Emotionally gripping at times. All the characters are incredibly charming and the art's easy on the eyes. Delightful. Yet somehow, the bitter aftertaste lingers. "Laughing Under the Clouds" could mean a few things but what an apt title it is. | ╥﹏╥ )
In the eleventh year of the Meiji era carrying swords was forbidden by the government and those known as samurai were slowly fading away. However there were plenty that didn’t like those changes taking place in Japan and inevitably the crime rates increased. Japan’s only resolve was an inescapable lake prison. While the prison had no other way to access it but only through water, the 3 boys of the Kumo family were assigned to transport the criminals to their new “home”. Although... is that the only thing they were doing...?
series timeline: 1. Rengoku ni Warau - (set 300 years before Donten ni Warau) 2. Donten ni Warau (Laughing Under the Clouds, main story) 3. Donten ni Warau Gaiden
