Laughing Under the Clouds (2017)
- Original title
- 曇天に笑う
- Genre
- drama anime and manga, fantasy anime and manga, historical anime and manga, supernatural anime and manga
- Country
- Japan
- Length
- 1 season, 12 episodes
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 23 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Three samurai brothers transport criminals to a remote prison. They uncover a connection to an ancient serpent demon and learn they are destined to destroy it.
atmosphericaction-orientedmysteriousdramaticmythologicaltensebroodingbrotherly
What happens
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. The series has been adapted into an anime television series by Doga Kobo. 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. 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, with each part running for 60 minutes and the first part scheduled for release on December 2, 2017. A live-action film adaptation was scheduled for release on March 21, 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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