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Warau Michael

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Warau Michael
笑う大天使
GenreComedy,[1][2] supernatural[3]
Manga
Written byIzumi Kawahara [ja]
Published byHakusensha
ImprintHana to Yume Comics
MagazineHana to Yume
DemographicShōjo
Original run19871988
Volumes3
Live-action film
Directed byIssei Oda [ja]
Produced by
  • Dai Miyazaki
  • Issei Shibata
Written by
  • Genki Yoshimura
  • Issei Oda
Music byMetalchicks
Released
  • July 15, 2006 (2006-07-15)
Runtime92 minutes

Warau Michael (Japanese: 笑う大天使, Hepburn: Warau Mikaeru, "Laughing Michael") is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Izumi Kawahara [ja]. It was serialized in the shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume from 1987 to 1988[1][4] and later collected as three tankōbon volumes by Hakusensha.[1][5] Warau Michael was adapted into a live-action film directed by Issei Oda [ja] in 2006.[6] Its soundtrack was composed by rock duo supergroup Metalchicks.[7] The film was screened internationally under the title Arch Angels[2][8] and licensed for distribution in North America by Sentai Filmworks in 2016.[6][9]

Characters

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Fumio Shijō (司城 史緒, Shijō Fumio)
Portrayed by: Juri Ueno
Kazune Saiki (斎木 和音, Saiki Kazune)
Portrayed by: Megumi Seki
Yuzuko Sarashina (更科 柚子, Sarashina Yuzuko)
Portrayed by: Airi Taira
Kazuomi Shijō (司城 一臣, Shijō Kazuomi)
Portrayed by: Yusuke Iseya
Nobuko Sakurai (桜井 敦子, Sakurai Nobuko)
Portrayed by: Rinko Kikuchi

References

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  1. ^ a b c 笑う大天使(ミカエル). Digital Daijisen Plus (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Kotobank.
  2. ^ a b Loo, Egan (June 18, 2008). "NY Asian Film Fest to Show Manga/Anime-Related Films". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "Arch Angels". Sentai Filmworks. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  4. ^ 花とゆめ創刊45周年特集 1974年の創刊から2019年までの軌跡を振り返る. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). November 20, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  5. ^ 笑う大天使. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Ressler, Karen (March 16, 2016). "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Arch Angels/Warau Michael Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "Nippon Cinema: Arch Angels". Nippon Connection. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  8. ^ "Issei Oda's Arch Angels (Warau Michael): Nippon Connection and the Far East Film Festival". Screen Anarchy. April 11, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  9. ^ "Arch Angels (DVD & Blu-ray)". Sentai Filmworks. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
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