Free-Will#Sub-divisions
{{Short description|Japanese record label}}
{{other uses|Free will (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox record label
| name = Free-Will
| image =
| image_bg =
| parent =
| 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
| country = Japan
| location = Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo
| url = [http://www.f-w-d.co.jp f-w-d.co.jp]
}}
{{nihongo|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.
{{cite web
| title = Free-Will Europe Home Page
| date = 2007-04-04
| url = http://www.free-will-europe.com/
| 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.{{cite web| last = Dejima| first = Kouji| title = Bounce Di(s)ctionary Number 13 – Visual Kei| work = bounce.com| language = ja| url = http://www.bounce.com/article/article.php/3419/| access-date = 2014-07-27| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080301175244/http://www.bounce.com/article/article.php/3419/| archive-date = 2008-03-01}} Free-Will also produced the 2001 anime adaptation of the long running manga series Grappler Baki.
Sub-divisions
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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]]=
=Under [[Tokuma Japan Communications]]=
=Under [[Avex Group]]=
- ism – Kannivalism
Bands or solo artists managed directly
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;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
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External links
- [http://www.f-w-d.co.jp/ Official website]
- [http://www.pscompany.co.jp/ PS Company website]
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Category:Japanese independent record labels
Category:Heavy metal record labels