S2E05 Head-Up of Decision!

Head-Up of Decision! (決意のヘッドアップ！ Ketsui no Heddo Appu!) is the fifth episode of Season 2 of the Free! anime and the seventeenth episode of the overall series. It aired on July 30, 2014.

Synopsis
Haruka Nanase, Makoto Tachibana and Rei Ryugazaki notice Nagisa Hazuki behaving oddly. When pushed for an answer, they learn that he has run away from home, explaining that his parents told him to quit the Iwatobi High School Swim Club because of his lackluster grades. The group hides out at the ITSC RETURNS community center in order to come up with a plan. Nagisa laments that he does not find studying fun, having been forced to do it endlessly during junior high school. As the group moves further into the building when someone approaches, Rei tries to convince Nagisa to tell his parents how he really feels. Moved by everyone's words, Nagisa voices his true feelings to the pursuer, who is now closing in on them. That person turns out to be Miho Amakata who gives Nagisa the courage to talk to his parents. In the end, Nagisa's parents allow him to stay in the club on the condition that he studies and works hard for both his studies and the nationals.

Characters
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Trivia

 * Prior to Eternal Summer's English DVD release by Funimation the episode was called 'A Resolution's Heads-Up!' in English