Line #113 Characters/FiftyPercentOff


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3	[[folder:Iwatobi Swim Club]]
4	!!Haruka "Haru" Nanase
5	--> Voiced by: '''[=SparkyTheAndroid=]'''
6	-> ''"I always thought swimming was kinda like doing somebody: you dive in, flop around a bit, and you either get booed or somebody gives you a medal."''
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8	* BiggerOnTheInside: There is an entire world in his head full of multiple Harus that can take control of him.
9	* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite his unusual mental state, Haru is clearly a powerful swimmer.
10	* CloudCuckooLander: Implied to be because of having swallowed so much chlorine-filled pool water.
11	* GeniusDitz: Great at swimming, not so great at pretty much everything else.
12	* TheManBehindTheMan: Apparently the Council of Nine Harus are the ones in control of Haru [[spoiler: at least until they're all killed off by Haru-That-Can-Read who takes control for himself.]]
13	* {{Metaphorgotten}}: The opening narration for the series has one of these, where he tries to compare swimming to [[{{Squick}} having sex.]]
14	* NeverLearnedToRead: Only one Haru ever bothered to. Then he gets shot and all the other Harus have to improvise.
15	* NoSocialSkills: ''"Join the swimming bird team!"''
16	* NotQuiteDead: The Haru that can read gets shot and left in a dumpster by Impulsive Haru. He manages to survive, avenge himself, and regain the competence that Haru had been slipping from.
17	* ObliviousToLove: Is literally the only person (with the possible exception of [[TransparentCloset Makoto]] himself) who hasn't noticed Makoto's painfully obvious feelings for him.
18	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Unlike his [[Anime/{{Free}} canon self]], he's almost never referred to by anything other than "Haru".
19	* PsychicPowers: Not Haru himself, but his [[SplitPersonality Personalities]] are capable of leaving his mind and entering other peoples', like the one that ended up in Rin's dream. [[spoiler: This also seemingly creates some kind of psychic link that Haru-That-Can-Read/Supreme-Overlord-Haru later uses to taunt Rin.]]
20	* SingleTargetSexuality: Towards water. There's not much of anything that will hold Haru's interest like a body of water.
21	* SplitPersonality: There are multiple Harus holed up inside his brain that have conflicting interests and personalities.
22	* TheStoic: Out loud anyway. In his head, the Harus are more emotional.
23	* VoiceOfTheLegion: In his Demon Form, achieved by having all the Harus talk at once.
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25	!!Makoto Tachibana
26	--> Voiced by: '''Octopimp'''
27	-> ''"I learned to swim the old-fashioned way: when I was five, my dad took me out to a lake and tossed me right in the water! Making it to shore was easy! [[HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood Making it out of the gunny sack was hard, though.]]"''
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29	* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's the nicest on the team, easily. However, when he ''does'' insult somebody, he goes right for the throat.
30	* ClusterBleepBomb: Has one when he wakes up from nearly drowning in episode 14
31	* FreudianSlip: A frequent instigator of these, especially in relation to Haru.
32	* HiddenDepths: As noted in SmarterThanYouLook below, Makoto is a ''lot'' more perceptive of his team's situation than he lets on.
33	--> " We're all here because ''we're not welcome anywhere else.'' You think that [[DysfunctionJunction these antics]] would fly at the German Club? We put everything into swimming is because swimming is all we've ''got''."
34	* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Suffered this at the hands of his father, who is clearly disappointed by his effeminate son.
35	* IdiotHero:
36	-->'''Nagisa''': Makoto, I love you, but you dumb as ''hell''.
37	** Only to be surprisingly ''subverted'' in episode 14.
38	* NiceGuy: In contrast to his teammates.
39	* SmarterThanYouLook: He's fully aware that the Swim Club is made up of nuts, and also fully aware that everybody has nowhere else to go if they ever decided to leave.
40	* StraightGay: Sparky confirms that Makoto is gay and has painfully obvious feelings for Haru.
