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	[[File:wj-1997-48-cover-shueisha.png\|thumb\|250px\|''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' 1997 No. 48 issue with the first chapter of ''COWA!'']]		[[File:wj-1997-48-cover-shueisha.png\|thumb\|250px\|''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' 1997 No. 48 issue with the first chapter of ''COWA!'']]
	Character designs and other elements from Akira Toriyama's one-shot ''[[Bubul of Demon Village]]'' — released earlier that same year in the 1997 No. 22/23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' — were retooled for ''COWA!'' The 1997 No. 47 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' included a brief feature on this ahead of ''COWA!'''s serialization beginning the following issue.		Character designs and other elements from Akira Toriyama's one-shot ''[[Bubul of the Demon Village]]'' — released earlier that same year in the 1997 No. 22/23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' — were retooled for ''COWA!'' The 1997 No. 47 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' included a brief feature on this ahead of ''COWA!'''s serialization beginning the following issue.

	[[Kazuhiko Torishima]] once again served as Akira Toriyama's editor on ''COWA!'' throughout its serialization.		[[Kazuhiko Torishima]] once again served as Akira Toriyama's editor on ''COWA!'' throughout its serialization.

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	[[File:wj-1997-48-cover-shueisha.png\|thumb\|250px\|''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' 1997 No. 48 issue with the first chapter of ''COWA!'']]		[[File:wj-1997-48-cover-shueisha.png\|thumb\|250px\|''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' 1997 No. 48 issue with the first chapter of ''COWA!'']]
	~~1997 #47 WJ issue shows how Toriyama retooled the character~~ designs from ~~his~~ one-shot ~~BUBUL~~.		Character designs and other elements from Akira Toriyama's one-shot ''[[Bubul of Demon Village]]'' — released earlier that same year in the 1997 No. 22/23 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' — were retooled for ''COWA!'' The 1997 No. 47 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' included a brief feature on this ahead of ''COWA!'''s serialization beginning the following issue.

	[[Kazuhiko Torishima]] once again served as Akira Toriyama's editor on ''COWA!''		[[Kazuhiko Torishima]] once again served as Akira Toriyama's editor on ''COWA!'' throughout its serialization.

	~~Chapter 14 author comment notes how it was supposed to be a 12-chapter series~~, ~~but went~~ two ~~over out of sheer momentum~~		Over the course of its serialization, ''COWA!'' did not run in every single ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' issue, instead generally running two or three issues, then off for one issue, before resuming again for the same rough pattern.

	~~Series did not run every WJ issue~~, ~~generally running~~ two ~~or three issues and then one off~~.		Toriyama's weekly author comment alongside the fourteenth and final chapter of ''COWA!'' notes how the series was supposed to be twelve chapters, but that he went two over "out of sheer momentum."<ref>''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', 1998 #15. Japan: Shueisha, 10 March 1998.</ref>

	===Original Serialization===		===Original Serialization===
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	==Releases==		==Releases==
	''COWA!'' received a single-volume complete ''tankōbon'' release '''01 May 1998''' in Japan.<ref name="shueishacowabookpage"></ref> The volume is presented exclusively in black-and-white, with any color pages from the original serialization presented instead in greyscale. Toriyama's comment on the inside of the dust jacket states:		''COWA!'' received a single-volume complete ''tankōbon'' release '''01 May 1998''' in Japan.<ref name="shueishacowabookpage"></ref> The volume is presented exclusively in black-and-white, with any color pages from the original serialization presented instead in greyscale, with the exception of the first chapter which is presented in its original full color. Toriyama's comment on the inside of the dust jacket states:

	{{quotation\|最近はトシのせいか、ちょっと腕が痛いのと、完全にひとりだけで仕事をしたいのとで、二度と週刊連載はやらないと決めていたのですが、編集長がボクの最初の担当さんだったこともあって、短期間ではあるけどつい描くはめに…。どうせならと、以前から、一度試してみたかった少しだけ絵本っぽい表現と、本当は主役にしたかった無愛想なオジサンなど、わがままいって描かせてもらいました。<br><br><hr><br>English translation\|Akira Toriyama}}		{{quotation\|最近はトシのせいか、ちょっと腕が痛いのと、完全にひとりだけで仕事をしたいのとで、二度と週刊連載はやらないと決めていたのですが、編集長がボクの最初の担当さんだったこともあって、短期間ではあるけどつい描くはめに…。どうせならと、以前から、一度試してみたかった少しだけ絵本っぽい表現と、本当は主役にしたかった無愛想なオジサンなど、わがままいって描かせてもらいました。<br><br><hr><br>English translation\|Akira Toriyama}}
	A digital release later came in 2014.		A digital release later came in 2014.

