Free!-Eternal Summer-
Free! -Eternal Summer-
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 students, along with their younger friends Nagisa Hazuki and Rei Ryuugazaki, they have to find a way to attract new members. If not, the club will be forced 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 friend 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. Further problems arise when an old friend of Rin's, Sousuke Yamazaki, comes to the city to study at Samezuka Academy; the recently scouted swimmer's arrival causes tension in the relationship among him, Rin, and Haruka. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Names
| Original | Free!-Eternal Summer- (latin) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Free!: Eternal Summer |
| English | Free! -Eternal Summer- |
| Chinese | FREE! 男子游泳部 -Eternal Summer- (unknown · via wikidata) |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 13 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2014-07-03 → 2014-09-25 (Summer 2014) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Kyoto Animation |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ComedyDramaSlice of LifeSports |
| Themes | SwimmingSchool ClubPrimarily Male CastMale ProtagonistComing of AgeCute Boys Doing Cute ThingsKuuderePrimarily Teen CastSchool |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll · Netflix |
Reception
| Community score | 7.56 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.56 / 10 |
| Composite | 58.6 |
| On lists | 87,394 |
| Favourited | 1,385 (1.6%) |
| Completion | 88.8% |
| Drop rate | 3.2% |
| In backlog | 14.4% |
| Score spread σ | 1.60 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Summer 2014 | B | 14 of 93 |
| Studio | Kyoto Animation | C | 49 of 121 |
| Year | 2014 | B | 50 of 389 |
| Genre | Sports | B | 108 of 447 |
| Era | Early 2010s | B | 199 of 1,627 |
| Source material | Original work | B | 227 of 1,732 |
| Season (all years) | Summer | B | 279 of 1,662 |
| Genre | Slice of Life | B | 361 of 1,578 |
| Genre | Comedy | B | 516 of 3,488 |
| Length | Single-cour | B | 533 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Drama | C | 612 of 1,917 |
| Format | TV series | B | 726 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | B | 1,174 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Hiroko Utsumi |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Masahiro Yokotani |
Franchise — Free!
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BRelated
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| prequel | 2013 | Free! -Iwatobi Swim Club- |
| side story | 2015 | Free! -Eternal Summer-: Forbidden All-Hard! |
| sequel | 2017 | Free! -Take Your Marks- |
| alternative | 2017 | Free! -Timeless Medley- The Bond |
| alternative | 2017 | Free! -Timeless Medley- The Promise |
AniList id 20614 · MAL id 22265 · record updated 2026-08-27