Information
- Episode: 12
- Duration: 23 min. per ep.
- Studio: Doga Kobo
- Release: FALL 2014
19th century absurdist humour action action drama bakumatsu - meiji period bakumatsu meiji period based on a manga comedy conspiracy drama family life feudal japan heterosexual historical horror japanese mythology josei male protagonist manga meiji era military mythology ninja past primarily male cast prison psychological drama reincarnation samurai shoujo shounen slapstick supernatural supernatural drama swordplay tragedy violence
Donten ni Warau
Rating: 7.47
Alternative Titles
Butty Laugh, Cloudy Laugh, Laughing Under the Clouds, Laughing under the Clouds, Unterm Wollkenhimmel: Laughing Under the Clouds – Gaiden, donten, donwar, Смех под облаками, Смях под облаците, どんてんにわらう, 曇天に笑う, 笑对阴天
Description
In the 11th year of the Meiji Era, the end of the samurai shogunate and the prohibition of swords has left Japan with lasting scars. Displeased by these recent changes, many former samurai plot against the new government, inciting a wave of bloodshed. To counter this movement, the government constructs a colossal prison in the middle of Lake Biwa. Unofficially assigned to help the police arrest criminals, Tenka Kumou also serves as a ferryman to the Lake Biwa prison with the help of his two younger siblings: the ambitious Soramaru and the enthusiastic Chuutarou. Together with the former Fuma ninja Shirasu Kinjou, the Kumou brothers live a frugal and joyful life mostly dedicated to studying and training. However, behind this relatively uneventful daily routine, the specter of the "