NEWS
22.03.2023
SAND LAND Movie Announced! Check out the Release Date and Key Visuals!!
A movie adaptation of SAND LAND, Akira Toriyama's famous one-shot manga, is coming! The film will be released in movie theaters in Japan on Friday, August 18.
The SAND LAND movie was announced on March 22, which is designated as World Water Day by the UN. SAND LAND's story focuses on the main characters' quest to find an elusive source of water on a planet that has become a desert wasteland, making it the perfect day to release info about this exciting new film!
Character Visuals
Check out these character visuals for Demon Prince Beelzebub, the human sheriff Rao, and the prince's demon attendant, Thief. Come join these three unlikely companions as they search for a long-lost spring somewhere in their dry and dusty world!
SAND LAND is a manga drawn by Toriyama that had a short run in Weekly Shonen Jump starting from the 2000 No. 23 issue until the Vol. 36/37 double issue in that same year. We have some comments from Toriyama himself to share with you here regarding the upcoming SAND LAND movie!
Dragon Ball had finished, so I thought I'd try my hand at doing some short stories and one-shot manga,
and SAND LAND was meant to be the final work in that series of projects, so I really put my all into its creation.
It ended up being a one-volume long story, but when I look back on it now I'm really shocked that I managed to draw it all myself on a tight weekly schedule without an assistant to help me.
I really put a lot of myself and what I like into this work, so whenever I hear that readers really loved the story
I'm filled with appreciation for all my amazing fans.
I had a chance to take a look at the current version of the film,
and even though there's still a lot left to be done, I was blown away by the level of quality.
It's been 20 years since the SAND LAND manga finished its publication,
so the fact that a movie version of the story will soon be available is like a dream come true.
And if you're itching to learn more, head on over to the AnimeJapan 2023 event that will be held at Tokyo Big Sight on March 25 and 26 (Sat/Sun)! There will be a SAND LAND exhibition at the Bandai Namco Filmworks booth there, so be sure to check it out!
SAND LAND is an action-packed adventure story that takes place on a desert planet. Catch it when it premiers later this year!
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