Free!
Free!
Synopsis
Haruka Nanase has a love for water and a passion for swimming. In elementary school, he competed in and won a relay race with his three friends Rin Matsuoka, Nagisa Hazuki, and Makoto Tachibana. After claiming victory at the tournament, the four friends went their separate ways. Years later, they reunite as high school students; however, Rin couldn't care less about returning to the way things used to be. Not only does he attend a different school, but the sole thing important to him is proving that he is a better swimmer than Haruka. After the bitter reunion, Haruka, Nagisa, and Makoto decide to form the Iwatobi High School Swim Club, but they will need a fourth member if they hope to take part in the upcoming tournament. Enter Rei Ryuugazaki, a former member of the track team whom Nagisa recruits. As the time to compete draws near, the four develop a close bond while training intensely to come out on top and settle things between Haruka and Rin once and for all. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Staff
Hatta, Shinichirou
Producer
Nakamura, Shinichi
Producer
Nishide, Masayuki
Producer
Saitou, Shigeru
Producer
Nonoue, Sui
Assistant Producer
Utsumi, Hiroko
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation
Tsuruoka, Youta
Sound Director
Kawanami, Eisaku
Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation
Kitanohara, Noriyuki
Episode Director, Storyboard
Ogawa, Taichi
Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation
Oota, Rika
Episode Director, Storyboard
Takemoto, Yasuhiro
Episode Director, Storyboard
Yamada, Naoko
Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation
Nascimento, Paloma
Script
Yokotani, Masahiro
Script, Series Composition
Codama, Saori
Theme Song Lyrics
Hirakawa, Daisuke
Theme Song Performance
Katou, Tatsuya
Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition, Music
Koyama, Hisashi
Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition
Miyano, Mamoru
Theme Song Performance
OLDCODEX
Theme Song Performance
Shimazaki, Nobunaga
Theme Song Performance
Suzuki, Tatsuhisa
Theme Song Performance
Yonaga, Tsubasa
Theme Song Performance
Andou, Kyouhei
In-Between Animation
Opening & Ending Themes
Openings
- "Rage on" by OLDCODEX
Endings
- 1: "SPLASH FREE" by STYLE FIVE (Nobunaga Shimazaki, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Mamoru Miyano, Tsubasa Yonaga, Daisuke Hirakawa) (eps 1-11)
- 2: "EVER BLUE" by STYLE FIVE (Nobunaga Shimazaki, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Mamoru Miyano, Tsubasa Yonaga, Daisuke Hirakawa) (eps 12)
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