History Manga / Cowa

* WhipItGood: One human mook uses a whip as a weapon.

''Cowa!'' is a one-shot {{manga}} by Creator/AkiraToriyama that ran in ''[[Magazine/ShonenJump Weekly Shonen Jump]]'' from 1997 to 1998, a return to more whimsical and funny atmospheres after the end of ''Manga/DragonBall''. This manga tells the story of a small village inhabited by monsters as well as humans and animals. One day, a mysterious disease starts to spread among the monster population, and it's up to three monster kids (Paifu, Arpon and José) to venture outside and search for the Witch who creates the cure for the disease. However, it is a long and perilous journey, and they ask the help of an extremely strong man, Maruyama Mako, thought to be a killer. The man is not really what he seems...

* HulkSpeak: Baroava/Baroaba.

* MonsterMash
* OnlySixFaces: It's Toriyama, what do you expect?
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: José Rodriguez and his family can shapeshift.

* TheUnintelligible: Emile the sasquatch/yeti and his family.

* GassHole: José, however, he farts only when he's nervous.

* WitchSpecies: The Witch of the Mountain.

''Cowa!'' is a one-shot {{manga}} made in 1998 by Creator/AkiraToriyama, a return to more whimsical and funny atmospheres after the end of ''Manga/DragonBall''. This manga tells the story of a small village inhabited by monsters as well as humans and animals. One day, a mysterious disease starts to spread among the monster population, and it's up to three monster kids (Paifu, Arpon and José) to venture outside and search for the Witch who creates the cure for the disease. However, it is a long and perilous journey, and they ask the help of an extremely strong man, Maruyama Mako, thought to be a killer. The man is not really what he seems...

* BerserkButton: Maruyama Mako's complete name is somewhat feminine, so he doesn't like to be called by first name, but ''do not'' call him "Makorin" (it's a child's name)!
* BlobMonster: Baroava, the monster that protects an endangered forest by killing everyone that ventures inside.
* CannotTellALie: Invoked by Paifu. He tricks Maruyama into bringing them to the Witch by saying him that, after their mission is complete, the monsters will give him a million yen in exchange, and then adds that monsters can not tell lies. Of course, it's a lie...

* DisappearedDad: Paifu's. He was killed by hunters after his transformation into a were-koala.

* {{Expy}}: Leonardo, the Witch's butler, is once again an expy of hell king Dabura from ''Anime/DragonBallZ''.
** It can be argued that the three monster kids are somewhat expies of DBZ characters. Paifu can turn into an unstoppable hairy creature (much like the Saiyans turn into the Great Apes); Arpon has Piccolo's stretchy limbs and his arrogance; José shares with Majin Buu the ability to shapeshift and the cute, rotund appearance.

* GassHole: José, however he farts only when he's upset.

* HulkSpeak: Baroava.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: One of the themes of the manga seems to be this: while some monsters act in a [[CardCarryingVillain stereotypical "evil" way]], and think of themselves to be bad while in fact they are annoying at best, humans are much worse in that regard.

* OurGhostsAreDifferent: José Rodriguez and his family, they can shapeshift.
* RetiredBadass: Maruyama, in a sense.

* ToiletHumour: José farts are the center of quite a few jokes.
* TheUnintelligible: Emile the sasquatch and his family.
* WeaksauceWeakness: Baroava, being a blob creature, is apparently invulnerable, but the sound of whistling reduces him to a tiny version of himself with no powers, which gets his ass kicked by Maruyama.

* TheAtoner: Maruyama. Once a famous sumo wrestler under the name "Katsukazan", he accidentally killed his opponent during a match and left society ever since, living as a hermit in an abandoned boat near the place where the monsters live. He's seen by the monsters as a boogeyman of sorts.

''Cowa!'' is a fun little story, reminiscent of ''Manga/DoctorSlump'' by the same author, but with some elements that recall ''Dragon Ball'' (notably, some fight scenes).

* HairDecorations: Except this time it's an old lady wearing them.

* PettingZooPeople: Another sign that Toriyama came back to his roots for this manga.

'''Cowa!''' is a one-shot {{manga}} made in 1998 by Creator/AkiraToriyama, a return to more whimsical and funny atmospheres after the end of ''Manga/DragonBall''. This manga tells the story of a small village inhabited by monsters as well as humans and animals. One day, a mysterious disease starts to spread among the monster population, and it's up to three monster kids (Paifu, Arpon and José) to venture outside and search for the Witch who creates the cure for the disease. However, it is a long and perilous journey, and they ask the help of an extremely strong man, Maruyama Mako, thought to be a killer. The man is not really what he seems...

'''Cowa!''' is a one-shot {{manga}} made in 1998 by Creator/AkiraToriyama, a return to more whimsical and funny atmospheres after the end of ''DragonBall''. This manga tells the story of a small village inhabited by monsters as well as humans and animals. One day, a mysterious disease starts to spread among the monster population, and it's up to three monster kids (Paifu, Arpon and José) to venture outside and search for the Witch who creates the cure for the disease. However, it is a long and perilous journey, and they ask the help of an extremely strong man, Maruyama Mako, thought to be a killer. The man is not really what he seems...

* {{Expy}}: Leonardo, the Witch's butler, is once again an expy of hell king Dabura from ''Dragon Ball Z''.

'''Cowa!''' is a one-shot {{manga}} made in 1998 by AkiraToriyama, a return to more whimsical and funny atmospheres after the end of ''DragonBall''. This manga tells the story of a small village inhabited by monsters as well as humans and animals. One day, a mysterious disease starts to spread among the monster population, and it's up to three monster kids (Paifu, Arpon and José) to venture outside and search for the Witch who creates the cure for the disease. However, it is a long and perilous journey, and they ask the help of an extremely strong man, Maruyama Mako, thought to be a killer. The man is not really what he seems...

''Cowa!'' is a fun little story, reminiscent of ''DrSlump'' by the same author, but with some elements that recall ''Dragon Ball'' (notably, some fight scenes).

* ShoutOut: During their travel from the monsters' village to the mainland, Maruyama and the kids pass in front of a house that looks like Senbei Norimaki's, of ''DrSlump'' fame.

* HumansAreBastards: One of the themes of the manga seems to be this: while some monsters act in a [[CardCarryingVillain stereotypical "evil" way]], and think of themselves to be bad while in fact they are annoying at best, humans are much worse in that regard.

* HairDecorations: Except this time it's an old lady wearing them.

* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Paifu can turn into a were-koala which is extremely strong, but also mindless and vicious towards everyone and everything.

* HotMom: Paifu's mother.

* TedBaxter: Arpon always thinks he's better than everyone.

* WeCouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: When our heroes finally get face to face with the Witch, she tells them that their long trip was totally unnecessary, since she ships the medicine all around the world and also accepts online payments! Cue Maruyama's rage.

* WeCouldHaveAvoidedAllThis: When our heroes finally get face to face with the Witch, she tells them that their long trip was totally unnecessary, since she ships the medicine all around the world and also accepts online payments! Cue Maruyama's rage.

* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs: Except this time it's an old lady wearing them.