Laughing Under the Clouds
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Cover of the first volume of Donten ni Warau as published by Mag Garden
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曇天に笑う (Donten ni Warau) |
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| Genre | Supernatural |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Karakara-Kemuri |
| Published by | Mag Garden |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Avarus |
| Original run | March 15, 2011 – July 27, 2014 |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Manga | |
| Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden | |
| Written by | Karakara-Kemuri |
| Published by | Mag Garden |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Garden |
| Original run | December 24, 2013 – February 3, 2017 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Laughing in Limbo | |
| Written by | Karakara-Kemuri |
| Published by | Mag Garden |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Web Comic Beat's |
| Original run | December 24, 2013 – present |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Haraguchi |
| Written by | Yūya Takahashi |
| Music by | Shuichiro Fukuhiro |
| Studio | Doga Kobo |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | NTV, BBC, BS Nittele, AT-X, SUN |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 4, 2014 – December 20, 2014 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Anime film series | |
| Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden | |
| Directed by | Tetsuya Wakano |
| Studio | Wit Studio |
| Released | 2017 – scheduled |
| Runtime | 60 minutes each |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Katsuyuki Motohiro |
| Written by | Yūya Takahashi |
| Released | February 2018 |
Laughing Under the Clouds (Japanese: 曇天に笑う? Hepburn: Donten ni Warau, also referred to as Cloudy Laugh) is a Japanese supernatural manga series by Karakara-Kemuri. It was serialized by Mag Garden on Monthly Comic Avarus magazine. It has been adapted into an anime television series. The anime has been licensed for streaming in North America by Funimation. A sequel entitled Donten ni Warau Gaiden was released in 2014. Another titled Laughing in Limbo (Rengoku ni Warau) was released in 2014 which is set 300 years before Donten ni Warau. An anime theatrical film trilogy adaptation by Wit Studio was announced, with each part running for 60 minutes and the first part scheduled for release in 2017. A live-action film adaptation is scheduled for release in February 2018.
In 1878, the Meiji Restoration occurred. Because of this, the country faced many criminals, such as samurai rebelling against their fallen positions. Many were arrested, but they soon broke out of their jail cells and rampaged across Japan. Therefore, the government did their best to prevent this by building a giant prison in the middle of Lake Biwa. However, to get these criminals to the prison, they needed a form of transport. In this way, the Kumō brothers were given the responsibility to take these criminals to their final resting place.
Tenka is the eldest of the three Kumō brothers, as well as the 14th head of the shrine. He is both the father and mother figure to his younger brothers after the death of their parents. When in combat, Tenka is known to be strong enough to defeat dozens of prisoners in an instant with nothing but a fan, as well as being quick on his feet. He refuses to let his siblings take part in any battles, always rescuing them from dangerous situations. He shows symptoms of being the Orochi's vessel, and is promptly prosecuted without a trial, but is later revealed to be alive under the protection of the police. After fighting against the Orochi and Fuma ninjas (including Shirasu and his younger brother), he sustained wounds that left him at wheelchair, unable to walk again.
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