15 [Similar Anime] Like Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club

Surely these two series have a lot in common to begin with the main focus being the sport genre, one focused on basket and the other on swimming.
Both Free! and KnB have a gorgeous art style and colors, which doesn't let "indifferent".
Plotwise, as a few other person mentioned already, the main charas Kuroko and Haruka are both the quite type; also both titles share a curious thing that somewhat "uniforms" them, in KnB they have color-related names for the GenMir, while in Free all the important charas have a girly name.
Being team sports genre focused, obviously both series see the team of main characters that will aim to the first place in competitions, and as any respectable serie the main chara/s will have to face, at some point, their rival, being a "long lost friend".
Both show you the beauty of their sports to the point to let you all bumped up and make you say "let's play basket/let's go swimming!"

Well, if you are looking for some cool guys, both Kuroko no Basket and Free! are series to check out.

While Free is swimming, Prince of Stride is running. Free focuses on mostly two teams in competition and gives a lot of background on the male leads' past swimming experiences, where Stride does very little of that with only hints of flash backs. Both anime are similar in which that the characters are very passionate about training to win competitions and the importance of teamwork, trust, and friendship, so it's inspiring. There's also humor in both anime and the characters of Free and Stride are very similar to each other, as there is the team leader, a member that works hard so they don't drag the team down, a manager, and so on.

I'm pretty new to Anime and especially MAL, so this is my first recommendation but I honestly cannot stress it enough. I came straight into Anime and Free! was one of my first choices, I loved it, especially the whole slice-of-life and friendship story lines, they're really relatable. I told my friend I was desperate to find another Anime just like it with the same ideas of coming together as a team and breaking down walls to salvage and build new friendships and she recommended Haikyuu!!

Both series are focussed on the athletic development of males with a passion for their chosen sports. They take you on a journey with many obstacles to overcome with help from friends and rivals. Also, let your fangirl mind fill in the blanks left by shounen ai vibes throughout the episodes.

Water-themed slice of life shows bursting with colour where attractive boys bond over water-related activities, such as fishing or swimming. Tsuritama is the wholesome one, the one you wouldn't mind introducing to your grandma. Free!, however, positively delights in showing you just -how- attractive these boys are. Blushy blush.

Free! is about a bunch of cute boys in a swimming club, while K-On is about a bunch of cute girls in a light music club. Both have characters which are rather cliched characters, but are more than their cliches. They are both also about working hard towards being the best at something, but K-On does have more messing around. They both also have excellent animation straight from the studio of KyoAni.

Both anime have similar theme. Main characters were good at one thing but then after some situation they've dropped this activity. Of course they are both about sports and let's be honest not about the popular ones because both swimming and archery aren't that popular. After two episodes of Tsurune KKK you can easily say that this new series have similar "spark".

Both are categorized as Sports animes, where close friends are separated after elementary school and drastically change. Both follow the changes that occur after they join their individual school teams, and continue to compete and share their love for the sport. Both Nanase and Arata had quit their sport because they had a hurt a loved one, but found it impossible to deny their passion for swimming, and in chiyafuru's case, karuta.

What I loved about Ouran was the variety of characters and the fun but at appropriate times serious atmosphere. Free! has great characters and even though it didn't have the "chasing the girl" aspect to it and is a completely different setting, it's really enjoyable just to see the relationships develop between the different characters and it still has the fun group feeling as Ouran.

If you liked Kimi to Boku, then you're absolutely going to love Free! But why?

Both anime are about a group of diverse characters that come together to create a group (an idol group in Love Live, a swimming team in Free!). These characters face various challenges that help them to grow and improve together. While not everyone who enjoyed Love Live will enjoy Free!, I recommend giving it a go.

Free! and Kuroko no Basket are both shows about a group friends competing against an old friend in the show's respective sport .However is that Free! is a bit more focused on the friendship between the main characters while Kuroko no Basket is more focused on the show's respective sport.Free! also has more female oriented fanservice(the majority of it is just them taking their shirts off)though seeing how it's a show about males swimming it's really expected.It also has a bit more shounen ai undertones than most sports anime but at the same time it's poking fun at it.Despite that show isn't filled with an overwhelming amount fanservice that would distract you from the story.Nonetheless both are great sports shows filled with funny moments while watching the cast trying to obtain their goals.

Both revolve around a group of boys starting up a sports club together. They have similar characters, lots of cringeworthy yet hilarious moments and if you enjoyed one, you'll probably enjoy the other.

For a music anime, hibike also has a lot of elements of sports anime such as Free: competitions, friendships, hardships, teamwork, the relationship between club life and life in the outside world, and a drive to improve, not just for yourself, but for the rest of your clubmates.

Both TV series revolve around aquatic clubs in a state of quiescence due to lack of funding or regular membership, with each facing a difficult task of revitalisation in order to remain functioning. Each feature a predominantly primary male ensemble who ultimately work together to better themselves and their environment. Both anime have a respectively catchy opening and soundtrack, coincided by fluid and vibrant animation. It also helps that the overwhelming majority of characters aren't harsh on the eyes either~ while simultaneously providing substance and personality. Ultimately, both are a good watch!