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Sand Land creator Akira Toriyama recently expressed his gratitude to the fans who went to see the movie in theaters.
Among Toriyama’s prolific body of work, Sand Land is relatively more obscure compared to titans such as Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z. The film began its theatrical run in Japan on Aug. 18. As detailed on Anime News Network, Toriyama’s thank-you message to Sand Land’s viewers appeared during Toho’s 15-minute preview of the film, which premiered on the company’s official YouTube channel on Sept. 1. Tomozaku Sugita, who portrays Toriyama’s favorite character, Swimmer’s Papa, read the artist’s message at the start of the video.
ANN’s translation goes as follows: “Thanks so much to all you amazing fans out there who have already gone out to see the Sand Land movie! Moviegoer counts are still not as high as they could be, but we’ve already received some very positive reviews. Some lovely people have even shared that they were surprised to find themselves deeply moved by the movie. In particular, the rave reviews about the mecha appearing in Sand Land are entirely thanks to the hard work of the animation staff. And to anyone out there who hasn’t seen the movie, are debating going to watch it, or are reluctant to head out to a movie theater: Don’t overthink things! I really hope that everyone has the chance to see this film.”
Akira Toriyama’s Sand Land manga launched on the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump in November 2000. The story is set in the titular desert wasteland, where most water sources have been destroyed by either war or natural disasters. This forces citizens to rely on their greedy ruler King, who massively overcharges for the precious resource. Desperate to help his people, a small-town Sheriff named Rao teams up with the Demon Prince Beelzebub and another Demon named Thief to track down the mysterious Phantom Lake, a reservoir rumored to contain an infinite water supply. Toho’s 15-minute preview highlights the comedic dynamic between the unlikely trio.
Sand Land’s animation was produced via a collaboration between Anima (BELLE, ..//hack the Movie), Sunrise (Inuyasha, Gundam Build Fighters) and Kamikaze Douga (Tales of Crestoria: The Wake of Sin). Toshihisa Yokoshima (Cocolors, Tales of Crestoria: The Wake of Sin) sat in the director’s chair for the film. Hayashi Mori (Cells at Work! Code Black) wrote the screenplay. Yuji Kaneko (Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island) served as Sand Land’s Art Director. Kazuhiro Yamaji (One-Punch Man), Mutsumi Tamura (Is it Wrong to Try to Pick up Girls in a Dungeon?) and Cho (One Piece) star as Rao, Beelzebub and Thief, respectively.
Currently, Sand Land’s North American release window is 2024. The original Sand Land manga is available in English from VIZ Media.
Source: Toho’s Youtube Channel, via Anime News Network
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