Sand Land originated as a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama, which commenced publication in 2000. While only a short-lived work, spanning one volume, and less than a year of publication time from start to finish, from 2023 it is due to receive renewed interest. Bandai Namco Entertainment, Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc, and Shueisha Inc has today announced the launch of the SAND LAND project, revolving around this IP.
While details are limited on what this project will exactly entail, Bandai Namco issued the following statement:
SAND LAND project will see various partners come together to create a wide variety of contents and develop SAND LAND into a full IP. The project will start with the co-production of an animation by Bandai Namco Filmworks’ Sunrise Studio, Kamikaze Douga Co., Ltd., and ANIMA Inc.
Expect to hear more about this project in the coming months.
SAND LAND is a manga created by Akira Toriyama, the author of DRAGON BALL and Dr. Slump. It was serialized intensively for a short period in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2000. It is set in a desert world where both demons and humans suffer from an extreme water shortage, Beelzebub, the prince of demons, and Rao, a small-town sheriff, form a tag-team and set off on an adventure in search of the Phantom Lake somewhere in the desert.
