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Nov 3, 2017 5:37 AM
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We all know that there will be fan service. Its free. But which do you think they will lean to in season 3?

I will admit I am a huge Makoharu shipper and will proabably cry if they become even close to canon. (Lets face it Reigisa is pretty much canon)
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Nov 3, 2017 5:41 AM
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Neither, the only Free! ship I'm here for is Reigisa.


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Nov 3, 2017 5:50 AM
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the title calls for a ship war

I'm team makoharu uwu

But I'll satisfied as long as Makoto is one of the (if not the only) main focus.
Nov 3, 2017 5:52 AM
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Errrrrr, it's surprisingly hard to say.

KyoAni already "offended" the RinHaru fandom with an almost complete absence thereof in High Speed. And the 3rd season offers a lot of opportunities for them to interact and develop (Olympics and stuff). So there's a chance this time it'll be RinHaru's time to shine.

On the other hand, I can't imagine Makoto and Haru drifiting apart too strongly. Ofc, they'll be building their lives based on their dreams and objectives, which may change their dynamic a lot, but hey. We know they are a destined couple appointed by the heavens. No matter what happens, I still clearly see them clinging to each other and putting each other above anything else. This was established and proved too many times.

But most likely, nothing will change in that matter, and I highly doubt the balance will be shifted. It's not profitable for KyoAni to underline one ship over the other (though I read some interviews of the Free! scriptwriters, and it's clear they really ship MakoHaru >:) ), since if that happens, the fans of another ship will throw a tantrum and proclaim war on the whole Japan.

However, I'm praying for some precious and memorable moments with mai almost-married MakoHaru.
Nov 3, 2017 5:59 AM
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RinHaru for life, sorry not sorry.

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Nov 3, 2017 6:53 AM
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hypehypehypehype?
Nov 3, 2017 7:24 AM
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MAKOHARU HERE!!!!!!
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But dreams won't fade, dreams won't fade
Let's chase them as many times as it takes and don't lose
Because today after all is today and once you wake up, it'll be a new morning"

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Nov 3, 2017 11:17 AM
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Plot twist: all the guys develop a crush on Gou, even Rin.
Nov 3, 2017 12:00 PM
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Ivoria said:
Neither, the only Free! ship I'm here for is Reigisa.


I agree they were my favorites and favorite pairing! Too bad they're the least liked from the main cast.
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I wouldn't be surprised if MakoHaru were the prominent characters during the season. I highly prefer RinHaru, and think the couple has even more potential than before (if it's even possible) with their romantic...mmh, sorry, OLYMPIC future together.
Nonetheless, MakoHaru is way more popular in Japan, and the studio is clearly playing on that. We'll just have to wait and see, but, sadly for me, I think they'll be playing on the fact that Rin is in Australia to give us very little moments between Haru and him.
However, I still hope we'll get a full RinHaru season ^^ I'll never give up on these two !
BUT seeing Makoto and Haru won't be unpleasant at all, their relationship is quite cute and very pure.
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I'm a huge Rinharu fan, but they have completely ignored the rinharu fans in season 2 merch. I lived in Japan during the second season debut and all the magazines with posters, keychain prizes, and promotional art had Sourin, Makoharu, and Reigisa.

They have already said their peice really. It made me stop buying merch to be honest, and I used to buy every magazine and fanbook they came out with.



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Orhunaa said:
Ivoria said:
Neither, the only Free! ship I'm here for is Reigisa.


I agree they were my favorites and favorite pairing! Too bad they're the least liked from the main cast.

:( Aw man. I love them so much, though.


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Ivoria said:
Orhunaa said:


I agree they were my favorites and favorite pairing! Too bad they're the least liked from the main cast.

:( Aw man. I love them so much, though.


ReiGisa is the best ship in Free! They're so perfect and adorable. <3
Nov 4, 2017 5:47 PM

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I pray for my Rinharu to happen, but i think the show is gonna focus on makoharu, unfortunately for me...
Nov 4, 2017 6:02 PM
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Haru x Water is the only ship that matters.
Nov 5, 2017 5:57 AM

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Jucuky said:
Ivoria said:

:( Aw man. I love them so much, though.


ReiGisa is the best ship in Free! They're so perfect and adorable. <3

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This. This exactly. (I also think they're the only ship that would be sensible if it became canon, oops.)


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Nov 5, 2017 12:53 PM

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Definitely MakoHaru

Gotta keep Rin for myself sorry
Nov 5, 2017 12:54 PM

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I pray for my Rinharu to happen, but i think the show is gonna focus on makoharu, unfortunately for me...


