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Free! S1E6 — Shocking No Breathing

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Free!•Season 1•Episode 6

Shocking No Breathing

7.8/10 · 78 votesAug 15, 201324 min

Ranked #3 of 12 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

There's trouble at the beach. The four swim club members are forced to revisit their motivation to swim. After Rei asks Makoto about his odd behavior during the training camp, Makoto tells them about his past.

Directed byRika Ota

Written byReiko Yoshida

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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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R

Ryouhei Muta

Key Animation

I

Ikuko Tamine

Background Designer

Y

Yumi Fujii

Key Animation

M

Maiko Hado

Key Animation

K

Kim Ji-hee

Background Designer

M

Masaya Makita

Key Animation

Reiko Yoshida

Reiko Yoshida

Writer

R

Rika Ota

Director

K

Kim Ju-nan

Background Designer

P

Park Jung-ah

Background Designer

L

Lee Cheon-bok

Background Designer

S

Sin So-yeon

Background Designer

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Episode Summary

"Shocking No Breathing" is episode 6 of Free! season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 78 votes, ranking #3 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Rika Ota and written by Reiko Yoshida, it aired on August 15, 2013.

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