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“Half-vampire Paifu and ghost José race to cure Monster Flu and save their town.”
Cowa!
COWA!
6.85
12,025 rank · 3,752 readers · 32 favorites
Shounen
Vampire
Comedy
Horror
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Half-vampire Paifu and ghost José race to cure Monster Flu and save their town.
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 monsters don't get the medicine soon, everyone will die! With all the adults sick, it's up to the kids to 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?! (Source: VIZ Media)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
7.4
/10
What 8 readers settled on.
86%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 2.18
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.18 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.5 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 3.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 2.63
Running avg · Nov 2008 → Mar 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Cowa! is an amazing, all-time favorite that features unique artwork, a consistently engaging story, and the adorable character Paifu, all of which highlight Akira Toriyama’s genius. There are no...”
- 8 “This fourteen-chapter manga is an incredibly entertaining, cute, and humorous story featuring well-drawn, likable characters. There are no notable flaws to report, as the work succeeds in every...”
- 7 “Cowa! is a charming and refined gag manga that successfully weaves meaningful moral principles into its narrative while doing a great job of establishing its main characters. While the story does...”
Verbosity
Short · 75%
Medium · 25%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Cowa! begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 14 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 52m approx
- Published Oct 1997 – Mar 1998
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M2259 catalog