Makoto Tachibana橘 真琴

Iwatobi Swimming Club's captain

[Makoto Tachibana橘 真琴 @BackstrokeMako]

#H Due to the length of time Makoto and Haruka have been friends, -

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#H It was Makoto who wanted to join the Iwatobi Swim Club when they were children and Haru tagged along with him.

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#H It was in kindergarten that Haruka started calling Makoto by his first name and Makoto calling Haruka "Haru-chan".

[Makoto Tachibana橘 真琴 @BackstrokeMako]

#H Makoto and Haruka have been friends since at least kindergarten.

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#Personality It was also shown that Haruka dislikes it when people use his first name, but Makoto always somehow manages to win the argument

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Mako is also shown to be slightly manipulative, often using Haruka's love of water to his advantage to convince Haru to do what he wants.

[Makoto Tachibana橘 真琴 @BackstrokeMako]

#Personality Makoto and Haruka have been together for so long that Makoto is able to read Haru's mind.

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#Personality He is the one usually restraining Haruka from randomly stripping or diving into fish tanks.

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- can get a bit worn out from his friends' peculiar antics and mannerisms.

[Makoto Tachibana橘 真琴 @BackstrokeMako]

#Personality he seems to be one of the more sensible people in the group and -

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#Personality When he gets scared he tends to hide behind Haruka or cling to him in some way.

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- as shown when he appeared terrified of the possibility that their old Swimming Club may be haunted.

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#Personality However, he is rather weak-hearted and can get scared easily, -

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#Personality Due to his caring personality, he is often seen with a gentle smile on his face.

[Makoto Tachibana橘 真琴 @BackstrokeMako]

#Personality Makoto is a nice and considerate guy, who is always concerned about his friends' welfare.

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He is a backstroke swimmer on the Iwatobi High School swimming team.

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Makoto Tachibana (橘 真琴 Tachibana Makoto) is one of the main characters of the anime series Free! and the light novel High☆Speed!

[Makoto Tachibana橘 真琴 @BackstrokeMako]

#Voice Actors Japanese; Tatsuhisa Suzuki & Satsuki Yukino (Child)

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#PersonalStatus Relatives; Father (Mr. Tachibana), Mother (Mrs. Tachibana), Ren Tachibana (brother), Ran Tachibana (sister)

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#ProfessionalStatus Function; Captain. Swim Style; Backstroke