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A review by gmzzn
Laughing Under the Clouds, Volume 1 by Kemuri Karakara
4.0
(I received a free digital copy of this volume via Netgalley!)
I’ve wanted to read this manga for sooo long already, ever since the anime came out in 2014 (the manga was published in Japan from 2010 to 2013, so it’s been a while too), and I’m really happy we’re getting the chance to check it out now in English!! The art is super pretty and it’s what attracted me to it at first, but now the curiosity this first volume built up in me will probably get me going until the series is over.
There’s three brothers, a lot of criminals, and a huge evil called Orochi soon coming back; the plot by itself didn’t show up until the end (maybe not until the extra story called Fleeting Laughter, kinda a prequel set 600 years before the start of the series), but I enjoyed the siblings by themselves and interacting with each other a lot. There wasn’t much, though, I feel like the extra story had more emotional depth than the first few chapters of the manga, but I’m sure the angst will build up soon enough.
It’s good, I’m curious, and I can’t wait to check out the second volume to see how the brothers will interact with each other and grow. And hopefully meet some more characters as well, since some things were hinted at, but nothing clear was shown - just creating more suspense.
I’ve wanted to read this manga for sooo long already, ever since the anime came out in 2014 (the manga was published in Japan from 2010 to 2013, so it’s been a while too), and I’m really happy we’re getting the chance to check it out now in English!! The art is super pretty and it’s what attracted me to it at first, but now the curiosity this first volume built up in me will probably get me going until the series is over.
There’s three brothers, a lot of criminals, and a huge evil called Orochi soon coming back; the plot by itself didn’t show up until the end (maybe not until the extra story called Fleeting Laughter, kinda a prequel set 600 years before the start of the series), but I enjoyed the siblings by themselves and interacting with each other a lot. There wasn’t much, though, I feel like the extra story had more emotional depth than the first few chapters of the manga, but I’m sure the angst will build up soon enough.
It’s good, I’m curious, and I can’t wait to check out the second volume to see how the brothers will interact with each other and grow. And hopefully meet some more characters as well, since some things were hinted at, but nothing clear was shown - just creating more suspense.