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“Post-apocalyptic quest: sheriff, demon prince, and thief seek legendary lake against tyrant king's forces.”
Sand Land
SAND LAND
7.13
7,602 rank · 14,124 readers · 182 favorites
Shounen
Martial Arts
Mythology
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Post-apocalyptic quest: sheriff, demon prince, and thief seek legendary lake against tyrant 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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Derived from 4 sampled reviews
7.8
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 7
σ 0.83
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Strong agreement
σ 0.83 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.25
Running avg · Feb 2009 → Oct 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “It is fun to read something else than Dragon Ball and Dr Slump by Toriyama. It's an ok one, where the art shines the most. The story however moves at lightning speed, it's almost ridiculous at...”
- 8 “Alright, this is my first review so excuse me if it sucks. Anyways, Sandland is a short manga written and drawn by Dragon Ball Z creator Akira Toryima. With that said you can clearly tell because...”
- 7 “A fun little one-shot, similar to Toriyama's previous series "Pink" which also has similar themes regarding a lack of water. While Pink feels like something out of Star Wars, like Tatooine, Sand...”
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Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 14 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 52m approx
- Published May 2000 – Aug 2000
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0677 catalog