41	* TeamMom: Officially, as of the eleventh bonus video. Rei even mockingly calls him that during the early parts of Episode 14.
42	* TransparentCloset: Literally ''everyone'' can see through it.
43	* WideEyedIdealist: Watches a shady business deal take place between Nagisa and Miho right in front of his eyes and is utterly baffled by it.
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45	!!Nagisa Hazuki
46	--> Voiced by: '''Octopimp'''
47	-> ''"This reminds me of prison!"''
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49	* AmbiguouslyBi: Although he usually shows attraction towards males while on-screen, his sexuality is described as "a shrug with a wiggly hand motion" and he says that he "doesn't even consider himself a gay person" even though he's dating Rei. Can possibly mean he is pansexual as well. He also notably sends a picture of his, ahem, ''genitals'' to Gou/Kou in episode 19, something he has only historically done with Rei, who he is constantly flirting with.
50	** Additionally, in one of the bonus episodes (ambiguous canonicity and jokey nature aside) he mentions watching JAVs and specifically name-drops a female actress.
51	* BadassAdorable: Despite the [[{{Gayngster}} vastly]] [[TokenEvilTeammate different]] [[DepravedHomosexual personality]] in comparison to his canon counterpart, he's still incredibly adorable.
52	* BookDumb: Surprisingly averted. Judging by his knowledge of modern artists, and his meta-discussion about similes and metaphors in Bonus 14, he's just as book smart as he is street smart.
53	* BreakoutCharacter: He's appeared the most in crossovers out of the rest of the cast, and certainly seems to be the most popular character.
54	* BruiserWithASoftCenter: Hardcore thug most of the time, but apparently cried for an hour after he watched ''Film/TheNotebook''.
55	--> "It's a sad movie."
56	** Apparently has an Etsy account for his non-illegal works.
57	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: One that's completely ''offscreen'', no less.
58	--> "[[SirSwearsALot What's up, sluts?!]] [[TokenEvilTeammate Guess who just got outta prison?!]]
59	* DepravedHomosexual[=/=]DepravedBisexual: Nagisa's flirting with Rei strongly comes off as this.
60	* {{Gayngster}}: He speaks and acts like a gangster and is head-over-heels for Rei.
61	* EvenEvilHasStandards: As dangerous as Nagisa is, he seems to be afraid of Miho at times.
62	* ForgetfulJones: In Bonus 14 he alleges that he can't remember what he ate for breakfast, and that for him, 45 minutes is a long time to have known someone.
63	* HiddenDepths: Frequently displays some non-illegal hobbies and cultural knowledge. Particularly in the Bonus videos.
64	-->'''Makoto:''' He says poetry died with print media.
65	-->'''Nagisa:''' (about a painting) This'll be great reference for my thesis paper about cubism. Good use of negative space!
66	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: It's debatable whether he cares about the others or not, but he does run into the ocean after them when he thinks they may be in danger, and in bonus videos, he outright admits he loves Makoto, "but [he's] dumb as hell."
67	* MetaGuy: Tends to [[BreakingTheFourthWall break the fourth wall]], or at least [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall lean on it]], more than any other character.
68	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: One of his aliases is, according to Rei, "The Iwatobi Icepick."
69	* OfficialCouple: With Rei, eventually.
70	* ScaryBlackMan: Obviously he isn't black, but he still has the personality and speech patterns typical of this trope.
71	* StalkerWithACrush: Towards Rei.
72	* TheStoner: Applies to everyone, really, but this series takes the "purifying salts" scene from canon, and runs away from context with it.
73	* TattooedCrook: Including a tattoo on his chest that reads "Thug {{Seme}}".
74	* VocalDissonance: Most folks really wouldn't expect the voice of a ScaryBlackMan to come out of a small blond teenager.
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76	!!Rei Ryugazaki
77	--> Voiced by: '''Octopimp'''
78	-> ''"[[BigShutUp Everybody, shut up!]]"''
79	* AxCrazy: Heavily downplayed in comparison to most examples. However, he seems almost ''obsessed'' with the idea of taking a life.
80	* FauxlosophicNarration: What most of his [[InnerMonologue thoughts]] are.
81	* InnerMonologue: Tends to have these often.
82	* NoLoveForTheWicked: Is confirmed to be aromantic, and is a serial killer.
83	* NotSoAboveItAll: It's saying something when the OnlySaneMan is also the next Patrick Bateman.
84	* NotSoDifferentRemark: Makoto accuses him of this during Episode 14, and then goes on to say that no matter [[TheStraightMan how many times he vocally protests the team's antics]], he'll stay there regardless because swimming is all he ''has'' right now.
85	* OfficialCouple: With Nagisa, despite the relationship seeming a bit one-sided at first.
86	* OnlySaneMan: In comparison to his teammates. He's also the only one who seems remotely bothered by Demon Haru. [[NotSoAboveItAll And yet, he's either already a serial killer or a serial killer in the making.]]
87	* SerialKiller: Nothing is confirmed, but his {{Inner Monologue}}s scream possible premeditated murder, plus comments about disappearing cats from Haru.
88	** Confirmed as of episode 15 since he mentions preparing for premeditated murder before.
89	* ShoutOut: His speech, mannerisms, and [[SerialKiller hobby]] are deliberately styled off of [[Literature/AmericanPsycho Patrick Bateman.]]
90	* TheStoic: Most of the time he's this.
91	** NotSoStoic: Becomes visibly agitated when he's forced to swim with the rest of the team.
92	* WordOfGay: Confirmed to be UsefulNotes/{{Aromantic}} by Sparky the Android in a tumblr post.
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94	!!Gou [[InsistentTerminology "Kou"]] Matsuoka
95	--> Voiced by: '''[[Creator/KiraBuckland Rina-chan]]'''
96	-> ''"I have to Tumblr this!"''
97	* BigBrotherAttraction: Downplayed, but she doesn't seem to mind the idea of her brother having sex with other boys. ''Especially'' Haru.
98	* DeadpanSnarker: More so than in the original show.
99	* EatingTheEyeCandy: The first thing she does upon seeing Haru shirtless for the first time is snap a photo of it and post it to Tumblr.
100	* GuyOnGuyIsHot: Her love of slash basically seems to stem from this trope. She goes beyond shipping fiction and decides to take random handsome men she sees and pair them up together, enough to have a whole ''binder'' of shipping material even. She even anticipates all of the confrontations Rin and Haru have together because she finds it attractive. Nagisa discusses it in Episode 19 and gives her a long speech about why her attitude's creepy.
101	* HiddenDepths: She gets in on some of this during Episode 18, where she admits to Miho that she doesn't know if she has the right credentials for the working world and she mentions that she has complicated feelings about Haru losing to Rin since it wasn't funny or [[GuyOnGuyIsHot hot]]. Then it dips into a bit of an existential crisis.
102	* HypocriticalHumor: Gets on Nitori's case for going through the Matsuoka's trash yet she admitted to doing the same thing to someone else's trash in an earlier episode.
103	* LovableSexManiac: Gou is still a likable character, but her love for muscles is [[{{Flanderization}} exaggerated]] [[PlayedForLaughs for comedic effect.]]
104	* NoodleIncident: Had to take the fall for Nagisa once and ended up in jail because of it.
105	* OccidentalOtaku: She acts like this, only showing up more prominently after the sixth episode or so. Which is kind of weird, seeing as that she's ''from Japan''.
106	* YaoiFangirl: Even more so than her canon counterpart. As soon as she gets to the Samezuka swim practice, she starts mentally pairing off ''all'' of the male swimmers she sees.
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110	[[folder:Samezuka]]
111	!!Rin Matsuoka
112	--> Voiced by: '''[=SparkyTheAndroid=]'''
113	-> ''"Fine. I didn't want to hang around with you dildos, anyway."''
