Should you watch Free!?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Free!
Anime · 2013
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.
The sides of Free!
- A boy who only feels alive in water
- A high school swim club built from scratch
- A childhood friend turned rival
Free! is good for you if…
- you like races decided by a fraction of a second in the pool.
- you like Haruka, Makoto, Nagisa and Rei sticking together.
- you want competition without anyone getting hurt.
Free! is bad for you if…
- you don't watch anime.
- you need more happening than training and relay races.
About: rivalry · friendship · belonging
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