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| Free is back! Rei should had been prepared xD That tradition to beat the captain. Rin being the new caption! The way they decided to using charming points, lol! Can't believe they did that, the crowds reactions :D Rin and Haru!!! Setting a new record at the tournament already. That cherry blossom pool! Sousuke coming in, should be the really strong first year! |
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| The cherry blossom pool scene was so precious, I love how Rin tore up and hid his face in embarrassment, cute. I'm laughing because people were speculating what AU the ED will have and it ended being pure madness with like 35426 AUs mixed together (including merman Haru wow). Incredible. Also Amarrez said:  Can someone help me? Whilst watching this gif I seem to have misplaced my heterosexuality. This gif is all that matters right now. |
| Concerning Rin's question about what they're going to do after HS, I found it really cute that they chose to incorporate what they wanted to be when they were little kids in the ED. Fireman Makoto, astronaut Nagisa, merman Haru... xD It was the cutest. |
| YAY its back! Such a fun episode, really enjoyed it. But I've been watching way too much 50% off, that when I saw Rei and Nagisa together I just automatically shipped them! >.< and I'm not use to the high pitch Nagisa anymore lol The ending was funny, I liked it. and the opening was pretty good. So a nice solid episode all around. Can't wait to see what will happen next week! |
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| Nice first episode. Can't wait to see who this Sousuke guy is ^_^ |
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| Were they breathing under water? Is it me, or did Gou's voice get higher pitched? Maybe its just that I haven't seen the show in forever.. Lol'd when Rei went on stage and everybody had a straight face when he took his shirt off. |
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tsubasalover said: Amarrez said: Can someone help me? Whilst watching this gif I seem to have misplaced my heterosexuality. It seems like he got chance to dance because in first season ED he wasn't able to. Nice. LOL started laughing when seeing this |
| Be It 10 or 1000 Men, The End Result Will Be The Same.. |
| I'm really happy this show is back, what a fun episode. The opening is pretty cool, the ending's utter madness. I love it, just like the first season's ending. Really liking the new Rin |
| wowow much better than I expected the first ep to be, thats for certain. It's quite amazing how quickly they've made Rin so likable in this one episode after his angsting during the previous season, in the sense that they've integrated him buddying into the cast dynamics really nicely and really showcased the warmer parts of his personality. but yeah Hosoya next ep hooooo boy can't wait |
| A solid first episode that's just as reminiscent of the first season as it should have been! Enjoyed seeing these guys again, partly cuz hey good looking anime boys but also because they're endearing! Looking forward to continuing to enjoy the well played balance between goofiness and somewhat serious themes Free! manages to pull off. |
| About Sousuke from the High Speed! novel. Nice to see Sousuke in the anime. :3 |
Red_Keys said: Were they breathing under water? Yeah that was weird to me too... they also had no goggles or caps or anything so I guess that was supposed to be like their "inner-souls" or some anime stuff like that? |
| Pretty good first episode. OP and ED are okay. I am curious about the new guy, also Gou-chan is back <3. |
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| First episode was great. Love how their relationship with Rin is now, but I wonder why he doesn't wanna be captain so much. Their club presentation made me lol. |
"Komugi, are you there?" |
| MY BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WELCOME BACK!!!! IM SO HAPPY!!!!! <3 |
silverwalls said: YAAAAAAY free! is back~ was nice to see them all back. the parallels between this ans S1's first episode in the beginning were nice :D the ending was amazing... Amarrez said: Can someone help me? Whilst watching this gif I seem to have misplaced my heterosexuality. why is he so perfect? I don't know, seems like anime characters with red hair are always OP. :p Good first episode and I have missed this anime for so long!!! Glad it's back! Like the new ED, but nothing can beat the old ED, lol. Anyway, can't wait for episode two! |
| Very good start and nice relaxing episode. That ED ... xD |
| Omg perfect first episode! <3 Loved every second of it. Need ep 2 now ; u ; |
| Wow for the first episode I thought it was pretty funny. I love the opening and ending songs cute in different ways My gosh trying to re crute is so cool yet funny . how they tried to swim in a pool full of cherry blossoms was gorgeous . |
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Amarrez said: Can someone help me? Whilst watching this gif I seem to have misplaced my heterosexuality. I still can't get over that ED. Firefighter Makoto! Astronaut Nagisa! Policemen Rin! Totally not at all what I expected, but boy, did KyoAni outdo their selves with this new ED. I freaking love it. I loved the opening episode so far! I loved seeing all the Makoto. |
“Victor can’t be satisfied by anyone but me.”  |
| Liked how the beginning almost mirrored the first season's. That introduction though.. Such a hilarious fail! Nagisa copying Rin's demeanor was perfect -- "Give it your best, or I'll beat the crap out of you!" XD Haru vs. Rin was awesome. Damn, they're equally good! New guy Sousuke seems interesting, mainly because his name is manly, unlike the main leads. Good start to the sequel. I actually watch the show for Gou only! She's such an amusing character. :3 |