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115	* AloofOlderBrother: To Gou. Although the effect is sort of ruined when [[RunningGag she calls him "bitch-baby"]] and he starts crying.
116	* AndThenWhat: Has this moment after finally beating Haru in a race, and is unable to figure out what he could aspire to afterward, even with Nitori reminding him hat he didn't accomplish much.
117	* BerserkButton: Being called "bitch-baby".
118	* BelligerentSexualTension: Milked for all it's worth and then some with his longtime rival, Haru.
119	--> '''Gou:''' SSSSSSSHHHHH! I hear boys being ''gay''!
120	* CatapultNightmare: [[AllJustADream Twice in the]] [[DreamWithinADream space of five seconds]] at the end of Bonus 14.
121	--> '''Rin''': I ''hate'' that!
122	* CloudCuckoolander: He's not that different from Haru in the end, especially apparent when they start communicating telepathically.
123	* DaddyIssues: It all started when his father said swimming didn't pay the bills. Rin then went completely off his rocker.
124	* InelegantBlubbering: He doesn't cry on-screen per se because of the animation, but you can hear it in the tone of his voice. He does this every once in a while when he's alone, or when nobody remembers his birthday, or when [[RunningGag somebody calls him "bitch baby"]]...
125	* {{Jerkass}}: Just like his counterpart, he's dismissive and rude towards his former friends.
126	* MotiveDecay: He doesn't know why he hates/loves Haru, he just knows he has to beat him.
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128	!!Seijuurou Mikoshiba
129	--> Voiced by: '''[=SecretlyEric=]'''
130	-> ''"You must be Haru! I've heard a lot about you, and your extensive collection of tank tops. I'm thinking of getting, like, ten more..."''
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132	* {{Fratbro}}: He talks like this.
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134	!!Aiichirou Nitori
135	--> Voiced by: '''Unlucky Warrior'''
136	-> ''"Your name is Rei? That's only a letter off from Rin!"''
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138	* DoggedNiceGuy: Stalker elements aside, Nitori is a pretty decent person who can't get Rin to notice him.
139	* OnlySaneMan: When put next to Rin and all of his baggage, Nitori comes of saner than him, and exasperated by his antics.
140	* StalkerWithACrush: To Rin.
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144	[[folder:Other]]
145	!!Miho Amakata
146	--> Voiced by: '''Azamack'''
147	-> ''"I guarantee that, if I get out of this chair, you'll end up in one with wheels."''
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149	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Her appearance as a harmless literature teacher is just a front for her criminal activities.
150	* CrazyCatLady: Implied in episode 19, when she says she only goes to swim meets to get away from her cats.
151	* TheCynic: She has absolutely no faith in the team she's supervising. She only comes to the meets because she needs some alone time from her cats.
152	* FauxAffablyEvil: She tends to threaten the swim team in a polite tone.
153	* OldShame: In-universe, whatever the weird porn was.
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155	!!Coach Sasabe
156	--> Voiced by: '''Creator/LittleKuriboh'''
157	-> ''"They're MY ostriches!"''
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159	* CloudCuckooLander: Like Haru, implied to be because of having swallowed so much chlorine-filled pool water.
160	* ConspiracyTheorist: PlayedForLaughs.
161	-->'''Coach Sasabe''': [''through a megaphone''] The hole in the ozone layer was caused by the magic bullet that killed JFK!
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163	!!Easter Dave
164	->"I represent a certain mutual acquaintance. One Easter Dave."
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166	* CanonCharacterAllAlong: Turns out he is an actual character... Just not from Anime/{{Free}}. [[spoiler:He's [[Manga/FairyTail Makarov]] from [[TheAbridgedSeries Fairy Tail Abridged Parody.]]]]
167	* TheGhost: Never actually shows up in series, but always referred to.
168	* OhCrap: Mentioning his name is enough to get Miho to comply.
169	* TheFaceless: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7xDyRJSO2Q Not any more... ]]
170	* TheVoiceless: Technically, he's had no lines in any 50% Off videos.

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