ak ▁positions ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 6 ▁singles ▁Category : 1 9 9 6 ▁songs ▁Category : Cap one - N - N ore aga ▁songs ▁Category : G ang sta ▁rap ▁songs ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁Hav oc ▁( mus ician ) ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁N . O . R . E . <0x0A> </s> ▁is ▁m anga ▁written ▁by ▁Sho ▁F um im ura , ▁and ▁illustrated ▁by ▁R yo ichi ▁I k eg ami . ▁It ▁was ▁serial ized ▁in ▁Big ▁Com ic ▁Super ior ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁then ▁released ▁into ▁ 1 2 ▁volumes ▁by ▁Sh og ak uk an . ▁It ▁was ▁published ▁as ▁ 4 6 ▁com ic ▁books ▁and ▁collected ▁as ▁nine ▁volumes ▁in ▁America ▁by ▁V iz ▁Graphics ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁San ctu ary ▁was ▁a ▁best s eller ▁in ▁Japan , ▁and ▁inspired ▁an ▁an ime ▁O VA ▁and ▁a ▁live ▁action ▁film . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁San ctu ary ▁is ▁a ▁story ▁that ▁featured ▁two ▁child hood ▁friends , ▁A ki ra ▁Ho jo ▁and ▁Ch ia ki ▁As ami , ▁who ▁are ▁r uth lessly ▁struggling ▁to ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁parad ig m ▁of ▁living ▁in ▁Japan . ▁However , ▁the ▁two ▁friends ▁took ▁rad ically ▁different ▁paths ▁( play ing ▁rock - paper - sc iss ors ▁to ▁decide