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Hero TV Airs Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club Anime on Monday
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Philippine television channel HERO TV began airing the Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club swimming anime series on Monday at 11:00 p.m. The channel will air the anime every day at the same time slot, with reruns at 5:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 5:00 p.m.
The story of Kyoto Animation's series begins with Haruka Nanase, a high school boy who once swam competitively. After years of separation, his childhood friend Rin challenges him to a swimming match, showing Haruka his overwhelming power. Not wanting it to end like this, Haruka gathers together his former teammates Makoto and Nagisa once again, and also brings a new member named Rei Ryugazaki to create the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club. Haruka, Makoto, Nagisa, Rei, and Rin come together for a story of swimming, youth, and friendship.
The 12-episode anime series premiered in Japan in July 2013, and the second season titled Free! Eternal Summer premiered in July 2014. High Speed! -Free! Starting Days-, the film inspired by Kōji Ōji and Futoshi Nishiya's High Speed! novel that also inspired the original Free! television anime, will open in Japan on December 5.
