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Free! S2E13 — The Eternal Summer of Beginnings!

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Free!•Season 2•Episode 13

The Eternal Summer of Beginnings!

8.3/10 · 61 votesSep 25, 201424 min

Ranked #1 of 13 in Season 2•+0.5 vs season avg

Having faced his feelings honestly at last, Haruka tells Makoto, Nagisa, and Rei what he has decided for himself and his future. The Iwatobi Swim Club is once again fully united as they mount the starting block at nationals, ready to swim for themselves, for

Directed byHiroko Utsumi, Ai Yukimura

Written byMasahiro Yokotani

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Cast11

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)

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Sosuke Yamazaki (voice)

Kenichi Suzumura

Kenichi Suzumura

Momotaro Mikoshiba (voice)

Crew12

K

Kohei Funamoto

Compositing Artist

Y

Yoshiko Tanaka

Compositing Artist

H

Hiroki Ueda

Compositing Artist

Masahiro Yokotani

Masahiro Yokotani

Writer

M

Mutsuo Shinohara

Background Designer

H

Hiroko Utsumi

Director

Yoshiji Kigami

Yoshiji Kigami

Key Animation

A

Ayami Hidaka

Background Designer

M

Mariam Agha

Compositing Artist

C

Chiyoko Ueno

Animation Director

Y

Yoshikatsu Matsumoto

Background Designer

S

Shuuko Uematsu

Background Designer

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Episode Summary

"The Eternal Summer of Beginnings!" is episode 13 of Free! season 2. It scored 8.3/10 from 61 votes, ranking #1 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Hiroko Utsumi, Ai Yukimura and written by Masahiro Yokotani, it aired on September 25, 2014.

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