FUNimation is proud to announce the acquisition of Free! -Eternal Summer-, the continuation of the hit swimming anime that made waves across the Internet! Not only will we be simulcasting the series as part of our summer season, we’ve also acquired home video rights! Yes, you read that right— Free! -Eternal Summer- will be coming to home video in North America.
Episode one will premiere this coming Wednesday, July 2, at 11:30 AM Eastern Time (that’s 10:30 CDT and 8:30 PDT), with new episodes every Wednesday following at the same time.
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synopsis:
The boys of summer are back! Haru, Makoto, Nagisa, Rei, and Rin are reunited for a second season in Free! -Eternal Summer-. After the last swim meet, the bonds of friendship have only gotten stronger, and with each passing day these boys continue to grow. This season brings new rivals and new challenges. So get ready, the competition is about to get fierce!
Free! –Eternal Summer- reunites the boys of the Iwatobi and Samezuka Swim Clubs, along with newcomer Sosuke Yamazaki, Rin’s childhood friend! The season features the voice talents of:
Character Voice Actor
Haruka Nanase Nobunaga Shimazaki (Kuroko’s Basketball, Say I Love You)
Makoto Tachibana Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Uta no Prince-sama, Beyond the Boundary, Say I Love You)
Nagisa Hazuki Tsubasa Yonaga (Big Windup, Yowamushi Pedal)
Rei Ryugazaki Daisuke Hirakawa (Brothers Conflict, Diabolik Lovers)
Rin Matsuoka Mamoru Miyano (Ouran High School Host Club, Uta no Prince-sama)
Sosuke Yamazaki Yoshimasa Hosoya (Brothers Conflict, Robotics;Notes, Haikyu!!)
We know plenty of you are just as excited as we are about this new series— and we want to hear about it! We’re hoping to compile a ton of comments about what you, the fans, are most excited about for Free! -Eternal Summer-, from all across the internet. Reply on our Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr or blog with why YOU love Free! and what you’re looking forward to in this season. We’ll share your answers across our social media and spread the love!
