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Free! S1E12 — Distant Free

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Free!•Season 1•Episode 12

Distant Free

8.5/10 · 93 votesSep 26, 201324 min

Ranked #1 of 12 in Season 1•+0.8 vs season avg

The Iwatobi Swim Club must win to advance to nationals. As the tournament draws near, the members get nervous. Meanwhile, Rin grows increasingly irritated. As it comes time for the medley relay, each member must find their own answer as they step up to the

Directed byEisaku Kawanami

Written byMasahiro Yokotani

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Distant Free

Cast10

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Haruka Nanase (voice)

Daisuke Hirakawa

Daisuke Hirakawa

Rei Ryugazaki (voice)

Akeno Watanabe

Akeno Watanabe

Gou Matsuoka (voice)

Kenjiro Tsuda

Kenjiro Tsuda

Seijuro Mikoshiba (voice)

Mamoru Miyano

Mamoru Miyano

Rin Matsuoka (voice)

Hiroshi Yanaka

Hiroshi Yanaka

Gorou Sasabe (voice)

Tatsuhisa Suzuki

Tatsuhisa Suzuki

Makoto Tachibana (voice)

Satsuki Yukino

Satsuki Yukino

Miho Amakata (voice)

Kouki Miyata

Kouki Miyata

Aiichiro Nitori (voice)

Tsubasa Yonaga

Tsubasa Yonaga

Nagisa Hazuki (voice)

Crew12

T

Tadashi Kashiwagi

Key Animation

Masahiro Yokotani

Masahiro Yokotani

Writer

R

Ryouhei Muta

Key Animation

Yoshiji Kigami

Yoshiji Kigami

Key Animation

I

Ikuko Tamine

Background Designer

H

Hiroko Utsumi

Key Animation

Y

Yumi Fujii

Key Animation

M

Maiko Hado

Key Animation

Eisaku Kawanami

Eisaku Kawanami

Director

K

Kim Ji-hee

Background Designer

T

Takuya Yamamura

Key Animation

M

Masaya Makita

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Distant Free" is episode 12 of Free! season 1. It scored 8.5/10 from 93 votes, ranking #1 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Eisaku Kawanami and written by Masahiro Yokotani, it aired on September 26, 2013.

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