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Free! S2E8 — The Locomotive of a Twist!

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Free!•Season 2•Episode 8

The Locomotive of a Twist!

7.7/10 · 55 votesAug 21, 201424 min

Ranked #8 of 13 in Season 2•−0.1 vs season avg

While Haruka and the boys redouble their training in the wake of prefecturals, Makoto notices Gou looking troubled and asks her what’s wrong. She tells him that Coach Sasabe has been so busy with his Swim Club lately, he hasn’t been by to approve their

Directed byAi Yukimura

Written byChika Ishikawa

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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)

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R

Rin Yamamoto

3D Animator

K

Kohei Funamoto

Compositing Artist

Y

Yoshiko Tanaka

Compositing Artist

H

Hiroki Ueda

Compositing Artist

M

Mutsuo Shinohara

Background Designer

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Ikuko Tamine

Background Designer

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Mariam Agha

Compositing Artist

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Chiyoko Ueno

Animation Director

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Shingo Kasai

Background Designer

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Ryuta Nakagami

Compositing Artist

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Yuri Kabasawa

Background Designer

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Chika Ishikawa

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Locomotive of a Twist!" is episode 8 of Free! season 2. It scored 7.7/10 from 55 votes, ranking #8 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Ai Yukimura and written by Chika Ishikawa, it aired on August 21, 2014.

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