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Free! S1E4 — Captive Butterfly

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Free!•Season 1•Episode 4

Captive Butterfly

7.7/10 · 84 votesJul 25, 201324 min

Ranked #6 of 12 in Season 1•matches the season avg

The Iwatobi Swim Club has a full roster now.As they begin to practice, they run into a little trouble.After a certain member claims that his swimsuit is to blame, the club makes a trip to buy new swimsuits.

Directed byYoshiji Kigami

Written byMasahiro Yokotani

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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

R

Ryuta Nakagami

3D Animator

Masahiro Yokotani

Masahiro Yokotani

Writer

M

Mutsuo Shinohara

Background Designer

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Ikuko Tamine

Background Designer

H

Hidehiro Asama

Key Animation

H

Hana Hosoda

Key Animation

Yoshiji Kigami

Yoshiji Kigami

Director

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Tomoko Yoshimura

Key Animation

N

Naoki Nakanishi

Key Animation

S

Shingo Kasai

Background Designer

A

Aki Yamatogi

Background Designer

H

Haruka Sagawa

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Captive Butterfly" is episode 4 of Free! season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 84 votes, ranking #6 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Yoshiji Kigami and written by Masahiro Yokotani, it aired on July 25, 2013.

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