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サンクチュアリ [Sanctuary] #12
Sanctuary, Tome 12
北条晶とサクラ議員の秘書・浅見は協力し合う。同じ過去を持つ彼らの目標はただ一つ、頂点。麻美はさくらの代わりになることになっている。この目的のために、北条はヤクザ内でのあらゆる影響力とその可能性を利用します。しかし、サクラは老政治家であり、すべてを知っています。彼も仕事を続けられるなら手段は選ばない。
204 pages, Paperback
First published April 27, 1995
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About the author
Ryōichi Ikegami
291 books28 followersRyōichi Ikegami (池上遼一) is a manga artist. He was assistant to manga artist Shigeru Mizuki in 1966. In 2001, he won the Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga as the artist of Heat. He became a professor at Osaka University of Arts in 2005.
Ikegami has worked on several popular series, such as Mai, the Psychic Girl with writer Kazuya Kudo, Crying Freeman, with writer Kazuo Koike, as well as Sanctuary and Heat with writer Sho Fumimura. He also wrote and drew Spider-Man: The Manga, a manga version of Spider-Man and collaborated with Garon Tsuchiya for the manga BOX (BOX 暗い箱). His most recent work is Lord currently serialized in Big Comic Superior.
Ikegami has worked on several popular series, such as Mai, the Psychic Girl with writer Kazuya Kudo, Crying Freeman, with writer Kazuo Koike, as well as Sanctuary and Heat with writer Sho Fumimura. He also wrote and drew Spider-Man: The Manga, a manga version of Spider-Man and collaborated with Garon Tsuchiya for the manga BOX (BOX 暗い箱). His most recent work is Lord currently serialized in Big Comic Superior.
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April 11, 2023
"solo per adulti" recita la copertina dell'edizione della star comics. E direi, fa crescere i peli sul petto e diventare adulti tutto assieme.
Ad averlo letto quando avevo 15 anni....
E' anche una fredda, chirurgica e spietata riflessione sul Giappone che cambia, sulle mafie che si evolvono, sul ruolo dei cittadini e sul ruolo della politica. Sul passato e sugli orrori della guerra (anzi delle guerre).
Fondamentale. Sul finale mi son commosso.
Ad averlo letto quando avevo 15 anni....
E' anche una fredda, chirurgica e spietata riflessione sul Giappone che cambia, sulle mafie che si evolvono, sul ruolo dei cittadini e sul ruolo della politica. Sul passato e sugli orrori della guerra (anzi delle guerre).
Fondamentale. Sul finale mi son commosso.
December 22, 2024
Tra il 1992 ed il 1993 (come mi ricorda Wikipedia) seguivo il manga Sanctuary di Sho Fumimura e Ryōichi Ikegami su Zero. All'improvviso poi Zero non era piú uscito e il manga si era interrotto. In Giappone lo avevo cercato, ma era troppo caro e soprattutto troppo in giapponese. Ieri sera finalmente ho finito di leggerlo ed é stato come chiudere un cerchio. Tigna é il mio secondo nome anche se grit suona meglio. Buon natale a me.
March 12, 2024
4.4/5
Sanctuary is a political thriller that draws to a satisfying conclusion after many trials and tribulations on both the 'light' and 'dark' sides of Japan's society. Hojo and Asami are a great duo with many complexities that pursue their mutual goal with an air of understated coolness and near unwavering confidence. They're extremely intelligent and likable, but a story like this is only as good as its antagonists.
Unfortunately, most of the antagonists (especially on the yakuza side of things) are rather underwhelming, with the exception of Sorokov (maybe). But every antagonist pales in comparison to Isaoka, the man whose hands reside in every pot. He's by far Hojo and Asami's greatest foil, and one that doesn't give up without a fight. He's the kinda guy who's definitely got a lot of dirt on his hands, but you can't help but respect the old bastard. He's a man who sticks to his guns through and through.
