| Free! | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Kanji | フリー！ |
| Rōmaji | Furī! |
| Genre | Sport |
| Anime | |
| Director | Hiroko Utsumi |
| Script | Masahiro Yokotani |
| Character Design | Futoshi Nishiya |
| Music | Tatsuya Kato |
| Studio | Kyoto Animation Animation DO |
| Network | ABC BS11 TV Aichi Tokyo MX Nico Nico Douga (stream) |
| Original Run | July 3, 2013 July 7, 2013 (BS11) |
Free! (フリー！ Furī!) is a Japanese anime television series directed by Hiroko Utsumi and produced by Kyoto Animation and Animation Do. It's based on the novel High☆Speed! written by Kōji Ōji. It will begin airing in Japan in July 3rd, 2013.
Plot
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.
Characters
Main Characters
- Haruka Nanase (CV: Nobunaga Shimazaki)
- Makoto Tachibana (CV: Tatsuhisa Suzuki)
- Nagisa Hazuki (CV: Tsubasa Yonaga)
- Rei Ryugazaki (CV: Daisuke Hirakawa)
- Rin Matsuoka (CV: Mamoru Miyano)
Secondary Characters
- Gou Matsuoka (CV: Akeno Watanabe
- Miho Amakata (CV: Satsuki Yukino
Production Staff
Studio: Kyoto Animation, Animation DO
Director: Hiroko Utsumi
Script, Series Composition: Masahiro Yokotani
Character Design: Futoshi Nishiya
Art Director: Joji Unoguchi
Director of Photography: Kazuya Takao
Music: Tatsuya Kato
Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka
Musical Production: Lantis
Production: Iwatobi High School Swimming Club
Broadcasting
TV
ABC: 3 July 2013, 26:44 (4 July 2013, 02:44)
TOKYO MX: 3 July 2013, 24:30 (4 July 2013, 00:30)
TV Aichi: 3 July 2013, 26:05 (4 July 2013, 02:05)
BS11: 7 July 2013, 24:00
AT-X: 10 July 2013, 22:00
Animax: 20 August 2013, 22:00
Online Streaming
Nico Nico Douga: 8 July 2013, 22:00
ABC Video Club: 8 July 2013, 22:00
※The dates and times are in accordance with Japanese time zone.
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