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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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Score over time
↓ 2.63
Running avg · Nov 2008 → Mar 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “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...”
- 8 “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...”
- 7 “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...”
Verbosity
Short · 75%
Medium · 25%
Long · 0%
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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