Love how Toriyama life was basically "Hey I'm writing a simple but rich comedy story with simple but impactful plot points, hope u like it" Executives "this is amazing............... But what if we ...." "Oh no, here we go again" "We will pay you tho" "Aight I guess, here's my notes"
Toriyama's work is one of the largest reasons anime and manga grew popular in the West. Stories like his have made up my entire childhood. I'm extremely thankful for him
Yea the funny thing is most of his body of work are silly and often raunchy comedies. Dragon ball z was a outliers He was one of a couple of people who codified much of early manga tropes during the early history of manga.
Yeah I’m glad his vision was accepted and many others including me got to experience it in game even if it isn’t like the manga it’s more expanded ….now gameplay…lmao that’s another story
Kinda wish more people would check out Toriyama's other works That aren't the Z-anime or Super. Like hell, they don't even read Dragon Ball. Dr. Slump really gives you insight on Toriyama's early career in his 20's, Sand Land shows how he worked after DB ended, I mean how many people actually read Jaco the Galactic Patrolman?
Largely blame the Disney for not promoting the hell out of sandland To the point of people not even knowing that it got animated already Sandland fell on the wrong corporation hand's ones that are too effing greedy
I think it's in part because most anime fans are not that into reading manga, that's why a lot of people aren't familiar with Kajika, Cowa, Nekomajin, or even the old Manga Theater shorts, but, at least more people are aware of Sand Land now (and the new ultimate edition sold out very quickly upon release), which is (imo) the best one shot Toriyama made after finishing DB
Thank you, Sir Akira Toriyama for lighting our childhood bright as the genki-dama, showing us the ways of the turtle hermit. Every child who dreamed of doing a kamehameha mourns for your loss, yet happy that you were there to gift us a story of a little boy raised in Mt.Paozu.
My first thought every time I sit down to create a world is "hey what if a kid with a tail" and then I spend the rest of it wondering if I could make it different enough to justify it.
@@gafhs1235 ???? God could you actually make the comment you wrote make sense? And no I'm not the number 1 fan, if you couldn't tell (which you probably couldn't) I was making fun of the fact that he likes the "gag/adventures mangas" of Akira Toriyama and Lady Red is basically both genres
When i first read this manga, i feel this calming sensation of comfort as the story went on, it's a short light experience, but you get so much from it, by the end you end up charmed by every character, im glad to hear the anime continued the story, and the game is expanding it. Rest in Peace Toriyama Sensei, your one last hurrah hit the mark, wish you could be here to see it being celebrated.
I genuinely love Sandland, just finished watch the anime series twice, the second was yesterday with my sister, all 13 episodes. I also seen a full playthrough of the video game. I love it as well, a little more than the anime series cause it has more characters, story, lore, expansions etc.., I honestly can't wait for them to adapt Akira Toriyama Sensei other hidden gems of mangas. May he rest in the otherworld with King Kai and Grandpa Gohan. Thank you for everything Toriyama Sensei, your passionate creations will forever live within our hearts and souls. 🖤🐉🤍
His last hurrah, in terms of manga, is actually Jaco: The Galactic Patrolman. Which is the last manga he wrote and illustrated. Jaco was also his favorite character.
I watched all of Sand Land and it was great! I love how they expanded what was in the manga, as well as the following arc that’s exclusive to the anime
I’ve always loved that Rao is the main character, even while not very marketable. He’s probably one of the best characters Toriyama has ever written. Glad someone acknowledged this lol
I would say akira toriyama had one of the best "sendoffs" a person can have. He made sandland, worked on Dragonball Daima (going back to dragonball's roots), and worked on Dragonball sparking zero.
It’s no coincidence that an artist almost never considers his most popular work, his best work. I’m not sure if it lines up but I wouldn’t be surprised if Sandland inspired Oda to make the ‘Alabasta’ arc.
@SuperFlik We might get two mainline titles this generation if we're lucky as we had a 6 year gap between 10 and 11 (not that 10 has a normal development cycle), before that there was a 5 year gap between 8 and 9. Not to begrudge them for taking their time with the release of new titles. They quite clearly benefit from the development time.
Sand Land is perhaps Toriyama's most underrated masterpiece. I had only heard of this via Wikipedia, and I'm honestly blown away by how well crafted, creative, and hilarious this story is despite its short length and simplicity.
One of the things I love about the added material in the anime/game is that despite looking and most of the time acting like an old man, Thief is actually only "a bit older" than Beelzebub, which is such a great tidbit of world building through implication. Also, the use of Sandstorm as transition music to talking about the movie was incredible.
I feel bad for Toriyama, the man was type cast into the niche dragon ball holds. He tries to make this small, down to earth story but the adaptations try to make it more like Dragon Ball. I guess it's one of the downsides of being such a legend
Forest Land being a video game was no accident given the ACTUAL video game attached to it. Heck, Ann is even introduced pretty early on in said game as your game's mechanic, as a means to upgrade your vehicles. Forest Land itself is just ONE GIANT AD for the Sand Land video game on the grand scheme of things akin to Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans' OVA.
