Futoshi Nishiya

Futoshi Nishiya (西屋太志) was the primary Character Designer for the Free! series.

On July 27th, 2019, Nishiya was confirmed to be one of the victims of the 2019 KyoAni arson attack.

Futoshi Nishiya (left) and Tatsuhisa Suzuki (right) at a live panel during KYOANI & DO CTFK 2013