SAND LAND Anime Film New Trailer Unveils The Protagonist Voice
The official website for the forthcoming anime film adaptation of Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama‘s SAND LAND manga has released a 60-second new trailer revealing the voice of the protagonist, Beelzebub. The film is set to be released in Japan on August 18, 2023.
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Beelzebub, the prince of demons, is voiced by Mutsumi Tamura (Hiro Amanokawa in Digimon Ghost Game). The other four main cast members announced are Kazuhiro Yamaji as Rao, Cho as Thief, Satoshi Tsuruoka as General Are, and Nobuo Tobita as General Zeu.
“Akira Toriyama-sensei is an extraordinary legend and the creator of a work that I have loved since I was a child,” Tamura said. “It was like a dream come true for me to know that he was also listening to my voices from the audition. I finally got a real feel for it when I was going through the recording process. The protagonist in SAND LAND is Beelzebub, an evil-looking but pure-hearted demon, and I really enjoyed playing him because every choice he makes is very pleasant. The trust with Rao the human, a friendship-like or master-slave relationship with Thief, the encounters with the other characters and enemies, and the various interactions with those surrounding him are very exciting! There are so many things to see! I want to let many people know how good the devil Beelzebub is in SAND LAND!”
The film’s main staff are also announced as below:
- Director: Toshihisa Yokoshima (Amanatsu, COCOLORS)
- Direction Advisor: Hiroshi Kamishina (HUNTER×HUNTER)
- Screenplay: Hayashi Mori (Cells at Work! CODEBLACK)
- Sound Director: Miwa Iwanami
- Music: Yugo Kanno (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders)
- Animation Production: Sunrise, Kamikaze Douga, ANIMA
- Distributor: Toho
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Akira Toriyama’s SAND LAND manga was published in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine between May and August 2000, eventually collected in a single volume that made its way over in English in 2003.
Story:
In a desert world where both demons and humans suffer from an extreme water shortage, Beelzebub, the prince of demons, and Rao, a small-town sheriff, form a tag-team and set off on an adventure in search of the Phantom Lake somewhere in the desert.
Source: “SAND LAND” project official website / Twitter
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