Simply joining Sheriff Rao out of boredom, Beelzebub lends his enhanced sight and demonic strength to fight against the tyrannous king. Although he regularly steals water from them, he only takes as much as he and his fellow demons need to survive. Beelzebub tries to live in relative harmony with the humans. He is renowned as the 'Prince of the Underworld,' but generally referred to only as 'Prince' by his fellow demons. With the water returned to the world as a result, the king's oppressive rule is brought to an end.Ĭharacters Beelzebub ( ベルゼブブ, Beruzebubu) Voiced by: Mutsumi Tamura Beelzebub, named after the biblical demon of the same name, is the son of Lucifer. With the water sealed away behind a dam to give the king a monopoly over water, Rao, the demons, and those sympathetic to their cause tear it down. Once they reach the supposed water supply at the end of the now dried up river bed, they find a lake that now acts as the king's private reserves. Sheriff Rao, a former legendary general of the king's army, is able to quickly deal with all of the current army's attempts to hinder their progress. This attracts the anger of the king and he mobilizes his forces to stop them. Soon after their quest begins, their car breaks down and they are forced to steal a tank from the king's army. Demon prince Beelzebub and his friend Thief agree to join Rao. Sheriff Rao, tired of the king's greed, approaches the demons of Sand Land for help in searching for a new water supply.

With the greedy king of the land's personal water supply becoming increasingly more expensive for the citizens of Sand Land to buy, the people begin robbing one another for water and money. An action role-playing video game developed by ILCA and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment has been announced.Īfter enduring years of natural disaster and war, the world is left without its main supply of water the river that provided water to the country dried up long ago.

A CGI anime film adaptation co-produced by Sunrise, Kamikaze Douga and Anima will be released in August 2023. It was later released in one graphic novel in December 2003. Sand Land was serialized in North America by Viz Media in their English Shonen Jump magazine in 2003. It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from May to August 2000, and was collected into one tankōbon volume in November 2000 by Shueisha. Sand Land (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama.

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