KyoAni's Swimming Anime 'Free!' Due in July
Key Visual of "Free!"
Short trailer of "Free!" aired as a TV ad of KyoAni this March
Cast
Nanase Haruka: Shimazaki Nobunaga
Matsuoka Rin: Miyano Mamoru
Tachibana Makoto: Suzuki Tatsuhisa
Hazuki Nagisa: Yonaga Tsubasa
Ryugasaki Rei: Hirakawa Daisuke
Story:
Haruka, Rin, Makoto, and Nagisa used to be the members of the same swimming club in elementary school. They won a tournament just before their graduation and then they went separate ways. Time passed and now Haruka has been spending his high school days idly. One day, Rin comes to Haruka and challenges him to a swim. Haruka easily gets overwhelmed by Rin's swimming skills. In order to beat Rin, Haruka establishes the "Iwatobi High School Swimming Club" by gathering Makoto and Nagisa again and drafting in Rei.
Source: Mainichi
Story by omgiloverice
Free! on MAL
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If by Week 1 this show has a <6.00 ranking on
Psst. The score is 7.91 on MAL right now.
Aug 16, 2013 12:15 PM by phoenixalia
Aug 13, 2013 11:17 PM by yhunata
Its shit
Aug 13, 2013 5:54 PM by Hiryu12
Its shit
Aug 12, 2013 10:44 PM by Edefrem
Its shit
Aug 12, 2013 10:40 PM by symbv
Aug 12, 2013 10:38 PM by FALLOUT4
Rejection of Little Busters, Tamako market, and now this? R.I.P. Kyoani.
Pfffffftttt.
Aug 12, 2013 7:11 PM by marx-chan
Rejection of Little Busters, Tamako market, and now this? R.I.P. Kyoani.
I can't stop laughing at this comment XD
Aug 12, 2013 7:03 PM by mistress_kisara
Aug 12, 2013 4:10 PM by omnislack
Mod Edit: No reaction images please.
Jun 18, 2013 9:36 AM by Kasuummi
/hope this doesn't turn into a yaoi
Jun 16, 2013 9:35 PM by sometim3s
Jun 16, 2013 1:18 PM by Kawaiimikichan2
If by Week 1 this show has a <6.00 ranking on MAL, I'm going to post a picture of me IRL.
I loled at that. Now, all of us gotta do the same and KyoAni will definetely stop makin' Free halfway.
Anyway, gonna watch it. Being KyoAni fanboy is sufferin'....
Jun 14, 2013 8:15 AM by LIquId4T0r
If by Week 1 this show has a <6.00 ranking on MAL, I'm going to post a picture of me IRL.
Jun 11, 2013 2:48 PM by Red_Keys
I think Rin is the bad-ass guy in this series, so my vote goes for him, although, Haruka is in a reeeeaaaallyyyyy close second :)
Jun 11, 2013 2:42 PM by sacriface777
Jun 10, 2013 1:36 PM by Slatrix
Just out of curiosity, has there been any announcement or reveal of female characters? I know the target audience are the ladies but it would make sense if there was a female character (protagonist?) to follow.
http://iwatobi-sc.com/character/gou.html
http://iwatobi-sc.com/character/amakata.html
The first is Rin's younger sister, the second is the classics teacher for Rin and Makoto
Such a low-key announcement compared to the fanfare of the male casts. There are no females in the first PV that made me wonder if they even exist LOL. Of course, everyone knows "bromance" is the most important here :D. Kyoani goes full throttle with female audience this time.
Regardless of how the anime turns out, I think we should brace ourselves to the explosive MAl thread comparable to SAO's this summer (well, maybe not. Episode 1 would have the similar post count to Shingeki no Kyojin, but the rest would be likely at Gagrantia's level)
Jun 10, 2013 10:35 AM by ThangLong
US swimming team:
Shameless.
Damn those guys are shameless, showing so much skin DISGRACEFUL.
We all know this is the proper swimming attire.
lol... word can't even explain this extremely funny post.
Jun 10, 2013 6:40 AM by zoze
Jun 7, 2013 9:31 PM by Naniwa
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Its shit
10/10 review.
Aug 29, 2013 6:23 PM by Laciie