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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- I thought the OP song was alright although I preferred the first season's Op song better. It was great seeing everyone back though. Looks like they changed the OST somewhat but didn't waste any time with the swimming part, nice. Gou was pretty fun to watch. It's funny how the guys just take their clothes off on stage though LOL. Oh Free is back. I think this is going to be a fun summer. HOLY SHIT, that ED song is awesome. Firemen, merman, etc. ahahaha |
Stark700Jul 2, 2014 1:44 PM
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| I think I like this OP bit more than the first season (though still not liking the style). Winter. Feeling nostalgic from some scenes from first season, but somewhat different. Free relay and they lost. Red hair guy's named for next captain. Recruiting new members. lol~ @ the intro. Nice, the pool is safe, though still kind of broken. Competition. Wow, the two got 1sts! Sakura pool, but the weather is bad. Clean up without using it... That new guy transferring to red hair guy's class. This ED is cute. Personally liking the first season's ED more. lol @ Merman Haru!! (even though space Nagi is also lol). Imagination of their future professions? Revealing how "sugoi" is this "sugoi" new member next. |
tsubasaloverJul 2, 2014 9:59 AM
I ♥ Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!! |
| CAUGHT A STREAM AND WATCHED IT. God I fucking missed the show so much I'm so glad it's back wowowowowowwww. I'm really interested in the Sousuke and Haru interaction that's previewed for the next episode. I really can't say much else because I'm way too excited. |
 Can someone help me? Whilst watching this gif I seem to have misplaced my heterosexuality. |
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Amarrez said: LMFAOCan someone help me? Whilst watching this gif I seem to have misplaced my heterosexuality. nice first episode. it parallels the first episode of the first season, but from different angles (i.e. the opening scene of Makoto going up the stairs, but from the top instead of the bottom - and the cat's all grown up now, and also when Makoto pulls out Haru, we see Haru's back instead of his front his time). promising start! |
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| Ayeeee,i am so glad Free is back:'D |
| Free is back! Their way of trying to recruit new members to their club was funny. New character introduced already. Can't wait for the next episode. |
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Amarrez said: Can someone help me? Whilst watching this gif I seem to have misplaced my heterosexuality. It seems like he got chance to dance because in first season ED he wasn't able to. Nice. |
I ♥ Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!! |
Stark700 said: best ED.MERMAN |
| Free is back! Hahaha. We get to see Gou and the cast again! I wonder if that transfer student is their old teammate from before? Time for splash! Lol at Haru as a merman. >_< |
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| I won't lie to myself, i kinda missed Free!, and it's nice to see it back.Opening is nice (edit. it's awesome after listening to it 5+ times, lol), although i prefer first season's one more - as some others i noticed. Their club presentation...lol'd so bad.Gou's ideas are brilliant as ever. About ED...no comment. |
incompleteAEGISJul 2, 2014 9:35 AM
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| Man, I love you KyoAni for introducing Gou right beside Makoto in the OP! Guess they saw how popular MakoGou is (Though MakoHaru And SeiGou is even popular but I don't care) The new OP is a bit generic but good kinda generic. The intro was so much like season 1's. The OST was pretty cool. Glad Rin is over his teen angst. Man, I missed Gou so much! Yeah believe in your girl, Makoto. So they are third years already... Nagisa's Rin impersonation was nice. "Can't be helped so I will let you swin in it once." xD Is it just me or there is too much focus on ReiGou? Like it is the least popular of all Gou shippings so I didn't expect so many interactions... There's HaruGou as well. The new ending is really addicting. I wish they could fit in some Gou though. I mean she is part of main team in a way, kinda unfair... Great start. |
TragicRomanceJul 2, 2014 9:25 AM
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| Glad this show is back, looks like a new character will be introduced next week. The ending was the best. |
| YAAAAAAY free! is back~ was nice to see them all back. the parallels between this ans S1's first episode in the beginning were nice :D the ending was amazing... Amarrez said: Can someone help me? Whilst watching this gif I seem to have misplaced my heterosexuality. why is he so perfect? |
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| Absolutely gorgeous animation. But hell dat ED xDD |
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| Pretty much the same style as the first season. Except Rin isn't a douche. High expectations here. Don't let me down swimming bishounens. |
| I fangirled a lot this episode, it's nice to see the boys again. Awesome episode, I hope this season can live up to the first. Also, the ending was fun. I live for policeman Rin. |
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| Nice first episode. The swimming is enjoyable as always. That ED is amazing! Looking forward to seeing more of the new character next week. |
| i'm glad that this show is back. the 1st episode was great and the ost is just as brilliant as last season's. rin's character development was really well done. it seems like haru is starting to become competitive and doesn't not care anymore. the new character seems interesting. i'm curious to see how he'll stir things up. hopefully mikoshiba will be back though. looking forward to watching more |
