Sanctuary
サンクチュアリ
“Two friends flip a coin, choosing yakuza and politics paths to reform Japan together.”
6.41
Community score
For you
AI-powered analysis tailored to your taste
Would you love or hate this?
Sign up to unlock
- Personalized to you
- Honest pros & cons
- Based on your library
Synopsis
Two friends flip a coin, choosing yakuza and politics paths to reform Japan together.
One day, high school friends Akira Houjou and Chiaki Asami flip a coin and make a vow that completely changes their fates. For his part, Akira immediately drops out of school to join the yakuza, while Chiaki toughs it out in order to become a politician's aide. Although they seem to have made polar opposite choices, the two friends feel as if they are two sides of the same coin; they will do whatever it takes to reform Japanese society as they see fit.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
7.2/10
What 6
viewers
settled on.
100% recommend
Score distribution
Agreement
SplitPolarized
σ 1.95 · split reception
The polarity gap
Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
2.83Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 50%
Long · 17%
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9/10 “This OVA is an incredibly entertaining watch, featuring top-tier 90s-style animation, compelling fight scenes, and an engaging story about the diverging paths of two friends. While the experience...”
- 8/10 “Sanctuary is a well-written, high-quality OVA that perfectly captures the gritty, authentic vibe of a '90s yakuza film, reminiscent of the works of Takashi Miike or Takeshi Kitano. It is deeply...”
- 10/10 “Sanctuary is a brilliant, realistic thriller featuring a charming, genius protagonist whose strategic schemes are incredibly satisfying to watch, all complemented by smooth animation and a fitting...”
Watch order & related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Sanctuary begins and ends here.
Cast
See allTrailers & videos
See allGallery
See allIf you stay for this, you'll stay for these
See allThe community pairs this with
See allMade by
See all creditsProduction slate
Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-2474
- Format
- 1 × 67′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 1h 07m
- all episodes
- Aired
- May 1996 – May 1996
- Spring 1996
- Source
- Ova
- media type
- Rated
- R+
- Mild Nudity
- Ref.
- BS-2474
- catalog