dull, main story seems uninteresting, but then again the show is completely for showing off pixel guys.
Jul 7, 2013 12:50 AM

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Rated it 1
maybe because this isn't just my type of anime
Jul 7, 2013 1:12 AM

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Tsundere_Lover said:
Rated it 1
maybe because this isn't just my type of anime

B-But the main character is a tsundere.
Jul 7, 2013 1:28 AM

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tsudecimo said:
Tsundere_Lover said:
Rated it 1
maybe because this isn't just my type of anime

B-But the main character is a tsundere.

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Jul 7, 2013 1:55 AM

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tsudecimo said:
Tsundere_Lover said:
Rated it 1
maybe because this isn't just my type of anime

B-But the main character is a tsundere.

he's no tsundere, kuudere is the right word.
Jul 7, 2013 2:02 AM

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ranzero said:
oh my god dat naked apron is just NO NO,
it disgusts me to an extent of I wanna punch my screen

and dat ending ? guy bondage club ?
*pukes*



oh my god, dat naked apron on that girl is just gross, it disgusts me to an extent that i wanna puke on my screen.
Jul 7, 2013 2:56 AM

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The plot seems great. The characters are exactly how I like boys in anime. Quite beautiful! I've enjoyed the show too much, since the first second to last. Oh, and the ending it's awesome, can't stop listening.
Jul 7, 2013 3:19 AM

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OP and ED is good

I miss Miyano Mamoru , glad to heard his voice .

Haru is so handsome,cute,....He's my type :)
Jul 7, 2013 3:42 AM
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ftghb said:

KnB is far from catering to fujoshi. Actually has appeal to heterosexual guys because of its plot based around basketball. Doesn't feature guys dropping their pants every 5 minutes.


It may not have guys dropping their pants every five minutes but it's anime fanbase in Japan mostly consists of fujoshi. Look at the number of doujins it has.
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Jul 7, 2013 7:34 AM

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Elbows too pointy. 3/10.
Jul 7, 2013 9:59 AM

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Some of the messages here are actually pretty ridic. It was clear from the start what kind of anime this is going to be so why bother complaining now? Yeah, there's a lot fanservice but does every anime have to have a deep and complex storyline? geeez.

i'm in for it ✿◕‿◕✿
Jul 7, 2013 10:46 AM

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Ehhh, it's an alright start. I'm not complaining though because I didn't expect it to be anything more than it is.
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Jul 7, 2013 10:53 AM
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Anyone know the dubstep music at the end of the episode?
Jul 7, 2013 11:20 AM
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An all boys anime heh. A first from KyoAni, but i hope they would pull this off really good since I'm also fond of sports animes and this is the first i see from them.

I definitely see some potential on this ep and in the end going into the second episode. Good ep, I'm really looking forward to what will happen next week.
Jul 7, 2013 11:26 AM
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Tbh, I wasn't expecting much out of this... I was only going to try the first episode for the hot guys and I had a feeling I was going to drop in halfway into the series..

When I watched it, it was actually better than I expected... Or maybe it's because I LOVE the OP and the soundtrack they use! The dubstep at the end was pretty cool.

Anyway, I'll continue to watch and since it's only 12 eps, I will most likely finish it lol.
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Jul 7, 2013 12:40 PM

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implosion said:
Elbows too pointy. 3/10.
Then y u give Code Geass a 9???
Jul 7, 2013 12:46 PM

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voll said:
implosion said:
Elbows too pointy. 3/10.
Then y u give Code Geass a 9???

omg hahah
Jul 7, 2013 1:31 PM

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Mmm, yeah, every time one or the other guy took off his shirt i was screaming like: omg, a Claymore is emerging and i can see it's youma-parts, ewww!

tl:dr their muscles are drawn in a way that makes them look disgusting.
Jul 7, 2013 2:49 PM

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I think it was decent. Nothing to write home about, but not really that bad. I actually like Haru, since he doesn't seem to give a fuck.
Jul 7, 2013 3:36 PM

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Loved every second of it, Haruka is a great main character and the whole vs. Rin rivalery promises this to become a really flashy yet very entertaining anime :)
Jul 7, 2013 5:01 PM

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voll said:
implosion said:
Elbows too pointy. 3/10.
Then y u give Code Geass a 9???


