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Free! S2E3 — The Butterfly of Farewell!

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Free!•Season 2•Episode 3

The Butterfly of Farewell!

7.5/10 · 54 votesJul 17, 201424 min

Ranked #11 of 13 in Season 2•−0.3 vs season avg

The Iwatobi Festival has begun! Haruka and friends are fired up for the Club-versus-Club Relay Race, hoping to attract new members by putting in an impressive performance. Meanwhile, Rei begins training but is worried by the fact that he can still only swim the butterfly

Directed byAi Yukimura

Written byMasahiro Yokotani

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Season 2 Episodes13

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Stormy Dash-Dive!

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The Six-Beat Kick of Tears!

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The Eternal Summer of Beginnings!

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

R

Rin Yamamoto

3D Animator

K

Kohei Funamoto

Compositing Artist

Y

Yoshiko Tanaka

Compositing Artist

H

Hiroki Ueda

Compositing Artist

Masahiro Yokotani

Masahiro Yokotani

Writer

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

R

Ryuta Nakagami

Compositing Artist

M

Mariko Takahashi

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Butterfly of Farewell!" is episode 3 of Free! season 2. It scored 7.5/10 from 54 votes, ranking #11 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Ai Yukimura and written by Masahiro Yokotani, it aired on July 17, 2014.

Next: E4 · The Promise's Somersault Turn!Best of Season 2