I’ve only watched the anime series of this, and I absolutely loved it. Trying to get my friends who enjoy DB to watch it, I’ve struggled to explain why I like it so much. I’ve compared it to the first arc of Dragon Ball, with the small cast of characters, road trip format, lower stakes, and focus on comedy. I think ultimately Sand Land is basically everything I love about Toriyama’s art and writing style distilled into one small story.
YESSSS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR U TO TALK ABOUT SANDLAND!!!! I absolutely loved the SandLand series. It was like a mix between Dragonball and Metal Gear (Rao reminds me of Old Snake from MGS4), two of my interests ive always enjoyed. It was so classically a Toriyama story, with the tech, the humour, the worldbuilding. Watching it felt like such a breath of fresh air and the characters are so endearing and lovable, even the new ones like Muniel and Ann. I havent played the game, but its so cool that after years it got this level of expansion into its story and world. Personally, I would love to see perhaps another arc of the anime, but even if it didnt, I was happy to see the vibes of Original Dragonball with a new story, and felt emotional at its ending, knowing it was one of the last things Toriyama worked on. I can only hope that the fandom itself grows, we need more fanart and fanfic writers!
Glad there was just a shot of Go! Go! Ackman in there. Now there's a Toriyama series I'd wanna see covered on here. Also, this convinced me to check out Sand Land. It actually looks really interesting. Thank you.
Thank you Akira Toriyama for your stories. They’ve inspired me so much I’m planning my own series with action like DBZ. And I’ll get the Sand Land game. Your Legend will never die.
I did find it strange how the subtitles described Beelzebub as a "Fiend", but the English Dub mostly refers to him correctly as a Demon. Why they changed it only to change it back again is strange indeed!
I’ve loved Sand Land ever since I read it in the English language Shonen Jump of the early 2000s, and while I’m surprised it’s been made such a big deal of in the last year, I’m really glad because right now is the perfect time for the world to revisit the series with its primary theme of working together to stand against corrupted powers.
i've watched the anime of sand land and i have got to say i really love the world and characters that akira toriyama has made, i have recently ordered the manga because of a recent reprint that happened today, so can't wait to read it
Commander Rao was so compelling. I'm glad you went out of your way to dissect the story and the idea that he's the center of it all. I was engrossed because of him throughout the entire first arc of the anime. it was amazing. felt like the Red RIbbon army, but with way more character and a better focus. I was actually able to take it seriously. thanks for the review!
I really enjoyed the show, never read the manga but I think this work has potential to inspire other artists to slow down and not worry so much about how flashy their stories can get..
Just as I was looking forward to some Dragon Ball, Mark hits me with this. So, I just went along and read Sand Land, ngl, super fun read, it reminded me of the first arc in Dragon Ball, a lot of characters gave a similar vibe, like the Swimmers felt like a mixture of Yamcha & Puar and the Pilaf gang, I recommend others to give it a go if they haven't. In the meantime I'll be checking out the movie and series. Thanks for the video Mark, it was a nice insight into Toriyama's final work, I'm so glad to have been able to experience his storytelling, and can't wait for Dragon Ball Daima, it'll really feel like a nice send off for him. Thank you Akira Toriyama.
i discovered sandland with the game and as a child who grew up OG Dragonball it felt like i was back home watching goku's adventures as a while it truly is a last hurrah and i cant be happier to have gotten the chance to read and play sandland
I have a ton of hours in the game and I love it. It's not perfect but lots of different vehicles gives the game variety and it's cool just hanging out in a toriyama world...
I want an ultimate Toriyama collection. All manga from beginning to end that he's ever written. Then maybe anime media/movies and then some video games.
I saw sandland in shonen jump when I was a kid and since it was featured, I thought it would be a full series. I was surprised to see it in a bookstore (either barns and noble or half price books), not having volume numbers. It was just one volume. It made me more curious about it and just being one volume for $7.99 made it seem like such an easy read for a kid. I read it in like one afternoon and I felt like it was just a very complete story. For a guy that made a huge, sprawling series like dragon ball, sandland is just such an incredibly concise story but it also gives you the space to get into the world the way dragon ball does. That’s an incredible feat for such a small story. I love that beelzebub is this immature demon kid that just likes being bad. He feels like a very toriyama-esque character, he doesn’t try to be a good guy or even a particularly good person but is still the hero of the story. He’s very different than goku but feels a bit more like a realistic person. It’s a very simple story that captures all of the essential elements of a great story. In my opinion, that’s what toriyama does best. It was unique as a kid because it wasn’t among the pantheon of popular media that we see everyday, (despite the author having made one of the biggest media franchises of all time). It was one of the first times I felt like I was experiencing something very niche, that not many other people knew about. It was only because I saw toriyama’s name attached to the series, I gave it a chance. Especially because dragon ball was the biggest thing at the time. That’s one of the things I hate about popular culture dominating what is readily available to us nowadays. We miss out on little gems like sandland.
