title: Warau Michael
text: # Warau Michael
  
  Warau Michael (Japanese: 笑う大天使, Hepburn: Warau Mikaeru, "Laughing Michael") is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Izumi Kawahara [ja]. It was serialized in the shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume from 1987 to 1988 and later collected as three tankōbon volumes by Hakusensha. Warau Michael was adapted into a live-action film directed by Issei Oda [ja] in 2006. Its soundtrack was composed by rock duo supergroup Metalchicks. The film was screened internationally under the title Arch Angels and licensed for distribution in North America by Sentai Filmworks in 2016.
  
  ## Characters
  
  ### Fumio Shijō (司城 史緒, Shijō Fumio)
  
      Portrayed by: Juri Ueno
  
  ### Kazune Saiki (斎木 和音, Saiki Kazune)
  
      Portrayed by: Megumi Seki
  
  ### Yuzuko Sarashina (更科 柚子, Sarashina Yuzuko)
  
      Portrayed by: Airi Taira
  
  ### Kazuomi Shijō (司城 一臣, Shijō Kazuomi)
  
      Portrayed by: Yusuke Iseya
  
  ### Nobuko Sakurai (桜井 敦子, Sakurai Nobuko)
  
      Portrayed by: Rinko Kikuchi
  