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...? 
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Volume 1: Utakata ni Warau (泡沫に笑う) - 2 chapters

When swords were outlawed in the Meiji era, the mighty samurais began to disappear. Those who rejected the ban rebelled, causing unrest throughout the countryside. To combat this criminal activity, an inescapable lake prison was constructed. Three young men, born of the Kumo line, were given the duty of delivering criminals to their place of confinement—but could there be more to their mission? 
(Source: Crunchyroll)

Donten ni Warau side stories. Some of these side stories takes place before the main series and some after the end of the main series.


Set 300 years after Utakata ni Warau, and 300 years before Donten ni Warau, during the turbulent Sengoku period, it is the story of a young man named Ishida Sakichi, whose mission leads him to encounter a pair of mysterious twins at the Kumo Shrine.

The period is Kamakura, the age of onmyoudo and monster parades. A child appeared in the shrine by Lake Biwa, Kumou Shrine, asking for help. And then, it's finally time for those two. This is Hirari and Botan's story, finally completed. A story following after Donten ni Warau Gaiden with connection to Rengoku ni Warau.

A new mission has been assigned to the Orochi subjugation unit, the Yamainu. Could this be—a gag-comedy!? The spin-off of the popular work "Laughing Under the Clouds" by Karakara-sensei has started. The work never ends. Let’s get to work, Yamainu!


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