| 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 |
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 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.
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.