Sand Land (Manga)
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 Sand Land tankōbon cover | |||
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| Author | Akira Toriyama | ||
| Publisher | Shueisha (JP) | ||
| Publication | Weekly Shōnen Jump | ||
| Demographic | Shōnen | ||
| Manga Series | |||
| Original Run |
Weekly Shōnen Jump 2000 No. 23 to Weekly Shōnen Jump 1998 No. 36/37 (09 May 2000 to 08 August 2000) | ||
| Chapters | 14 | ||
| Volumes | 1 | ||
Sand Land is a fourteen-chapter manga series by Akira Toriyama, debuting in the 2000 No. 23 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, originally released 09 May 2000 in Japan. The series ran through to the No. 36/37 double-issue that same year, and a collected volume was released that November.
In America, Sand Land was serialized in English in Viz's monthly Shonen Jump print magazine beginning in the magazine's debut January 2003 issue and running through to completion in the November 2003 issue later that same year, followed by a collected print edition that December.
Synopsis
幻の泉をみつけだせ!! 魔物も人間も慢性の水不足にあえぐ砂漠世界で、悪魔の王子・ベルゼブブと元天才軍人・シバが強力タッグを組み、水源を求めて冒険に旅立った!! 灼熱の荒野で彼らを待ち受けるのは!?[1]
Characters
TBD
Production
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Original Serialization
| # | Chapter Title | Pages | Publication | Issue | Sale Date |
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| 1 | Setting Out | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 23 | 09 May 2000 |
| 2 | A Gang of Thieves | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 24 | 16 May 2000 |
| 3 | The Tank | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 25 | 23 May 2000 |
| 4 | The Flying Tank | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 26 | 30 May 2000 |
| 5 | Truth in the Darkness | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 27 | 06 June 2000 |
| 6 | Rao's Good-Luck Charm | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 28 | 13 June 2000 |
| 7 | Tank Battle | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 29 | 20 June 2000 |
| 8 | General Shiba vs. General Are | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 30 | 27 June 2000 |
| 9 | What Was Found in the Sandstorm | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 31 | 04 July 2000 |
| 10 | The Phantom Lake | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 32 | 11 July 2000 |
| 11 | The Secret of the Water's Source | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 33 | 18 July 2000 |
| 12 | The Demon Beelzebub | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 34 | 25 July 2000 |
| 13 | The Outcome of the Deciding Battle | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 35 | 01 August 2000 |
| 14 | The River | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 36/37 | 08 August 2000 |
Releases
Sand Land received a single-volume complete tankōbon release 02 November 2000 in Japan.[1] The volume is presented exclusively in black-and-white, with any color pages from the original serialization presented instead in greyscale. Toriyama's comment on the inside of the dust jacket states:
今回は、どうせなら個人的に描いてて楽しい（はずだった）、じいさんと戦車の漫画でいこうと短期連載で始めたのだが…。戦車は思った以上に描くのが大変で、しかも例によって全てをひとりだけで仕上げる事に意地を張っていることもあり、たちまち後悔をするはめに。珍しく最後まで話はほとんど決まっていたので、変更するわけにもいかず、かくして私は自ら地獄に落ちていったのであった……。
English translation
— Akira Toriyama
A digital release later came in 2014.
Legacy
In the third Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX compilation, released 21 June 2004 in Japan, Toriyama noted some of the structural similarities in Sand Land as they related to one of his 1982 one-shots, Pink:[3]
女の子が主人公だけど特に｢描け」って言われた記憶がないなあ。とにかく砂漠が好きなんですよ。砂漠に水がないネタって何回やったことか（笑）…『SAND LAND』とかね。簡単に描けるしね（笑）。ただ実際には行ったことなくて（笑）。実際に見ると違うんでしょうね、スケール観とか。
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— Akira Toriyama
In the "Special Project: 'Tera-P'" interview within the December 2013 issue of Shueisha's V-Jump magazine, Toriyama noted that the then-new Jaco the Galactic Patrolman was one of his own works that he loved alongside COWA! and Sand Land.[4]
In April 2014, in celebration of the Jaco the Galactic Patrolman collected manga volume release, Shueisha began including new comments from Akira Toriyama on the obi (paper band surrounding the book, generally promotional in nature) of his seven other (non-Dr. Slump and non-Dragon Ball) manga volumes. While each comment was only a short few lines, they provide a quick bit of insight with the occasional nod or comparison to Dragon Ball. Toriyama also contributed a new illustration for each comment showcasing a representative character crossing their arms. These comments were also briefly archived on Shueisha's promotional Jaco the Galactic Patrolman website.[2] For Sand Land, Toriyama stated:
男のマンガであります。今読んでもよくがんばったなと感心します。COWA!と並んでお気にいりなのがこいつであります。とりやまあきら
This is a man's comic. Even reading it now, I admire how hard I worked on it. Next to COWA!, this is my favorite.
— Akira Toriyama
International Media Coverage
TBD
Notes
External Links
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "SAND LAND／鳥山 明". 集英社の本 公式. Retrieved: 02 May 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "鳥山明先生13年ぶりの「週刊少年ジャンプ」連載作品が遂にコミックス化!!通常版と特装版の２バージョンで登場!!". shonenjump.com. Retrieved: 09 April 2014.
Kanzenshuu News Archive: New Translations: April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments
Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments" - ↑ Toriyama, Akira. "Me Back Then". Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX, Volume 3. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 2004. ISBN 4-08-106434-2. (p. 56)
- ↑ "V-Jump December Issue Special Project: “Tera-P”". V-Jump, December 2013. Japan: Shueisha, 21 October 2013. (pp. 453-457)
Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: V-Jump December Issue Special Project: “Tera-P”
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