| better than what i expected |
GORO IN SWIMSUIT, BUT NOT GOU???!!! FUCK DIZ SHITTTTTTTTTT |
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| Heh. 2 people who don't watch the show already gave it a 1 in the poll. |
| Free!Boys are back! Love OP&ED! Great episode! *.* So many good moments! 5/5 |
| This really started airing on the right day, I always feel depressed after going to the dentist. Save me again in 3 weeks plz Rei, Rin, Mikoshiba so cute <333 This episode felt a little rushed, like they wanted to hurry through this stuff and introduce the new dude, but it was still highly enjoyable. I really love the opening. It looks like Rin's relay team won't be filled with complete nobodies. The ending song....I was a little weirded out at first by the randomness and dancing, but when they showed it was their imagination as kids I just had to d'awww |
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| The way they introduced themselves was funny... and that was probably the reason they got no new members I'm guessing that this new guy is an acquaintance from Australia |
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| Oh my God, this made my day. I'm so happy Free! is finally back. Great episode, that sakura pool! I don't like seeing Rin crying, but happy tears are good tears. Dat ED and mermen Haru ^^ |
| I just so happened to finish season 1 yesterday (I dropped it for months in the first place because it was boring, even though I'm a girl), totally did not know season 2 was gonna air today. Season 2 seems great at the moment. All is good, all is good... |
Sir_Lexa said: Heh. 2 people who don't watch the show already gave it a 1 in the poll. a few already rated it 1/10 too. lmao it's been a year and people are still mad about free! |
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| Beyond excited for the next episode. Especially for more to be revealed about the transfer student, i agree that he may have been from Australia with Rin. I love the new OP and ED, brings the charm of Free! back with a twist. The show is funny as ever and i love the parallels. I just cant wait, thats all i have to say. |
| Fun ep ^^ Loved S1's OP and ED more but these ones were pretty good and the ED was lol XD Missed seeing Gou's Muscle-mania XDXD Poor guys having to do that for the intro of the club XD So hilarious lol The Rin vs Haru race was nice. I wonder what role Sousuke will play? |
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silverwalls said: Sir_Lexa said: Heh. 2 people who don't watch the show already gave it a 1 in the poll. a few already rated it 1/10 too. lmao it's been a year and people are still mad about free! Haters are gonna hate but Free gets some special kinda hate... Don't know how they can hate it when someone so precious like Gou is there. Like I watch Free for her. |
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| Ya that was a great first episode. OP is better than S1 but can't beat that S1 ED...still pretty good. Gou-chan is still fucking cute as all hell. Glad the guys are back. Really enjoyed the relay at the beginning. Hope we see some more racing this time. Excited! |
| Ahaha, they went with the antics right off the bat, I love it :D Gou fangirling half the episode - golden :D It really feels the same show as the 1st season. Lets hope it keeps :) |
| Well ehh last season was much better... Well let's see what happens. I'm looking foward to that new guy (the one beside ai in the op). |
| sasuga KyoAni, that ED tho..... 9/10 |
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Hyack said: GORO IN SWIMSUIT, BUT NOT GOU???!!! FUCK DIZ SHITTTTTTTTTT I think Gou will only be there to provide fangirling and puns towards Rei. Might even go into a mini-romance if judged from the 2nd episode preview commentary. |
| I think I noticed a subtle change in Rei's characterization - he said that he doesn't swim ("oyoganai") anything but Butterfly, whereas in the first season he said that he can't swim ("oyogenai") anything else. Back then it was a bit of an ironic echo of Haruka's catchphrase and a joke at Rei's expense, but could it mean that now he actually can swim in other styles, but chooses to specialize in Butterfly? Also, is it just me, or did Gou's character become more one-dimensional in this episode? I think she only said like two lines that didn't have anything to do with her muscle fetish. |
| Gou-chan oh how I missed your cuteness. <3 Good starting episode, nice OP and ED but I really did prefer season 1's for some reason, especially the ending. Judging from the OP, looks like rivalry within relays with Rin's new team including this Sousuke fellow (can't stop thinking about Aizen). IIRC from a preview Sousuke was Rin's Australian buddy when they were younger.. I love the Free! previews because they speak freely I still remember "All out, All out, All out, All out. Perfect Body" . |
"We live not to forget our past, but to learn from it!" ―Freya Crescent, Final Fantasy IX. |
| It was a lovely first episode. I think I'll like Rin ten times more this season because he doesn't seem so aggressive as he was the did the first season. I'm really looking forward to see what the new guy has to offer as well. The animation was amazeballs, the ending was cute and Haru's hairflip gave me life. 9/10 |
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| OMG, that new ending song is just perfect. (>▽<)/ Rin was really hot in that uniform, I think that I'm actually going to like him now, I almost hated him on first season. Nice first episode, I really enjoyed it. Hopefully this is going to be even better than the first season. |
metsujin said: Well ehh last season was much better... Dude we've seen only one episode of this season. Also the last 15 seconds of the OP kind of scares me. |
Raina-Jul 2, 2014 11:25 AM
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