bakapandy:

Getting to know Kazuma, Sousuke’s cousin and older brother figure!

Kazu-nii told Sousuke not to worry about the restaurant, implying he should follow his dreams to keep swimming…I imagine Kazuma to be an upbeat genki person who’s always encouraged Sousuke to chase his dreams. I hope we get to see more of him and his interactions with Sousuke! I wonder if he knows Rin well…

Haru: i’m cold
Makoto: Ahh! Here, Haru, have my jacket!
Nagisa: Rei-chan, I’m cold too!
Rei: nagISA-KUN HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU IT’S DANGEROUS TO BE OUT IN THESE TEMPERATURES WITHOUT PROPER ATTIRE HERE IVE CALCULATED THE EXACT NUMBER OF LAYERS YOU NEED TO STAY WARM AND STILL BE BEAUTIFUL THE THEORY’S PERFECT I BASED IT ON THE TEMPERATURE OF-
Nagisa, tearing up: Rei-chan I love you

hey! i hope this isnt too much to ask, but can you sorta… Lay out what there is to watch of free (if that makes any sense)? ive seen seasons 1 and 2 of the anime and i know the movie where they’re kids exists, but is there any more than that thats available for american audiences? I don’t keep up very well with the fandom :(

bakapandy:

Yes of course, not a problem at all. Links to subs/raw downloads are attached to the titles 🙂

In order of release:
Free! Iwatobi Swim Club – Season 1 of Free!

Free! Eternal Summer – Season 2 of Free!

Free! Eternal Summer OVA – probably everyone’s favorite episode lbr. Water gun fight shenanigans and everyone is a drama queen. 

High Speed! Starting Days – First movie for Free!, takes place a few years earlier when Haru and Makoto are just entering middle school. Features previously unseen characters Ikuya, Asahi, Nao, and Natsuya. THIS MOVIE IS IMPORTANT IN UNDERSTANDING THE CHARACTERS THAT WILL SHOW UP IN THE UPCOMING SEASON!!!

Free! Timeless Medley -Kizuna (Bonds)- – A recap movie of mostly Eternal Summer with some of season one. Focuses on Haru and Iwatobi. Also includes never before seen scenes and includes cameos from High Speed characters.

Free! Timeless Medley -Yakusoku (Promise)- Second recap movie, also mostly Eternal Summer and a little bit of season 1. Focuses on Rin and Samezuka. Also includes new scenes and High Speed characters

Free! Take Your Marks – A new movie with all new content released in Japan in late 2017. Tells 4 concurrent and intersecting stories about the third years as they go through the end of their high school career and wrap things up for the future 🙂

Free! Dive to the Future – brand new season for summer 2018 :))), July 4th will be a “recap” episode, with episode 1 officially airing July 11th. There is also an episode 0 that will likely be released later with the DVD, though I’m not quite sure about that. 

In “chronological” order:

Starting Days

Season 1

Eternal Summer

OVA

Kizuna/Yakusoku (Recaps)

Take Your Marks

Dive to the Future

New Free! Dive to the Future PV AsaKisu Scenes Explained *SPOILERS*

aitaikimochi:

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This scene is Kisumi handing over Haruka’s phone to Asahi, to which Asahi says to Makoto on the other line, “Hey Makoto, it’s been a while!”

The context to this scene is that Kisumi, Asahi, and Haruka are all in the same college, and they meet up during their break to chat. Kisumi then uses Haruka’s phone to call Makoto, and he pretends to be Haruka. However, Makoto is unphased and is like “Where’s Haru? Who is this?” and Kisumi says, “Ah, guess I can’t fool you after all. It’s me, Kisumi!”

He then hands the phone to Asahi, who says the line above.

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This scene happens when Makoto, Haruka, Kisumi, and Asahi meet up at Asahi’s sister’s cafe that she owns in Tokyo. His sister also is married and has a newborn child. Asahi mentions that they have a ton of photo albums of old photos in the cafe, and when he takes out the album, Kisumi asks him, “Ohh is it a photo album of me??” and Asahi gets flustered and says, “Of course NOT!”

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Asahi races against Haruka in a freestyle match, and during this race, Makoto and Kisumi watch the two swim. Kisumi says the last time he saw Asahi race was way back in middle school. Kisumi cheers on Asahi while Makoto cheers on Haruka.

T/N: ASAKISU IS REAL AND GOING STRONG.