In the village, death inevitably takes the people when they reach 50 years of age. By custom, the villagers are bound and taken to The Netherworld, the other side of the mountain. The girl Anzu sacrifices the elder sister of the twins. Officials clad in beast-skin manage the village "The Living World", whose people are watched over by the gods. And the mysterious People of the Mountain… Anzu sees both hope and despair ahead. The story reflects the author, Yamashita Kazumi's unease for the nation of Japan. Won the 25th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
Land is a completed manga by Yamashita Kazumi, first published in 2014. It blends sci-fi, historical, drama and horror. You can read all 33 available chapters of Land online for free on MangaPulse; the newest is Chapter 33, added 2023-12-08. The series is finished, so you can read it from start to end in one go.