I remember doing community service at my local library for high school, and I saw a couple volumes of Sand Land thinking at the time "wow, this is very Toriyama" I loved it, and will always love and miss Akira Toriyama and the mark he left on the world 🖤
I'm really glad that you decided to cover Sand Land, a story I always hoped would get more recoginition one day. I've been playing the game myself a lot the past few weeks, and something that became increasingly clear to me is that another main character of this franchise is the titular country itself, Sand Land. The video game does a wonderful job at showing that, and at reminding you that this is a more serious universe. It mostly does this with a lot of well-written side quests that often cover the topic of loss. Like Rao, a lot of people have lost everything to Sand Land, and the game's side stories do a great job and not only point that out, but yet always come back to that very optimism when it comes to the conclusion of a side quest. I also wonder if you would enjoy the video game version of the Forest Land Arc more, or in fact, less. It feels like a Dragon Ball Super Anime vs. Manga situation to me, where the same outlines are in both versions of the story, but the game follows them in a completely different way and sometimes even order. Ann is introduced early on during the first few hours of the game, hints to the Forest Land portion of the game are offered early on. Plus, there's a lot more story-relevant characters in the game, some of which add some extra layers to how other characters evolve during the story. Especially one character shines in that regard, being a family member to Bred, making his motivations rather different from the ones in the anime, adding a more personal side to him. I highly recommend everyone who enjoys the Sand Land story to give the video game a chance too. It's by no means a groundbreaking game, but as far as anime games go, this one's more than just decent in my book. :)
I beat the video game recently and I really enjoyed it, if you're a fan of Akira toriyama's work I recommend giving it a playthrough. The vehicles you get to drive are fun and I enjoyed the Forrest land section, it was done well with more time to flesh out commander bred, plus it's satisfying getting to lay the smackdown on Muniel
I have to admit, you really surprised me with this one song from nadia and the secret of blue water. It's one of my favorite Anime and you got me there
Everyone should read this. This is a call to arms, from the surrogate father of half the men in the world, his last scream to the world, as simple as anyone can put it: "dont let greed and selfish people take from us what is rightfully everyones, and dont let our own mistakes from the past stop us from going into the future, reach to the people we think we hate and solve our common problems, we are more alike than diferent." i havent cry with a story this short in ages, is our turn to drive the tank.
I actually really enjoyed Forest Land. The scale is appropriate considering that they’re fighting a military alone, and I think it’s kind of beautiful that Rao helps prevent another genocide from happening. in some ways, I think it even improves on an elements of old Dragon Ball. we need more of Toriyama’s work adapted.
So you want db to be ruined world ending threats is what makes dragon Ball dragon Ball you don't ruin what isn't broken it's a problem with your fans nowadays you want to ruin that
Feels like a dragonball he really wanted to make, not just a somewhat silly with a core strength series. Something that has a defined start and end. A true proper thing made by himself alone with no oversight after so long. Feels like everything he liked put together properly.
I was so happy that it finally got an animated adaptation and I'm glad they also made it the first arc of the series because the movie had a limited release and otherwise I would've have to wait longer to watch it. I loved it (the first arc) and the stuff they added worked, I'm not that much of a fan of the 2D-3D style but it looked good enough, now, I did read Toriyama wasn't 100% involved in the story for the second part (except for the character designs for the angel and the girl), and it shows, still, it was a fun ride and I liked how it ended (and Muniel is an awesome funny antagonist), it was a very nice homage to the legend (R.I.P.)
I read the manga around a year ago and just finished the game. I haven't watched the anime just yet, but if it's exactly how you're describing it, the game definitely does a much better job with the Forest Land stuff. Being one complete experience without the baggage of adding on to a movie or fitting into a handful of episodes really helps the pacing. Ann acts as a fourth member of the group throughout the game, there's an epilogue to the Sand Land portion that doubles as a prologue for the Forest Land portion, there's a ton of dialogue that fleshes out the new characters, their goals, and their relationships with others, and the extra time allowed by the gameplay allows the escalation in threat to feel much more natural.
I was so pleased this finally got an anime. I just wish the initial story had been stretched out a tad more, and.. well, the second story... was pretty dull.
Great Video! Also good observation with the "Forest Land Story is basically a Videogame" because it literally is. The Sand Land Videogame adaptation is the core and complete Forest Land Story, while the Anime was an adaptation of that very same Video Game Sequel Story, as stated by Series Director Toshihisa Yokoshima in an interview at anime.eiga. They did their best, to adapt the story in some compromised form, even some main Antagonists from the Forest Land Army were cut. But i think, they have done a good job adapting the story.
