A review by booksnacks
Laughing Under the Clouds, Volume 1 by Karakara Kemuri

3.0

An interesting first volume, we watch three brothers who take criminals to a prison in the middle of the largest lake in Japan, Lake Biwa. I enjoy the characters so far, and the art is quite stunning. This volume is half about this story, and half about a short story that is a prequel to the current events. It includes an alluded story thread about a human vessel for Orochi, a human who was possessed by a demonic serpent.I enjoyed both and am curious to see where this will go.

Gathered from other reviews, this series has a sequel series (Donten ni Warau Gaiden) and a prequel series (Rengoku ni Warau). This manga was turned into an anime, so I will be checking that out as well. Thank you to NetGalley and Independent Publishers Group for the ARC.