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Free! S3E6 — The Mermaid of the Abyss!

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Free!•Season 3•Episode 6

The Mermaid of the Abyss!

7.8/10 · 33 votesAug 16, 201824 min

Ranked #9 of 12 in Season 3•−0.2 vs season avg

Hiyori still remembers the first time he saw Ikuya smile. Both boys grew stronger through rigorous training while they studied abroad in America... but seeing Haruka threw Ikuya off his stride. Now Hiyori wishes Ikuya would just forget about Haruka for good.

Directed byNaoko Yamada

Written byReiko Yoshida

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Cast10

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)

Crew12

R

Rin Yamamoto

3D Animator

K

Kohei Funamoto

Compositing Artist

N

Norihiro Tomiita

3D Animator

A

Akihiro Ura

Compositing Artist

T

Tetsuo Umetsu

3D Animator

Y

Yoshiko Tanaka

Compositing Artist

H

Hiroki Ueda

Compositing Artist

K

Kim Ji-hee

Background Designer

T

Tatsunori Kase

3D Animator

E

Etsuko Abe

Background Designer

M

Mitsuki Takaki

3D Animator

K

Kazuki Ikeda

Background Designer

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Episode Summary

"The Mermaid of the Abyss!" is episode 6 of Free! season 3. It scored 7.8/10 from 33 votes, ranking #9 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Naoko Yamada and written by Reiko Yoshida, it aired on August 16, 2018.

Next: E7 · A Solitary Medley!Best of Season 3