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NEWS: Free! Cast Enters Middle School in Original High Speed! Novels' 2nd Volume




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Ashen Phoenix



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 8:39 am Reply with quote
Hoping the 2nd season covers more glimpses of their childhood. *thumbs up*
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Chagen46



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 8:48 am Reply with quote
>Shota Frees only in Japanese LNs

God dammit why. KyoAni give us something in the second season.
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phoenixalia



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 9:08 am Reply with quote
My babies are going to middle school! Embarassed

And new characters are 'mostly boys'. Anime exclamation Mr. Green I love you Kyoani! Embarassed
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musouka



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 12:01 pm Reply with quote
Just what I hoped! I really enjoyed the first LN, so I'll absolutely be buying the second one.
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Nemui_Nezumi



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KA Esuma Bunko also revealed that many new characters who are mostly boys appear in the novel. Haruka and Makoto have new encounters and face conflicts.


yey, new possible bishounens to look forward to in the next season! (hopefully?? please please please)

can't wait to read the new novel! Very Happy
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Chagen46



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 2:50 pm Reply with quote
I an honestly stunned that this series is written by a man. He has to be a Fudanshi. He just has to. Either that or a woman writing under a pseudonym.
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Ambimunch



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 2:52 pm Reply with quote
Ashen Phoenix wrote:
Hoping the 2nd season covers more glimpses of their childhood. *thumbs up*


yes and no. If its glimpses, then okay. If the 2nd season is set in middle school, then that'll be the asspull of the year award nominee
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musouka



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:40 pm Reply with quote
I doubt that they would go so far as to set the series in middle school, but if they did, I certainly wouldn't mind. The idea of Makoto and Haru's middle school years is one of the aspects of the series I find most interesting, so, like I said earlier, I'm very happy with this development as far as the LNs go.

Heck, if he wants to go the Chu2 route and make the LNs take a different route than the anime chose, that's fine, too!
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Stark700



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:14 pm Reply with quote
This should be fun.
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bllanosr



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KA Esuma Bunko also revealed that many new characters who are mostly boys appear in the novel. Haruka and Makoto have new encounters and face conflicts. Nagisa's relationship with his friends changes little by little as he remains in elementary school after they graduate. Rin thinks about his upcoming study abroad trip.


I always thought they were the same age and in the same grade. It would make sense that Nagisa is the smallest team member if he's younger than the rest of them.
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shi666san





PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 8:00 pm Reply with quote
Chagen46 wrote:
I an honestly stunned that this series is written by a man. He has to be a Fudanshi. He just has to. Either that or a woman writing under a pseudonym.


You're surprised that a man's writing a shounen series? Okay, then.
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Rivailloli



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 8:53 pm Reply with quote
shi666san wrote:
Chagen46 wrote:
I an honestly stunned that this series is written by a man. He has to be a Fudanshi. He just has to. Either that or a woman writing under a pseudonym.


You're surprised that a man's writing a shounen series? Okay, then.


>Free!/High Speed
>shounen

Lol, okay.

Anyway, I too am excited for the new book, and I can't wait to see these new male characters. It'd be great if they would maybe appear in season 2. Also can't wait to see Makoto and Haruka's middle school life.

Also, there's no mention of the author's gender. Why are we saying they're male?
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Chagen46



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 10:16 pm Reply with quote
Pretty sure Kouji can be a man's name. I'm pretty sure I read a translated Japanese review of the first novel (translation by one of the members of this forum, even) that said the author was male.
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fencer_x



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:53 pm Reply with quote
bllanosr wrote:
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KA Esuma Bunko also revealed that many new characters who are mostly boys appear in the novel. Haruka and Makoto have new encounters and face conflicts. Nagisa's relationship with his friends changes little by little as he remains in elementary school after they graduate. Rin thinks about his upcoming study abroad trip.


I always thought they were the same age and in the same grade. It would make sense that Nagisa is the smallest team member if he's younger than the rest of them.


Nagisa and Rei and Gou are first-years, Haru and Makoto and Rin are second-years. Haru is the oldest, then Makoto, then Rin.

How did you miss that Nagisa wasn't the same age as them? He and Rei are in the same class and their uniforms are even different from the second-years'.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:36 am Reply with quote
Young boys are yum!
(Hey, if guys can have their fun, leave some for the gals. Laughing )
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