#zahab

source: @ryo_sumiyo6492

Jean certainly makes a not-so-terrifying Death in this AU, ahah. Translating this made me realise I really wanted to try and nail the characters' voices down, the way the official translation does.

Amazing commission of Zahab from BikoPie

Si Land volume 2 Japanese front and back cover, by Ryo Sumiyoshi. source: SiLand_Official

It is planned to come out April, 8th 2026. The digital version will come with ten bonus pages with unreleased illustrations.

Read Si Land here: Si Land - Chapter 1: A world of Dogs and Cats

"As I was creating the cover art for volume 2, I was told that watching the process was fun because it looked as though Zahab was playfully adjusting his pose to a photographer's requests. I found the thought so delightful that I just had to draw it!" source: @ryo_sumiyo6492 (april 2026)

A bonus illustration by Ryo Sumiyoshi regarding the cover art for volume 2, which features Zahab as the key figure! For having watched some speedpaints by sensei, I understand where the person making the comment was coming from! The sketching stage can definitely look like that.

Si Land, volume 1. Front cover featuring Jean, the white dog protagonist with his signature ice axes, and Zahab, the pirate lion, on the back.

In a world where only dogs and cats exist, the dogs gained control of and built a kingdom on the only continent while the cats scattered throughout the great sea and repeatedly looted from the dogs. This mutual hatred has led to many years of strife between the two species… Jean, a young dog who was unconventionally born at sea and raised by a cat, lives with his mother Rosa and his adoptive father Azul as the three move from small island to small island. It is Jean’s dream to find a place where the three can live together permanently but…! From Ryo Sumiyoshi, the unparalleled master artist of non-human characters, comes an epic fantasy adventure on the high seas!

You can read chapter 1 and 2 for free on K Manga, the official Kodansha app.