Cowa!

Cowa!
Cowa! cover
こわ! (Kowa!)
Genre	Action supernatural fiction
Manga
Written by	Akira Toriyama
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run	1997 – 1998
Volumes	1
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Cowa! (こわ!, Kowa!^?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It began in late 1997 despite the artist suffering from a hurting arm.^[1] The manga was first serialized in Japan by Weekly Shōnen Jump and then made into a tankōbon by Jump Comics. This was Toriyama's first major project since the Dragon Ball manga.^[1]

Storyline and plot

See also: Paifu

Paifu,a half-vampire and half-werekoala,is always getting trouble with his buddy Jose. When monster flu hit their town its up to them to save the adults

Cowa! is a short manga (1 book, 14 chapters).

Other characters

• Mako "Active Volcano" Maruyama (丸山真虎 Maruyama Mako) (often called "Marumaya" and "Makoleen" by Paifu)
• Arpon
• Natasha
• Elizabeth
• Yamada
• Mr. Croake
• Paco
• Mumry
• Doctor
• Baroaba (the Forest Monster)
• Reonald
• Witch-sama
• Cynthia Watson

Reception

About.com's Deb Aoki lists Cowa! as the best new "all ages" manga of 2008.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Cowa! at http://www.toriyamaworld.com/. Retrieved on April 11, 2007.
2. ^ Aoki, Deb. "2008 Best New Manga". About.com. http://manga.about.com/od/recommendedreading/tp/2008BestNewManga.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-20. 

External links

• Sparrow, A.E. (June 24, 2008). "Cowa! Review". IGN. http://comics.ign.com/articles/883/883341p1.html.