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Free! S1E5 — Trial in Open Water

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Free!•Season 1•Episode 5

Trial in Open Water

7.6/10 · 78 votesAug 8, 201324 min

Ranked #8 of 12 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

Haruka and the other club members decide to hold a training camp to prepare for prefectural. Each member follows his own regimen. However, Rei is unhappy about falling behind and heads back into the ocean at night to practice.

Directed byEisaku Kawanami

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)

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Tadashi Kashiwagi

Key Animation

Masahiro Yokotani

Masahiro Yokotani

Writer

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Ryouhei Muta

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Ikuko Tamine

Background Designer

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Yumi Fujii

Key Animation

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Maiko Hado

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Eisaku Kawanami

Eisaku Kawanami

Director

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Takuya Yamamura

Key Animation

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Kayo Hikiyama

Animation Director

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Aki Yamatogi

Background Designer

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Haruka Sagawa

Key Animation

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Mariko Takahashi

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Episode Summary

"Trial in Open Water" is episode 5 of Free! season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 78 votes, ranking #8 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Eisaku Kawanami and written by Masahiro Yokotani, it aired on August 8, 2013.

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