Land (Volume 1)
By: Kazumi Yamashita, Kevin Gifford (Translator)
Genre: Manga
Number of Pages: 660
Published: September 9, 2025 (1st Published April 15, 2015)
Publisher: Yen Press
Dates Read: January 19, 2025 - January 23, 2025
Format: Library Book / Hardcover	ISBN: 9798855421088

When twin girls are born in a superstitious village, one twin must be sacrificed to the gods to protect the village. So, Sutekichi takes one of his daughters to the mountains and raises his other daughter, An, in the village. When An gets older, she begins asking questions about the four gods at each point of the village, but also asking why every villager dies right at the age of 50. It gets even weirder when a feral child comes into the village.

I had a hard time with this one, which sucks because I wanted to like it, but I think it’s a little too out there for me. I made it about half way through before I started just skimming it, which is still a lot since this book is 658 pages!

I didn’t understand the animal heads, or why they wouldn’t answer An. <spoiler> Also, the two “An”s confused me, and the name also threw me off cause I kept thinking it was a determiner </spoiler>.

Overall, I still think this would be a great read for those who like to immerse themselves in a rich fantasy world with unique rules. I myself was a little impatient when it came to reading this, so just give yourself some time and I think you would enjoy it.