#isuzu mikoshiba

[iamnoodnood]

tamen de gushi redraw but it's isugou //reference

#free! #free anime #gou matsuoka #isuzu mikoshiba #my art #isugou #doodle #drawing #redraw #tamen de gushi #their story #fanart #free dive to the future #free! dive to the future #free! iwatobi swim club

[dragon-of-timeless-blue]

YALL DON'T KNOW THE KIND OF EMOTIONS I'M FEELING BEING ABLE TO LISTEN TO A CHARACTER SONG BY GOU AND THE OTHER GIRLS!!😭❤️

What do you like is the song that Gou, Izusu and Ayumu sing!!! and its the first time that Free! has a a trios in their character songs and i think that's cool

I have no idea what the song is saying (with none of the songs tbh) but i bet it has to do with muscles lol a topic of importance!! (although of course I would love it if it were just about their friendship ❤️)

the song was very cute and catchy, I don't know how to recognize the voices of each one but they sounded very good together!! The vibe of the song reminded me of "Perfume" (a jpop group I like) and the rhythm was quite pleasant, something chill.

By the end I was already humming the chorus 🎶~What do you like ~🎶

Really love this one!!!

#MY ISUGOU HEART IS RACING LIKE A TRILLION OF HORSESSSS #free! #free! character songs #character songs #isuzu mikoshiba #gou matsuoka #matsuoka gou #ayumu kunikida #THE GIRLS FINALLY GET SOMETHING CUTE!!!! 😭✨❤️ #dragon rambles

[galaxycreations]

One reason I wish Free was popular up until the Final Strokes is for the songs. Like the girls (Gou,Ayumu and Isuzu) will never get the singing recognition they deserved. "What do you like" is so enjoyable. It sucks there are like, no translations to English. But someone has it in Japanese so for myself with my miniscule and embarrassing Duolingo knowledge may try and translate. Most likely a fail. I am barely far into kanji.

#gou matsuoka #free! the final stroke #isuzu mikoshiba

[ninacchis]

still haven’t seen the movie so instead i give you isugou propaganda

#gou matsuoka #松岡江 #isuzu mikoshiba #御子柴五十鈴 #isugou #いすごう #free! #free! iwatobi swim club #free! eternal summer #free! dive to the future #free! the final stroke #my art

[eleanorenchanted]

When it’s a throuple now

#free! #free! the final stroke #free! the final stroke part 2 #gou matsuoka #isuzu mikoshiba #ayumu kunikida #isugou #isugouayu #the ladies we deserve #show us the entire zoom call kyoani I’m begging you #my gifs #my edit

[dailybigbro]

Todays Big Bro is Seijuro Mikoshiba from Free! Iwatobi Swim Club! He loves his little siblings!!

#seijuro mikoshiba #momotarou mikoshiba #isuzu mikoshiba #free! iwatobi swim club #free! eternal summer #free! #dailybigbro

[good-memories-found-here]

Free! - the Final Stroke

#free iwatobi swim club #free the final stroke #gou matsuoka #ayumu kunikida #isuzu mikoshiba

[brickerbeetle]

Lesbians

#gou matsuoka #isuzu mikoshiba

[freefangirlproblems]

SIBLIIIINGS 🧡🧡

#free! #free! dive to the future #free the final stroke #free! the final stroke #mikoshiba seijuurou #seijuurou mikoshiba #isuzu mikoshiba #mikoshiba isuzu

[nooowestayandgetcaught]

Fic: “Against The Flow”

read on AO3

Fandom: Free!

Rating: G

Summary: Muscles. Men. Meetings with the Iwatobi Swim Club. That's all Gou is supposed to care about.

@flashfictionfridayofficial​

Just like Samezuka Academy, Hidaka University High School has a gigantic indoor swimming pool for their competitive swimmers.

"That's my Nee-chan!"

Momotaro exclaims, waving his arms when his big sister hoists herself out. Chlorine water tricks down Isuzu's bare, muscular legs.

Eeping, Gou slams both hands over her flushing face.

Oh… those quadriceps…

"Gou!"

Isuzu also waves, beaming as she yanks off her swim-cap and hurries over. Her russet-colored hair flies. Chin-length. Uncombed and slightly tangled up. 

Oh, oh, she's so handsome.

"How is it that you've gotten cuter since last time, Gou?"

A nervously shy laugh escapes Gou's lips.

"Nanase-san said you couldn't swim," Isuzu mentions, smirking. "Maybe you could. I could teach you sometime. You and me—whaddya say?"

For a moment, Gou regains all of her senses.

She shakes her head, lowering hands.

"That's alright. I don't have any interest in swimming as my team's manager."

Isuzu considers this, seeming serious as her lips thin.

And nods.

"Okay!" 

Unbothered, Isuzu slips a wet arm through Gou's, marching them off. Momotaro whines, pouting at their backs. Gou's face flushes harder. 

