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Free! (2013)

8.20h 24mAnimation — Comedy — Drama

The story revolves around Haruka Nanase, a boy who has always loved to be immersed in water, and to swim in it. Before graduating from elementary school, he participated in a swimming tournament along with his fellow swimming club members, Makoto Tachibana, Nagisa Hazuki, and Rin Matsuoka. After achieving victory, each of the boys went their separate ways. Time passed, and in the middle of their uneventful high school lives Rin appears and challenges Haruka to a match, showing Haruka his overwhelming power. Not wanting it to end like this, Haruka, gathers together Makoto and Nagisa once again and brings a new member named Rei Ryugazaki to create the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club in order to defeat Rin.

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A high-signal pick with 251 votes.

Kyoto Animation / Animation DO / Pony Canyon / Lantis / Asahi Broadcasting Corporation / ABC Animation / Bandai Namco Arts

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Director: Masayuki Nishide

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Nobunaga Shimazaki as Haruka Nanase (voice)

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Haruka Nanase (voice)

Daisuke Hirakawa as Rei Ryugazaki (voice)

Daisuke Hirakawa

Rei Ryugazaki (voice)

Akeno Watanabe as Gou Matsuoka (voice)

Akeno Watanabe

Gou Matsuoka (voice)

Kenjiro Tsuda as Seijuro Mikoshiba (voice)

Kenjiro Tsuda

Seijuro Mikoshiba (voice)

Mamoru Miyano as Rin Matsuoka (voice)

Mamoru Miyano

Rin Matsuoka (voice)

Hiroshi Yanaka as Gorou Sasabe (voice)

Hiroshi Yanaka

Gorou Sasabe (voice)

Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Makoto Tachibana (voice)

Tatsuhisa Suzuki

Makoto Tachibana (voice)

Satsuki Yukino as Miho Amakata (voice)

Satsuki Yukino

Miho Amakata (voice)

Kouki Miyata as Aiichiro Nitori (voice)

Kouki Miyata

Aiichiro Nitori (voice)

Yoshimasa Hosoya as Sosuke Yamazaki (voice)

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Sosuke Yamazaki (voice)

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