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Finished Airing Movie PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Sand Land

SAND LAND · 2023

A fiend prince and a human sheriff brave desert wastelands for water.

StatusFinished Airing SeasonSummer 2023 StudioAnima, Kamikaze Douga, Sunrise SourceManga Episodes1

Synopsis

Across an unforgiving apocalyptic wasteland where catastrophic wars and environmental neglect have dried up all rivers, greedy royal authorities control the only remaining water supply, charging exorbitant prices to impoverished citizens. Desperate to relieve his dying community, principled human sheriff Rao travels into demon territory to recruit supernatural allies. Benevolent fiend prince Beelzebub and his cunning older attendant Thief agree to join Rao's expedition. Commandeering a military combat tank, the unlikely trio braves ferocious desert sandstorms, monstrous canyon beasts, and corrupt royal armies to discover the mythical Legendary Spring.

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Directed by Toshihisa Yokoshima and co-produced by Sunrise, Kamikaze Douga, and Anima, *Sand Land* is a 2023 full three-dimensional computer-animated theatrical film based on the classic short manga created by Akira Toriyama in 2000. Released in Japanese theaters in August 2023 by Toho, the feature faithfully honors Toriyama's distinctive mechanical vehicle aesthetics, endearing demon character designs, and whimsical adventure spirit. The production was commended by longtime fans for its kinetic armored vehicle combat, expressive facial rendering, and heartwarming themes of cross-species cooperation against tyranny.

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by Atsushi Okamoto ·

“Nowadays, if you want to recreate the hand-drawn manga original in animation without losing its charm, there may actually be many cases where it would be better to turn to 3DCG...This is the first time in a while since Dorohedoro (2020) that I felt this way, and this was a great work.”

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