8:45 I love that I recognized the Radiant Historian Battle Theme from the first few notes. 🥰🥰🥰 I also like that this was chosen as the theme for the optimism that is within the story of Sand Land, despite that like you said, is a world that has no Dragon Balls and everything that has happened is set in stone and all you can do is move forward and hope that there are good people to create a better future.
Ireally appreciate the shoutout to the anime adaptation of Rorouni Kenshin. I feel like not many people are willing to mention it these days due to what happened with the original author, but the animation teams who worked on it did an amazing job. It's in my top 10 anime shows.
I remember when Shonen Jump was finally being brought stateside with monthly Volumes, that was my introduction to One Piece and Naruto. Sand Land was added when DBZ was replaced and I was stoked to see new manga from Toriyama, I had to have reread those volumes a dozen times over the years, I kept telling my friends that this story was going to be big someday, only took 20 years to finally be right, lol
I've never read sand land, but when I heard that I'd be able to watch the series I was ready to hop on that train, I'm glad I did. It was incredible, it makes me want to go back and read it. I really liked the movie and the anime, the tank action scenes were probably my favorite, the swimmers are funny and I like the characters as a whole. Their dynamics are cool, overall a solid translated media in my eyes.
13:59 Rao’s voice actor didn’t just voice Hit in DBS, his main claim to fame was being the voice of Cid Highwind from Final Fantasy 7. He also voices Makoto Date from the Yakuza series, which is how I discovered him and started keeping track of his roles
Love how Toriyama life was basically
"Hey I'm writing a simple but rich comedy story with simple but impactful plot points, hope u like it"
Executives "this is amazing............... But what if we ...."
"Oh no, here we go again"
"We will pay you tho"
"Aight I guess, here's my notes"
Cool description
Toriyama's work is one of the largest reasons anime and manga grew popular in the West. Stories like his have made up my entire childhood. I'm extremely thankful for him
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Agreed
Yea the funny thing is most of his body of work are silly and often raunchy comedies. Dragon ball z was a outliers
He was one of a couple of people who codified much of early manga tropes during the early history of manga.
@@AL-lh2ht and rumiko takahashi in the late 70's
Its 50/50 with toe studio.
Its animation that bloom in popularity.
It's pretty poetic that he considered SandLand to be his last hurrah since it's now his last Non-DB work to get a lot of attention during his time.
Yeah I’m glad his vision was accepted and many others including me got to experience it in game even if it isn’t like the manga it’s more expanded ….now gameplay…lmao that’s another story
I'm hoping Cowa gets attention next. Love how short and simple that story was.
Wow that is like a poem
The game is much better than i expected. I'm 50hrs in and have about 70% of the main quest completed. The world is very well made, a joy to explore
I've been playing it too, having a blast with it... but 60 bucks is a tad steep for it, I say wait for a sale at least
@@marxxplaysgames what makes you say that?
@@loto7197 It's an open world with a confusing overworld making me prefer fast travel rather than use the fun vehicles.
I wish it was on switch
@@mayuka150 Maybe it will be ported to Nintendo's next console, but we probably need to wait about 9-12 months for that.
"Could you step a little closer, please? My special move can't reach you!"
Me playing any fighting game
"wait wait waitwaitwait wait. don't do anything. don't do anything. don't do anything."
Kinda wish more people would check out Toriyama's other works That aren't the Z-anime or Super. Like hell, they don't even read Dragon Ball. Dr. Slump really gives you insight on Toriyama's early career in his 20's, Sand Land shows how he worked after DB ended, I mean how many people actually read Jaco the Galactic Patrolman?
I tried Jack, wasn’t that good tbh.
Sand land was great, but yeah too many people have never seen dragonball
Largely blame the Disney for not promoting the hell out of sandland
To the point of people not even knowing that it got animated already
Sandland fell on the wrong corporation hand's ones that are too effing greedy
I think it's in part because most anime fans are not that into reading manga, that's why a lot of people aren't familiar with Kajika, Cowa, Nekomajin, or even the old Manga Theater shorts, but, at least more people are aware of Sand Land now (and the new ultimate edition sold out very quickly upon release), which is (imo) the best one shot Toriyama made after finishing DB
@@burenyuu-nyasandlands animation sucks
Thank you, Sir Akira Toriyama for lighting our childhood bright as the genki-dama, showing us the ways of the turtle hermit. Every child who dreamed of doing a kamehameha mourns for your loss, yet happy that you were there to gift us a story of a little boy raised in Mt.Paozu.
My first thought every time I sit down to create a world is "hey what if a kid with a tail"
and then I spend the rest of it wondering if I could make it different enough to justify it.
Work hard, study well, and eat and sleep plenty! That is the Turtle Hermit way!
I always liked Toriyama's other works. He excels at gag and adventure manga and it was his personal passion.
Bet you loved Lady Red
@@Bobastraw-dx7xlwhat you it’s number 1 fan or something.
