#free! iwatobi swimming club

[beansproutsong]

[Review] Free the Final Stroke Official Fanbook

So this fanbook came in the mail this week, and obviously I haven’t read the entire thing... But this book is so pretty! 

I’ll try my best to give review (and contain slight spoiler), but English is not my native, so please bear with me.  Every characters get their own pages (including side characters) and the staff and seiyuu wrote their impression for each characters. 

“I like Sousuke’s muscle the best” - Character Design staff

“Haru is someone that I cannot describe just with one word” - Shimazaki Nobunaga 

“Asahi is a mood-maker, but at the same time he’s a very complex individual who cover up his frustration behind all his positiveness” - Toshiyuki Toyonaga, etc 

And after characters design, they have the story recap and they show us the sketch and process of making the important scenes. They also gave some explanation behind some of the screens.. Like the metaphors of “Makoto and Goldfish” scene (if you know, you know). 

Lastly they have this cast and staff interviews. Unfortunately, for cast interview they only have Shimazaki-san and Miyano-san.

So what’s my verdict. 

Visually, it’s really really beautiful. They have a beautiful Sakura illustration on the end of the book. Also they re-draw the characters relationship, like Makoto-Haru and Ikuya-Hiyori here: 

 https://privatter.net/i/7126862

And what I mean by characters relationship is.. the whole characters! They even have Ryuuji and Kyo-oniichan on it. 

I feel like if you don’t understand Japanese, it might be difficult to read the book. But if you there for the visual (eg: scene details, costume details), you can go for it. 

In my opinion, there’re too many pages containing interview, I have’t read everything.. But for me, the interview pages are too wordy. 

That’s my quick review, and if you can open my privater link, please do not repost

[bearofohu]

crazy how yuri on ice has finally been carried outside and shot in the head like a sickly elderly dog and meanwhile the swimming anime is a 10 year old unkillable roach getting ready for her summer formal

[xiexielians]

Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club (2013) Banana Fish (2018) SK8 The Infinity (2021) Bucchigiri?! (2024)

Dir. Utsumi Hiroko

[weeb-polls-with-pip]

Autistic Anime Boys Finale

Poll Propaganda:

Haru -

"I mean, obviously he's the autistic boy obsessed with water and everyone knows that, but his whole character arc pretty much stems from this quote he says at the start of the show: "There's an old saying my late grandma taught me. When you're ten, they call you a prodigy. When you're fifteen, they call you a genius. Once you hit twenty, you're just an ordinary person." And if that doesn't scream autistic kid being singled out at a young age and then panicking about not knowing how to deal with the expectations of being older, then I don't know what does.

… But also, yes, he's the water guy. They had to stop him from climbing into a fish tank in a shop one time."

Laios -

"He is the most autistic man ever! He’s obsessed with monsters and eating them (his special interest). He’s not the best when it comes to understanding social cues or people’s feeling toward him. Like one guy fucking hates him and only tries to get along with Laios because he is in love with his sister. Laios thinks that they are friends."

[maru-nage]

[galaxynajma]

Are you a sports manga because you’re gay? Or are you gay because you’re a sports manga?

[astrosoldweb]

Anime conventions in the 2000s (and early 2010s at a push)

Photos found on Flickr, photo bucket and Pinterest

[zmbiesuga]

OSAMU, tsukishima, sakusa, iwaizumi, daichi, kita, kenma, sugawara, semi, kumatani, uramichi, cherry, LEONA, vil, jamil, trey, jack, jade, rin, makoto, SOSUKE, natsuya . . . + your faves !

[ide-micky]

💚what would you like to order?

💙You.

[whoishotteranimepolls]

"Who's Hotter?" Battle of the Anime Redheads

[5-pp-man]

[beansproutsong]

[Proxy] Free! Memories of Summer event goods

If you miss the last preorder, this is your last chance to get the goods from the event.

Preorder will be closed on 23rd September. Estimated shipping is late November

Line up: 

Shopper bags: 2000yen 

Penlight: 3500yen 

Random ring light: 900yen (blind, random products, cannot pick characters) 

Random clear card: 600yen  (blind, random products, cannot pick characters) 

Uchiwa: 600yen 

Sticker set: 1000yen 

Sports towel: 3500yen 

Leaflet: 500yen 

Random photocard: 500yen (please specify which random)

I might be able to help with exchange depends on how many items you purchased. 

DM me here or at my twitter (angelic1408) to place your order

[kafifien]

Rewatched my middle school hyperfixation and now im obsessed again

[most-influential-yaoi-poll]

[uchihaculture]

Free! by 序川_

[maru-nage]