When is Sand Land Anime Coming Out on Disney Plus? Release Schedule of The Adaptation of Akira Toriyama's Manga

Source: Sand Land, Toshihisa Yokoshima and Hiroshi Kojina, Sunrise, 2023

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At the beginning of March, the world was hit with sad news – Akira Toriyama, the father of Dragon Ball and an acclaimed artist in the world of manga and anime, passed away. Fans bid a sorrowful farewell to the mangaka, who passed away on March 1, 2024.

One of the artist's last works was a drawing that depicted the characters of Sand Land, a manga written and drawn by Toriyama. The same one that was adapted into a movie, and now the TV show will continue the story from the cinema production. Sand Land: The Series is scheduled to debut on Disney+ on March 20.

When is Sand Land coming out?

Sand Land anime consists of 13 episodes and 7 of them will be shown on the release date, which is March 20. The others are scheduled to appear on the platform every week, so the series will end with the beginning of May. Below you can check out the release dates for each episode.

Sand Land takes viewers to the distant future, to a war-ravaged Earth, where only wilderness can be found, and access to water is controlled by a greedy king. However, there is a person who is trying to improve the fate of the inhabitants and find the lost source – Sheriff Rao. In this mission he is assisted by the demon king Beelzebub, who has a childlike mentality. Together they embark on a journey to save humanity, and along the way may also affect their views.

The first 7 episodes of the anime are a reconstruction of the events of the 2023 film, while subsequent episodes will already present the next story arc.

You can watch the trailer for Sand Land below.