Warau Michael (manga/film)
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. It was serialized in the shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume from 1987 to 1988 and later collected as three tankōbon volumes by Hakusensha. Warau Michael was adapted into a live-action film directed by Issei Oda in 2006. Its soundtrack was composed by rock duo supergroup Metalchicks. The film was screened internationally under the title Arch Angels and licensed for distribution in North America by Sentai Filmworks in 2016.
Characters
- 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
- ^ Jump up to:abc 笑う大天使（ミカエル）. Digital Daijisen Plus (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Kotobank.
- ^ Jump up to:ab Loo, Egan (June 18, 2008). “NY Asian Film Fest to Show Manga/Anime-Related Films”. Anime News Network. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ “Arch Angels“. Sentai Filmworks. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 笑う大天使. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to:ab Ressler, Karen (March 16, 2016). “Sentai Filmworks Licenses Arch Angels/Warau Michael Live-Action Film”. Anime News Network. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ “Nippon Cinema: Arch Angels“. Nippon Connection. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ “Issei Oda’s Arch Angels (Warau Michael): Nippon Connection and the Far East Film Festival”. Screen Anarchy. April 11, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ “Arch Angels (DVD & Blu-ray)”. Sentai Filmworks. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
| Warau Michael | |
| 笑う大天使 | |
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| Genre | Comedy, supernatural |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Izumi Kawahara |
| Published by | Hakusensha |
| Imprint | Hana to Yume Comics |
| Magazine | Hana to Yume |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | 1987 – 1988 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Issei Oda |
| Produced by |
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| Music by | Metalchicks |
| Released |
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| Runtime | 92 minutes |
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