Free-Will

For other uses, see Free will (disambiguation).

Free-Will (フリーウィル) 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.^[1] 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
Founded	1986
Founder	Hiroshi Tomioka
Status	Active
Distributor(s)	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 of origin	Japan
Location	Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo
Official website	f-w-d.co.jp

Free-Will and Extasy Records are credited by Bounce Magazine as two important labels that helped promote visual kei.^[2] 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

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

Under 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