Free!

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.

Main Characters

 * Haruka Nanase (CV: )
 * Makoto Tachibana (CV: )
 * Nagisa Hazuki (CV: )
 * Rei Ryugazaki (CV: )
 * Rin Matsuoka (CV: )

Secondary Characters

 * Gou Matsuoka (CV:
 * Miho Amakata (CV:

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

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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