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Free! S2E9 — Forming of a Slump!

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Free!•Season 2•Episode 9

Forming of a Slump!

7.8/10 · 53 votesAug 28, 201424 min

Ranked #6 of 13 in Season 2•matches the season avg

At Samezuka Academy, the hot-blooded practices continue ahead of regionals. Meanwhile, the Iwatobi Swim Club trains diligently each day until sundown. Though Amakata-sensei is concerned, Haruka and the boys insist they want to practice as much as possible before the tournament.

Directed byEisaku Kawanami

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

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

R

Ryouhei Muta

Key Animation

A

Ayami Hidaka

Background Designer

M

Maiko Hado

Key Animation

Eisaku Kawanami

Eisaku Kawanami

Director

M

Mariam Agha

Compositing Artist

K

Keita Nagahara

Key Animation

K

Kayo Hikiyama

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"Forming of a Slump!" is episode 9 of Free! season 2. It scored 7.8/10 from 53 votes, ranking #6 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Eisaku Kawanami and written by Masahiro Yokotani, it aired on August 28, 2014.

Next: E10 · The Six-Beat Kick of Tears!Best of Season 2