Warau Michael

{{Short description|Japanese manga series by Izumi Kawahara}}

{{Infobox animanga/Header

| name = Warau Michael

| image =

| caption =

| ja_kanji = 笑う大天使

| ja_romaji =

| genre = Comedy, supernatural{{cite web |title=Arch Angels |url=https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/a/catalog/arch-angels |website=Sentai Filmworks |access-date=February 9, 2021}}

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = manga

| author = {{ill|Izumi Kawahara|ja|川原泉}}

| publisher = Hakusensha

| demographic = Shōjo manga

| imprint = Hana to Yume Comics

| magazine = Hana to Yume

| first = 1987

| last = 1988

| volumes = 3

| volume_list =

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Video

| type = live film

| title =

| director = {{ill|Issei Oda|ja|小田一生}}

| producer = {{ubl|Dai Miyazaki|Issei Shibata}}

| writer = {{ubl|Genki Yoshimura|Issei Oda}}

| music = Metalchicks

| studio =

| released = {{film date|2006|07|15}}

| runtime = 92 minutes

}}

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{{nihongo|Warau Michael|笑う大天使|Warau Mikaeru|"Laughing Michael"|lead=yes}} is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by {{ill|Izumi Kawahara|ja|川原泉}}. It was serialized in the Shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume from 1987 to 1988{{cite encyclopedia |script-title=ja:笑う大天使（ミカエル） |url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%AC%91%E3%81%86%E5%A4%A7%E5%A4%A9%E4%BD%BF-748536 |encyclopedia=Digital Daijisen Plus |publisher=Shogakukan |access-date=February 9, 2021 |language=ja |via=Kotobank}}{{cite web |script-title=ja: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 |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/pp/hanayume45th |website=Comic Natalie |access-date=February 9, 2021 |language=ja |date=November 20, 2019}} and later collected as three {{lang|ja-Latn|tankōbon}} volumes by Hakusensha.{{cite web |script-title=ja:笑う大天使 |url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C295863 |website=Media Arts Database |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |access-date=February 9, 2021 |language=ja}} Warau Michael was adapted into a live-action film directed by {{ill|Issei Oda|ja|小田一生}} in 2006. Its soundtrack was composed by rock duo supergroup Metalchicks.{{cite web |title=Nippon Cinema: Arch Angels |url=https://nipponconnection.com/en/film/1182/arch-angels |website=Nippon Connection |access-date=February 9, 2021}} The film was screened internationally under the title Arch Angels{{cite web |last1=Loo |first1=Egan |title=NY Asian Film Fest to Show Manga/Anime-Related Films |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-06-18/ny-asian-film-fest-to-show-manga/anime-related-films |website=Anime News Network |access-date=February 9, 2021 |date=June 18, 2008}}{{cite web |title=Issei Oda's Arch Angels (Warau Michael): Nippon Connection and the Far East Film Festival |url=https://screenanarchy.com/2007/04/issei-odas-arch-angels-warau-mikaeru-nippon-connection-and-the-far-east-fil.html |website=Screen Anarchy |access-date=February 9, 2021 |date=April 11, 2007}} and licensed for distribution in North America by Sentai Filmworks in 2016.{{cite web |last1=Ressler |first1=Karen |title=Sentai Filmworks Licenses Arch Angels/Warau Michael Live-Action Film |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-16/sentai-filmworks-licenses-arch-angels-warau-michael-live-action-film/.99867 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=February 9, 2021 |date=March 16, 2016}}{{cite web |title=Arch Angels (DVD & Blu-ray) |url=https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/products/arch-angels-dvd-blu-ray |website=Sentai Filmworks |access-date=February 9, 2021}}