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 on ABC, TOKYO MX and TV Aichi, and July 7th on BS11.

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
Haruka Nanase (七瀬 遙 Nanase Haruka)
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 * Haruka is a second-year boy in high school who loves swimming. He is a strong and quiet person. His style captivates many and he has a strong fixation towards freestyle swimming.

Makoto Tachibana (橘 真琴 Tachibana Makoto)
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 * Makoto is Haruka's best friend, and is also a second-year. Unlike Haruka, he is more outgoing and often speaks up for him. He is nice and considerate. However, he is weak-hearted and gets scared easily.

Nagisa Hazuki (葉月 渚 Hazuki Nagisa)
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 * Nagisa is a first-year boy who also goes to Iwatobi High School. He is very strong and not afraid to speak his mind. He admires Haruka's swimming and enrolls at his school to swim with him again.

Rei Ryūgazaki (竜ヶ崎 怜 Ryūgazaki Rei)
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 * Rei is Nagisa's classmate. He used to be on the track team, but later joins the swimming club because he admires Haruka. He is handsome and intelligent, but is easily manipulated by Rin.

Rin Matsuoka (松岡 凛 Matsuoka Rin)
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 * Rin is Haruka's rival and his former teammate in elementary school. He comes back to Japan after studying abroad and becomes a show-off, baffling his former teammates. He goes to a different school than the others.

Production Staff
Studio: Kyoto Animation, Animation DO Director: Hiroko Utsumi Script, Series Composition: Masahiro Yokotani Character Design: Futoshi Nishiya Art Director: Joiji Unoguchi Music: Tatsuya Kato Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka Free!