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Free! S2E7 — The Crouching Start of Vindication!

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Free!•Season 2•Episode 7

The Crouching Start of Vindication!

7.6/10 · 55 votesAug 14, 201424 min

Ranked #10 of 13 in Season 2•−0.2 vs season avg

Haruka and the boys have trained hard to prepare for this showdown against Samezuka. After Day 1 of the tournament, Gou and Amakata-sensei treat the boys to a fabulous, carb-rich feast and allow them to take a breather. Meanwhile, Rin is faced with a tough

Directed byNoriyuki Kitanohara

Written byMasahiro Yokotani

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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

Akiko Watanabe

Key Animation

K

Kim Ji-hee

Background Designer

S

Shouko Ikeda

Animation Director

Y

Yoshinori Urata

Key Animation

M

Mariam Agha

Compositing Artist

R

Ryuta Nakagami

Compositing Artist

N

Naoya Nakayama

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Crouching Start of Vindication!" is episode 7 of Free! season 2. It scored 7.6/10 from 55 votes, ranking #10 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Noriyuki Kitanohara and written by Masahiro Yokotani, it aired on August 14, 2014.

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