Other than the first few seasons of Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, and Digimon, my experience with anime has been limited, to say the least. However, if there is a series that has defined entire generations all over Latin America and the world, that is Dragon Ball. And even if I haven’t seen the anime franchise itself, I grew up trying to make a Kamehameha, the Genki-Dama, and even fantasize about collecting the seven Dragon Balls. But if there is a name – other than Goku – that transcended the anime and its characters, well, that is, of course, Akira Toriyama.Sand Land was released in 2000 as a manga series, and 22 years later, Bandai Namco started the Sand Land Project which saw a film, an ONA (original net animation) series, and now, a video game adaptation. And while all the promotional material gave me a sense of familiarity given Toriyama’s style, I was fearful that I wouldn’t connect with all the lore and characters of the franchise due to my lack of previous manga and anime …