@@gafhs1235 ???? God could you actually make the comment you wrote make sense? And no I'm not the number 1 fan, if you couldn't tell (which you probably couldn't) I was making fun of the fact that he likes the "gag/adventures mangas" of Akira Toriyama and Lady Red is basically both genres
@@Bobastraw-dx7xl I get what you were saying, just people bring up lady red like if it’s some taboo thing.
@@gafhs1235it is one of the more controversial one-off mangas by Toriyama. He’s great with gag humor but not dark humor in my opinion.
I recommend Akira Toriyama's Oneshot Kintoki.
It's everything Toriyama learned in one manga chapter.
When i first read this manga, i feel this calming sensation of comfort as the story went on, it's a short light experience, but you get so much from it, by the end you end up charmed by every character, im glad to hear the anime continued the story, and the game is expanding it.
Rest in Peace Toriyama Sensei, your one last hurrah hit the mark, wish you could be here to see it being celebrated.
And now theres one... One day, you must review Dr.Slump.
Jaco the galactic patrol man
COWA! is also a pretty cute story.
“Optimism”…I really like how you use that word.
I genuinely love Sandland, just finished watch the anime series twice, the second was yesterday with my sister, all 13 episodes. I also seen a full playthrough of the video game. I love it as well, a little more than the anime series cause it has more characters, story, lore, expansions etc.., I honestly can't wait for them to adapt Akira Toriyama Sensei other hidden gems of mangas. May he rest in the otherworld with King Kai and Grandpa Gohan. Thank you for everything Toriyama Sensei, your passionate creations will forever live within our hearts and souls. 🖤🐉🤍
The impact Toriyama left on the world is something special
His last hurrah, in terms of manga, is actually Jaco: The Galactic Patrolman. Which is the last manga he wrote and illustrated. Jaco was also his favorite character.
I watched all of Sand Land and it was great! I love how they expanded what was in the manga, as well as the following arc that’s exclusive to the anime
I’ve always loved that Rao is the main character, even while not very marketable. He’s probably one of the best characters Toriyama has ever written. Glad someone acknowledged this lol
I would say akira toriyama had one of the best "sendoffs" a person can have. He made sandland, worked on Dragonball Daima (going back to dragonball's roots), and worked on Dragonball sparking zero.
It’s no coincidence that an artist almost never considers his most popular work, his best work.
I’m not sure if it lines up but I wouldn’t be surprised if Sandland inspired Oda to make the ‘Alabasta’ arc.
That actually could make sense but.. why?
That actually could make sense but.. why?
It does not line up. By the time Sandland was made, One Piece was already well into Skypiea in Japan.
I think that The SandLand Game does wonders for the story and worldbuilding of SandLand
Do you think I should play the game or read the manga first?
@@personintrest6781definitely read the manga first, it’s insanely short and will just make you appreciate the game even more
@@personintrest6781Manga First Movie Second, Video Game Third, TV Show Last
It might be an error through localization, but shout out to Sand Land predicting that Dragon Quest 13 will be on the PS6
At this point it will be way after the PS6.
@@SophiaSanders61 Not necessarily, Dragon Quest 12 has been announced and should be out in the next year or two
@SuperFlik
We might get two mainline titles this generation if we're lucky as we had a 6 year gap between 10 and 11 (not that 10 has a normal development cycle), before that there was a 5 year gap between 8 and 9.
Not to begrudge them for taking their time with the release of new titles. They quite clearly benefit from the development time.
Sand Land is perhaps Toriyama's most underrated masterpiece.
I had only heard of this via Wikipedia, and I'm honestly blown away by how well crafted, creative, and hilarious this story is despite its short length and simplicity.
One of the things I love about the added material in the anime/game is that despite looking and most of the time acting like an old man, Thief is actually only "a bit older" than Beelzebub, which is such a great tidbit of world building through implication.
Also, the use of Sandstorm as transition music to talking about the movie was incredible.
I feel bad for Toriyama, the man was type cast into the niche dragon ball holds. He tries to make this small, down to earth story but the adaptations try to make it more like Dragon Ball. I guess it's one of the downsides of being such a legend
One last hurrah indeed mark
Rip to a legend , left us something simple and nice
Man rip what a legend he gave us more than an amazing series but a great community and group of fans thank you Toriyama
Forest Land being a video game was no accident given the ACTUAL video game attached to it. Heck, Ann is even introduced pretty early on in said game as your game's mechanic, as a means to upgrade your vehicles. Forest Land itself is just ONE GIANT AD for the Sand Land video game on the grand scheme of things akin to Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans' OVA.
I’ve only watched the anime series of this, and I absolutely loved it. Trying to get my friends who enjoy DB to watch it, I’ve struggled to explain why I like it so much. I’ve compared it to the first arc of Dragon Ball, with the small cast of characters, road trip format, lower stakes, and focus on comedy. I think ultimately Sand Land is basically everything I love about Toriyama’s art and writing style distilled into one small story.
Finally, I've been waiting so long for this to come out
🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank you Totally not MARK!!!