Same. After High Speed, I expect there to be MakoHaru. I ship RinHaru so, so much but I see things for what they are.

I'm also excited for Reigisa. I think there's gonna be a huge focus on them, considering that they're captain and co-captain. They're pretty much canon in my book, so that'll be fun to see.
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Jucuky said:
Ivoria said:

:( Aw man. I love them so much, though.


ReiGisa is the best ship in Free! They're so perfect and adorable. <3
Yup! They're so cute!
But if we're talking about RinHaru MakoHaru, I'm MakoHaru team! <3
Nov 6, 2017 12:10 PM
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I'm going to have to say MakoHaru so we can have SouRin
Nov 6, 2017 1:04 PM
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Makoharu. End of discussion. Next question.
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Rinharru but honestly I’m fine either way lol.
Nov 9, 2017 2:04 AM
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The thing with anime is a lot of the time whatever pairing is more popular has little relevance on what ends up becoming canon in the end so while I don't doubt Makoharu will be thrown plenty of bones because not only does it make sense, it's also profitable (I mean, it's not like it's hard to do, they're already best friends, they clearly adore each other and fans eat up any platonic interaction and interpret it as romantic anyway) but the core of the plot has always been about Haru and Rin's relationship from the get go, even in Starting Days when Rin is absent, he's at the back of Haru's mind all throughout until the very last scene when it's resolved that Rin was also thinking of him and wrote him a letter.

I don't think either will be stated as canon though (except for Haru/Water lol) for all we know they'll pull out some random from Haru's uni and and we won't hear much about either Makoto or Rin, but as it is if one had to be I think it'd be Harurin.
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I like free. Its a good show with good characters, animation and so on. But I hate the fandom. Its a bunch of fujoshis going crazy over their gay ships and OTPs.

None. Its called friendship, not homosexual.

Nov 11, 2017 7:18 AM
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Arata_Kokonoe said:
SpongySquish said:
I like free. Its a good show with good characters, animation and so on. But I hate the fandom. Its a bunch of fujoshis going crazy over their gay ships and OTPs.

None. Its called friendship, not homosexual.


That arguement could be applied to a show such as Durarara!! and its fandom, but Free! is clearly a fan service show and fujoshi are actually supposed/expected to go crazy.


I guess everyone has their own perspective on it. I didn't really notice any fanservice except for in the credit songs.

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Stuff like this happened though??




I fail to see the platonic way to read that scene, it's straight out of a shoujo manga, whether you want to dismiss it as fanservice or not that's up to anyone's interpretation, but the stuff is still there, the fandom is hardly making it up.
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The above scene always makes me smh at MakoHaru shippers saying RinHaru has no real basis, is ridiculous, just a rival/hateship, etc.

They got an actual bloody sakura petal tree scene. Full-on extreme bloom and all. If one of these characters was a girl, there would be zero ambiguity about whether that scene was intended to be romantic or not.

Are Makoto and Haru close? Obviously. Is their relationship romantic? Uh, no. They're basically brothers. As said above, their relationship is cute and pure and very much platonic.

If the new season focuses entirely on MakoHaru I'm not sure I'll even watch it; though they've had some sweet scenes, a lot of their extended one-on-one interactions simply bore me.

Rin, on the contrary, is interesting to me, and he's pretty much the only person that can get Haru to show some actual emotion. With Makoto, Haru is far more stoic and, dare I say, even dull. Rin makes him alive.

Thus, RinHaru all the way.
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Always Rinharu

Rinharu is my heart, soul and body
SERIOUSLY I want more rinharu, I reeeeally hope that the people who are working on the 3rd season will make lots of rh scenes

Nov 21, 2017 7:13 AM

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Both please? Or threesome?
MakoHaru and RinHaru are the only two ships that i can't decide between.
Nov 21, 2017 7:40 AM

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RinHaru of course!! MakoHaru is my Brotp.
Jan 2, 2018 5:52 PM
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I really ship Makoharu, but to be honest I think that season 3 is going to lean towards Rinharu because the two of them are the ones going pro together
Jan 12, 2018 4:20 PM
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Despite the hopes of Rinharu shippers everywhere, it's a ship that's destined to stay anchored at port. Makoharu is No.1 in Japan and that isn't about to change nor have any of the films leading up to S3 given any indication that KyoAni is about to shift gears for its endgame. Makoharu is a roaring fire compared to RinHaru's burning match when it comes to comparisons. I think about the way Rin poured his heart out to Haru while crying and Haru just took it in while saying and doing nothing. Meanwhile, after Haru admits to Makoto that he appreciates everything his best friend has done for him (in their hotel room), he gets so embarrassed that he runs out of the room. The first reaction is one of friendship (I can handle this bc I'm not overwhelmed). The second reaction is one of affection/love (I can't deal with my feelings right now bc I'm overwhelmed). That's just my take on things as a mental health practitioner and only one observation of many for the MakoHaru dynamics. I could write a book, but I won't. It's very clear who Haru prefers regardless of what Rin feels towards Haru. As for Haru's feelings for Rin - let's call it a healthy athletic rivalry that exists between competitive males. Seeing sparks fly in that regard doesn't mean "I love you;" it's just macho showmanship in an area that Haru feels he's #1. As for Makoto? We know he's loved Haru for a verrry long time.

