Review: Sand Land (PS5) - Open World Adaptation Is a Demonic Delight
8 days ago
Tanks for the memories.
Originally published all the way back in 2000 as a standalone manga, it's strange, but not unwelcome, to see Sand Land be revived as both an anime series and a video game almost a quarter of a century later. Authored by the late and legendary Akira Toriyama, Sand Land is an incredibly charming story about a post-apocalyptic world, where a cocky demon prince is roped into helping out what's left of humanity.
Given that the manga consists of just a single volume, it's no surprise to see the anime greatly expand upon the source material — and the game, also just called Sand Land, follows that same path. At its core, this is a retelling of the recently released anime's tale, but thanks to an open world setting, the kingdom of Sand Land itself has never felt so grounded, and its fantastic characters have never been given so much room to breathe.
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