SAND LAND: THE SERIES has revealed a new trailer, key visual, cast members, as well as the opening and ending theme song information. The series will stream exclusively on Disney+ from March 20, and it will consist of two parts. The first one (6 episodes) is titled The Story of the Demon Prince and will show the events from the movie with new scenes. The second one (7 episodes) is titled The Story of the Angel Hero and will feature a new story by Akira Toriyama set after the movie’s events.
Ayumu Murase is joining the cast as Muniel, and Mikako Komatsu is joining as Anne. They can both be heard in the new trailer, along with the new opening song “Water Carrier” by Kroi.
The ending theme song will be “Drive My Idea” by Tempalay.
The first 7 episodes will release on March 20, while it will release weekly after that. You can see the new visual for the anime below.
SUNRISE, Kamikaze Douga, and ANIMA are producing the adaptation, which follows the movie that premiered in 2023 in Japan. Toshihisa Yokoshima is directing SAND LAND: THE SERIES, with Hiroshi Koujina as an adviser. Hayashi Mori is in charge of the screenplay, Toshiyuki Kanno is the character designer, Yoshikazu Iwanami is the sound director, Yugo Kanno is the music composer. The main cast members are reprising their roles and include Mutsumi Tamura, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Cho, Satoshi Tsuruoka, and Nobuo Tobita.
The Sand Land manga by Akira Toyama was originally serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from May to August 2000 and later published in a single volume. Viz Media licensed it in English in 2003 and describes the plot as:
In the far future, war has destroyed the entire Earth, leaving only a barren wasteland where the supply of water is controlled by the greedy king. In search of a long-lost lake, Sheriff Rao asked the king of the demons for help…and got the king’s son, Beelzebub, and his assistant, Thief. Together the unlikely trio sets off across the desert, facing dragons, bandits and the deadliest foe of all… the King’s army itself! It’s travel adventure and tank action in this new story from Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball Z!
Akira Toriyama is best known for his Dragon Ball series, which is getting a new anime Dragon Ball DAIMA this fall. The legendary mangaka passed away on Marc 1, 2024.
Source: Official Website
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