Free! Season 1 is a sports anime that follows the story of a young high school boy who wants to fulfill his dream of becoming a professional swimmer because he loves water and enjoys staying in it.
Here’s how you can watch and stream Free! Season 1 via streaming services such as Crunchyroll.
Is Free! Season 1 available to watch via streaming?
Yes, Free! Season 1 is available to watch via streaming on Crunchyroll.
The series features the main protagonist, Haruka Nanase, struggling to reignite his lost dream of swimming. However, one day, one of his past opponents appears and challenges him to a duel. Thus begins a sweet and memorable journey for him and his friends as they strategize a swimming club in order to go international and participate in tournaments. The film explores the themes of redemption, friendship, and rivalry.
The film features Nobunaga Shimazaki as Haruka Nanase, Daisuke Hirakawa as Rei Ryugazaki and Mamoru Miyano as Rin Matsuoka.
Watch Free! Season 1 streaming via Crunchyroll
Free! Season 1 is available to watch on Crunchyroll. Crunchyroll is an online video-on-demand streaming service with millions of videos that mainly revolve around anime. It consists of premium features, which include a free trial and a paid membership plan that allows users to enjoy high-quality streaming.
You can watch via Crunchyroll by following these steps:
- Go to CrunchyRoll.com
- Choose your payment plan:
- $7.99 per month (Fan)
- $9.99 per month (Mega Fan)
- $14.99 per month (Ultimate Fan)
- Enter your personal information and select ‘Create Account’
The Crunchyroll Fan plan lets users stream the service’s entire library ad-free, watch new episodes shortly after they air in Japan, and read digital manga.
The Mega Fan plan offers the same service but also lets users stream on up to four devices at a time, allows offline viewing, and provides a $15 discount off $100+ purchases in the Crunchyroll Store every three months.
The Ultimate Fan plan offers all of the above on up to six devices at once, $25 off Crunchyroll Store purchases over $100 every three months, free shipping on all purchases, and an exclusive “swag bag” after 12 months of subscribing.
Free! synopsis is as follows:
“The story revolves around Haruka Nanase, a boy who has always loved to be immersed in water, and to swim in it. Before graduating from elementary school, he participated in a swimming tournament along with his fellow swimming club members, Makoto Tachibana, Nagisa Hazuki, and Rin Matsuoka. After achieving victory, each of the boys went their separate ways. Time passed, and in the middle of their uneventful high school lives Rin appears and challenges Haruka to a match, showing Haruka his overwhelming power. Not wanting it to end like this, Haruka, gathers together Makoto and Nagisa once again and brings a new member named Rei Ryugazaki to create the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club in order to defeat Rin.”
NOTE: The streaming services listed above are subject to change. The information provided was correct at the time of writing.