Anywhos, I predict that KyoAni will focus on many of the newer characters in S3 in the hopes of an offshoot anime to develop while making sure that Haru is given his due as an Olympic hopeful. Rin will be mentioned bc he will be competing as a rival on the Australian team and Makoto will be involved with Haru's training somehow because he's studying to be a coach. Rei and Nagisa will be there to balance out the dynamics. Sousuke's story will be given resolution (I seriously hope). I doubt Kyoani will play favorites in the "shipping" game bc they keep claiming that the anime is not shounen-ai, but we all know better, now don't we? In any event, Makoharu will be subtly kept burning bright and even if there isn't a definitive moment of closure or proof that these two young men are mfeo, there will be "something" somewhere that will indicate that their future is destined to be shared...with one another.
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I could've sworn I was on team MakoHaru

But now I've seen the wonders of SouMako

and now I can't get out....... :'D

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I don't want anyone splitting up! Actually I wanna see all three hang out together. Threesome this! But if I had to pick...
It's Rinharu. I gotta see em go to the Olympics together
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I don't mean to sound harsh but after kyoani had deprivation rinharu for a long time and with the high speed + the new movies I'm not suprise if it's gonna be mostly makoharu. I'm a rinharu and I just feel bad that kyoani had abanded this ship long ago after raising it this much. it's just kinda sad and not straight up to not give attention to their development, its like things that happnd on S1+2 have less meaning now. of course I'll watch season 3 cause I love this series but about rinharu I'm kinda disappointment and wont have expectations [MH im sure ill be]
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Jan 27, 2018 2:43 AM
I've been for RinHaru ever since the start, but it's obvious the script-writers are all MakoHaru. THEN AGAIN if they keep focusing on only one ship, it's likely they'll lose viewers so I mean...
ReiGisa is final though
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After much thinking, I'm settled on being a SouMako shipper, so pls more of them. ;_; (I know I'm gonna get slapped badly for this but idc D:< SouMako for lief kbye) <3

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Rinharu is shit, Makoharu is where it's at
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I've been for RinHaru ever since the start, but it's obvious the script-writers are all MakoHaru. THEN AGAIN if they keep focusing on only one ship, it's likely they'll lose viewers so I mean...
ReiGisa is final though

I was a RinHaru shipper originally, as well. Then for a bit I shipped MakoHaru, now I'm BACK to RinHaru because uhm..... reasons....... (I ran into SouMako fanarts and I have not turned back since :V there that's my reason LOL Rin can have Haru XD just give Makoto to Sousuke and no one gets hurt LOOOOOOOL)

also YES Reigisa is final(and maybe Nitori x Momo? XD I adore that ship lel)

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Jan 30, 2018 5:36 AM
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I've been for RinHaru ever since the start, but it's obvious the script-writers are all MakoHaru. THEN AGAIN if they keep focusing on only one ship, it's likely they'll lose viewers so I mean...
ReiGisa is final though

I was a RinHaru shipper originally, as well. Then for a bit I shipped MakoHaru, now I'm BACK to RinHaru because uhm..... reasons....... (I ran into SouMako fanarts and I have not turned back since :V there that's my reason LOL Rin can have Haru XD just give Makoto to Sousuke and no one gets hurt LOOOOOOOL)

also YES Reigisa is final(and maybe Nitori x Momo? XD I adore that ship lel)


I mean, I'm nearly 100% sure that Momo is the only straight guy in this show xD
...but it might work
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iShipMyFriends said:
KittyxChan said:

I was a RinHaru shipper originally, as well. Then for a bit I shipped MakoHaru, now I'm BACK to RinHaru because uhm..... reasons....... (I ran into SouMako fanarts and I have not turned back since :V there that's my reason LOL Rin can have Haru XD just give Makoto to Sousuke and no one gets hurt LOOOOOOOL)

also YES Reigisa is final(and maybe Nitori x Momo? XD I adore that ship lel)