Hypocrites... God they're stupid...

Jul 7, 2013 6:52 PM

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I was so sure the MC's private parts were going to be censored or something when he was being pulled out of the bath, yet I couldn't avert my eyes away. The boys are a bit too girly, but the blue haired one isn't too girly, except his tsundere moments. The ending was pretty catchy as well.
Jul 7, 2013 7:23 PM

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I like just about every character in this show except for the main one, Haruka... Not sure why... Maybe I'll warm up to him in the upcoming episodes.
Jul 7, 2013 10:23 PM
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LOVE THE ED! XD

I think this ED is my fav this season :P, there's actually a lot of symbolism, which means KyoAni actually thought about it instead of random stuff with no meaning...

EX: CLUBBING SCENE
Nagisa - Duck quack hand + Penguin shirt -> Bird -> Chicken -> Chicken Breast -> Breast stroke

Makoto - Wide vertical arm movement -> Back stroke (especially since he's the tallest and has a lot/large top muscles compared to rest)

Rei - Arm movement + Butterfly jacket and shirt -> Butterfly stroke

Haruka - Moving his head side to side like "taking a breath" in the Front Crawl in Free Style.

And to explain the backround people:
They are wearing scuba dive masks/gas masks connected to oxygen tanks (which explain the straps). If you look at the lighting of the clubbing scene, the light is kinda skewered around, meaning they are all INSIDE a pool.
I think the MCs are not wearing them because they are swimmers, meaning they live with the water.

Also, the whole scene refers to Medley Relay Races in which each member specializes in their swimming style and teams compete in a specific swimming order. The ones that cycle through their swimming order the fastest, wins.

So it's not total nonsense.. i like the symbolism; and the song is pretty catchy too.

I especially love Mamoru Miyano as Rin's VA! ;v;
Jul 7, 2013 10:24 PM

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Enjoyed the ep, even as a straight guy, tho as a former swimmer, I liked the fact that there's finally an anime about competitive swimming.

Will keep on watching, the series has potential for great entertainment.
Jul 7, 2013 10:30 PM

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Not my usual thing, but it's nice to mix it up every now and then. Free! is alright, I guess. It's interesting enough to watch all the way through.

Makoto is my fav at the moment.
The one thing that I'd love to see is a lesbian yandere.
Jul 8, 2013 7:17 AM

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Meddigo said:
Gxpopstar said:
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I friggin love this series >_<

You have DRRR, K, and Kuroshitsuji listed under your favorite anime.

This was practically tailor-made for you.


Was that an insult? ._.
Jul 8, 2013 7:46 AM

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Sudden dubstep!

Loving this so far :D
I was expecting Haru to be this boring emotionless character, but he's so funny :'D
Jul 8, 2013 8:48 AM

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Hm... At the very least, watching this would be a good way of understanding how girls feel about fan service in a lot of anime.

Having heard from others that this was going to be like K-On, I was kind of expecting cuter guys and less plot. (To be fair though, I didn't really like K-On, so it not meeting my expectations might be a good thing?)

Whether I end up enjoying this later on or not, I suppose I should at least watch it to educate myself.

(Kinda also expected there to be more funny, but perhaps that'll come in later episodes? I didn't actually laugh at anything this time around.)
Jul 8, 2013 9:46 AM

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For those who still believe that Free! is too full of fangirl service, just go and watch the first episode of Makai Ouji, well the first 20s would be enough!

