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Free-Will

Japanese record label

Field	Value
name	Free-Will
founded	1986
founder	Hiroshi Tomioka
status	Active
distributor	In Japan:Avex Group, Sony Music Entertainment Japan, King Records, Tokuma Japan Communications, Pony Canyon
In Europe:Gan-Shin, CLJ Records, Universal Music Group
genre	Rock, punk, metal
country	Japan
location	Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo
url	f-w-d.co.jp

In Europe:Gan-Shin, CLJ Records, Universal Music Group

Free-Will is an independent Japanese record label founded in 1986 by Color vocalist Hiroshi "Dynamite Tommy" Tomioka, with branches predominantly in Japan and the United States, as well as previously in Europe. | access-date = 2007-09-23 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070404165604/http://www.free-will-europe.com/ |archive-date = 2007-04-04}} The company also provides band management and continues to co-manage many of its artists after they have signed with a major record label.

Free-Will and Extasy Records are credited by Bounce Magazine as two important labels that helped promote visual kei. Free-Will also produced the 2001 anime adaptation of the long running manga series Grappler Baki.

Sub-divisions

The company operates several sub-divisions, some of them for a single band or purpose only. For example, Firewall Div. solely handles material which is released in collaboration with Sony Music.

Under [[Sony Music Entertainment Japan|Sony Music]]

Back Coat – 12012
Firewall Div. – Dir En Grey, Merry
Lizard – Kagerou

Under [[king Records (Japan)|King Records]]

PS Company – Kra
- Indie PSC – Born
S'Cube – Baroque, Eile de Mu, Puppet Mammy, Ruvie, Tokyo Michael, Cooky

Under [[Tokuma Japan Communications]]

PS Company – D=Out, Screw

Under [[Avex Group]]

ism – Kannivalism

Bands or solo artists managed directly

;Past

Alice Nine
Amphibian
BIS
Bellzlleb
Billy & The Sluts
By-Sexual
Color
Decameron
DECAYS
Dir En Grey
Genkaku Allergy
Gilles de Rais
Kagrra,
Kamaitachi
Lovemania
Miyavi
Red Tail Cat
Rentrer en Soi
Sea Monkey
Speed-ID
Sug
sukekiyo
The Gazette
ViViD
Vogue
Youka

References

Dejima, Kouji. "Bounce Di(s)ctionary Number 13 – Visual Kei". bounce.com.

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