Warau Michael

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[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 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]

Warau Michael
笑う大天使
GenreComedy,[1][2] supernatural[3]
Manga
Written byIzumi Kawahara
Published byHakusensha
ImprintHana to Yume Comics
MagazineHana to Yume
DemographicShōjo
Original run1987 – 1988
Volumes3
Live-action film
Directed byIssei Oda
Produced by
  • Dai Miyazaki
  • Issei Shibata
Written by
  • Genki Yoshimura
  • Issei Oda
Music byMetalchicks
Released
  • July 15, 2006 (2006-07-15)
Runtime92 minutes

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
  1. 笑う大天使（ミカエル）. Digital Daijisen Plus (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Kotobank.
  2. 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. 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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