Volume 4 release of the anime series Free! will be out on 4 December 2013. Comprises of Episodes 7-8. Two editions available for preorder: Blu-ray or DVD edition. Comes with special sleeve packaging, another cover(s), booklet and postcard. Plot Summary Four boys named Haruka, Makoto, Nagisa and Rin all participated in a swimming tournament shortly [...]
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An assorted arrangement of content meets the common otaku, although as always, there's still a large amount catering to the overwhelming 2-D female fanfare fanclub spectrum known as the modern day anime viewer.
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ultimatemegax: I’ll be working on translating the interviews from the guidebook for the next couple of weeks. This is the first in the series. Thanks to irrevilent for editing assistance and OliMcGown for help with swimming portions. Director Hiroko Utsumi Interview Free! was Director Utsumi’s first role as a series director. In this interview, she […]
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ultimatemegax: I’ll be working on translating the interviews from the guidebook for the next couple of weeks. This is the first in the series. Thanks to irrevilent for editing assistance and OliMcGown for help with swimming portions. Director Hiroko Utsumi Interview Free! was Director Utsumi’s first role as a series director. In this interview, she […]
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Ensky is going to release the Free! ( フリー ) Charapuka ( キャラプカ ) trading figure from the anime “Free!” ( フリー ). Will be released in February 2014. Around 70mm tall, 760 yen each, 4,560 yen for a BOX of 6 pieces. 5 kinds in total. Official Free! homepage http://iwatobi-sc.com/ via Ensky
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High school boys go swimming and develop wholesome friendships. Initially I thought this show was pretty funny, since it was basically K-On except with guys. I thought it was a parody it was so stupid. So I was laughing pretty … Continue reading →
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Volume 3 release of the anime series Free! will be out on 6 November 2013. Comprises of Episodes 5-6. Two editions available for preorder: Blu-ray or DVD edition. Comes in special splash packaging, another cover, “SPECIAL BOOK Free! Vol.3″ featuring Tachibana Makoto, postcard and event ticket (valid only in Japan). Plot Summary Four boys named [...]
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After the events of episode seven and the angst race, Free! has definitely taken a turn for the angstier, with lots of side glances, snide smirks, and glares. Rin is still an insufferable asshole, [...]
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Seven episodes in and it's pretty obvious that KyoAni knows their main demographic. We all knew from the start, but these recent episodes have definitely played right into the hands of the fujoshi [...]
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But I’m not sure I can be that straightforward only about this show. So, Free! ended about, what? Two weeks ago now? A little under, or a little over? My sense of time has become terrible of late, for better … Continue reading →
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But I’m not sure I can be that straightforward only about this show. So, Free! ended about, what? Two weeks ago now? A little under, or a little over? My sense of time has become terrible of late, for better … Continue reading →
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BICEPS. TRICEPS. ABDOMINALS. OH MY! Free! is that one show from the summer season that I enjoyed and couldn’t complain much about.  Personally, I look for flaws and the things that bug the heck out of me when I watch anime sometimes. But, for some apparent reason, I couldn’t find anything when I watched Free! […]
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The following G-View is dedicated to two special ladies who made watching Free! so much better than it already was. Foxy Lady Ayame from The Beautiful World and Sabrina from Organization Anti-Social Geniuses. Here’s my review of Free! – Iwatobi … Continue reading →
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The following G-View is dedicated to two special ladies who made watching Free! so much better than it already was. Foxy Lady Ayame from The Beautiful World and Sabrina from Organization Anti-Social Geniuses. Here’s my review of Free! – Iwatobi … Continue reading →
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Still backed by a dubstep background piece that comes in at the most giggle-worthy moments, Free! jumps from serious rivalry and competition-based angst to girls ogling muscles and guys trying on [...]
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Thank you for all the cheers! And with this episode, our experimental relay-tag aniblogging of Free! has successfully ended. It suits the series because the end was almost symbolic and predictable. Overall, it was a very fun experience and I have to applaud the Metanorn team members who joined in this fun. Not to mention, […]
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Recap of Episode 11 -  Rei gives Rin a piece of his mind. Rin realizes he’s been an ass for the last 10 episodes. Nagisa almost kills Haruka while Makoto and Rei watch in horror. Rin finds out that he has been dropped from the relay team for his school so he can’t race against […]The post Notes of Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club Episode 12 + Series Review appeared first on Organization Anti-Social Geniuses.
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Continuing from last week’s post, here are the rest of my reviews for this season’s anime I completed (also threw in the final three episodes of OreImo since I haven’t discussed them yet)… Free! Despite the fandom-wide outcry that Free! stirred up when it was first announced, I went into it with an open mind. […]
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Volume 2 release of the anime series Free! will be out on 9 October 2013. Comprises of Episodes 3-4. Two editions available for preorder: Blu-ray or DVD edition. Comes in special sleeve packaging, another cover, special book (1) and postcard. Plot Summary Four boys named Haruka, Makoto, Nagisa and Rin all participated in a swimming [...]
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In what is potentially one of the best finales of the summer season, Free! gives us heart-wrenching emotion and a look at what comprises real friendship. This episode really focuses a lot on Rin and what he’s truly feeling.  Throughout the majority of this anime, what we’ve seen from Rin has been a mask, a … Continue reading »The post Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club – 12 (END) + Final Thoughts appeared first on Anime Aura.
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