Disney+ Star Japan has revealed that Akira Toriyama's manga "SAND LAND" will receive an anime series adaptation titled "SAND LAND: THE SERIES," which will stream exclusively worldwide on Disney+ Star's "STAR Anime Series" programming in Spring 2024.
- SAND LAND will get a colored manga version in August
- Sand Land – Film by author Akira Toriyama gets a new trailer
In addition, Disney+ also revealed the main promotional art for the anime:
The anime series will feature never-before-seen clips from the film “SAND LAND,” famous scenes from the original manga, and a new story created by Toriyama that continues from the film. The series will also feature members of the film's cast and crew.
The returning cast members are:
- Mutsumi Tamura as Beelzebub
- Kazuhiro Yamaji as Rao
- Chō as Thief
- Satoshi Tsuruoka as General Are
- Nobuo Tobita as General Zau
Technical team
- Anime Series Director: Toshihisa Yokoshima (“Tales of Crestoria: The Wake of Sin”, “Amanatsu”, “Cocolors”, Dragon Quest game sequels)
- Director Advisor: Hiroshi Koujina (Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis, The Vampire Dies in No Time, Grenadier)
- Screenwriter: Hayashi Mori (Cells at Work! Code Black, Drifting Home)
- Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
- Music Composer: Yūgo Kanno (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, Psycho-Pass, Ajin)
Synopsis
In the distant future, war has destroyed the entire Earth, leaving only a barren desert where the water supply is controlled by a greedy king. Searching for a long-lost lake, Sheriff Rao seeks help from the Demon King… and gets the king's son, Beelzebub, and his assistant, Thief. Together, the unlikely trio sets off across the desert, facing dragons, bandits, and the deadliest enemy of all… the king's own army! It's a tank-action, road-trip adventure in this new story from Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball Z!
The manga “Sand Land” is a short series that Toriyama serialized in Shueisha's “Weekly Shonen Jump” magazine from May to August 2000. Shueisha published a compiled volume of the manga in November 2000.
Source: Official Twitter account