Anime Movie "SAND LAND" Presents Full-Length Trailer And Theme Song

Last Friday, a 90-second trailer for the highly anticipated anime adaptation of Akira Toriyama's manga "SAND LAND" was released. Alongside this visual treat, the trailer also unveiled the film's theme song "Utopia," performed by rising artist imase.



The artist imase, who gained fame both in and outside Japan after self-releasing composed songs like "Night Dancer" online, has made her debut in the film industry with "Utopia"—a song specially composed for "SAND LAND." The artist, who was born just a week after the first volume of the "SAND LAND" manga was released in November 2000, humorously compares herself to the manga's 2,500-year-old protagonist Beelzebub and expresses her joy at contributing to a Toriyama work, having grown up with "Dragon Ball" since childhood.

The film is based on the manga "SAND LAND," a story set in a distant future where Earth has been ravaged by war and water is controlled by a selfish king. The narrative follows Sheriff Rao, the son of the Demon King Beelzebub, and Thief as they embark on a journey through the desert to find a long-lost lake, encountering numerous obstacles along the way—from dragons to the king's army itself.

The film will hit Japanese theaters on August 18.