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NEWS: 2nd Free! Season Slated for July 2




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Stark700



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 12:02 am Reply with quote
Less than a month now!
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Animeking1108



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 12:48 am Reply with quote
I can't wait for good-looking men in speedos, and... That's it.
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BooktapC



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 2:37 am Reply with quote
Animeking1108 wrote:
I can't wait for good-looking men in speedos, and... That's it.


Smile
Yay! We finally have a set date it will begin airing. Looking forward to social relationship issues and , of course, the good-looking guys of Free!.
Now its about the waiting.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 3:04 am Reply with quote
I can't wait for the butthurts to flow in proclaiming that "Free!" is "reverse sexist," or that KyoAni is somehow ruined because they decided to make this show. And this is coming from somebody who doesn't even care for KyoAni much anymore. "Free!" always brings out the worst corners of anime fandom, and it's always great to fun to watch it unfold on various forums.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 5:27 am Reply with quote
Not much longer to wait! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 6:22 am Reply with quote
I'm just wondering, because I have my own sources on air times(moonphase). But why does this anime get reported on, but not all other anime that are airing during summer?
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 7:54 am Reply with quote
Popularity most likely.
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zeo1fan



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 7:55 am Reply with quote
Apollo-kun wrote:
I can't wait for the butthurts to flow in proclaiming that "Free!" is "reverse sexist," or that KyoAni is somehow ruined because they decided to make this show. And this is coming from somebody who doesn't even care for KyoAni much anymore. "Free!" always brings out the worst corners of anime fandom, and it's always great to fun to watch it unfold on various forums.


For one thing, it's strange that the word 'reverse' is thrown on there. Sexism is a two-way street.

That said, it isn't. Free is more in the spirit of shows like Kill la Kill or One Piece. It's sunny and fun, with just enough conflict to keep it interesting.
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Ashen Phoenix



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 9:10 am Reply with quote
I'm really looking forward to this. C'mon, Crunchyroll! Very Happy

That said, I think FISC is enjoyable not just because of its eye candy and ho yay subtext. I think it's fun because it never takes itself too seriously. It knows how ridiculous it is and it embraces that. Plus, it has enough genre awareness to subvert or lampshade some famous friendship/sports series tropes.
Add to that the characters having a little more depth than one would expect from this sort of show, and I was very happily surprised by Free! Iwatobi Swim Club.
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Rivailloli



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 12:35 pm Reply with quote
Less than a month away and supposedly season 2 is going to have more focus on Makoto and we'll see 'other sides' of him and that makes me incredibly excited.
Can't wait!
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Miyanoai



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 5:27 pm Reply with quote
Ashen Phoenix wrote:
I'm really looking forward to this. C'mon, Crunchyroll! Very Happy

That said, I think FISC is enjoyable not just because of its eye candy and ho yay subtext. I think it's fun because it never takes itself too seriously. It knows how ridiculous it is and it embraces that. Plus, it has enough genre awareness to subvert or lampshade some famous friendship/sports series tropes.
Add to that the characters having a little more depth than one would expect from this sort of show, and I was very happily surprised by Free! Iwatobi Swim Club.

That is honestly the first time I've ever seen anyone refer to it as FISC instead of just Free!. It actually took me a few seconds to figure out what you were talking about, lol.
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