"Let's go to the Game Center instead! I'll show you my favorite fighting games—who knows! Ha! Maybe you'll beat me at one!"

"Gr-Great, okay," Gou breathes, looking down.

Those abdominals…

Better than great, she decides.

#flash fiction friday #free #gou matsuoka #isuzu mikoshiba #femslash #free! iwatobi high school swim club #free! anime #kou matsuoka #free! #gou x isuzu #isuzu x gou #free! fanfic #femslash fic #femslash fanfic

[badpostureart]

Message in a Bottle (pt. 1)

For anon, who asked my thoughts about secondary characters in Free!

Without Gou working her magic in the background, none of the conflict of season one could have been resolved. She became the Iwatobi swim club’s manager (primarily) because she wanted to reunite her brother with his old friends and hoped that in doing so, he’d start smiling and opening up again. Despite having no sports background and never having put a training regimen together before, Gou improvised with the resources she could find and did the proper fieldwork. All this is to say that she took her managerial responsibilities seriously for Iwatobi’s sake as well as for Rin. She’s earnest and hardworking (albeit a wee bit too ambitious where muscles are concerned) and made a great coach despite her inexperience. She’s a great sister to Rin who she never stopped reaching out to even when he neglects to answer. I do really wish we got to learn what Gou’s secret plans for the future were though! How’re you just going to tease a secret and then not tell me?!

Kisumi serves an interesting function in the series because he doesn’t swim and yet he’s in the loop about what virtually everyone else is up to. He’s a bit of a smartass, often trying to get a rise out of Asahi (by making fun of him) and Haru (by being in the vicinity), but he’s a good guy as well as a reliable source of information. As something of an outsider, Kisumi has also said things I was thinking while watching the show in real-time. For example, in Dive to the Future when Makoto is to race Hiyori for the “right” to be Ikuya’s friend, Kisumi says, “Is there really a point to this? Isn’t it kinda childish to bet things in contests like this? I don’t get it.” Indeed, although Kisumi is right that it’s really fucking juvenile to race for the “right” to be someone’s friend, swimming is like its own language to these guys, so Makoto will learn something important about Hiyori if they compete—and frankly, so will we, so I’m glad Kisumi asked!

I wasn’t terribly fond of Sousuke at first because of his hostility towards Haru and his bad attitude more generally. Instead of using the word “reminiscing” when thinking about his childhood in season two, he says he’s recalling “phantoms of the past.” Like, you wanna lighten up a little there? Sheesh! You could almost see the dark cloud hanging over his head! And while I can totally understand wanting to protect his friend, it still isn’t his place to tell Haru to stay out of Rin’s way or to say having Rin participate in Iwatobi’s disqualifying relay in season one was “idiotic.” Over time, however, we see Sousuke soften up in his interactions with others. He comes to appreciate the value of swimming together instead of soloing and he spends a good deal of time mentoring his juniors. It was lovely to see his recovery over the course of the series and how he came to accept that although his timeline may look different than others, there’s nothing wrong with doing things at his own pace.

My first notes about Ai were that he was “an insecure first-year,” and that I didn’t know for sure what stroke he swam. He reminded me of a remora with the way he followed Rin around. Of course, I couldn’t help but feel bad for the poor kid because his encouragement fell on deaf ears and most of his attempts to reach out were dismissed—what with Rin often refusing to dignify him with any answers to his questions. It was good to see Ai gain confidence in himself over time though! Leadership looks good on him. I also appreciate that despite his ability to plan itineraries down to the minute, his living space is in a constant state of disarray. (Though, I still can’t fathom what would compel a person to bring their umbilical cord with them to boarding school…or anywhere for that matter!) He’s a bit of a disaster, and maybe a bit too earnest for his own good, but he’s a nice kid through and through.

Momo is a joy. He may not be the smartest and may not have much of an attention span, but his enthusiasm is unmatched. The kid scores a 7 on a test and instead of thinking anything remotely negative or self-deprecating, he instead believes the number is a sign of good luck. What a joyful way to move about the world! He’s equally unapologetic about the things he likes (which include but are not limited to stag beetles, capibaras, Gou, hot springs, and Dangerous Ookuchin Hosoeson-kun, among other things), and remains a good sport in the face of defeat. I don’t think there’s a negative bone in his body. He’s “joie de vivre” incarnate!  

Much like his little brother, Seijuuro is boisterous and kind of dumb, but he has a heart of gold. Initially, he maintained a pretty cutthroat swimming culture at Samezuka, saying that “the past doesn’t matter. Performance is what counts here. The fastest swimmer wins. That’s all there is to it.” But by the time he enters university, he says instead that “there are many ways to get stronger! Past teammates and friendships can contribute to your strength in the present. There are lots of things that are important besides just practising.” For a meathead, he can be awfully wise, huh? He also doesn’t use a swim cap at all for some reason…but to be fair, most (if not all) of the other characters that do use one wear the damn thing incorrectly anyway. And I’m sure it’s to help us at home distinguish who’s who more easily, but that’s why you give them all different jammers and goggles tinted in different colours!