Same
I think we all have been waiting for this
I’m glad the OP for Sand Land got highlighted. That’s easily my favorite OP song of the season and it’s a shame not many people are talking about it
YESSSS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR U TO TALK ABOUT SANDLAND!!!!
I absolutely loved the SandLand series. It was like a mix between Dragonball and Metal Gear (Rao reminds me of Old Snake from MGS4), two of my interests ive always enjoyed.
It was so classically a Toriyama story, with the tech, the humour, the worldbuilding. Watching it felt like such a breath of fresh air and the characters are so endearing and lovable, even the new ones like Muniel and Ann.
I havent played the game, but its so cool that after years it got this level of expansion into its story and world.
Personally, I would love to see perhaps another arc of the anime, but even if it didnt, I was happy to see the vibes of Original Dragonball with a new story, and felt emotional at its ending, knowing it was one of the last things Toriyama worked on.
I can only hope that the fandom itself grows, we need more fanart and fanfic writers!
Basically, What if Dragon Ball had no space aliens visiting Earth and we lingered in the desert bandit arc?
What amazes me about the great story was it almost wasn’t because he couldn’t find a tank design he liked. God I miss Toriyama
Rip to the goat
Glad there was just a shot of Go! Go! Ackman in there. Now there's a Toriyama series I'd wanna see covered on here.
Also, this convinced me to check out Sand Land. It actually looks really interesting. Thank you.
Thank you Akira Toriyama for your stories. They’ve inspired me so much I’m planning my own series with action like DBZ.
And I’ll get the Sand Land game. Your Legend will never die.
One last Hurrah… Ty Toryiama 🐉
So this is what Dabura was doing before becoming one of Babidi's minions.
Mark's just waiting for them to localize that Manga Version of the video game so he can get the dev's TRUE vision in the PEAK medium.
Thank you for this under rated review, of this under rated, super fun Manga and show...
Extra thanks good sir!
The frame of Anakin after the sand joke gave me a good chuckle. Great video as always Mark!
I finally got around to watching SandLand and it blew my expectations away, I loved it so much. The OP is definitely a banger too.
Your intros always get me so hyped. almost stood up out of my chair
I did find it strange how the subtitles described Beelzebub as a "Fiend", but the English Dub mostly refers to him correctly as a Demon. Why they changed it only to change it back again is strange indeed!
Love your work mark! Thanks For this ❤❤❤❤
I’ve loved Sand Land ever since I read it in the English language Shonen Jump of the early 2000s, and while I’m surprised it’s been made such a big deal of in the last year, I’m really glad because right now is the perfect time for the world to revisit the series with its primary theme of working together to stand against corrupted powers.
i've watched the anime of sand land and i have got to say i really love the world and characters that akira toriyama has made, i have recently ordered the manga because of a recent reprint that happened today, so can't wait to read it
Kudos for the Gainex Nadia music, always a tune I never tire of.
I love Sand Land and honestly wish for more lol. Such a fantastic tale
Commander Rao was so compelling. I'm glad you went out of your way to dissect the story and the idea that he's the center of it all. I was engrossed because of him throughout the entire first arc of the anime. it was amazing. felt like the Red RIbbon army, but with way more character and a better focus. I was actually able to take it seriously. thanks for the review!
I really enjoyed the show, never read the manga but I think this work has potential to inspire other artists to slow down and not worry so much about how flashy their stories can get..
Just as I was looking forward to some Dragon Ball, Mark hits me with this. So, I just went along and read Sand Land, ngl, super fun read, it reminded me of the first arc in Dragon Ball, a lot of characters gave a similar vibe, like the Swimmers felt like a mixture of Yamcha & Puar and the Pilaf gang, I recommend others to give it a go if they haven't. In the meantime I'll be checking out the movie and series.
Thanks for the video Mark, it was a nice insight into Toriyama's final work, I'm so glad to have been able to experience his storytelling, and can't wait for Dragon Ball Daima, it'll really feel like a nice send off for him. Thank you Akira Toriyama.
I love water carrier so much!Its top 5 as one of my favorite anime openings of all time
i discovered sandland with the game and as a child who grew up OG Dragonball it felt like i was back home watching goku's adventures as a while
it truly is a last hurrah and i cant be happier to have gotten the chance to read and play sandland
I have a ton of hours in the game and I love it. It's not perfect but lots of different vehicles gives the game variety and it's cool just hanging out in a toriyama world...
This oponed a wound that had barely healed. I feel nostalgia for something i have never seen. Thank you.
These are the small gems Toriyama left for us
Dabura reading his book instead of fixing the world’s detrimental problems: 🗿
I want an ultimate Toriyama collection. All manga from beginning to end that he's ever written. Then maybe anime media/movies and then some video games.
I appreciated the somewhat more mature topics Sandland touched on while keeping the characters ultimately fun.
