[12][13] In 2007, Sand Chronicles inspired a live-action Japanese television drama series which aired during the half-hour Love Theatre time-slot on TBS.

[14] In 2008, the manga was adapted into a live-action Japanese feature film directed by Shinsuke Sato, starring Kaho and Nao Matsushita as the main character Ann during different stages of her life.

They fall in love, but Ann's life can only become more complicated when her estranged father suddenly arrives from Tokyo.

In Shimane, Shika learns the truth about her parentage; in her confusion, she begins to fall in love with Daigo.

Daigo refuses Shika and rumors begin to circulate that he is interested in his middle school classmate Ayumu, who has been helping him studying to get into university and become a teacher.

After attending her middle school reunion, Ann spends some time with Daigo, where he tells her to find her own happiness.