First up, it's a 3D anime done right and the animators have utilized the advantages of the animation style very well during action scenes. Toriyama's cartoonish style translates well into the visuals/textures and while it can all get a little game'ish occasionally, I think it looks great. Unlike the vomit inducing visual disaster of Trigun Stampede, the frame rate and animation is smooth throughout.
Sand Land is a timeless adventure show and shounen of old, it's full of wonder, fun and well rounded characters with easy to understand morals without being shallow and fun storytelling that varies in themes from lighthearted to some fairly dark stuff.
Probably the single best thing is that the one season contains two main stories without dragging anything out, with so much going on that it's never boring. It's like being back in the 90's again where the quality is the focus, sans the brain dead marketing that keeps trying to milk an adaptation for as long as possible. This is, in my opinion, something you should get on hard media and pass on to the kids and their kids, I really think this is an instant classic.
That means that my bias is also in play, that this is a review based on my dissatisfaction with most anime made today that rely too much on irony, tropes and narcissistic drama, while Sand Land is wholesome, relies on visual gags and whimsy.
I had to force myself to not binge the episodes, it's too good of a mood enhancer to waste in a single setting.
