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shigerogo said:  Dat Sexy Butterfly Rei |
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| Rei going swimming in the ocean at night seemed like a recipe for disaster, and it was. Makoto has a bad experience with the ocean as well, so I guess Haruka will have to save the day. |
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Fiji said: I wonder what is the relationship between their old coach and Ama-chan-sensei?? She's a swimsuit desigher. He was an swim teacher |
| Ah. So Makoto's horrible past has to do with the goldfish. It all makes sense now. Cliffy! Hopefully, Rei's alive. |
| Darn that cliffhanger... ~.~ It got so dramatic all of a sudden... But I really liked Kou this episode, she's so much more realistic than other "anime girls" are. And if it wasn't for Free!, I probably wouldn't have believed there could be an anime's episode set on an island with at least one girl in a swimsuit but without using her for fanservice. Nice. And the poor guys had to stay outside... q_q |
| Damn that cliffhanger. God Makoto is such a nice guy I'm melting. He's got a trauma with the ocean and he still goes out to save Rei. Rin not being a douche = <3 His little moment with Gou was adorable. I hope he helps Haru save Makoto & Rei. I just want them all to be friends goddammit!!!! |
TiKey said: Fiji said: I wonder what is the relationship between their old coach and Ama-chan-sensei?? She's a swimsuit desigher. He was an swim teacher Lol isn't it pretty obvious that she lied about being a swimsuit designer? She was most likely a swimsuit model and the old coach saw her in magazines and such. |
| finally something is going to happen |
| Damn, this episode was worth all the wait. I'm expecting to know what happened with Makoto years ago and what's his problem with sea. I'm really glad that Rin it's caring about the guys, even he denies it because of his avoidant personality. The enviroment for this episode was quite amazing. Rei is trying his best to be 'useful' for the club, too much that now he's in danger with Makoto. I'm hoping nothing bad will happen the next episode! If Rin helps them, I'll be so happy, to be honest. Can't wait the 6 episode. |
| YAY DROWNING ANIME |
| Whoa, I didn't expect that cliffhanger ending. Makoto has a fear of the ocean eh? Well that just made things a lot worse for Rei. Props to KyoAni for making this show a bit more serious. I really liked the scene with Rin and Gou. Gou is really cute. She needs to wear a bikini already though. xD |
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| I'd laugh if the guy with glasses actually died... but yeah, not happening. Despite this, I appreciate the cliffhanger. Not that bad episode actually. And I really like the soundtrack. |
| The only thing you can rely on is that you can't rely on anything. |
Fireego said: Jovy said: Gou's camera has insane zoom and resolution o_o ^This. And oh yeah, she was wearing a one-piece swimsuit! Dem tracksuits. Dat cliffhanger. Dat end card. What's with the goldfish grave? I just love Haruka and his mackerels! Just a coincidence that Rin and his swimming team are nearby. But I did enjoy the brother and sister moment. Something's up with Makoto and the ocean. And in the end, Rei goes swimming and there just happens to be a storm. And guess who's going to try to save him? That's right: Makoto. The one with the traumatic experience with the ocean. Haha, i thought so too! where do i get that crazy zoom camera that so smal and pink. haha |
| Episode summary: -MAKOTO'S PAST IS SO INTRUDING. -MATSUOKA SIBLINGS ARE SO CUTE -BEAAAAACH.. MORE FANSEEEEERVICE -MACKEREL -REI'S ...WAIT... WAAAAAIT. AAAAAAAH. FUUUUUUUCKKKKK. -FUCKING CLIFFHANGER. -HELP. |
| ahh Makoto-chan, Rei-chan~~ QwQ I hope they're safe! >< since I watched Free! episode 5. My mind full of Makoto-chan ._. Okay, so I must wait for episode 6. I can't wait.. Haru-kun please save them! D: |
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| Rin and Makoto are really nice brothers. :"> I wonder what's with Makoto and the ocean? |
| Happy feels in the beginning with everyone bonding but then dat cliffhanger T____T Makoto and Rei!!!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOO!!!!! I hope Makoto saves Rei and overcome his ocean issue TwT |
| REI!!! NO!!! Go get his rookie butt up from the water Makoto! ...... I got a feeling we'll be seeing CPR next week... EDIT: I think Ama-chan might've been a swimsuit model in the past... |
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| Shit just got real. |
Please learn about cel animation and its technical process. Learn how special effects and backlighting were done without computers. |
| Nice to see the little moment that Rin had with Gou. Looks like he still cares about her aww. And although Gou wasn't wearing a bikini, it was still great to see her in a one piece haha. Oh fuck at that ending. Rei and a traumatized Makoto stuck in a stormy ocean. Shit, that is not a good combo. |
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| I liked the atmosphere. Also Kyoto animation's toilets have been upgrated. They now come with one sink and one mirror for several toilets. |
| I was a little worried coming into this episode...I was considering dropping it after episode 4. However, holy shit...the teaser for episode 5 looks intense. I get the impression that this series is going to get significantly better next episode. |
| The endcard with Gou and Rin is adorable. :3 |
| Of course they'll be saved?? Hopefully... |
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| Rei :( |
| Rei sure got balls. I wouldn't ever swim alone... at night... on the sea. |
| And, and, and .... Hopefully, Haru will save everyone next week!!!! :) |
| okay episode.. :3 the ending.. hmm.. shit just getting real :3 |
| So, BL undertone mouth to mouth CPR in next episode? |
| noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo |
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| That cliffhanger end :O Guessing Makoto's goldfish died in some accident in the ocean :/ |
| So this show does have some drama. I was expecting something along the lines of K-on (cute characters doing cute things), but this episode left me intrigued. I'm impressed |
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| Rei is totally the opposite of his cool appearance at the athletic club Hmmmm Mackerel... |
| I'm confused- what exactly happened to Makoto that made the ocean so terrifying for him? But this was a very good episode. I seriously doubt anyone is going to die. This is too much of a feel good anime. |
Soudadorable said: Kerozinn said: Iunno if you watched K-On! but it was not an anime about music. It was not an anime about the hard work and effort and trials and tribulations that one has to pour into learning how to play a musical instrument. It was not about intense plot based around concerts and the meteoric rise of a band build around high school girls. Yui learned how to play the guitar proficiently in like half an episode, it was not realistic because it was not meant to be, it was not trying to be.hikoghert said: Soudadorable said: Sourire said: hikoghert said: I'm not asking for a competition every episode.. just maybe 1 every 4 episode.. so lets say the regionals, the nationals, and then a showdown between the main cast. Would be way more interesting to me in my opinion than a full cour of slice of life comedy.Sourire said: Kerozinn said: my thoughts exactly..Sourire said: So does this anime only has 1 swimming competition that will be in the last episode or 2 or will we witness more than that? zzzzzz after 5 episodes this show has 80% slice of life + comedy 10% talking about swimming and 10% actual swimming (Sports Genre Tag -.-) a ALRITE slice of life n comedy show but a BAD sports anime. 3/5 lmao. Guess which swimming races are the most popular? The short ones. Why? Because it's boring as f to watch people swim for an extended amount of time. Swimming, like running/track, are like adrenaline shots to the audience. It's different from basketball, soccer, baseball etc. Free! didn't label itself as a sports anime, but if I were to take that label seriously, I would say it's a good sports anime since it's not overloading us with characters swimming laps. Having several different competitions in such close proximity (12 episode span) when the only two people really competing are Haru and Rin is like watching someone declare a winner at the end of each lap - totally pointless. facade63 said: its starting to get borderline stupid how Rin's swim team always happens to be in the same place as the iwatobi swim team surely they can come up with better ideas for them to meet than just pure coincidence. Always. Being twice... Fixed that for you. Well, we had a race back in episode 2. And it looks like we're going to be racing for Rei's life in episode 6 soooo. There you go =) That many levels of competition would require them to introduce SO MANY new characters. It would be horrible and a wreck. No thanks. Also a competition between the main characters would be 100% predictable. Frontcrawl and butterfly are the fastest and Haru is a genius and Rei is not. It wouldn't even be a competition. Anguished said: dany_elle1908 said: i'm a girl and no i do not watch only for that is an enjoyable anime -.- You're not watching it for some actual swimming. That says enough. Yeah. That says she's not stupid because if someone wanted to watch ACTUAL swimming they would watch ACTUAL swimming. Just like how people who watched KnB weren't doing it to watch ACTUAL basketball - KnB is fantasy basketball. And just like how people who watched Slam Dunk and acclaim it love it for the STORY. Sounds like she's saying she's watching for the story as well. the point is slam dunk and kuroko no basuke BOTH have tons of basketball in it. Free has barely any swimming in it. i wont even comment on ur "fantasy basketball" thing since ur obviously talking out of ur ass right now. also WHAT story? free! has one of the most bland and boring storys ever with no plot or any substance behind it. do u really get excited over that cliffhanger (which isnt one cause we all know Rei isnt going to drown). get real! K-On! was about close friends brought together by a shared activity they were all passionate about, and how this initial attraction due to said shared activity lead to time and experiences in which close bonds and friendships were fostered. Please replace K-On with "Free!", Learning to play Guitar with "Learning to swim Butterfly", and Music with "Swimming" and you have Free! You are clearly watching the wrong show for the wrong reasons, though there actually is a fair bit more swimming in Free! than there was (probably, it has been awhile) music playing in K-On! but it is first and foremost a show about close friends going through life with their passion for the activity at hand the nucleus of the show, but not necessarily the focal point. I'm sorry you're watching the show for the wrong reasons, but that doesn't make those of us who are watching it in a manner that makes sense for a Kyoani anime incorrect. If it pains you so much, I would recommend not keeping it up, least you hurt yourself. Saying you should watch an anime solely for it's general underlying theme is ridiculous. Are you saying someone who isn't into, say, video games and dating sims shouldn't watch The World God Only Knows? Are you kidding me? You should watch anime for the story, and if you want the characters to be playing sports the entire time you should just watch actual sports. |
| JESUS FUCKING CHRIST. What the hell was that final!? I NEED MY EPISODE 6 RIGHT NOW. |
| Rei you dumbass, swimming in the ocean at night. I know he's a newbie with swimming, but still. Dumbass >_> And that end card <3 |
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| Makkun has so many fans.... D; Gosh, if he was real, I'd be so jealous and intimidated competing with so many girls >.< |
| Oh boy, I really am curious about what happened to Makoto, but I think he lost someone? Maybe someone close to him drowned in the ocean or something. . . I'm getting MakoRei feels out of this. Though it wasn't a smart idea for Rei to go out swimming at night too, lots of shit can happen during the night and no one may notice you :/ God I need the next episode now . . . . Haru, save the day! |
| Next episode has "No Breathing" as part of the title. I look forward to mouth-to-mouth insufflation soon !! |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Whyyy did they have to finish like thiis?!! I CAN'T wait one more week T__T And Haru omgg after every episode I love him more <33 |
| Good episode!! Next episode will be epic. symbv said: Next episode has "No Breathing" as part of the title. I look forward to mouth-to-mouth insufflation soon !! No plz. |
-MgZ_ said: Good episode!! Next episode will be epic. symbv said: Next episode has "No Breathing" as part of the title. I look forward to mouth-to-mouth insufflation soon !! Yes plz. Fixed for you. |
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| Nice ep, hope Rei is ok. Looking forward next one |
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