			The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released a complete English "scanlation" of ''COWA!'' circa 2001.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20010702091436/http://vegetto.coruscus.net/manga.html\|Website=Toriyama's World\|Title="Manga"\|AccessDate=02 July 2001}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20020607125249/http://www.toriyamaworld.com/cowa/\|Website=Toriyama's World\|Title="Cowa!"\|AccessDate=07 June 2002}}</ref>

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==

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	''COWA!'' received a single-volume complete ''tankōbon'' release '''01 May 1998''' in Japan.<ref name="shueishacowabookpage"></ref> The volume is presented exclusively in black-and-white, with any color pages from the original serialization presented instead in greyscale. Toriyama's comment on the inside of the dust jacket states:		''COWA!'' received a single-volume complete ''tankōbon'' release '''01 May 1998''' in Japan.<ref name="shueishacowabookpage"></ref> The volume is presented exclusively in black-and-white, with any color pages from the original serialization presented instead in greyscale. Toriyama's comment on the inside of the dust jacket states:

	{{quotation\|~~TBD~~<br><br><hr><br>English translation\|Akira Toriyama}}		{{quotation\|最近はトシのせいか、ちょっと腕が痛いのと、完全にひとりだけで仕事をしたいのとで、二度と週刊連載はやらないと決めていたのですが、編集長がボクの最初の担当さんだったこともあって、短期間ではあるけどつい描くはめに…。どうせならと、以前から、一度試してみたかった少しだけ絵本っぽい表現と、本当は主役にしたかった無愛想なオジサンなど、わがままいって描かせてもらいました。<br><br><hr><br>English translation\|Akira Toriyama}}
	A digital release later came in 2014.		A digital release later came in 2014.

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{{Infobox manga
| image = [[File:Cowa-tankobon-cover.png|250px|center]]
| caption = ''Cowa!'' ''tankōbon'' cover
| jpn_title = COWA! (こわ！)
| rom_title = Kowa!
| eng_title = Cowa!
| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]] (JP)
| publication = ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''
| demographic = Shōnen
| date = ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' 1997 No. 48 to ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' 1998 No. 15 (28 October 1997 to 10 March 1998)
| chapters = 14
| volumes = 1
}}

'''''COWA!''''' is a fourteen-chapter manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]], debuting in the 1997 No. 48 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', originally released '''28 October 1997''' in Japan. The series ran through to the 1998 No. 15 issue, and a collected volume was released that May.

In America, ''Cowa!'' was released as a collected print edition by [[Viz]] in July 2008 with an English translation and adaptation by [[Alexander O. Smith]], touch-up art and lettering by [[Walden Wong]], design by [[Sean Lee]], and edited by [[Yuki Murashige]].

==Synopsis==

オバケと人間が一緒に暮らすこうもり岬で、オバケだけがかかる“オバケ風邪”が流行。その薬を手に入れるため、吸血鬼のパイフー、オバケのホセとアーポン、人間の丸山さんの4人が旅に出た!!<ref name="shueishacowabookpage">{{Cite web|URL=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-872557-3|Website=集英社の本公式|Title="COWA！ 1／鳥山明"|AccessDate=16 May 2022}}</ref>

==Characters==
TBD

==Production==
[[File:wj-1997-48-cover-shueisha.png|thumb|250px|''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' 1997 No. 48 issue with the first chapter of ''COWA!'']]
1997 #47 WJ issue shows how Toriyama retooled the character designs from his one-shot BUBUL.

