I kind of think so. Or, at least, Gou might like Haruka. I honestly think she will only be implied as ending up with the Samezuka captain. This anime is only going tobe 12 episodes, which doesn't leave any room for development in terms of relationships if they're not implied from the beginning. So far, Haruka seems to be more interested in her brother lol. Anyway, Haruka comes off as the type of person who is oblivious to everything that is not an immediate priority in his mind. Nope, Gou is a secondary character and therefore not a candidate for any MC. Also, you're forgetting who the target audience of Free! If you still don't understand it, try looking at most of the show and secondary material. Who's left out, which two people are always seen together, and why is it there so much homoerotic subtext? SO OBVIOUSLY, this show won't get to the romance route, or i may say that it has little to no chance of this show being otome-oriented, or romance that appears out of nowhere. I predict romance won't even be part of the show, and this will probably end up, Gou just being the ordinary biceps-fetish girl. Since we are not far into the ending, I think that Gou may be with anyone. But since Gou and Haruka are very concerned about Rin, they both might develop feelings for each other. Or maybe she might end up with Seijuurou. Even though the most of the Free! They want to entertain the audience, not themselves, and what object the audience likes, means that the staff has to go with the idea and the storyline. That is what a director is. He or she has to make the storyline go with the idea of the story. Now, that earlier somebody said that this show should go with the storyline, so having 'romance' in free! Facepalm to the universe. Yep, it has homosexual subtext- its called fanservice. It means that whole male cast are gay? What I learn from it, its all about possibilities that are given. And romance NOT RUIN anythin, especially if its good writen. Do I call you misogynistic pig just because u no ship het? I will ship whatever I want and I... CARE ABOUT YOUR BULLSHIT! Also, are u people really looking forward to the 'romance' in this show, when there're tons of your stereotypical ecchi,hentai, otome-animes out there. Also, are u people really looking forward to the 'romance' in this show, when there're tons of your stereotypical ecchi,hentai, otome-animes out there. This show was made for female audience, yes, which means that whole yaoi subtext is just fujoshis bait, because most of women are attracted by homosexual subtexts and the producers know it. Het romance will ruin this show? It can be any other male from cast, because why not? There is still 7 episodes to go, therefore it would be nice, while their bond would get thight, not even in romantical way. U lack of understand for this show makes me sad. There is a shit tones of that in every series- Merlin, Supernatural, Dr House- in each of this series there was heterosexual life partners, who had actually female love interests , beatin their weakness and of course FANSERVICE which can be inteprete whatever you want. Unlike gouharu or makogou. She talked with the guys everyday, and went home together eating popsicle stick, what relationship is there to 'grow more'? And yes, compare to yaoi hints, het are very low, but they exist. Other thing is that most of the fandom not considerin characters orientation, just give them stamps- straight or gay. There are more than those two orientation, u know. I can understand and respect those shippers who ship yaoi, since hints are given, but also I would like some people respect mine choices and preferences since there is still a little chance it can happen. WHY CAN WE SHIP ALL THIS SHIPS? Well, there are no hints of homosexual or heterosexual advances in the show, and though Mikoshiba has a crush on Gou, she does not show any romantic feelings towards him. Haruka had a potential love interest in High Speed! She was the only female member of the swim team. People interpret the boys' closeness as strong feelings for each other, but many people are like that. That moment does not have any homosexual hints. He was actually offended to have a close friend of his not be in a tent with him. Girls are like that, and so are boys. We have six episodes left, and the plot is lead by the staff of KyoAni. Yaoi hints are not presented to the public. I respect everyone's ships, but interpreting that there are yaoi hints is a little absurd. You may call the moments in the show yaoi, but this is actually the closeness and friendliness between the men. And i doubt if aki will even appear in free! Because she was just 'there' to serve the story. She doesn't even show up in the opening. There is no 'heroine' in free! BECAUSE, the story is NOT about her, it's about the guys. Let me clarify, Heroine is a girl main character, but she's not the MC, so that pretty much explains why her character doesn't interact that much. And It's so obvious that Haruka will end up with no one or probably just his fetish for water. Like you dont have to ask a question when you know the answer already. You may call the moments in the novel hetero, but this is actually the closeness and friendliness between both genders. What I meant by potential love interest was if Aki were in the series. Haruka showed interest and almost died trying to get Aki's scarf. You said they were sixth graders, but then you later then said, They're plenty of hints of homosexuality in there. Maybe you're trying to emphasize and exaggerate the story to make your yaoi ship canon? What I meant by potential love interest was if Aki were in the series. Haruka showed interest and almost died trying to get Aki's scarf. You said they were sixth graders, but then you later then said, They're plenty of hints of homosexuality in there. Maybe you're trying to emphasize and exaggerate the story to make your yaoi ship canon? And i doubt if aki will even appear in free! Because