Oh look, it’s Nagisa and he’s camping! Unfortunately, camping is not allowed at parks or peaks unless you’re out on the wilderness.

And BTW, Nagisa ran away from his parents which is why he stayed at Haruka-sempai’s place. What!?

Oh yeah, and the reason why he ran away is because his grades are low. Wait, that can be fixed with Rei’s studying regimen so it’s a-okay!

Just kidding, it seems that not only Nagisa’s grade is below-average, but his parents are forcing him to quit the club which he won’t accept that. Wow, that’s so harsh!

But you know what, the only way for Nagisa to succeed is to do both swimming and studying at the same time. Also, Nagisa can have scholarship at a prestigious university if he does well in both athletics and academics, so it’s a win-win situation.

Regardless, Nagisa decides to talk to his parents and he got his wish by staying at the swim club for his dreams and his friends… unless Nagisa got bad grades again. But don’t worry, Rei-chan and his sempais will help him study until his grades are all better.

Anyway, this episode is so damn good to watch for a very good reason… We haven’t have an episode that focuses on the Iwatobi Swim Club for the long time (which Samezuka hogging the spotlight previously).

Oh, and it’s the first time seeing Nagisa getting emotional and teary-eyed. KyoAni and Animation Do, you got me there!

With that, see you next week!