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Free! S3E8 — Metamorphosis of the Soul!

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Free!•Season 3•Episode 8

Metamorphosis of the Soul!

8.2/10 · 36 votesAug 30, 201824 min

Ranked #2 of 12 in Season 3•+0.2 vs season avg

After the breakup of his middle school swim team, Ikuya decided to get stronger on his own and not rely on anyone. But Haruka, breaking out of his freestyle comfort zone to swim in the individual medley, tells Ikuya that he's not alone.

Directed byHaruka Fujita

Written byMasahiro Yokotani

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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

Masahiro Yokotani

Masahiro Yokotani

Writer

R

Ryouhei Muta

Key Animation

Yoshiji Kigami

Yoshiji Kigami

Key Animation

K

Kazumi Ikeda

Animation Director

M

Maiko Hado

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Metamorphosis of the Soul!" is episode 8 of Free! season 3. It scored 8.2/10 from 36 votes, ranking #2 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Haruka Fujita and written by Masahiro Yokotani, it aired on August 30, 2018.

Next: E9 · Interval in the Evening Calm!Best of Season 3