Angel Sanctuary
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Cover of the first volume of the re-release by Hakusensha (2002)
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天使禁猟区 (Tenshi Kinryōku) |
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| Genre | Fantasy, Romance, Supernatural, Psychological |
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| Written by | Kaori Yuki |
| Published by | Hakusensha |
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| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Hana to Yume |
| Original run | July 1994 – October 2000 |
| Volumes | 20 |
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| Directed by | Kiyoko Sayama |
| Music by | Masumi Itō |
| Studio | Hal Film Maker |
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| Released | May 25, 2000 – August 25, 2000 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes (each) |
| Episodes | 3 |
Angel Sanctuary (Japanese: 天使禁猟区 Hepburn: Tenshi Kinryōku?) is a fantasy shōjo (targeted towards girls) manga series written and illustrated by Kaori Yuki. Appearing as a serial in the manga magazine Hana to Yume from July 1994 to October 2000, the 120 chapters were collected and published in twenty bound volumes by Hakusensha from February 1995 to February 2001. It focuses on Setsuna Mudo, a teenager who learns that he is the reincarnation of an angel who rebelled against Heaven. After the death of his sister, he travels through Hell and Heaven to reunite with her.
Angel Sanctuary is licensed by Viz Media for an English-language release in North America. Viz published it from March 2004 to June 2007. The manga was adapted into a three-episode original video animation (OVA) by Bandai Visual and Hal Film Maker. Originally licensed by Central Park Media, the OVA is currently licensed by Media Blasters. A series of drama CDs based on the other story arcs was also released.
Beginning in late twentieth-century Japan, Angel Sanctuary focuses on Setsuna Mudo, a 16-year-old troubled high-school student who is in love with his 15-year-old sister Sara. While struggling with his incestuous feelings for his sister, he learns that he is the reincarnation of Organic Angel Alexiel, who led a rebellion against her fellow angels after witnessing their slaughter of the Evils, a group of demons, after God's disappearance. At the conclusion of the revolt, she sealed away her younger twin brother, Inorganic Angel Rosiel, within the Earth, emotionally unable to fulfill his request to be killed before he became insane and destructive. Captured and branded a fallen angel, Alexiel is punished by having her body frozen and her soul endlessly reincarnated as a human whose life is full of misery.
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