Chapter 14 author comment notes how it was supposed to be a 12-chapter series, but went two over out of sheer momentum

===Original Serialization===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Chapter Title !! Pages !! Publication !! Issue !! Sale Date
|-
| 1 || [[Cowa! Chapter 1|Paifu's Errand]] || # || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || 1997 No. 48 || 28 October 1997
|-
| 2 || [[Cowa! Chapter 2|The Monster's Test of Courage]] || # || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || 1997 No. 49 || 04 November 1997
|-
| 3 || [[Cowa! Chapter 3|Paifu and Arpon]] || # || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || 1997 No. 50 || 11 November 1997
|-
| 4 || [[Cowa! Chapter 4|The Monster-Flu]] || # || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || 1997 No. 52 || 25 November 1997
|-
| 5 || [[Cowa! Chapter 5|Setting Out for Horned-Owl Mountain]] || # || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || 1998 No. 1 || 02 December 1997
|-
| 6 || [[Cowa! Chapter 6|Mako Maruyama is Really Scary]] || # || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || 1998 No. 4/5 || 22 December 1997
|-
| 7 || [[Cowa! Chapter 7|The Trip Proceeds Smoothly]] || # || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || 1998 No. 6 || 05 January 1998
|-
| 8 || [[Cowa! Chapter 8|The Active Volcano Makes His Move]] || # || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || 1998 No. 7 || 13 January 1998
|-
| 9 || [[Cowa! Chapter 9|The Fearsome Forest Monster]] || # || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || 1998 No. 8 || 20 January 1998
|-
| 10 || [[Cowa! Chapter 10|World's-Strongest-Man Makorin's Struggle]] || # || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || 1998 No. 10 || 03 February 1998
|-
| 11 || [[Cowa! Chapter 11|Arrival at the Witch's House]] || # || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || 1998 No. 11 || 10 February 1998
|-
| 12 || [[Cowa! Chapter 12|The Cure is Obtained!]] || # || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || 1998 No. 12 || 17 February 1998
|-
| 13 || [[Cowa! Chapter 13|Do Your Best, Paifu]] || # || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || 1998 No. 14 || 03 March 1998
|-
| 14 || [[Cowa! Chapter 14|Makorin's Boat]] || # || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || 1998 No. 15 || 10 March 1998
|}

==Releases==
''COWA!'' received a single-volume complete ''tankōbon'' release '''01 May 1998''' in Japan.<ref name="shueishacowabookpage"></ref> The volume is presented exclusively in black-and-white, with any color pages from the original serialization presented instead in greyscale. Toriyama's comment on the inside of the dust jacket states:

{{quotation|TBD <hr> English translation|Akira Toriyama}}
A digital release later came in 2014.

==Legacy==
[[File:obi_2014_1.png|thumb|300px|''Cowa!'''s 2014 collected volume new ''obi'' and comment from [[Akira Toriyama]]<ref name="obiwebsite">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409185825/http://www.shonenjump.com/j/sp_jaco/|Website=shonenjump.com|Title="鳥山明先生13年ぶりの「週刊少年ジャンプ」連載作品が遂にコミックス化!!通常版と特装版の２バージョンで登場!!"|AccessDate=09 April 2014}} [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/04/08/new-translations-april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu News Archive: New Translations: April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments] [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments"]</ref>]]
Chapter 1 comment notes Toriyama getting a lot of tropical fish since Dragon Ball serialization ended. The tropical fish are even more evident as an influence on Kajika, where characters start to be named after fish.

In the third ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004''' in Japan, Toriyama noted some of the structural similarities in ''Sand Land'' as they related to one of his 1982 one-shots, ''Pink'':<ref>Toriyama, Akira. "Me Back Then". ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX, Volume 3''. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 2004. ISBN 4-08-106434-2. (p. 56)</ref>

{{quotation|女の子が主人公だけど特に｢描け」って言われた記憶がないなあ。とにかく砂漠が好きなんですよ。砂漠に水がないネタって何回やったことか（笑）…『SAND LAND』とかね。簡単に描けるしね（笑）。ただ実際には行ったことなくて（笑）。実際に見ると違うんでしょうね、スケール観とか。 <hr /> TBD|Akira Toriyama}}
In the "Special Project: 'Tera-P'" interview within the December 2013 issue of Shueisha's ''[[V-Jump]]'' magazine, Toriyama noted that the then-new ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'' was one of his own works that he loved alongside ''COWA!'' and ''[[Sand Land]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|Mag=VJ|Year=2013|Month=December|Date=21 October 2013|Title="V-Jump December Issue Special Project: “Tera-P”"|Page=pp. 453-457}} [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/v-jump-december-2013-akira-toriyama/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: V-Jump December Issue Special Project: “Tera-P”]</ref>

