- Taschenbuch: 208 Seiten
- Verlag: VIZ Media LLC; Auflage: Original (8. Juli 2008)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1421518058
- ISBN-13: 978-1421518053
- Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: 8 - 10 Jahre
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 19,4 x 12,5 x 1,7 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (2 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 125.634 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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A contagious Monster Flu is spreading around town like wildfire. Can the town's troublemaker, a half-vampire, half-werekoala and his friends get the medicine in time to save everyone?!
Paifu, a half-vampire half-werekoala, is always getting into trouble with his best buddy, José the ghost. But when the Monster Flu sweeps through town, the fun and games are over. If the sick monsters don't get the medicine they need in a month, everyone will die! With all the adults sick, it's up to the boys to get the medicine and save the day! Paifu and José are off on a big adventure, but will they get the medicine in time...or will they become victims themselves?!
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Akira Toriyama's first weekly series, Dr. Slump, has entertained generations of readers in Japan since it was introduced in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 1980. A few years later, he created his wildly popular Dragon Ball series, which brought him international success. Toriyama is also known for his character designs for video games, including Dragon Warrior, Chrono Trigger, Tobal No. 1, and Blue Dragon. He lives with his family in Japan.
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Die Geschichte über den kleinen Vampirjungen Paifu, ist ganz nett zu lesen, aber ich hatte mehr erwartet. Zeichnersich bewegt sich das Ganze etwa auf dem Niveau von Dr. Slump, was also eine Verschlechterung zu DB oder SandLand darstellt. Andererseits hat Toriyama laut Anhang alles alleine gezeichnet, ohne Assistenten, ein Kapitel pro Woche, sodass man hier Nachsicht walten lassen kann. Man sollte auf jeden Fall optisch nicht zu viel erwarten. Inhaltlich bietet Cowa! eine nette kleine Geschichte, die sich gut liest, aber keinen tieferen Eindruck hinterlässt. Die Charaktere sind sympathisch und Toriyama typisch. Dies gilt auch für die Gags. Alles wie man es von Toriyama gewohnt ist. Der Manga hat mich jedenfalls gut unterhalten und auch wenn er kein Meisterwerk ist, so ist er doch lesenwert.
Als Toriyama-Fan würde ich dem Manga 4 Sterne geben, aus objektiver Sicht sind aber wohl eher 3 gerechtfertigt.
Als Toriyama-Fan würde ich dem Manga 4 Sterne geben, aus objektiver Sicht sind aber wohl eher 3 gerechtfertigt.
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Endlich hat der Schöpfer von Neko Majin und Sandland wieder ein ebenbürdiges Werk abgeliefert. Meiner Meinung nach sind Toriyamas ,,One Shots" (ein Manga, der in einem Band abgeschlossen ist) besser als seine Manga Reihen. Ähnlich wie Sandland und Neko Majin, ist auch COWA! sympathisch gezeichnet und immer wieder unterhaltsam zu lesen. In Punkto Story ist COWA! sogar noch weitaus gelungener als die anderen One Shots des Zeichners (besonders als Kajika, der mich zutiefst enttäuscht hat).
COWA! ist besonders für die Leute geeignet, die über geringe Englischkenntnisse verfügen und auch etwas kindlichere Geschichten vertragen, sprich: für Kinder und Kindsköppe.
COWA! ist besonders für die Leute geeignet, die über geringe Englischkenntnisse verfügen und auch etwas kindlichere Geschichten vertragen, sprich: für Kinder und Kindsköppe.
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As Much Fun as Watching Saturday Morning Cartoons
24. November 2009
Format:Taschenbuch
Cowa! is a manga version of a classic folk tale: A motley crew of misfits goes on a quest to save their village and encounters a series of perils along the way.
Paifu, the main character, is mischievous, impulsive, and irresponsible, but goodhearted as well; he steals a watermelon in the first chapter but gives it to a needy friend. Paifu is half vampire, half were-koala, so whenever he sees a cross, he turns into an enormous raging koala--until he sees something round, which switches him back. His best friend, Jose, is a shape-shifting ghost who reluctantly goes along with Paifu's schemes, although his tendency to fart when he is nervous often gives the game away. Completing the trio is the comically aggressive Arpon, who challenges everyone to fights and ends up flat on his face every time.
