Free! (manga)

Free! is a Japanese four-panel manga by GAN. The manga was first guest published in the December 2010 issue of Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Max magazine, and then started as a series from October 2011 issue. The series underwent a hiatus temporarily from June 2013 though publication has continued as free email to readers during the hiatus. The plot of the manga concerns four high school girls; quirky free spirit Atli, common sense Misaki, tsundere Kiska, and long-suffering Tomoe.

The comic gains further notability in that a TV version is planned for the magazine's 4-panel comics. The story Free! is one of several Yuri (genre) manga serialized in the magazine including Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka?, Kanamemo, Kiniro Mosaic, Rakka Ryūsui, The Last Uniform and Welcome to Wakaba-Soh.