I saw sandland in shonen jump when I was a kid and since it was featured, I thought it would be a full series. I was surprised to see it in a bookstore (either barns and noble or half price books), not having volume numbers. It was just one volume. It made me more curious about it and just being one volume for $7.99 made it seem like such an easy read for a kid. I read it in like one afternoon and I felt like it was just a very complete story. For a guy that made a huge, sprawling series like dragon ball, sandland is just such an incredibly concise story but it also gives you the space to get into the world the way dragon ball does. That’s an incredible feat for such a small story. I love that beelzebub is this immature demon kid that just likes being bad. He feels like a very toriyama-esque character, he doesn’t try to be a good guy or even a particularly good person but is still the hero of the story. He’s very different than goku but feels a bit more like a realistic person. It’s a very simple story that captures all of the essential elements of a great story. In my opinion, that’s what toriyama does best. It was unique as a kid because it wasn’t among the pantheon of popular media that we see everyday, (despite the author having made one of the biggest media franchises of all time). It was one of the first times I felt like I was experiencing something very niche, that not many other people knew about. It was only because I saw toriyama’s name attached to the series, I gave it a chance. Especially because dragon ball was the biggest thing at the time. That’s one of the things I hate about popular culture dominating what is readily available to us nowadays. We miss out on little gems like sandland.
I couldn't watch the movie but show was so good it's probably my favorite anime this year.
The movie was basically the first half of the series anyways.
The first 6 episodes of the anime *are* the movie
Love the piano rendition of Mr. Sandman at the end! 😄
I remember doing community service at my local library for high school, and I saw a couple volumes of Sand Land thinking at the time "wow, this is very Toriyama"
I loved it, and will always love and miss Akira Toriyama and the mark he left on the world 🖤
I'm really glad that you decided to cover Sand Land, a story I always hoped would get more recoginition one day.
I've been playing the game myself a lot the past few weeks, and something that became increasingly clear to me is that another main character of this franchise is the titular country itself, Sand Land. The video game does a wonderful job at showing that, and at reminding you that this is a more serious universe. It mostly does this with a lot of well-written side quests that often cover the topic of loss. Like Rao, a lot of people have lost everything to Sand Land, and the game's side stories do a great job and not only point that out, but yet always come back to that very optimism when it comes to the conclusion of a side quest.
I also wonder if you would enjoy the video game version of the Forest Land Arc more, or in fact, less. It feels like a Dragon Ball Super Anime vs. Manga situation to me, where the same outlines are in both versions of the story, but the game follows them in a completely different way and sometimes even order. Ann is introduced early on during the first few hours of the game, hints to the Forest Land portion of the game are offered early on. Plus, there's a lot more story-relevant characters in the game, some of which add some extra layers to how other characters evolve during the story. Especially one character shines in that regard, being a family member to Bred, making his motivations rather different from the ones in the anime, adding a more personal side to him.
I highly recommend everyone who enjoys the Sand Land story to give the video game a chance too. It's by no means a groundbreaking game, but as far as anime games go, this one's more than just decent in my book. :)
I beat the video game recently and I really enjoyed it, if you're a fan of Akira toriyama's work I recommend giving it a playthrough. The vehicles you get to drive are fun and I enjoyed the Forrest land section, it was done well with more time to flesh out commander bred, plus it's satisfying getting to lay the smackdown on Muniel
I'm so happy Sandland is getting the recognition it deserves. It such a dope story
Sand Land is and looks amazing, really happy they brung to life Toriyama's work, and even made it into a video game
I love when it was marketed(rip Akira they did you dirty in your last moments)
Yes, they profited off his death
@@2soulzkilluminati135 ah okay should they have just canceled the game then
@@VSaccount no but they shouldn't have made episodes based off the game after Toriyama died to cash on his death
@@VSaccount but you wouldn't get it anyway because you are a human
@@2soulzkilluminati135yknow this was made before he died right?
I have to admit, you really surprised me with this one song from nadia and the secret of blue water. It's one of my favorite Anime and you got me there
Everyone should read this.
This is a call to arms, from the surrogate father of half the men in the world, his last scream to the world, as simple as anyone can put it: "dont let greed and selfish people take from us what is rightfully everyones, and dont let our own mistakes from the past stop us from going into the future, reach to the people we think we hate and solve our common problems, we are more alike than diferent." i havent cry with a story this short in ages, is our turn to drive the tank.
I actually really enjoyed Forest Land. The scale is appropriate considering that they’re fighting a military alone, and I think it’s kind of beautiful that Rao helps prevent another genocide from happening. in some ways, I think it even improves on an elements of old Dragon Ball. we need more of Toriyama’s work adapted.
Man, i wish Toriyama could have continued this. Sandland is a breath of fresh air from Dragonball, it actually felt like Toriyama wrote it too.
Now this looks more like my type of story, no ridiculous world ending threats needed. This type of story feels more like Gintama and I dig that.