In April 2014, in celebration of the ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'' collected manga volume release, [[Shueisha]] began including new comments from Akira Toriyama on the ''obi'' (paper band surrounding the book, generally promotional in nature) of his seven other (non-''[[Dr. Slump]]'' and non-''[[Dragon Ball]]'') manga volumes. While each comment was only a short few lines, they provide a quick bit of insight with the occasional nod or comparison to ''Dragon Ball''. Toriyama also contributed a new illustration for each comment showcasing a representative character crossing their arms. These comments were also briefly archived on Shueisha's promotional ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' website.<ref name="obiwebsite"></ref> For ''Cowa!'', Toriyama stated:

{{quotation|だれがなんといおうとすべての作品の中でいちばん大スキなマンガであります。とりやまあきら <hr> No matter what anyone says, this is the comic I like the best out of all my works.|Akira Toriyama}}

==International Media Coverage==
TBD

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ToriyamaManga}}

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	'''''COWA!''''' is a fourteen-chapter manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]], debuting in the 1997 No. 48 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', originally released '''28 October 1997''' in Japan. The series ran through to the 1998 No. 15 issue, and a collected volume was released that May.		'''''COWA!''''' is a fourteen-chapter manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]], debuting in the 1997 No. 48 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', originally released '''28 October 1997''' in Japan. The series ran through to the 1998 No. 15 issue, and a collected volume was released that May.

	In America, ''~~Cowa~~!'' was released as a collected print edition by [[Viz]] in July 2008 with an English translation and adaptation by [[Alexander O. Smith]], touch-up art and lettering by [[Walden Wong]], design by [[Sean Lee]], and edited by [[Yuki Murashige]].		In America, ''COWA!'' was released as a collected print edition by [[Viz]] in July 2008 with an English translation and adaptation by [[Alexander O. Smith]], touch-up art and lettering by [[Walden Wong]], design by [[Sean Lee]], and edited by [[Yuki Murashige]].

	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
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	[[File:wj-1997-48-cover-shueisha.png\|thumb\|250px\|''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' 1997 No. 48 issue with the first chapter of ''COWA!'']]		[[File:wj-1997-48-cover-shueisha.png\|thumb\|250px\|''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' 1997 No. 48 issue with the first chapter of ''COWA!'']]
	1997 #47 WJ issue shows how Toriyama retooled the character designs from his one-shot BUBUL.		1997 #47 WJ issue shows how Toriyama retooled the character designs from his one-shot BUBUL.

			[[Kazuhiko Torishima]] once again served as Akira Toriyama's editor on ''COWA!''

	Chapter 14 author comment notes how it was supposed to be a 12-chapter series, but went two over out of sheer momentum		Chapter 14 author comment notes how it was supposed to be a 12-chapter series, but went two over out of sheer momentum

			Series did not run every WJ issue, generally running two or three issues and then one off.

