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Free! is a Japanese four-panel manga by GAN.^[1] 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.^[2] The series underwent a hiatus temporarily after June 2013^[3] though publication has continued as free email to readers during the hiatus. Some speculated that the manga was forced into hiatus when Kyoto Animation announced their own anime that coincidentally had exactly the same title (see Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club).^[4]^[5] The plot of the manga concerns four high school girls: quirky free spirit Atli, common sense Misaki, tsundere Kiska, and long-suffering Tomoe.

References

↑ "Free!". Hōbunsha. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
↑ "GANの女子高生4コマ「Free!」きららMAXで連載スタート". Comic Natarī. Natashi. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
↑ "Manga Taimu Kirara MAX backnumber". Hōbunsha. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
↑ Hamada, Rokurō. "『ONE PIECE』『HUNTER×HUNTER』…こんなにある! 漫画の"休載・復活"事情". Ure Pia Sōken. PIA. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
↑ "Kyoto Animation Hijacked Name From 4Koma". Seventhstyle. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

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[1] "Free!". Hōbunsha. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

[Natari-2] "GANの女子高生4コマ「Free!」きららMAXで連載スタート". Comic Natarī. Natashi. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

[3] "Manga Taimu Kirara MAX backnumber". Hōbunsha. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

[4] Hamada, Rokurō. "『ONE PIECE』『HUNTER×HUNTER』…こんなにある! 漫画の"休載・復活"事情". Ure Pia Sōken. PIA. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

[5] "Kyoto Animation Hijacked Name From 4Koma". Seventhstyle. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

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-'''''Free!''''' is a Japanese [[yonkoma|four-panel]] [[manga]] by GAN.<ref>[http://houbunsha.co.jp/comics/detail.php?p=%A3%C6%A3%F2%A3%E5%A3%E5%A1%AA Houbunsha Free!]</ref> 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.<ref>news.merumo.ne.jp [http://news.merumo.ne.jp/article/genre/525196 GANの女子高生4コマ「Free!」きららMAXで連載スタート|ニュース] 19 August 2011 - 色んな芸能・エンターテインメント・ニュース満載♪『読めるモ』|GANの新連載「Free!」が、本日8月19日に発売されたまんがタイムきららMAX10月号(芳文社)にてスタートした。 「Free!」は、自由気ままに学校生活を謳..続きはこちらから！ "</ref><ref>http://www.dokidokivisual.com/magazine/max/</ref> 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.
+'''''Free!''''' is a Japanese [[yonkoma|four-panel]] [[manga]] by GAN.<ref>{{cite web|title=Free!|url=http://houbunsha.co.jp/comics/detail.php?p=%A3%C6%A3%F2%A3%E5%A3%E5%A1%AA|publisher=Hōbunsha|accessdate=12 December 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref name=Natari>{{cite web|title=GANの女子高生4コマ「Free!」きららMAXで連載スタート|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/55174|work=Comic Natarī|publisher=Natashi|accessdate=12 December 2013}}</ref> The series underwent a hiatus temporarily after June 2013<ref>{{cite web|title=Manga Taimu Kirara MAX backnumber|url=http://www.dokidokivisual.com/magazine/max/book/index.php?mid=319|publisher=Hōbunsha|accessdate=12 December 2013}}</ref> though publication has continued as free email to readers during the hiatus. Some speculated that the manga was forced into hiatus when [[Kyoto Animation]] announced their own anime that coincidentally had exactly the same title (see ''[[Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club]]'').<ref>{{cite web|last=Hamada|first=Rokurō|title=『ONE PIECE』『HUNTER×HUNTER』…こんなにある! 漫画の"休載・復活"事情|url=http://ure.pia.co.jp/articles/-/14416?page=3|work=Ure Pia Sōken|publisher=PIA|accessdate=12 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kyoto Animation Hijacked Name From 4Koma|url=http://seventhstyle.com/2013/04/26/kyoto-animation-hijacked-name-from-4koma/|work=Seventhstyle|accessdate=12 December 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-18/kiniro-mosaic-4-panel-schoolgirl-comedy-manga-gets-tv-anime Kin-iro Mosaic 4-Panel Schoolgirl Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime]</ref> 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]]''.
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