Free! - Eternal Summer

About Free! - Eternal Summer

If you are hunting for a new comedy series, Free! - Eternal Summer (Free!: Eternal Summer) deserves a look (2014). The setup goes like this. In short: Even though it has been a year since the Iwatobi High School Swim Club has been created, new members have yet to join the club. Now that Haruka Nanase and Makoto Tachibana are senior pupils, along with their younger allies Nagisa Hazuki and Rei Ryuugazaki, they have to find a way to attract new members.

Also worth knowing: If not, the club will be compelled to close the following year due to a lack of membership. Meanwhile, with impending graduation, it is also time for the seniors to decide their plans for the future. Unlike their ally Rin Matsuoka, the new captain of Samezuka Academy Swim Club who is determined to fulfill his dream of being a professional swimmer, Haruka and Makoto are unsure about what career path they want to take.

As a comedy title, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. It will appeal most to viewers who want something light between heavier series.

Production & Appeal

Production sits with Kyoto Animation, Animation Do, which means the visual identity of Free! - Eternal Summer follows that studio's craft. Because it leans on comedy, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. A 7.7/10 score points to a dependable, well-liked series. It aired in 2014, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.