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1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hispeed.jpg]]
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3	''High☆Speed!'' is a light novel by Koji Ouji about the lives of four boys— Haruka Nanase, Makoto Tachibana, Rin Matsuoka, and Nagisa Hazuki – and their tribulations forming the Iwatobi Swim Club. Formally published by KA Bunko in 2013, it’s a self-contained {{Sports Stor\|ies}}y about competition swimming and all the drama in between.
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5	A TimeSkip series all about the cast in their teenage years debuted the very same year, titled ''Anime/{{Free}}''. Futoshi Nishiya, character designer of the anime series, would later draw the art for the books’ rerelease.
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7	It received a sequel in 2015 titled ''High☆Speed! 2'', focusing on Rin's relationship with his aloof friend Sousuke. The first book would eventually get a manga adaptation in 2015, while its sequel would get an anime adaptation in the form of the film ''Anime/HighSpeedFreeStartingDays'', meant to bridge the gap in between the books and the timeskip anime.
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9	Click [[https://sunnyskies.dreamwidth.org/661.html here]] or [[https://janeypeixes.tumblr.com/post/57716612938/high-speed-translation-masterpost here]] to read the chapter summaries and the chapter translations of ''[[https://mangahelpers.com/forum/threads/high-speed-novels-free-by-k%C5%8Dji-%C5%8Cji.2992276/ High☆Speed!]]'' (complete) and its sequel (in progress).
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11	For tropes concerning the movie, see ''Anime/HighSpeedFreeStartingDays''.
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13	Not to be confused with the ChaseScene-based [[Pinball/HighSpeed pinball game]].
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16	!!Tropes:
17	* CanonImmigrant: Rei of ''Free!'' makes his retroactive debut in ''High☆Speed! 2'' as a minor character.
18	* ContrivedCoincidence: Rin not only ends up in the same class as Haru when he transfers, he also joins the Iwatobi Swim Club.
19	* LuckyCharmsTitle: The title typically has a star where a hyphen would be in katakana.
20	* NewTransferStudent: Rin transfers into Iwatobi Elementary at the beginning of volume 1.
21	* PunBasedTitle: The katakana for "Speed" (スピード) can also be read as "Speedo".
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