Sand Castle

is a Japanese manga series created by Yukari Ichijō. It was serialized in Ribon between July 1977 through July 1979 and September 1980 through November 1981. A TV adaptation was created as an afternoon series by Tōkai Television and Fuji and aired from July 30, 1997, through October 3, 1997. TV series The TV adaption was produced by Tōkai Television and aired on Fuji from July 30 through October 3, 1997. The TV adaptation keeps the general story though changes the setting to Shōwa era Japan.