[Anime Review] Free! (Iwatobi Swim Club 2013- )
Plot Summary: Four boys named Haruka, Makoto, Nagisa and Rin all participated in a swimming tournament shortly before graduating elementary school and later parted ways. Years later, they reunite when Rin challenges Haruka to a race and wins. Not wanting to be defeated so easily, Haruka gathers Makoto and Nagisa and a new recruit named Rei to form the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club.
Director: Hiroko Utsumi
Writer: Masahiro Yokotani, Kōji Ōji (based on novel by-High☆Speed!)
Music by: Tatsuya Katō
Runtime: 12 Episodes / 25 Mins
Main Cast:
- Nobunaga Shimazaki, Megumi Matsumoto (young) as Haruka Nanase
- Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Satsuki Yukino (young) as Makoto Tachibana
- Tsubasa Yonaga, Satomi Satō (young) as Nagisa Hazuki
- Mamoru Miyano, Akeno Watanabe (young) as Rin Matsuoka
Review: by Lee and Nena
What started as a 30 second commercial, meant only to promote Japanese animation company Kyoto Animation, went on to grow a large internet fan base that created names and backstories for the characters, relationship pairings, and fan art -- all for an anime that was never intended to be a full series. After seeing the huge demand for the fan-named "swimming anime," internet streaming website Crunchyroll created a change.org petiton to have the series created in full. Kyoto Animation heard the internet's pleas and happily granted their wishes.
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Rating: 4 / 5 Stars
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