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	! # !! Chapter Title !! Pages !! Publication !! Issue !! Sale Date		! # !! Chapter Title !! Pages !! Publication !! Issue !! Sale Date
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	\| 1 \|\| [[~~Cowa~~! Chapter 1\|Paifu's Errand]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1997 No. 48 \|\| 28 October 1997		\| 1 \|\| [[COWA! Chapter 1\|Paifu's Errand]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1997 No. 48 \|\| 28 October 1997
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	\| 2 \|\| [[~~Cowa~~! Chapter 2\|The Monster's Test of Courage]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1997 No. 49 \|\| 04 November 1997		\| 2 \|\| [[COWA! Chapter 2\|The Monster's Test of Courage]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1997 No. 49 \|\| 04 November 1997
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	\| 3 \|\| [[~~Cowa~~! Chapter 3\|Paifu and Arpon]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1997 No. 50 \|\| 11 November 1997		\| 3 \|\| [[COWA! Chapter 3\|Paifu and Arpon]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1997 No. 50 \|\| 11 November 1997
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	\| 4 \|\| [[~~Cowa~~! Chapter 4\|The Monster-Flu]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1997 No. 52 \|\| 25 November 1997		\| 4 \|\| [[COWA! Chapter 4\|The Monster-Flu]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1997 No. 52 \|\| 25 November 1997
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	\| 5 \|\| [[~~Cowa~~! Chapter 5\|Setting Out for Horned-Owl Mountain]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1998 No. 1 \|\| 02 December 1997		\| 5 \|\| [[COWA! Chapter 5\|Setting Out for Horned-Owl Mountain]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1998 No. 1 \|\| 02 December 1997
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	\| 6 \|\| [[~~Cowa~~! Chapter 6\|Mako Maruyama is Really Scary]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1998 No. 4/5 \|\| 22 December 1997		\| 6 \|\| [[COWA! Chapter 6\|Mako Maruyama is Really Scary]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1998 No. 4/5 \|\| 22 December 1997
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	\| 7 \|\| [[~~Cowa~~! Chapter 7\|The Trip Proceeds Smoothly]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1998 No. 6 \|\| 05 January 1998		\| 7 \|\| [[COWA! Chapter 7\|The Trip Proceeds Smoothly]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1998 No. 6 \|\| 05 January 1998
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	\| 8 \|\| [[~~Cowa~~! Chapter 8\|The Active Volcano Makes His Move]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1998 No. 7 \|\| 13 January 1998		\| 8 \|\| [[COWA! Chapter 8\|The Active Volcano Makes His Move]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1998 No. 7 \|\| 13 January 1998
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	\| 9 \|\| [[~~Cowa~~! Chapter 9\|The Fearsome Forest Monster]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1998 No. 8 \|\| 20 January 1998		\| 9 \|\| [[COWA! Chapter 9\|The Fearsome Forest Monster]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1998 No. 8 \|\| 20 January 1998
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	\| 10 \|\| [[~~Cowa~~! Chapter 10\|World's-Strongest-Man Makorin's Struggle]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1998 No. 10 \|\| 03 February 1998		\| 10 \|\| [[COWA! Chapter 10\|World's-Strongest-Man Makorin's Struggle]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1998 No. 10 \|\| 03 February 1998
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	\| 11 \|\| [[~~Cowa~~! Chapter 11\|Arrival at the Witch's House]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1998 No. 11 \|\| 10 February 1998		\| 11 \|\| [[COWA! Chapter 11\|Arrival at the Witch's House]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1998 No. 11 \|\| 10 February 1998
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	\| 12 \|\| [[~~Cowa~~! Chapter 12\|The Cure is Obtained!]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1998 No. 12 \|\| 17 February 1998		\| 12 \|\| [[COWA! Chapter 12\|The Cure is Obtained!]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1998 No. 12 \|\| 17 February 1998
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	\| 13 \|\| [[~~Cowa~~! Chapter 13\|Do Your Best, Paifu]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1998 No. 14 \|\| 03 March 1998		\| 13 \|\| [[COWA! Chapter 13\|Do Your Best, Paifu]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1998 No. 14 \|\| 03 March 1998
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	\| 14 \|\| [[~~Cowa~~! Chapter 14\|Makorin's Boat]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1998 No. 15 \|\| 10 March 1998		\| 14 \|\| [[COWA! Chapter 14\|Makorin's Boat]] \|\| # \|\| ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' \|\| 1998 No. 15 \|\| 10 March 1998
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	Chapter 1 comment notes Toriyama getting a lot of tropical fish since Dragon Ball serialization ended. The tropical fish are even more evident as an influence on Kajika, where characters start to be named after fish.		Chapter 1 comment notes Toriyama getting a lot of tropical fish since Dragon Ball serialization ended. The tropical fish are even more evident as an influence on Kajika, where characters start to be named after fish.

	In the ~~third~~ ''~~Akira Toriyama~~'s ~~_____piece Theatre REMIX~~'' ~~compilation, released '''21 June 2004'~~'' ~~in Japan~~, Toriyama noted ~~some of~~ the ~~structural similarities in~~ ''~~Sand Land~~'' ~~as they related to~~ one of his ~~1982 one-shots,~~ ''~~Pink~~'':<ref>~~Toriyama, Akira.~~ "~~Me Back Then~~". ~~''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX, Volume 3''~~. ~~Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 2004~~. ~~ISBN 4~~-08-~~106434~~-~~2. (p. 56)~~</ref>		In the "Special Project: 'Tera-P'" interview within the December 2013 issue of Shueisha's ''[[V-Jump]]'' magazine, Toriyama noted that the then-new ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'' was one of his own works that he loved alongside ''COWA!'' and ''[[Sand Land]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine\|Mag=VJ\|Year=2013\|Month=December\|Date=21 October 2013\|Title="V-Jump December Issue Special Project: “Tera-P”"\|Page=pp. 453-457}}<br>[https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/v-jump-december-2013-akira-toriyama/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: V-Jump December Issue Special Project: “Tera-P”]</ref>

