In the far future, war has destroyed the entire Earth, leaving only a barren wasteland where the supply of water is controlled by the greedy king. In search of a long-lost lake, Sheriff Rao asked the king of the demons for help...and got the king's son, Beelzebub, and his assistant, Thief. Together the unlikely trio sets off across the desert, facing dragons, bandits and the deadliest foe of all... the King's army itself! The first half of the SAND LAND: THE SERIES anime, episodes one to six, are titled “Akuma no Ooji” and is based on the film adaptation with some new footage, it will premiere alongside episode seven, which is the first episode of a brand-new arc titled “Tenshi no Yuusha”. (Source: VIZ Media, Crunchyroll News, edited)
Japanese study overview
SAND LAND: THE SERIES is a Japanese anime of 50,093 characters, with 3,448 unique words and 999 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.9 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 3,448 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 悪魔devil×119
- 王子prince×101
- 国王king×92
- 言うto say×81
- 人間human being×62
- 軍army×54
- 戦車tank (military vehicle)×52
- 今now×51
- 水water (esp. cool or cold)×50
- 将軍general×50
- 聞くto hear×38
- 様Mr×38
- 大将軍Taishou×29
- 水源source of river×23
- 主砲main battery×22
- 保安官peace officer×17
- アン王女Princess Anne×11
- 号車suffix for train car numbers×10
- 報道局news bureau×8
- 戦車隊tank corps×7