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Free! Eternal Summer

Free! Eternal Summer

After the last swimming competition, the bonds between Haru, Makoto, Nagisa and Rei have greatly deepened. With each passing day, each member continued to grow. Rin tries to overcome his past and, with the help of his new teammates, aims to create the strongest swim team yet. Holding on to their ambitions, they face themselves and welcome the new summer!

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Reasons you might like Free! Eternal Summer...

trottolina trottolina says...

Do you like light hearted sports manga or anime?  If you enjoyed reading Rough, or watching Free! Eternal Summer, I think you will like the other.

Both deal with high school swim teams, and have a main character who is an exceptional free style swimmer.  While Free is well known for the well defined physiques of the male swimmers it portrays, Rough has some of Adachi's more better drawn young men, especially at the end.  And for balance, young women in swimsuits too. 

Free is more focused on friendship, and Rough on romance, but both take the swimming seriously.  A good anime, and a good manga - why not experience them both?

High☆Speed! Free! Starting Days

High☆Speed! Free! Starting Days

Before they were making waves in high school, Haru and Makoto took their marks in junior high! Take a dive into the past with your favorite swimming boys and new faces as they learn what it means to work together and make new friends.

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Umisho

Umisho

Kaname Okimura wants to learn how to swim, but has been afraid to due to a childhood accident. So how does he approach his fear of water? By joining Umisho's swimming club... but as the manager. Things are easy and slow going for Okimura, until an eccentric family moves into town, literally floating their home to the shore! Okimura watches as the hyper and childish Amuro Ninagawa and her father make their entrance, only to find out that Ninagawa is as agile as a fish in the sea she lives on. Her swimming style may be unorthodox, but she's quickly recruited into Umisho's swimming club, spicing up school life and making things interesting and complicated for Okimura...

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Free! Take Your Marks

Free! Take Your Marks

While Haru and Makoto prepare to move to college, Nagisa and Rei worry about the future of the swim club. Could this be the end of their beloved team or can they find new recruits? Then, hilarity ensues when the boys of Samezuka hit up the hot springs!

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DIVE!!

DIVE!!

Tomoki Sakai, is 14 years old, and he's been dedicated to diving since he was a child. It all began when he met Yoichi Fujitani, a genius diver three years his senior. Tomoki and his friends attend the Mizuki Diving Club, but their new coach Kayoko Asaki says the club will close if it doesn't produce an Olympian. And so begins their fight as they lay everything on the line for a single moment!

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Free! Iwatobi Swim Club

Free! Iwatobi Swim Club

When Haruka, Makoto, Nagisa and Rin were in elementary school, they swam together in a relay race and won the match. As Rin was on his way to Australia to train to become an Olympic champion, the gang decided to bury their trophy in a time capsule and retrieve it when they all had grown up. Now, Haruka, Makoto and Nagisa have reunited in high school and decide to dig up the prize. But on the way there, they run into none other than Rin, and he's determined to show Haru who's the best! As a result of this fateful meeting, the three friends decide to start a swim club, along with fellow classmate Rei, and their rival's little sister Gou as the team manager. Can the gang hold their own against Rin and prove their skills at the Prefectural Tournament?

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Bridgestone: Chase Your Dream - The Journey of Kosuke Hagino

Bridgestone: Chase Your Dream - The Journey of Kosuke Hagino

Carrying the hopes and dreams of Japan on his back is the Olympic swimmer Kosuke Hagino. However, he did not come into the world as a fully-formed super athlete... Who was he before he made his breakthrough in 2012? This advertising campaign aims to explore his journey from childhood to international swimming superstar.

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Free! Eternal Summer: Forbidden All Hard!

Free! Eternal Summer: Forbidden All Hard!

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Free! Movie: The Final Stroke - Kouhen

Free! Movie: The Final Stroke - Kouhen

After his first appearance on the competitive world stage, Haruka was overwhelmed by Albert’s swimming and lost his way. “What are you swimming for?” His reason to swim and what the water means to him are called into question. The question has trapped Haruka, and he struggles to find the answer on his own.

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Free! Movie: The Final Stroke - Zenpen

Free! Movie: The Final Stroke - Zenpen

As representatives of Japan, Haruka, Rin, and Ikuya are heading to Sidney to participate in the Swimming World Cup. They will finally compete with world class athletes but can they survive these games?

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