Cowa!

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Story: The first chapter is just funny then as the chapters go along, it gets more serious but it still stays cute and funny. It also gets more interesting as it goes along then it starts getting more exciting later and the ending is awesome.

Art: The artwork is pretty good. The monsters are cute and the humans are kind of funny the way they are drawn, especially Maruyama and the witch. Something I don't understand is why the first chapter is in color while all the chapters afterwords are in black and white.

Characters: The characters are awesome. I love how they where able to come ... up with different kinds of characters based on different monsters like vampires and ghosts and how they were even able to have human characters. Every character of this series is enjoyable in their own way.

Enjoyment: The whole thing was done very well. It was exciting, cute, funny, it had some action and it was even a little dark but still enjoyable.

Overall: There's not really much more to say but I loved this manga and I think it deserves a 10 out of 10. I think it would be so cool if this series had an OVA or a movie.

Is there anyone even remotely interested in Anime & Manga who doesn't know "Akira Toriyama"? Despite all its shortcomings, flaws and cliches "Dragonball" is undoubtedly one of the most influential manga/anime ever? But does all of these people know that Toriyama also wrote quite a few other mangas? "Cowa!" is one of these others and one of the best of these. This is definitely a kids manga, it does not have any complicated plot, no over the top action elements and no fan service that shounen now a days are famous for. This is just a cute adventure story with some simple funny moments and ... typical yet quite likeable characters. And its only 1 volume (14 chapters) of material, so a must read for any Toriyama or even shounen fan.

The story is a very simple one which starts with a few chapters of main character Paifu and his friends doing various mischief around his village Cape Bat which then takes a new direction with the village having outbreak of a terminal disease monster flu. Then Paifu along with his friend Jose, rival Apone and the loner and grumpy human ex-sumo wrestler Maruyama embarks on a journey to retrieve the cure of the disease from a mountain witch in a far away land. Along their journey they see new cities and towns, meets new people and have a lot of fun.

The characters are quite typical for kids' mangas such as our naughty yet good in heart Paifu, his friend funny little Jose Rodriguez who farts when he is nervous, the serious & very strong Maruyama & typical rival Apone who opposes Paifu and tries to do better at almost everything. While they may not seem anything special at first glance as a while they really shine quite brilliantly in their roles and provides fun to reader in a simple yet elegant and enjoyable way.

While this manga may not be ground breaking or even original it really does what it tries very smoothly, Toriyama's writing is as typical of his style as ever and also as enjoyable and fun too. This manga may be takes close to 1 hour to finish so why are you waiting still, just go ahead and read it and decide for yourself. I myself have thoroughly enjoyed it, and will certainly check out other stuff from this straight forward yet somehow brilliant writer.

Overall Score -
8 out of 10.

This manga was only fourteen chapters long, but when it came to entertainment it didn't fall short in any areas. I found this to be an cute and humorous story. it was very easy to get to know and like all of the characters, plus all of the characters were well drawn.

This is another Manga that was drawn by Akira Toriyama and I enjoyed more than I did some of his other short manga stories. He did a very good job here of telling and illustrating a story that was able to keep the readers attention.

So, yeah, I am going to recommened that ... you read this story because if you haven't realized it yet, I will make it very clear, I highly enjoyed this manga.

This review has english and spanish translate
*English:
It is not a complex story so it is for all audiences, it has a humor that is very reminiscent of dragon ball,the characters are simple so you can enjoy them personally I liked the main 4 of my part they please me , in the parts of the drawing, being the characteristic style of toriyama is good, it is perfect for when you are bored besides that you can see is quickly and its end leaves satisfaction.
*Español:
No es una obra compleja lo que la hace para todo publico, tiene un humor que recuerda mucho al de dragon ball,los ... personajes son sencillos por lo que puedes disfrutarlos,personalmente los 4 principales me agradaron mucho,por la partes del dibujo al ser el estilo característico de toriyama es bueno, esta perfecto para cuando estés aburrido ademas de que lo puedes ver rápido y su final deja satisfacción.

Cowa! is a cute little gag manga that deviates from much of Toriyama's normal style. Instead of the crude slapstick style comedy found through much of Toriyama's works, Cowa beautiful weaves in moral principals that promote charming moral principals. While the work is not necessarily mature, it is refined in the way it understands itself and the universe. The way the gags are woven into the plot helps to add to the charm of the story, and does a great job at establishing the main characters. Cowa doesn't over stay it's welcome, and it's quite short, but could use another volume to expand the universe ... a bit. It's a shame the character will likely never be explored again.

This manga is amazing. one of my all time favorites. The art work is very unique and the story keeps you on your toes the whole way through.

Every time I come back to Cowa! I discover new nuances that I was previously blind to.

Akira Toriyama is a genius in every sense of the word, and the main character Paifu is such a cutie.

I would recommend this to everyone, if you are on the fence about this manga, dont be. You will not be disappointed.

And if I ever plan on having a son or daughter, give them this manga and stare at awe ... as they fall in love with it with every turn of the page.

I was very surprised to find that Akira Toriyama did this series after Dragon Ball ended. I'm not saying it's bad, but it's something I would have expected earlier in his career. What we have here is a monster village living with humans. The monsters get sick and they have to team up with a human, who's referred to as a murderer every other page it seems like, to road trip across the country in search of medicine.

I really didn't like this.

What's a shame is that I could totally see myself liking this because Toriyama created a better version of this story early in ... his Dragon Ball run where the main characters were kids and the world was crazy fun. Here, it's just fart jokes and kid rivalries that get on your nerves. I didn't find the art to be interesting, the characters were obnoxious, the jokes weren't even that funny. I understand it's aimed at a younger demographic, but so was early Dragon Ball. What really got me though was that after a few chapters you could tell that Toriyama abandoned the whole slice of life aspect of the story and went full in on the fighting, which felt so... meh. Again, it was fine, but it wasn't needed.

I didn't expect much out of this and it disappointed me even then. It's not terrible, but I'd hardly recommend it to someone older than 8.

Story: 4/10
Art: 3/10
Character: 3/10
Enjoyment: 3/10
Overall: 3/10

Well, it's something that your kids should like.

Story:
It starts off pretty simple, I wasn't expecting an overarching story, though I did get one near the end. I really did expect the sumo guy to marry paifu's mom, but that didn't happen.

Art:
Everything looks fine.

Character:
It's pretty basic stuff, paifu is reckless little kid who is a vampire, who has a friend who is kinda shy and not much beyond that. He also has a rival who isn't his friend but is his rival. No one goes beyond that. The wrestler guy is cool, I guess.
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Enjoyment:
It wasn't a chore to get through but I wasn't tearing through it. It's fine, something to give a child who would likely be very happy with it.

Overall:
See enjoyment.