Clear Skies!

Clear Skies! (Japanese: 毎日晴天!, Hepburn: Mainichi Seiten!) is a Japanese manga series written by Akira Sugano and illustrated by Etsumi Ninomiya. The manga is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing under its Juné imprint, which released the first volume on 28 August 2008.^[1] It's about four brothers living together, when one of the brother's old high school flame turns up and claims that he's married to the brothers' wild older sister, who is nowhere to be found, bringing his adopted son.

Clear Skies!
Cover of Clear Skies! volume 1 as published by Tokuma Shoten
毎日晴天！ (Mainichi Seiten!)
Genre	Yaoi
Manga
Written by	Akira Sugano
Illustrated by	Etsumi Ninomiya
Published by	Tokuma Shoten
English publisher	NA: Digital Manga Publishing
Magazine	Chara
Original run	October 2000 – June 2001
Volumes	2

Reception

Danielle Van Gorder described the premise as "an even more unlikely version of the Brady Bunch", and praised Ninomiya's work on the eyes of the characters.^[2] Holly Ellingwood praised the series' humour and character interactions,^[3] saying it's "a gentle and lovely story about what makes a family".^[4] Leroy Douresseaux describes the feel of the tale as being 'quiet, intimate', but sometimes 'a little too dry'.^[5]

References

1. "Clear Skies! Vol. 1". Juné Books. Digital Manga, Inc. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
2. Van Gorder, Danielle (November 14, 2008). "Clear Skies! Vol. #01". Mania. Demand Media. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
3. Ellingwood, Holly (September 10, 2008). "Clear Skies! Vol. 1". Active Anime. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
4. Ellingwood, Holly (March 9, 2009). "Clear Skies! Vol. 2". Active Anime. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
5. Douresseaux, Leroy (March 9, 2009). "Clear Skies! 2 (Boys' Love)". Comic Book Bin. Toon Doctor. Retrieved December 30, 2011.

External links

• Clear Skies! (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia