| Laughing Under the Clouds | |
 Cover of the first volume of Donten ni Warau as published by Mag Garden | |
| 曇天に笑う (Donten ni Warau) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Supernatural |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Karakara-Kemuri |
| Published by | Mag Garden |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Avarus |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | March 15, 2011 – July 27, 2014 |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Manga | |
| Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden | |
| Written by | Karakara-Kemuri |
| Published by | Mag Garden |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Garden |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | December 24, 2013 – February 3, 2017 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Laughing in Limbo | |
| Written by | Karakara-Kemuri |
| Published by | Mag Garden |
| Magazine | Web Comic Beat's |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | December 24, 2013 – present |
| Volumes | 11 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Haraguchi Juria Matsumura (assistant) |
| Produced by | Toshio Nakatani Tomoaki Watanabe Hiroyuki Inage Junnosuke Itō Shunsuke Hosoi |
| Written by | Yūya Takahashi |
| Music by | Shūichirō Fukuhiro |
| Studio | Doga Kobo |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | NTV, BBC, BS Nittele, AT-X, Sun TV |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 4, 2014 – December 20, 2014 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Anime film series | |
| Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden | |
| Directed by | Tetsuya Wakano |
| Written by | Eiji Umehara |
| Music by | Yutaka Yamada |
| Studio | Wit Studio Blade |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | December 2, 2017 – September 1, 2018 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes each |
| Films | 3 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Katsuyuki Motohiro |
| Produced by | Fumitsugu Ikeda Takeshi Moriya |
| Written by | Yūya Takahashi |
| Music by | Yugo Kanno |
| Studio | Shochiku |
| Released | March 21, 2018 |
| Runtime | 94 minutes |
Laughing Under the Clouds (Japanese: 曇天に笑う, Hepburn: Donten ni Warau, also referred to as Cloudy Laugh) is a Japanese manga series by Karakara-Kemuri. The manga was serialized by Mag Garden on Monthly Comic Avarus magazine.[2] The series has been adapted into an anime television series by Doga Kobo.[3] The story follows Tenka Kumō, Soramaru Kumō and Chūtarō Kumō, three well-known samurai brothers who send criminals to the secluded prison Gokumonjo in the middle of Lake Biwa. However, the Kumō brothers soon learn how they are tied to the Orochi's vessel, a human host possessed by a demon serpent from ancient times, and how they are destined to destroy it once and for all. The anime has been licensed for North American release by Funimation.[4]
A sequel manga series entitled Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden (Donten ni Warau Gaiden) premiered in 2014 and ended on 2017. A prequel manga series titled Laughing in Limbo (Rengoku ni Warau) which is set 300 years before the original series premiered in 2014. An anime theatrical film trilogy adaptation of Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden by Wit Studio was announced,[5][6] with each part running for 60 minutes and the first part scheduled for release on December 2, 2017.[7] A live-action film adaptation was scheduled for release on March 21, 2018.[8]
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- ^ "Kousuke Toriumi, Hiroshi Iwasaki Join Donten ni Warau Anime's Cast". Anime News Network. August 25, 2014. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Funimation Streams Gonna be the Twin-Tails!!, Ushinawareta Mirai o Motomete, Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai, Garo, Bahamut, Donten ni Warau, Lord Marksman & Vanadis". Anime News Network. 2014-10-03. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2014-10-03.
- ^ "Attack on Titan's WIT Animates Laughing Under the Clouds Film". Anime News Network. March 14, 2017. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ "Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden Anime Film Listed With 3 Installments". Anime News Network. April 17, 2017. Archived from the original on April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ "Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden Anime Film Trilogy Reveals Visual, More Staff". Anime News Network. August 3, 2017. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ "Live-Action Laughing Under the Clouds Film Casts Shunsuke Daito". Anime News Network. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on September 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.