KyoAni felt very bad in term of amount of fanservice! There is no way they want to sell Free! with only fanservice! Specially since there are more series for girls this season than usually! If they don't increase the fanservice (and not always the same thing because it will be boring), they need to have a good story telling, and I believe that not than in fanservice (KyoAni fanservice was only moe fanservice up to now, so can they really add more fangirls service? but I will not complain if they do it also ^o^)
Jul 8, 2013 11:19 AM
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I saw some spoiler pics in a magazine and yeah....straight boys and girls who aren't into BL and stuff are gonna probably stop watching and probably rage LMAO.

I can't wait though.
Thanks KyoAni!
Jul 8, 2013 11:27 AM

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DivineHysteria said:
I saw some spoiler pics in a magazine and yeah....straight boys and girls who aren't into BL and stuff are gonna probably stop watching and probably rage LMAO.

I can't wait though.
Thanks KyoAni!


I would be great it there are real BL fanservice ^^ but pics from magazine are usually made with more fanservice for advertising purpose, and not from series screencaps, so we can't be sure yet, I think!
Let's hope ^o^
Jul 8, 2013 11:54 AM
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amayih said:
DivineHysteria said:
I saw some spoiler pics in a magazine and yeah....straight boys and girls who aren't into BL and stuff are gonna probably stop watching and probably rage LMAO.

I can't wait though.
Thanks KyoAni!


I would be great it there are real BL fanservice ^^ but pics from magazine are usually made with more fanservice for advertising purpose, and not from series screencaps, so we can't be sure yet, I think!
Let's hope ^o^


Three were screencaps of later eps but one was a very fanservicey picture of Nagisa and Haru.
Jul 8, 2013 11:56 AM
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I'm in tears, literally. That ending.. it hurts. Just.. FUCK YOU, A-1! KyoAni, could you do a remake of Magi, please? :( If not then WHY ARE YOU FUCKING TEASING ME WITH THAT ED?! Like seriously, what's the point of it? (other than the fanservice)

OT:
Episode was fun, nice OST and great animation. KyoAni's animation always make things much better.

Oh and as expected, homophobes everywhere.
Jul 8, 2013 2:21 PM
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Veronin said:
It doesn't seem dreadful so far but all the clothes flying off every minute made me fairly uncomfortable.
After watching Blood Lad I thought to myself that there's hardly fan service for girls. There's always just boob socks, never d**k socks (am I allowed to say that word on here?). Then I watch Free and it proves me wrong. :)
I do hope though that there's a decent plot and some character development.


Elite60 said:
The guys sure seem to hate wearing their regular clothes, wanting to be in their swimming gear all the time.
Well, we all have our little fetishes.


Candor said:
Oh and as expected, homophobes everywhere.
True. So sad.
I wasn't aware that there are still so many homophobes out there - until I came here. :(
And they're all so sensitive. Just some guy taking his clothes off and they're being sick all over the place. Imagine reacting like that if it was women...
Jul 8, 2013 3:14 PM
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I really like this ^_^ When i first heard about it, i thought it'd be boring, but it was good! :D And all the fan service was great! XD

Plus Nagisa... I love that guy! XD Him and his skinny dipping :P
Jul 8, 2013 3:22 PM
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Homophobic asshole -_-
Jul 8, 2013 3:27 PM

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Not trying to troll, but I feel really weirded out now. Let me explain this further: I got nothing against yaoi, shounen ai, yuri, you name it, as I'm a fanatic shipper myself (not a fujoshi, though) but this is plain weird. Skinny dipping? Entering a bathroom when you KNOW it's in use and being surprised when your friend isn't naked?

Also, what the hell is wrong with fujoshits calling people homophobes for having their own opinion?

To think I had actually promised myself to never watch an anime from KyoAni again, guess I broke my own promise..
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Jul 8, 2013 3:36 PM
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Not trying to troll, but I feel really weirded out now. Let me explain this further: I got nothing against yaoi, shounen ai, yuri, you name it, as I'm a fanatic shipper myself (not a fujoshi, though) but this is plain weird. Skinny dipping? Entering a bathroom when you KNOW it's in use and being surprised when your friend isn't naked?

