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Encyclopedia > Sand Land
Sand Land
Demographic Shōnen
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Manga: Sand Land
Authored by Akira Toriyama
Publisher Flag of JapanShueisha
Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump
Original run 2000 – 2000
No. of volumes 1

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The manga follows the adventures of the Demon Prince Beelzebub, the proud son of Satan, the "Demon King" (who bears a striking resemblance to Dabura in Toriyama's Dragon Ball series; amusingly, the Demon King is seen reading a copy of Faust).[1] Beelzebub's companions are a demon named Thief, and an aging sheriff named Rao. Beelzebub ) is a fictional character and main protagonist who first appears in the manga series Sand Land by Akira Toriyama. ... This is a list of deities, legendary creatures and other beings of unexplained origin that appear in the anime and manga universe of the Dragon Ball metaseries, including the Dragon Ball Z movies. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Faust depicted in an etching by Rembrandt van Rijn (circa 1650) Faust or Faustus (the Latin for auspicious or lucky) is the protagonist of a popular German legend in which a mediæval scholar makes a pact with the Devil. ...

Contents

Plot and storyline

See also: Beelzebub

In a future world known as Sand Land, the one river that supplied the entire world had suddenly stopped, and the only source of water is from the greedy king's overpriced water bottles. Demons and humans live together in a world of drought, until Sheriff Rao confronts Beelzebub in need of a demon on a quest to find the Phantom Lake, a river on which birds called Water Finches supply themselves. Beelzebub is reluctant to go along, but the Sheriff bribes him with a Playstation 6, and Beelzebub ends up going, along with his demon friend Thief, and the adventure begins. Beelzebub ) is a fictional character and main protagonist who first appears in the manga series Sand Land by Akira Toriyama. ...


The series spanned one volume with fourteen chapters in a single tankōbon and was released by Jump Comics. Tankōbon ) is the Japanese term for a compilation volume of a particular series (such as a manga or a novel series, magazine articles, essays, craft patterns, etc. ... Shueisha ) is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. ...


North American version

The North American edition of SandLand was published in Monthly Shonen Jump[2] where the series ended and was replaced by the American adaptation of Hikaru no Go.[3] Weekly Shonen Jump, issue 17 2007 (Japanese version), featuring Luffy of One Piece on the cover JUMP SHOP Osaka Shop. ... Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Shonen Jump BANZAI! Original run 1998 – September 2003 No. ...


Sources

  • Taken directly from the Sand Land manga chapters and Shonen Jump guides.

Notes and references

  1. ^ Sand Land manga, Volume 1, Chapter 1 - "Let's Go!"
  2. ^ U.S. Monthly Shonen Jump magazine, Volume 1, Issues 1 through 11.
  3. ^ SHONEN JUMP New Releases at http://www.shonenjump.com/

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