Free!

, which received an honorable mention in the second Kyoto Animation Award contest in 2011 and was later published in July 2013. The first season, titled '''Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club for international distribution, aired in Japan between July and September 2013, and the second season, titled Free! - Eternal Summer''', aired between July and September 2014. An animated film, '''High Speed! - Free! Starting Days''', was released on December 5, 2015. Two more animated films, '''Free! Movie 1: Timeless Medley - Kizuna and Free! Movie 2: Timeless Medley - Yakusoku''', were released on Apr 22, 2017 and Jul 1, 2017 respectively. A four segment anthology movie, '''Free! -Take Your Marks-''' was released on Oct 28, 2017. A 12-episode 3rd season to the animated series, Free!: Dive to the Future, is scheduled to be released in July 2018.

Plot
Free! is set in the town of Iwatobi, which is based on the real town of Iwami, Tottori. Iwami has since used Free! to promote tourism to the town. The story starts with four boys—Haruka, Makoto, Nagisa and Rin—before they graduate from elementary school. They all participated in a swimming tournament and won, though they parted ways. Years later, Haruka and Makoto reunite with Nagisa when he enrolls in their high school. Not long after, Rin, who was thought to be in Australia, turns up and challenges Haruka to a race and wins. Afterward, Nagisa suggests creating a swimming club and using the school's run-down outdoor pool. Haruka, Makoto, Nagisa, and later on, Rei, create the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club and work together to make the club a success. Rin's victory over Haruka means nothing to him as he realizes that Haruka had stopped swimming competitively and wasn't in top shape. He claims that he cannot get over the fact until Haruka competes against him for real. The members of the Iwatobi High School Swim Club later enter a swimming competition against Rin.

Official

 * Free! Official Website

Other Wikis

 * Free-Anime—founded 2013 April 26. (170 pages, active editors.)
 * FreeTheAnime—founded 2013 May 8. (7 pages, no editors.)
 * Iwatobi—founded 2013 April 26. (18 pages, no editors.)