she was just 'there' to serve the story. Well I mean as much as the fans of Free! It's not the driving force of the plot. I don't think any of the main characters will have any romance in the anime. There's just no room for that at all and it's not conducive to the plot of the anime. The only person who has a romantic link with Gou is Mikoshiba, and it's explicitly stated on his bio in the KyoAni webpage that he fell in love with Gou at first sight. No ship here is canon, but you'd have to be pretty batshit insane to ship Gou with the Free! Especially when the scenes with Gou are limited and the topic of the conversation was never about each other. To LET ME LIVE IN MY FANTASY WORLD GOD DAMMIT! So thanks for your opinion genius, but I... Live in your fantasy world if you want, but don't ask us to reaffirm your ship, or even try to impress upon us the notion that your ship will somehow be realized by the end. And fangirls who ship two males together when there's a lack of subtext between them are just as delusional. Live in your fantasy world if you want, but don't ask us to reaffirm your ship, or even try to impress upon us the notion that your ship will somehow be realized by the end. And fangirls who ship two males together when there's a lack of subtext between them are just as delusional. Hows those fangirls are fanatical? By shipping other than most of you? Do they start ship wars or something? Do I want anybody to reafirm my ship? END OF DISCUSSION Tbh, I don't get any hint between GouHaru or even MakoGou. RinGou's closeness is understandable, they are sibling anyway Their brother-sisterly relationship is so good and enviable. While I personally enjoy entertaining the thought of pairings for her, I do not want any canonitical relationship for her. One of the nice things about her is that she isn't just a character to be essentially married off to someone else; she is a female character that is interacting normally with males that are about a year older than her. This isn't a romance anime, and it's been kept strictly to fanservice. That is all it requires. Speaking about season two... I ship gay pairings in Free! I actually think that Gou is cute and she would make a great couple with Haruka or Makoto, but obviously it isn't canon and it will never be, and it would bother me if it was. Gou only have a chance with Mikoshiba, but she doesn't like him in a romantic way, so I don't really know. Also people can ship whatever they want. If you want to ship a boy and a girl in a show that is clearly aimed at fujoshis like Free! But also if you want to ship two boys even if they already have an heterosexual love interest that's fine as well and I'm having none of your shit. What awful creatures you guys are sometimes. Gou will be Seijuurou's woman! He even talked about how much he loved that waterfall in episode 6 lol. And jesus christ, to people calling each other insane for shipping something, get over yourself, it's called a fantasy, something we WANT to happen. We accept it if it doesn't but we can still live in our little shipping world if that makes us feel better. Doesn't matter if the couple is straight or gay, you idiots. I ship makoharu, and that doesn't make me insane. The producers wants us to ship it, why else would they imply such heavy BL hints in the first place? It doesn't mean it will become canon, since it's just fanservice : And ship wars are stupid. At this point, it seems like, if anything were to become canon, it would be one of the Mikoshiba brothers, since Seijuurou has been hinted at since season 1 but now that he's leaving Samezuka, there's Momotarou to take his place. So really, from an unbiased point of view, they would be the ones that KyoAni would be shooting for. As for Haru, like the above said, there are a lot of BL hints, especially between the two largest ships of MakoHaru and RinHaru, but I doubt the producers would create anything canon out of it because the fanbase is large enough that there are going to be quite a few people offended by it, and they can't risk that. Overall, though, I agree with the above commenter, because Free! While the Mikoshiba either brother + Gou combination seems to be the most obvious potential relationship hetero or otherwise tbh that will be made canon, I somehow have a feeling that Sosuke, the new guy, does have some feelings for Gou that extend beyond a 'She's-my-best-friend's-sister' kinda thing. I dunno, I could be reading into it too much, but in this second season of Free! And then there's MORE yaoi fangirls... Dear Anon, I believe you ship this pairing, and it's perfectly fine. However, the way you had stated your opinion is quite disgusting. This statement somehow reminds me of homophobic person trying to hurt a gay person. However, do the gays attack? No, not many do, however they do exsit. But do many homophobic people attack gays, yes. However, do many of us fujoshis attack you, hetero shippers? I don't believe so. I just wanted to let you know, that maybe you shouldn't act too childish and remember to word your statement more proper and clear, so it may not sound too disgusting. However by the looks of it, both of our ships will proably not become canon, with the anime based on the sport swimming, not romance, and if you are looking for romance between Haru and Gou, you have resources, called, Fanfics, Pixiv, and fanart, along with you, yourself who could make your own fanfics, fanart. Have a nice day, and enjoy shipping HaruGou, while I, will go and ship Haru whomever I would please too. I hope you have a good weekend! The only person who has a romantic link with Gou is Mikoshiba, and it's explicitly stated on his bio in the KyoAni webpage that he fell in love with Gou at first sight. No ship here is canon, but you'd have to be pretty batshit insane to ship Gou with the Free! Especially when the scenes with Gou are limited and the topic of the conversation was never about each other. Totally agree with this.