Isuzu is undoubtedly the coolest of her siblings, though I would have liked to see more of her to get to know her better! She compliments Haru on his triceps the first time they meet, which were what Gou had described as his charm point in high school—meaning that Isuzu and Gou are something of muscle-fanatic soulmates. The two of them proceed to induct Ayumu into the muscle cult and I’m frankly left sitting here waiting for my invite! Sure, I can’t confidently identify biceps from triceps or quadriceps from…hamstrings(?), but I promise I have the spirit!  

Nao is refreshingly no-nonsense and calls it as he sees it. Wise beyond his years, Nao’s advice is always astute and pertinent. He’s someone I’d look up to if I ever got to meet him. I just think he’s really cool! His adeptness at observation made him a hell of a coach even back in middle school and he’s only gotten better at it as he’s gotten older. And maybe I’m a wee bit biased because he’s said some of the things I’d like to say to other characters, but that’s neither here nor there.

Asahi is another goofball. He likes to show off and talk about how great he is, he’s highly reactive, and also an idiot. It’s quite easy to get under his skin and get him riled up if he feels like he’s being made fun of, hence his need to boast. His plight in Starting Days was one of the most baffling in the entire series: he “forgot” how to swim the front crawl. I’m not sure that’s something a person can forget to do, but that’s probably because it wasn’t that he actually forgot, he just lacked the courage to try out of a fear of looking silly/not being the best. Frankly, that’s something a lot of people can relate to, me included! His willingness to look inward (instead of continuing to blame Haru) is perhaps what I appreciate the most about Asahi. He took accountability and was able to grow as a character. It was also really sweet to see that as a young adult, he still says positive words of affirmation to himself in the mirror! While it may feel silly, it’s important to treat oneself with kindness regardless of if one feels they’re actually the best or not!

Mikhail, while a bit out of the loop concerning whatever’s cool with the youth these days, is a delight. He gives helpful advice (saying cute things like “having a lot of baggage is what makes life richer! [Even if] sometimes that baggage weighs you down too,”) and understands that sometimes what a person needs isn’t to be told what they did wrong and could instead benefit from some time to hurt. Meanwhile, Ryuuji tears into Rin and Ikuya’s performances at Sydney’s prelims to Haru—deliberately singling out the people he knows are important to him even though they swim different strokes—dismisses hard work that doesn’t yield the desired results, and then he sends Haru to bed saying, “all that matters is how you do in free tomorrow.” I’m not even supposed to be talking about Ryuuji yet and here I am getting pissed off at him in advance! Mikhail, in contrast, is kind in that he gives Rin the space to figure things out for himself while offering his support in the meantime. I also find it incredibly amusing to imagine Ai and Mikhail corresponding back and forth about how well-built Rin is—they couldn’t not have, right?

#free iwatobi swim club #gou matsuoka #kisumi shigino #sousuke yamazaki #nitori aiichirou #momotaro mikoshiba #mikoshiba seijuurou #isuzu mikoshiba #nao serizawa #asahi shiina #mikhail makarovich #long ass post #free!meta #badposture answers

[anime-ships-all-good]

Matsuoka Gou x Mikoshiba Isuzu

Free! Iwatobi Swim Club

#free! iwatobi swim club #isugou #isuzu mikoshiba #gou matsuoka #ship

[chutimauniverse]

#isuzu sohma #isuzu #isuzu daichi #ren isuzu #isuzu mikoshiba

[ninacchis]

long time no isugou 💕

#isuzu mikoshiba #御子柴五十鈴 #gou matsuoka #松岡江 #isugou #いすごう #free! #free! iwatobi swim club #free! eternal summer #free! dive to the future #free! the final stroke #my art

[eleanorenchanted]

When you finally find love after three seasons and four movies

#free! #gou matsuoka #isuzu mikoshiba #power couple #the couple that loves muscles together stays together #these women will be billionaires don’t question me #my gifs #my edit

[declawedwildcat]

Maiden's Voyage ⚒️

Rating: General Audiences Word Count: 10,048 Tags: Alternate Universe - Pirates, Character Study, First Meetings, Getting Together, Career-Related Existential Angst, Hopeful Ending ( see more on a03 )

Summary: Gou had it all figured out. Sure, it might not be the exciting, adventure-filled life most of her friends and family had left for, but it was stable. Reliable. Like her. After all, she didn’t have big dreams like the rest of them; she could be happy just like this.

That is, until an interesting new shipwright moved into town.

#free eternal summer #sea of thieves #isugou #fanfic #gou matsuoka #isuzu mikoshiba #pirates #we sail together #not me writing this while changing jobs and being a lil bitch about it #unintentionally posting this on Labor Day is also pretty funny #please envision “What Was I Made For” playing during the scene™ #you'll know which one