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87. Free!
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Kateee

And so the first KyoAni show on this list falls. Actually, Im not sure if very many of their shows even got nominated, so that might not be particularly significant. Free is essentially a silly fanservice show, but for women instead of men. Thankfully, its from KyoAni, so its pretty entertaining anyway, even to guys. Plus the animations really good, which always makes things better the fanservice actually looks good instead of cheap. The storys all about forming a swim club and sports and such, though that doesnt get a whole ton of focus. Its more about the relationships between the characters and them finding friendship again, especially those who were friends long ago and became estranged. These relationships are all fun stuff. The core cast is pretty likable, other than Nagisa who is a loser. Harukas actually my favorite of the bunch. I know some people dont like him that much because hes too emotionless and too obsessed with swimming freestyle, but I kinda like the emotionless type, and its always fun to see someone go their own way with no care for what everyone else expects. Rin was a bit more annoying than I usually like my tsunderes, but at least his shark teeth were awesome. Ive definitely seen worse all-dude shows aimed at women than this, so I do applaud it for its competence, even if it never really got great.
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