I mean, I'm nearly 100% sure that Momo is the only straight guy in this show xD
...but it might work

Well him and his brother. XD LOOOOOOOL. Momo could be bi who knows.... xD

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Feb 1, 2018 12:30 AM
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I mean, I'm nearly 100% sure that Momo is the only straight guy in this show xD
...but it might work

Well him and his brother. XD LOOOOOOOL. Momo could be bi who knows.... xD

Considering what anime this is, I wouldn't be surprised lol
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Rinharu ❤
I always shipped them (and if you don't like shipping why come to this post? :/)
And while I see Makoharu as very best friends, Rinharu have is more romantic. Even Sousuke noticed that when Rin talks about Haru, he smiles with love. And Haru completely missing him and only finding his strenght to swim again, after he helped Rin. Makoharu and Sourin are the confort zone to each other, but love challenges and make us realizes new things, like RinHaru. But that's my opinion. Honestly they wouldnt make any of these canon and lose part of the fandom.
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Rinharu ❤
I always shipped them (and if you don't like shipping why come to this post? :/)
And while I see Makoharu as very best friends, Rinharu have is more romantic. Even Sousuke noticed that when Rin talks about Haru, he smiles with love. And Haru completely missing him and only finding his strenght to swim again, after he helped Rin. Makoharu and Sourin are the confort zone to each other, but love challenges and make us realizes new things, like RinHaru. But that's my opinion. Honestly they wouldnt make any of these canon and lose part of the fandom.

True true. xD We're all gonna have to stick with fanfiction for romantic pairings(unless someone gets with Gou *shrugs* ). But yeah, I see Makoto and Haru as best friends who are practically like brothers. But RinHaru as more of a romance thing. Same with Rin and Sousuke vs Sousuke and Makoto. Rin and Sousuke are buddies, but I see Sousuke getting this crush on Makoto and vise versa. Sure they haven't talked much(YET! D: ) but I'm sure we'll get more interactions between them in the third season. But I mean, this is just all in my head. XD I'm not trying to predict anything, but that's just how I like to see things. =w=b

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MakoHaru please.

In fact, I don't have nothing personally againt RH (in S1 actually I pretty hated Rin, not because of the ship, but for his shitty personality xD), I actually like some RH doujins. And I've learn how to love him.

The only thing I hope is KyoAni don't push a S/M thing (I really doubt it, but who knows?). This ship is probably the crackiest ship inside a fandom in BL world. To be honest, only outside Japan S/M has some kind of popularity. Inside there is just unpopular as SouHaru (my secret guilty pleasure xD). No matter how sexy they look together, their chemistry is pretty inexistent;
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MAKOHARU.

MakoHaru are just TOOOO obvious. They work well together.










I also want to keep Rin for myself.
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think about the way Rin poured his heart out to Haru while crying and Haru just took it in while saying and doing nothing. Meanwhile, after Haru admits to Makoto that he appreciates everything his best friend has done for him (in their hotel room), he gets so embarrassed that he runs out of the room.


That's a bit unfair. Haru smiled up at Rin with such a fond expression on his face while he was crying. What was he supposed to do, get up and run in that moment? You make it sound like he laid there like a dead fish and did nothing, but right afterwards he said he would show Rin a sight he's never seen before like this http://78.media.tumblr.com/e1622076f6140bdbda0e7d7879f31d89/tumblr_nneykiPqSZ1t0pk3do1_r1_500.gif
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RinHaru 100%...They have such a deep and real chemistry I don't even know where to begin. I could talk for hours about them, but lets keep this short and sweet. Haruka and Rin met in the last year of elementary school (roughly 12) for only (about) the last 3 months of the school year. In those 3 months they managed to create a bond so strong that Haruka never forgot about the red-haired shark-toothed boy in all the years to pass. Rin had such a strong pull on Haruka that when they met in middle school and raced against each other, Haruka quit swimming competitively just because he thought he hurt Rin. Now in high school, Haruka still wants to remember the sight Rin had showed him, and still cares about him just as deeply as his other friends. With Rin he had only been with him for a mere 3 months and managed to create such a deep bond with him, whereas with Makoto he was with him for basically his whole life. While I am in no way discrediting MH, Rinharu managed to create still as strong a bond as they did in such a short period of time. The way they admire each other and strive to be better because of each other just... // too perfect to describe. It's a beautiful dynamic, not abusive in any way as some haters call them. Their relationship focuses on growth, passion, and inspiration, always being able to light a fire in each other, always the person to spur them on and make them go just a little farther. A truly spectacular dynamic, Rinharu will always be my second favorite ship.
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