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]
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Genre | Comedy,[1][2] supernatural[3] |
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Written by | Izumi Kawahara [ja] |
Published by | Hakusensha |
Imprint | Hana to Yume Comics |
Magazine | Hana to Yume |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | 1987 – 1988 |
Volumes | 3 |
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Directed by | Issei Oda [ja] |
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Music by | Metalchicks |
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Runtime | 92 minutes |
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