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Gungrave

2003, TV, 26 eps, 75%, MADHOUSE

Recommended by 8 Sanctuary fans on AniList.

After a tragic scene with the murder of his friends, Brandon Heat follows his only friend Harry McDowel into Millennion, the largest mafia syndicate. While Harry McDowel is striving for power, Brandon is only staying in Millennion to see the girl he loves whose custody was…

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Manga for fans of Sanctuary

Akumetsu2002, Manga, 162 ch, 78% HEAT1999, Manga, 134 ch, 69% Crying Freeman1986, Manga, 103 ch, 64% Gin to Kin1992, Manga, 108 ch, 78% Ouroboros2009, Manga, 144 ch, 76% GANGSTA.2011, Manga, ongoing, 78% Benkei in New York1995, Manga, 7 ch, 64% Strain1996, Manga, 40 ch, 64%

About Sanctuary

1996, OVA, 1 ep, 60%, Pastel

Two Japanese survivors of the Khmer Rouge massacres in Cambodia vow to find a sanctuary, even if they have to build it themselves. Returning to Japan, they take seemingly opposite paths: one becomes a politician, the other a gangster.

As Asami and Hojo work through the linked worlds of politics and crime in modern Japan, they don't hesitate to do anything necessary to secure their own positions and stay true to their vow. Loyal to no one else, they find their friendship increasingly tested as they rise in their chosen fields.

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