Also, what the hell is wrong with fujoshits calling people homophobes for having their own opinion?


I would appreciate you not using the term 'fujoshit' because it sounds like you are refering to ALL fujoshi.. SOME fujoshi do not act like this.. That was quite rude tbh.

And yes, everyone has their own opinion, I agree. But they don't have to be extremely rude about it (like i've seen some comments on the anime site i watch, is this same dude spamming hate comments all over :/).
Jul 8, 2013 3:41 PM

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Mayanei said:
Leapling said:
Not trying to troll, but I feel really weirded out now. Let me explain this further: I got nothing against yaoi, shounen ai, yuri, you name it, as I'm a fanatic shipper myself (not a fujoshi, though) but this is plain weird. Skinny dipping? Entering a bathroom when you KNOW it's in use and being surprised when your friend isn't naked?

Also, what the hell is wrong with fujoshits calling people homophobes for having their own opinion?


I would appreciate you not using the term 'fujoshit' because it sounds like you are refering to ALL fujoshi.. SOME fujoshi do not act like this.. That was quite rude tbh.

And yes, everyone has their own opinion, I agree. But they don't have to be extremely rude about it (like i've seen some comments on the anime site i watch, is this same dude spamming hate comments all over :/).

Calling people homophobes isn't exactly polite, either. Just because I dislike this swimming yaoi shit doesn't make me a homophobe. Also, that wasn't what I was implying at all.

You are indeed a fujoSHIT if you call people that for not liking an anime as much as you do. What makes those fujoSHITS shit is that they are hating on those who prefer plot to fanservice.
Jul 8, 2013 3:50 PM

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Leapling said:
You are indeed a fujoSHIT if you call people that for not liking an anime as much as you do. What makes those fujoSHITS shit is that they are hating on those who prefer plot to fanservice.
A part of me dies every time I see someone using the term "fujoshit" seriously.
Jul 8, 2013 3:53 PM
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ElenirLachlagos said:
Veronin said:
It doesn't seem dreadful so far but all the clothes flying off every minute made me fairly uncomfortable.
After watching Blood Lad I thought to myself that there's hardly fan service for girls. There's always just boob socks, never d**k socks (am I allowed to say that word on here?). Then I watch Free and it proves me wrong. :)
I do hope though that there's a decent plot and some character development.


Elite60 said:
The guys sure seem to hate wearing their regular clothes, wanting to be in their swimming gear all the time.
Well, we all have our little fetishes.


Candor said:
Oh and as expected, homophobes everywhere.
True. So sad.
I wasn't aware that there are still so many homophobes out there - until I came here. :(
And they're all so sensitive. Just some guy taking his clothes off and they're being sick all over the place. Imagine reacting like that if it was women...
They're probably just jealous 'cause they don't have ripped bodies like theirs, it's a normal feeling, you know. can't say I'm not
Jul 8, 2013 3:56 PM

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Candor said:
True. So sad.
I wasn't aware that there are still so many homophobes out there - until I came here. :(
And they're all so sensitive. Just some guy taking his clothes off and they're being sick all over the place. Imagine reacting like that if it was women...
They're probably just jealous 'cause they don't have bodies like them, it's a normal feeling, you know.
Oh yeah totally, cause I, a full fledged woman (girl), am totally envious of their abs! I mean, look at them! What I wouldn't do for a body like theirs..
Jul 8, 2013 4:00 PM
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Leapling said:
Candor said:
True. So sad.
I wasn't aware that there are still so many homophobes out there - until I came here. :(
And they're all so sensitive. Just some guy taking his clothes off and they're being sick all over the place. Imagine reacting like that if it was women...
They're probably just jealous 'cause they don't have bodies like them, it's a normal feeling, you know.