So you want db to be ruined world ending threats is what makes dragon Ball dragon Ball you don't ruin what isn't broken it's a problem with your fans nowadays you want to ruin that
@leosnyder5264 world ending threats make up the LATER portion of the series so relax man
@@leosnyder5264 I'm only nonchalantly saying I prefer more self contained stories so relax man.
Feels like a dragonball he really wanted to make, not just a somewhat silly with a core strength series. Something that has a defined start and end. A true proper thing made by himself alone with no oversight after so long. Feels like everything he liked put together properly.
I was so happy that it finally got an animated adaptation and I'm glad they also made it the first arc of the series because the movie had a limited release and otherwise I would've have to wait longer to watch it. I loved it (the first arc) and the stuff they added worked, I'm not that much of a fan of the 2D-3D style but it looked good enough, now, I did read Toriyama wasn't 100% involved in the story for the second part (except for the character designs for the angel and the girl), and it shows, still, it was a fun ride and I liked how it ended (and Muniel is an awesome funny antagonist), it was a very nice homage to the legend (R.I.P.)
“Beelzebub is such a big fan of Dragon Quest, he steals the move Kaclang!”
Dragon Quest video when Mark?
I read the manga around a year ago and just finished the game. I haven't watched the anime just yet, but if it's exactly how you're describing it, the game definitely does a much better job with the Forest Land stuff. Being one complete experience without the baggage of adding on to a movie or fitting into a handful of episodes really helps the pacing. Ann acts as a fourth member of the group throughout the game, there's an epilogue to the Sand Land portion that doubles as a prologue for the Forest Land portion, there's a ton of dialogue that fleshes out the new characters, their goals, and their relationships with others, and the extra time allowed by the gameplay allows the escalation in threat to feel much more natural.
I was so pleased this finally got an anime. I just wish the initial story had been stretched out a tad more, and.. well, the second story... was pretty dull.
Great Video! Also good observation with the "Forest Land Story is basically a Videogame" because it literally is. The Sand Land Videogame adaptation is the core and complete Forest Land Story, while the Anime was an adaptation of that very same Video Game Sequel Story, as stated by Series Director Toshihisa Yokoshima in an interview at anime.eiga. They did their best, to adapt the story in some compromised form, even some main Antagonists from the Forest Land Army were cut. But i think, they have done a good job adapting the story.
I love you for that Bravely Default battle theme in the background of Forest Land review.
I do appreciate the sprinkling of Sandstorm remixes throughout the video.
I remember loving sand land as kid when I read it online and I'm so happy it's been adapted twice as a game and anime
8:45 I love that I recognized the Radiant Historian Battle Theme from the first few notes. 🥰🥰🥰
I also like that this was chosen as the theme for the optimism that is within the story of Sand Land, despite that like you said, is a world that has no Dragon Balls and everything that has happened is set in stone and all you can do is move forward and hope that there are good people to create a better future.
Just searched the comment section to see if anyone else posted about Radiant Historia music 😍
Ireally appreciate the shoutout to the anime adaptation of Rorouni Kenshin. I feel like not many people are willing to mention it these days due to what happened with the original author, but the animation teams who worked on it did an amazing job. It's in my top 10 anime shows.
I remember when Shonen Jump was finally being brought stateside with monthly Volumes, that was my introduction to One Piece and Naruto. Sand Land was added when DBZ was replaced and I was stoked to see new manga from Toriyama, I had to have reread those volumes a dozen times over the years, I kept telling my friends that this story was going to be big someday, only took 20 years to finally be right, lol
I've never read sand land, but when I heard that I'd be able to watch the series I was ready to hop on that train, I'm glad I did. It was incredible, it makes me want to go back and read it. I really liked the movie and the anime, the tank action scenes were probably my favorite, the swimmers are funny and I like the characters as a whole. Their dynamics are cool, overall a solid translated media in my eyes.
13:59 Rao’s voice actor didn’t just voice Hit in DBS, his main claim to fame was being the voice of Cid Highwind from Final Fantasy 7. He also voices Makoto Date from the Yakuza series, which is how I discovered him and started keeping track of his roles
I've often defended Sandland as Toriyama's greatest work along with Dragon Ball. I am glad its getting eyes on it.
The video game is fantastic. The anime events translate well into that format for some reason.
Jaco The Galactic Patrol and Sand Land are Toriyama's most underrated work in my opinion.
glad to see translations are still in the 90s
I swear whenever I watch any mark video I do my English assignments way better, the way he be talking in these vids is like a dam poet
12:08 Song name: Darude Sandstorm.
... /serious
I remember first reading Sand Land when Shonen Jump finally came to the USA. I haven’t watched the anime yet but looking forward to it!
That’s DKC: Tropical Freeze music during the forest land section! That’s some good music.
“Beelzebub is voiced by kobayashi from dragon maid” is enough of a reason for me to watch it, she was one of my favorite sol characters ever
When i see people suffering from drought, i remember Namu's story in OG Dragon Ball.
Mom and I watched Sand Land and LOVE IT!