Sanctuary (manga)

Sanctuary
Cover of the first manga volume
サンクチュアリ
(Sankuchuari)
GenrePolitical thriller[1]
Manga
Written bySho Fumimura
Illustrated byRyoichi Ikegami
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
MagazineBig Comic Superior
DemographicSeinen
Original run19901995
Volumes12
Live-action film
Directed byYukio Fuji
Written byKanji Yasumoto
ReleasedJanuary 21, 1995
Runtime103 minutes
Live-action film
Sanctuary Part 2
Directed byHaruaki Yoshino
Written byTetsutomo Kosugi
Music byTorsten Rasch[2]
StudioVideo Champ
ReleasedDecember 18, 1995
Runtime80 minutes
Live-action film
Sanctuary Part 3
Directed byHaruaki Yoshino
Written byJunichi Suzuki
Music byTorsten Rasch
StudioVideo Champ
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1996
Runtime82 minutes
Original video animation
Directed byTakashi Watanabe
Produced by
  • Masamichi Fujiwara
  • Umeo Itō
  • Kōichirō Inomata
Written byKenji Terada
StudioPastel
Licensed by
  • NA: Viz Media
ReleasedMay 1, 1996
Runtime50 minutes
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Sanctuary (Japanese: サンクチュアリ, Hepburn: Sankuchuari) is a manga written by Sho Fumimura, and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from 1990 to 1995, with its chapters collected in 12 volumes. It was published as 46 comic books and collected as nine volumes in America by Viz Graphics from 1995 to 1997. Sanctuary was a bestseller in Japan, and inspired an original video animation and a series of live-action films.

  1. ^ "News pg.13". j-pop.com. Viz Communications, Inc. Archived from the original on November 7, 1996. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Music For Films 1995". Torsten Rasch. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.