Oh yeah totally, cause I, a full fledged woman (girl), am totally envious of their abs! I mean, look at them! What I wouldn't do for a body like theirs..
Would've you liked it if there was guys with white hair in it?
Jul 8, 2013 4:02 PM

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Candor said:
Leapling said:
Candor said:
True. So sad.
I wasn't aware that there are still so many homophobes out there - until I came here. :(
And they're all so sensitive. Just some guy taking his clothes off and they're being sick all over the place. Imagine reacting like that if it was women...
They're probably just jealous 'cause they don't have bodies like them, it's a normal feeling, you know.

Oh yeah totally, cause I, a full fledged woman (girl), am totally envious of their abs! I mean, look at them! What I wouldn't do for a body like theirs..
Would've you liked it if there was guys with white hair in it?

Oh me, oh my, did I step on your toes?
Jul 8, 2013 4:15 PM
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Leapling said:
Candor said:
Leapling said:
Candor said:
True. So sad.
I wasn't aware that there are still so many homophobes out there - until I came here. :(
And they're all so sensitive. Just some guy taking his clothes off and they're being sick all over the place. Imagine reacting like that if it was women...
They're probably just jealous 'cause they don't have bodies like them, it's a normal feeling, you know.

Oh yeah totally, cause I, a full fledged woman (girl), am totally envious of their abs! I mean, look at them! What I wouldn't do for a body like theirs..
Would've you liked it if there was guys with white hair in it?

Oh me, oh my, did I step on your toes?
It seems you're too affected by the lack of them. Hopefully a white-haired guy will appear in the next episodes to calm you down.
Jul 8, 2013 4:36 PM

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Candor said:
Leapling said:
Candor said:
Leapling said:
Candor said:
True. So sad.
I wasn't aware that there are still so many homophobes out there - until I came here. :(
And they're all so sensitive. Just some guy taking his clothes off and they're being sick all over the place. Imagine reacting like that if it was women...
They're probably just jealous 'cause they don't have bodies like them, it's a normal feeling, you know.

Oh yeah totally, cause I, a full fledged woman (girl), am totally envious of their abs! I mean, look at them! What I wouldn't do for a body like theirs..
Would've you liked it if there was guys with white hair in it?

Oh me, oh my, did I step on your toes?
It seems you're too affected by the lack of them. Hopefully a white-haired guy will appear in the next episodes to calm you down.

ONE white haired guy? Are you fucking kidding me? ONE albino won't save this anime, give me TWO of them!
Jul 8, 2013 4:38 PM
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Leapling said:
Mayanei said:
Leapling said:
Not trying to troll, but I feel really weirded out now. Let me explain this further: I got nothing against yaoi, shounen ai, yuri, you name it, as I'm a fanatic shipper myself (not a fujoshi, though) but this is plain weird. Skinny dipping? Entering a bathroom when you KNOW it's in use and being surprised when your friend isn't naked?

Also, what the hell is wrong with fujoshits calling people homophobes for having their own opinion?


I would appreciate you not using the term 'fujoshit' because it sounds like you are refering to ALL fujoshi.. SOME fujoshi do not act like this.. That was quite rude tbh.

And yes, everyone has their own opinion, I agree. But they don't have to be extremely rude about it (like i've seen some comments on the anime site i watch, is this same dude spamming hate comments all over :/).

Calling people homophobes isn't exactly polite, either. Just because I dislike this swimming yaoi shit doesn't make me a homophobe. Also, that wasn't what I was implying at all.

You are indeed a fujoSHIT if you call people that for not liking an anime as much as you do. What makes those fujoSHITS shit is that they are hating on those who prefer plot to fanservice.


Then you are being just as bad as them by giving off the same rudeness. You can talk back to them without having to be extremely rude.. Although i'm glad you weren't referring to all fujoshi.

and @Candor there's nothing wrong with white haired guys. That's just hair color really... doesn't give much of a difference; it's just color. It's usually personality, power or how good they look.

EDIT: if you are really preferring white haired guys, sadly there isn't one in this anime. There's only a gray haired one, who I guess is on Rin's team at his school.
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