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| OOOOO boy Free! is back , stlil not as good as people say it is but the show is still fun to watch and the animations is amazing. My major problem so far is how Gou has become more annoying then funny the joke about the muscles works but when you use the same joke 20 times in an episode it makes it predictable and not funny. I hope they'll add more to Gou's character and make her a little more than just a fangirl for bishounen guys other than that it was a fun first episode and if you liked the first season you'll probably like this one what can i say this show really knows it's audience. |
| This is going to be on great summer! The OP and the ending were awesome, better than the first seasons in my opinion. Didn't expect that much from the first episode but it was actually quite good, there was a lot of swimming and muscles which got me just as excited as Gou! |
| "Even if we lose by 100 points, there's still a chance a meteor will strike the other team's bench in the last second" - Kuroko Tetsuya |
| .... Look I missed this show even though I didn't like it as much~ let's see how this turns out! |
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| Free! is back, hell yeah! Can't handle that ending, though. XD |
  I will show no mercy for you You had no mercy for me The only thing that I ask Love me mercilessly |
| kyoani outdid themselves with this ed |
| So glad Free! is back!! I think I like the music from the first season better though. I'm super excited to see more of the new character. I like the balance between the light hearted comedy and more serious stuff that's been portrayed so far. |
| Hell yeah I missed this show lol Off to a good start so far. That ending song lol |
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| i love both the ED and the OP the ED is so cuteee im so glad free! it's back |
MALoween✟Mansion! 2021: main candy:      extra candy: 4x  |
| Its finnaly here :D i been waiting for this since the first season ended great episode i liked the ending better then the first season the opening was alrigth wonder how they gonna get new members lol |
Red_Keys said: Were they breathing under water? Yeah I was like, they can't be panting under water o_o but I guess it's to show that they're working hard internally, if you know what I mean. Beautiful animation and backgrounds as always, KyoAni. I love all the shiny colors *_* I really enjoyed the rain scene too, when Rin was talking to Makoto and Haru about their future. Idk, the orange-ish sky and the rain together was just really pretty to me for some reason. Aside from that, it was a good episode, mostly because it made me realize that I missed the show. I like this Rin much better too. And also, Hosoyan's character, Sousuke, makes his debut! Looking forward to seeing his role in story. The OP was great too, I actually like this OP song better than first season's. Good job as always, OLDCODEX. |
| watching this in 1080p is fucking great! The amount of fanservice made me smile, but I liked it so I'm not gonna complain. And nice, a new member! |
| Haru as a Merman, ♥. |
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| Finally Free! is back! I actually really liked the op, the song was quite catchy. Still deciding how much I like the ending though. Of course the first season op and end are the best. |
| Back in the pool. That presentation for new club members was hilarious hands down, nice first ep. |
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| Wow.. i've seen so much Hate about this again already.. gay here gay there. Well i'm a Guy (who is not gay) and i really liked the first Season.. looking forward to watching the new Ep now |
| The 1st season was great hope this ,too. The best thing about this show is the ED they are unique and awesome . |
| Makoto's ear turning red *o* Gou-chan defending her brother *o* Nagisa calling Nitori Ai-chan *o* so happy! glad the first ep wasn't too overwhelming |
sibbo7 said: Wow.. i've seen so much Hate about this again already.. gay here gay there. Well i'm a Guy (who is not gay) and i really liked the first Season.. looking forward to watching the new Ep now that is because some people can't accept fanservice revolving around guys, but if it's females showing off their tits etc. it's "alright"... I won't question that logic but I've seen it so many times.. xD |
| For a first episode it was a solid 5/5, holy shit I had a lot of fun watching :D New OP and ED are great even though I agree that they weren't as good as last season. |
the episode was great but why the opening has to be so sad like WHY IS NAGISA ALONE AND CRYING???  |
| Great first episode. Forgot how good this series was. Seem a like a lot of new things are going down. Excited for next episode. 5/5 |
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| felt more like some kind of recap ep with new footage than anything else(?) so far not really impressed but it's Free and I'll be following the series for sure lol PD: Makotooooo babyyyyy<333 |
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| Perfect way to start off this season. God bless this anime. Wednesdays this summer will be a splash. The OP/ED are fantastic as usual. I like the OP a bit more because Tatsun sounds gorgeous. precious said: sibbo7 said: Wow.. i've seen so much Hate about this again already.. gay here gay there. Well i'm a Guy (who is not gay) and i really liked the first Season.. looking forward to watching the new Ep now that is because some people can't accept fanservice revolving around guys, but if it's females showing off their tits etc. it's "alright"... I won't question that logic but I've seen it so many times.. xD ^ |
| If I have to choose a favorite, I believe it'll be Sousuke after the ex-captain of Samezuka since he looks so manly (really), sometime I can't stand the main cast except Rin. |
| I'm sad that Mikoshiba has now graduated because this episode gave us some great moments from him. And guys, GUYS, Nitori finally swam. I hope we get more Nitori from this season. |
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