The workers for SAND LAND: THE SERIES, the anime sequence adaptation of the late Akira Toriyama‘s SAND LAND manga unveiled a promotional video and key visible for the all-new and ongoing “The Story of the Angel Hero” (“Tenshi no Yūsha”) arc.

The anime debuted its first seven episodes concurrently on Disney+ Star’s “STAR Anime Collection” programming and on Hulu within the U.S on March 20. The primary six episodes are labeled the “The Story of the Fiend Prince” (“Akuma no Ōji”) arc, and can characteristic footage from the anime movie recut to a sequence format, with some extra footage. Episodes 8-13 debut one episode each Wednesday thereafter, with the ultimate episode airing on Could 1. Episodes 7-13 are an all-new “The Story of the Angel Hero” (“Tenshi no Yūsha”) arc, with the story set in a brand new place known as “Forest Land.” Toriyama conceptualized the brand new arc’s story.

The sequence additionally options returning solid and workers members from the movie.

The returning solid members are:

• Mutsumi Tamura as Beelzebub
• Kazuhiro Yamaji as Rao
• Chō as Thief
• Satoshi Tsuruoka as Common Are
• Nobuo Tobita as Common Zau

Two new solid members seem within the “Tenshi no Yūsha” arc:

• Mikako Komatsu as Anne
• Ayumu Murase as Muniel

Toshihisa Yokoshima (“Tales of Crestoria: The Wake of Sin,” “Amanatsu,” “Cocolors,” Dragon Quest video games’ sequences) is returning to direct the anime sequence, with Hiroshi Koujina (Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis, The Vampire Dies in No Time, Grenadier) serving once more because the route adviser. Hayashi Mori (Cells at Work! Code Black, Drifting Residence) is writing the anime sequence’ script, Yoshikazu Iwanami is once more directing the sound, and Yūgo Kanno (JoJo’s Weird Journey: Stardust Crusaders, Psycho-Cross, Ajin) can be composing the music for the sequence.

The Sand Land manga is a brief sequence that Toriyama serialized in Shueisha‘s Weekly Shonen Leap journal from Could to August 2000. Shueisha revealed one compiled guide quantity of the manga in November 2000.

Viz Media publishes the manga in English, and it describes the story:

Within the far future, struggle has destroyed the whole Earth, leaving solely a barren wasteland the place the provision of water is managed by the grasping king. In quest of a long-lost lake, Sheriff Rao requested the king of the demons for assist…and received the king’s son, Beelzebub, and his assistant, Thief. Collectively the unlikely trio units off throughout the desert, going through dragons, bandits and the deadliest foe of all… the King’s military itself! It is journey journey and tank motion on this new story from Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball Z!

The manga’s anime movie adaptation opened in Japan in August 2023. The movie had its world premiere screening finally yr’s Comedian-Con Worldwide San Diego in July, and can open in North America in 2024.

The manga can be inspiring an motion role-playing sport that can launch for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection X|S, and PC by way of Steam on April 26 (April 25 in Japan).

Supply: Press launch

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