Free! (2013)

Animation · Comedy · Drama

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.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (4,353 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 ↑ +0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

7.78 avg 12 episodes 7.0 → 8.6 23 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Saikai no sutâtingu burokku!	7.0	111
2	Tsuioku no disutansu!	7.8	86
3	Riron no dorufin kikku!	7.8	80
4	Toraware no batafurai!	7.8	79
5	Ôpun wôtâ de taiken!	7.7	74
6	Shôgeki no nôburîjingu!	7.9	75
7	Kessen no sutairu wan!	7.8	72
8	Gyakushû no medorê!	8.1	71
9	Mayoi no rûzun appu!	7.7	71
10	Iradachi no hâto reito!	7.6	70
11	Gekijô no ôru auto!	7.6	70
12	Harukanaru furî!	8.6	90

Season 2 (2014)

7.88 avg 14 episodes 7.7 → 8.3 23 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Stormy Dive-Dash!	7.7	65
2	Stroke of an Unexpected Meeting!	7.5	54
3	The Butterfly of Farewell!	7.6	52
4	The Promise's Somersault Turn!	7.6	52
5	A Resolution's Heads-Up!	7.5	54
6	Invincible Prime!	7.8	53
7	The Crouching Start of Vindication!	7.7	53
8	The Locomotive of a Twist!	7.8	53
9	Forming of a Slump!	7.9	51
10	The Six-Beat Kick of Tears!	8.3	56
11	The Open Turn of Destiny!	8.0	56
12	A Swim-Off in a Foreign Land!	8.2	58
13	The Eternal Summer of Beginnings!	8.4	59
14	OVA: Forbidden All Hard!	8.3	48

Season 3 (2018)

7.88 avg 13 episodes 7.9 → 8.6 23 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Prologue	7.9	25
1	Sprouting Dive Start!	7.5	38
2	A Promise on a Shooting Star!	7.6	36
3	First Swim in Another Country!	8.0	34
4	Interference of Loss!	7.7	32
5	An Ominous Workout!	7.6	32
6	The Mermaid of the Abyss!	7.7	32
7	A Solitary Medley!	7.9	34
8	Metamorphosis of the Soul!	8.1	35
9	Interval in the Evening Calm!	7.8	32
10	The Grab Start of Hope!	8.0	32
11	Streamline of Unity!	8.1	34
12	Dive to the Future!	8.6	56

Free! (2013)

Cast

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