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“In a post-apocalyptic desert, Sheriff Rao, demon prince Beelzebub, and Thief seek a mythical lake while battling the tyrannical king's forces.”
Sand Land: The Series
SAND LAND: THE SERIES
7.49
2,171 rank · 21,429 viewers · 56 favorites
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Shounen
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Synopsis
In a post-apocalyptic desert, Sheriff Rao, demon prince Beelzebub, and Thief seek a mythical lake while battling the tyrannical king's forces.
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! (Source: Viz Media)
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Community consensus
Derived from 11 sampled reviews
8.2
/10
What 11 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 9
σ 1.11
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.11 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.18
Running avg · Mar 2024 → Sep 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “A simple but fun story with some pretty heavy themes of guilt and discrimination if you peel back the curtain a bit. A couple convenient 'heres this power I've had all along, even though I've never...”
- 8 “It was a rather good anime, had some more emotional moments especially when dealing with the Sheriff's background. While it's more on the childish side, especially as far as humor goes, there is...”
- 9 “I have always liked the manga and it was great to see such a good anime adaptation of it. I never managed to get around to watching the movie so I was glad that the first half of the series was the...”
Verbosity
Short · 36%
Medium · 45%
Long · 18%
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A Ona Production
Sunrise.- Format 13 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
- Aired Mar 2024 – May 2024
- Source Ona media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-25460 catalog