The three little monsters befriend a washed-up former sumo wrestler named Mako Maruyama, a gentle giant with a fearsome reputation: He was billed as the strongest man in the world but left wrestling after he accidentally killed a man. When the monster flu threatens to decimate their town, Paifu tricks Maruyama into taking him and his friends to a far-off mountain to get the medicine they need. The three little monsters start out by fighting over who sits by the window of Maruyama's pickup truck but end up tangling with gangsters, a giant rubber monster, and a cranky witch.
Toriyama is the creator of the popular Dragonball and Dr. Slump, and he keeps the story moving with plenty of well-drawn fight sequences. It's strictly cartoon violence, though, with plenty of bruises but no gore. The characters use guns and swords, but they generally turn out to be ineffectual, and the fights are resolved by a combination of quick thinking, drawing on one's inner resources, and Maruyama's iron fists.
Indeed, Cowa! has a real sweetness about it despite the bad behavior of some characters. Many of the bad guys, such as the rubber monster and Maruyama himself, end up being pretty nice once you get to know them. When a friend is in danger, even mischievous Paifu rises to the occasion and finds new abilities he never knew he had. Thanks to a general air of irreverence, though, the book never comes across as saccharine.
Toriyama's art is expressive yet simple. He brings out Paifu's energy, Jose's timidity, and Maruyama's solidity with just a few lines, and he uses enough detail to not set the scene without getting too complex. The first two chapters were originally in color. Viz keeps the first one intact, and it looks pretty good, but they converted the second chapter to black and white, making it dark and muddy. After that, though, the original black-and-white art is light and very readable.
Cowa! is divided into short chapters, each with a satisfying bit of action and plot development, so it is easy to read a small amount and then put it down for a while--definitely a plus for early readers. And the likable characters and fast-moving story make reading this manga as much fun as watching Saturday morning cartoons.
-- Brigid Alverson
Paifu, the main character, is mischievous, impulsive, and irresponsible, but goodhearted as well; he steals a watermelon in the first chapter but gives it to a needy friend. Paifu is half vampire, half were-koala, so whenever he sees a cross, he turns into an enormous raging koala--until he sees something round, which switches him back. His best friend, Jose, is a shape-shifting ghost who reluctantly goes along with Paifu's schemes, although his tendency to fart when he is nervous often gives the game away. Completing the trio is the comically aggressive Arpon, who challenges everyone to fights and ends up flat on his face every time.
The three little monsters befriend a washed-up former sumo wrestler named Mako Maruyama, a gentle giant with a fearsome reputation: He was billed as the strongest man in the world but left wrestling after he accidentally killed a man. When the monster flu threatens to decimate their town, Paifu tricks Maruyama into taking him and his friends to a far-off mountain to get the medicine they need. The three little monsters start out by fighting over who sits by the window of Maruyama's pickup truck but end up tangling with gangsters, a giant rubber monster, and a cranky witch.
Toriyama is the creator of the popular Dragonball and Dr. Slump, and he keeps the story moving with plenty of well-drawn fight sequences. It's strictly cartoon violence, though, with plenty of bruises but no gore. The characters use guns and swords, but they generally turn out to be ineffectual, and the fights are resolved by a combination of quick thinking, drawing on one's inner resources, and Maruyama's iron fists.
Indeed, Cowa! has a real sweetness about it despite the bad behavior of some characters. Many of the bad guys, such as the rubber monster and Maruyama himself, end up being pretty nice once you get to know them. When a friend is in danger, even mischievous Paifu rises to the occasion and finds new abilities he never knew he had. Thanks to a general air of irreverence, though, the book never comes across as saccharine.
Toriyama's art is expressive yet simple. He brings out Paifu's energy, Jose's timidity, and Maruyama's solidity with just a few lines, and he uses enough detail to not set the scene without getting too complex. The first two chapters were originally in color. Viz keeps the first one intact, and it looks pretty good, but they converted the second chapter to black and white, making it dark and muddy. After that, though, the original black-and-white art is light and very readable.
Cowa! is divided into short chapters, each with a satisfying bit of action and plot development, so it is easy to read a small amount and then put it down for a while--definitely a plus for early readers. And the likable characters and fast-moving story make reading this manga as much fun as watching Saturday morning cartoons.
-- Brigid Alverson
COWA!!!!!
16. März 2011
Format:Taschenbuch
This book was good. I really liked the characters. The story was really exciting. I would diffently read the book 2.
A Wonderful Adventure
22. Dezember 2010
Format:Taschenbuch
This book was a lot of fun to read even for a person my age (21) and the ending was absolutely fantastic! If you like this, I definitely recommend Akira Toriyama's other short manga 'Sandland'
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