A greater foil could have existed within the police force in the form of Kyoko Ishihara, but unfortunately she's written with significantly less intelligence and nuance than any other character in the manga. The police are often waiting for Hojo to make the wrong move so they can arrest him, but the character who's given that responsibility is some other guy whose name escapes me.
It could have been Ishihara, pursuing justice in spite of her feelings for Hojo, but Buronson (Fumimura) didn't wanna do that, I guess. Half the time it seems like she's completely forgotten until she needs to motivate Hojo, whom despite her position as an anti-organized crime cop, she has fallen hopelessly in love with. That's her arc. That's it. She contributes almost nothing to the story by the middle portion and it is never really addressed again. A shame, really, because she had a lot of potential for similar character development and exploration as Isaoka. The handling of Ishihara's character has by far been my biggest criticism of this series as a whole.
Ikegami's artwork has been consistently amazing throughout Sanctuary's five-year run and I cannot praise his skills enough. His photorealistic rendering and noir sensibilities make every single panel an absolute joy to look over. I've sung praises for Ikegami's work on another of his collaborations with Buronson, Strain, and despite my disappointment with that series as a whole, Ikegami's work certainly didn't factor into why I didn't like how Strain turned out.
Overall, I don't want to get into further details or spoiler territory regarding the plot. It's immense, with a cast of about a hundred or so characters all vying for their own goals stemming from a desire for power or loyalty. Aside from a small few hiccups and outlandish twists here and there (nothing story-breaking or anything there), Sanctuary is an extremely solid series that I definitely recommend for any fans of mature manga and political intrigue.
Sanctuary is a political thriller that draws to a satisfying conclusion after many trials and tribulations on both the 'light' and 'dark' sides of Japan's society. Hojo and Asami are a great duo with many complexities that pursue their mutual goal with an air of understated coolness and near unwavering confidence. They're extremely intelligent and likable, but a story like this is only as good as its antagonists.
Unfortunately, most of the antagonists (especially on the yakuza side of things) are rather underwhelming, with the exception of Sorokov (maybe). But every antagonist pales in comparison to Isaoka, the man whose hands reside in every pot. He's by far Hojo and Asami's greatest foil, and one that doesn't give up without a fight. He's the kinda guy who's definitely got a lot of dirt on his hands, but you can't help but respect the old bastard. He's a man who sticks to his guns through and through.
A greater foil could have existed within the police force in the form of Kyoko Ishihara, but unfortunately she's written with significantly less intelligence and nuance than any other character in the manga. The police are often waiting for Hojo to make the wrong move so they can arrest him, but the character who's given that responsibility is some other guy whose name escapes me.
It could have been Ishihara, pursuing justice in spite of her feelings for Hojo, but Buronson (Fumimura) didn't wanna do that, I guess. Half the time it seems like she's completely forgotten until she needs to motivate Hojo, whom despite her position as an anti-organized crime cop, she has fallen hopelessly in love with. That's her arc. That's it. She contributes almost nothing to the story by the middle portion and it is never really addressed again. A shame, really, because she had a lot of potential for similar character development and exploration as Isaoka. The handling of Ishihara's character has by far been my biggest criticism of this series as a whole.
Ikegami's artwork has been consistently amazing throughout Sanctuary's five-year run and I cannot praise his skills enough. His photorealistic rendering and noir sensibilities make every single panel an absolute joy to look over. I've sung praises for Ikegami's work on another of his collaborations with Buronson, Strain, and despite my disappointment with that series as a whole, Ikegami's work certainly didn't factor into why I didn't like how Strain turned out.
Overall, I don't want to get into further details or spoiler territory regarding the plot. It's immense, with a cast of about a hundred or so characters all vying for their own goals stemming from a desire for power or loyalty. Aside from a small few hiccups and outlandish twists here and there (nothing story-breaking or anything there), Sanctuary is an extremely solid series that I definitely recommend for any fans of mature manga and political intrigue.
April 9, 2024
Literally Chills
September 26, 2012
Une fin tellement triste mais magnifique, bourrée d'espoir pour le futur. Hôjo, super yakusa! :-p
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