	{{quotation\|女の子が主人公だけど特に｢描け」って言われた記憶がないなあ。とにかく砂漠が好きなんですよ。砂漠に水がないネタって何回やったことか（笑）…『SAND LAND』とかね。簡単に描けるしね（笑）。ただ実際には行ったことなくて（笑）。実際に見ると違うんでしょうね、スケール観とか。<br><br><hr /><br>TBD\|Akira Toriyama}}		Based on its then-recent English release from [[Viz]], ''COWA!'' was nominated in the Best Publication for Kids category of the 2009 Eisner Awards that April (up against ''Amulet, Book 1: The Stonekeeper'' by Kazu Kabuishi, ''Princess at Midnight'' by Andi Watson, ''Stinky'' by Eleanor Davis, and ''Tiny Titans'' by Art Baltazar and Franco, with the lattermost title taking the award that July).<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409135022/http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/07/2009-eisner-award-nominees/\|Website=PublishersWeekly.com: The Beat\|Title="2009 Eisner Award nominees"\|Date=07 April 2009\|AccessDate=17 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-07/manga-nominated-for-2009-eisner-awards\|Website=Anime News Network\|Title="Manga Nominated for 2009 Eisner Awards"\|Date=07 April 2009\|AccessDate=17 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/15455/2009-eisner-award-winners\|Website=ICv2\|Title="2009 Eisner Award Winners"\|Date=26 July 2009\|AccessDate=17 May 2022}}</ref>
	~~In the "Special Project:~~ '~~Tera-P~~'~~" interview within~~ the ~~December 2013 issue~~ of ~~Shueisha~~'s ''~~[[V-Jump]]~~'~~' magazine~~, ~~Toriyama noted that the then-new~~ ''~~[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]~~'' ~~was one of his own works that he loved alongside~~ ''~~COWA!~~'' and ''~~[[Sand Land]]~~''.<ref>{{Cite ~~magazine~~\|~~Mag~~=VJ\|~~Year~~=~~2013~~\|~~Month~~=~~December~~\|Date=~~21 October 2013\|Title="V-Jump December Issue Special Project: “Tera-P”"~~\|~~Page~~=~~pp. 453-457~~}}<br>[https://www.~~kanzenshuu~~.com/~~translations~~/v-~~jump~~-~~december~~-~~2013~~-~~akira~~-~~toriyama~~/ ~~Kanzenshuu Translations Archive~~: V-~~Jump December Issue Special Project: “Tera~~-~~P”]~~</ref>

	In April 2014, in celebration of the ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'' collected manga volume release, [[Shueisha]] began including new comments from Akira Toriyama on the ''obi'' (paper band surrounding the book, generally promotional in nature) of his seven other (non-''[[Dr. Slump]]'' and non-''[[Dragon Ball]]'') manga volumes. While each comment was only a short few lines, they provide a quick bit of insight with the occasional nod or comparison to ''Dragon Ball''. Toriyama also contributed a new illustration for each comment showcasing a representative character crossing their arms. These comments were also briefly archived on Shueisha's promotional ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' website.<ref name="obiwebsite"></ref> For ''Cowa!'', Toriyama stated:		In April 2014, in celebration of the ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'' collected manga volume release, [[Shueisha]] began including new comments from Akira Toriyama on the ''obi'' (paper band surrounding the book, generally promotional in nature) of his seven other (non-''[[Dr. Slump]]'' and non-''[[Dragon Ball]]'') manga volumes. While each comment was only a short few lines, they provide a quick bit of insight with the occasional nod or comparison to ''Dragon Ball''. Toriyama also contributed a new illustration for each comment showcasing a representative character crossing their arms. These comments were also briefly archived on Shueisha's promotional ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' website.<ref name="obiwebsite"></ref> For ''Cowa!'', Toriyama stated: