Kajika (Manga) - Revision history

SaiyaJedi: /* Releases */

2020-08-09T07:13:10Z

Releases

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	''Kajika'' received a single-volume complete ''tankōbon'' release '''08 January 1999''' in Japan.<ref name="shueishakajikabookpage"></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:		''Kajika'' received a single-volume complete ''tankōbon'' release '''08 January 1999''' in Japan.<ref name="shueishakajikabookpage"></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\|この頃、仕事は奥さんとコンピューターに、ちょっとだけ手伝ってもらってるけど、できるだけボク一人でやるようにしている。自分だけのペースでできるからだ。ただかなりしんどいので、この『カジカ』のように12回ぐらいが限界。というわけで、この間の犬とウサギの世話は両親に頼み、ハムスターは子供の担当。だが小さいのもいれて18本の水槽にいる魚たちのエサやりと水換えだけは、自分にしかわからないコツがあるので、頼むわけにはいかないのだ。きついぞ〜。<br><br><hr><br>These days, I have my wife and my computer help me just a little bit with my work, but I try to do as much as I can on my own. That's because I can do things at my own particular pace. Except, it's also really exhausting, so like with ''Kajika'' here, about 12 installments is my limit. So with that in mind, during that time I entrusted my parents with looking after my dog and my rabbits, and my kids handled the hamsters. But feeding the fish and changing the water in their 18 ~~fish tanks~~ (including the small ones) has a trick to it that only I really get, so there's no way I can leave that anyone else. It's ~~tough~~~.\|Akira Toriyama}}		{{quotation\|この頃、仕事は奥さんとコンピューターに、ちょっとだけ手伝ってもらってるけど、できるだけボク一人でやるようにしている。自分だけのペースでできるからだ。ただかなりしんどいので、この『カジカ』のように12回ぐらいが限界。というわけで、この間の犬とウサギの世話は両親に頼み、ハムスターは子供の担当。だが小さいのもいれて18本の水槽にいる魚たちのエサやりと水換えだけは、自分にしかわからないコツがあるので、頼むわけにはいかないのだ。きついぞ〜。<br><br><hr><br>These days, I have my wife and my computer help me just a little bit with my work, but I try to do as much as I can on my own. That's because I can do things at my own particular pace. Except, it's also really exhausting, so like with ''Kajika'' here, about 12 installments is my limit. So with that in mind, during that time I entrusted my parents with looking after my dog and my rabbits, and my kids handled the hamsters. But feeding the fish and changing the water in their 18 fishtanks (including the small ones) has a trick to it that only I really get, so there's no way I can leave that to anyone else. It's rough~.\|Akira Toriyama}}
	A digital release later came in 2014.		A digital release later came in 2014.

SaiyaJedi: /* Major Characters */

2020-08-09T07:10:41Z

Major Characters

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	\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-kajika.png\|left\|80px\|link=Kajika (character)]]		\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-kajika.png\|left\|80px\|link=Kajika (character)]]
	\|valign="top"\|'''[[Kajika (character)\|Kajika]]''' <small>'''(カジカ)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 1]]</small>		\|valign="top"\|'''[[Kajika (character)\|Kajika]]''' <small>'''(カジカ)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 1]]</small>
	A young boy cursed and subsequently transformed into a fox-boy, Kajika sets out with the spirit [[Gigi]] to save 1,000 lives to reverse the curse. Kajika is likely named for the fish of the same name (カジカ ''kajika''), the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculpin sculpin], a type of benthic fish that belongs to the superfamily Cottoidea in the order Scorpaeniformes.		A young boy cursed and subsequently transformed into a fox-boy, Kajika sets out with the spirit [[Gigi]] to save 1,000 lives to reverse the curse. Kajika is likely named for the fish of the same name (カジカ ''kajika''), the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculpin sculpin], a type of benthic fish that belongs to the superfamily ''Cottoidea'' in the order ''Scorpaeniformes''.
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	\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-haya.png\|left\|80px\|link=Haya]]		\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-haya.png\|left\|80px\|link=Haya]]
	\|valign="top"\|'''[[Haya]]''' <small>'''(ハヤ)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 1]]</small>		\|valign="top"\|'''[[Haya]]''' <small>'''(ハヤ)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 1]]</small>
	A young thief who steals a dragon egg from [[Gibachi]], Haya winds up pulled into a larger fight than she anticipated alongside Kajika. Likely named for [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%A4 the general term] for the freshwater fishes of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprinidae ~~the~~ Cyprinidae ~~family~~] in Japan.		A young thief who steals a dragon egg from [[Gibachi]], Haya winds up pulled into a larger fight than she anticipated alongside Kajika. Likely named for [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%A4 the general term] for the freshwater fishes of the family ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprinidae Cyprinidae]'' in Japan.
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	\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-isaza.png\|left\|80px\|link=Isaza]]		\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-isaza.png\|left\|80px\|link=Isaza]]
	\|valign="top"\|'''[[Isaza]]''' <small>'''(イサザ)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 2]]</small>		\|valign="top"\|'''[[Isaza]]''' <small>'''(イサザ)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 2]]</small>
	A world-class assassin with powerful techniques and a curious heritage. Likely named for ~~the~~ ''Gymnogobius isaza'', a type of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobiidae gobie].		A world-class assassin with powerful techniques and a curious heritage. Likely named for ''Gymnogobius isaza'', a type of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobiidae gobie].
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SaiyaJedi: /* Characters */

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Characters

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	\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-kajika.png\|left\|80px\|link=Kajika (character)]]		\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-kajika.png\|left\|80px\|link=Kajika (character)]]
	\|valign="top"\|'''[[Kajika (character)\|Kajika]]''' <small>'''(カジカ)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 1]]</small>		\|valign="top"\|'''[[Kajika (character)\|Kajika]]''' <small>'''(カジカ)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 1]]</small>
	A young boy cursed and subsequently transformed into a fox-boy, Kajika sets out with the spirit [[Gigi]] to save 1,000 lives to reverse the curse. Kajika is likely named for the fish of the same name (~~魚 or~~ カジカ ''kajika''), the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculpin sculpin], a type of benthic fish that belongs to the superfamily Cottoidea in the order Scorpaeniformes.		A young boy cursed and subsequently transformed into a fox-boy, Kajika sets out with the spirit [[Gigi]] to save 1,000 lives to reverse the curse. Kajika is likely named for the fish of the same name (カジカ ''kajika''), the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculpin sculpin], a type of benthic fish that belongs to the superfamily Cottoidea in the order Scorpaeniformes.
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Jpranevich: Category:Public Page Candidate

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Category:Public Page Candidate

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VegettoEX: Adding Toriyama quotes and translations

2020-07-21T22:17:30Z

Adding Toriyama quotes and translations

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	''Kajika'' received a single-volume complete ''tankōbon'' release '''08 January 1999''' in Japan.<ref name="shueishakajikabookpage"></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:		''Kajika'' received a single-volume complete ''tankōbon'' release '''08 January 1999''' in Japan.<ref name="shueishakajikabookpage"></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~~'''\|Akira Toriyama}}		{{quotation\|この頃、仕事は奥さんとコンピューターに、ちょっとだけ手伝ってもらってるけど、できるだけボク一人でやるようにしている。自分だけのペースでできるからだ。ただかなりしんどいので、この『カジカ』のように12回ぐらいが限界。というわけで、この間の犬とウサギの世話は両親に頼み、ハムスターは子供の担当。だが小さいのもいれて18本の水槽にいる魚たちのエサやりと水換えだけは、自分にしかわからないコツがあるので、頼むわけにはいかないのだ。きついぞ〜。<br><br><hr><br>These days, I have my wife and my computer help me just a little bit with my work, but I try to do as much as I can on my own. That's because I can do things at my own particular pace. Except, it's also really exhausting, so like with ''Kajika'' here, about 12 installments is my limit. So with that in mind, during that time I entrusted my parents with looking after my dog and my rabbits, and my kids handled the hamsters. But feeding the fish and changing the water in their 18 fish tanks (including the small ones) has a trick to it that only I really get, so there's no way I can leave that anyone else. It's tough~.\|Akira Toriyama}}
	A digital release later came in 2014.		A digital release later came in 2014.

	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 ''Kajika'', 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 ''Kajika'', Toriyama stated:

	{{quotation\|As a reaction to the flashiness of Dragon Ball, this is a very unassuming work, but I like this kind of thing.\|Akira Toriyama}}		{{quotation\|ドラゴンボールの反動でとっても地味な作品ではありますがボクはこういうのがスキなのであります。<br><br><hr><br>As a reaction to the flashiness of ''Dragon Ball'', this is a very unassuming work, but I like this kind of thing.\|Akira Toriyama}}
	A text-only translation of ''Kajika'' by Sherwin Abesamis of ''[[Suushinchuu]]'' and ''[[Toriyama.org\|toriyama.org]]'' made the rounds online in early 1999<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.fan.dragonball/n1eIDE-n-8U/NcmnRtaUPNsJ\|Website=alt.fan.dragonball\|Title=Translated Manga\|Date=26 January 1999\|AccessDate=20 July 2020}}</ref>, while the ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released a complete English "scanlation" of ''Kajika'' in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20020607125546/http://www.toriyamaworld.com/kajika/\|Website=Toriyama's World\|Title="Kajika"\|AccessDate=07 June 2002}}</ref>		A text-only translation of ''Kajika'' by Sherwin Abesamis of ''[[Suushinchuu]]'' and ''[[Toriyama.org\|toriyama.org]]'' made the rounds online in early 1999<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.fan.dragonball/n1eIDE-n-8U/NcmnRtaUPNsJ\|Website=alt.fan.dragonball\|Title=Translated Manga\|Date=26 January 1999\|AccessDate=20 July 2020}}</ref>, while the ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released a complete English "scanlation" of ''Kajika'' in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20020607125546/http://www.toriyamaworld.com/kajika/\|Website=Toriyama's World\|Title="Kajika"\|AccessDate=07 June 2002}}</ref>

VegettoEX: Adding other Victory Mission nod

2020-07-21T19:12:02Z

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	==Characters==		==Characters==
	~~[[File:kintoki-soda.png\|thumb\|200px\|[[Toki]] and [[Merluza]] share sodas following the sale of the [[Thundra]].]]~~
	Characters in ''Kajika'' are generally all named directly for specific fish species; Akira Toriyama mentions in several of his weekly comments during the original serialization that his workroom is overflowing with tanks and tropical fish.		Characters in ''Kajika'' are generally all named directly for specific fish species; Akira Toriyama mentions in several of his weekly comments during the original serialization that his workroom is overflowing with tanks and tropical fish.
	===Major Characters===		===Major Characters===
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	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	[[File:Victory-mission-chp4-cameos.png\|thumb\|250px\|Kajika, Isaza, Donbe, and Haya all make a cameo appearance in [[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission Chapter 4\|the fourth chapter]] of [[Toyotarō]]'s ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission]]'' series.<ref name="vmcameos">Toyotarō. ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission]]'' Chapter 4: "[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission Chapter 4\|A Rival Appears?!]]". ''V-Jump'', February 2013. Japan: Shueisha, 21 December 2012.</ref>]]		[[File:Victory-mission-chp4-cameos.png\|thumb\|250px\|Kajika, Isaza, Donbe, and Haya all make a cameo appearance in [[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission Chapter 4\|the fourth chapter]] of [[Toyotarō]]'s ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission]]'' series.<ref name="vmcameos">Toyotarō. ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission]]'' Chapter 4: "[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission Chapter 4\|A Rival Appears?!]]". ''V-Jump'', February 2013. Japan: Shueisha, 21 December 2012.</ref>]]
			[[File:Victory-mission-chp18-kajika-reference.png\|thumb\|250px\|With 1000 good deeds completed, Abra transforms into "Neko Majin V" in [[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission Chapter 18\|the eighteenth chapter]] of [[Toyotarō]]'s ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission]]'' series.<ref name="vm18">Toyotarō. ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission]]'' Chapter 18: "[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission Chapter 18\|It's Amazing! The Super Class Upgrade]]". ''V-Jump'', April 2014. Japan: Shueisha, 21 February 2014.</ref>]]
	[[File:kajika-toriyama-works-wj-1998-37-38.png\|thumb\|250px\|Artwork of Kajika used for the 1998 No. 37/38 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''<ref name="toriworks">{{Cite web\|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210230953/https://dragonball.news/news/20191211_wx.html\|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site\|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2019/12/10"\|Date=10 December 2019\|AccessDate=10 December 2019}}</ref>]]		[[File:kajika-toriyama-works-wj-1998-37-38.png\|thumb\|250px\|Artwork of Kajika used for the 1998 No. 37/38 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''<ref name="toriworks">{{Cite web\|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210230953/https://dragonball.news/news/20191211_wx.html\|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site\|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2019/12/10"\|Date=10 December 2019\|AccessDate=10 December 2019}}</ref>]]
	Alongside [[Dub]] from ''[[Dub & Peter 1]]'', [[Ackman]] and [[Tenshi]] from ''[[Go! Go! Ackman]]'', [[Yukio Kyūmonji]] and [[Kaede Beniya]] from ''[[Jiya (Manga)\|Jiya]]'', as well as [[Pack]] from [[Dragon Ball GT TV Special\|the ''Dragon Ball GT'' television special]], the foursome of Kajika, Isaza, Donbe, and Haya make a cameo appearance in [[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission Chapter 4\|the fourth chapter]] of [[Toyotarō]]'s ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission]]'' series, originally published in December 2012.<ref name="vmcameos"></ref>		Alongside [[Dub]] from ''[[Dub & Peter 1]]'', [[Ackman]] and [[Tenshi]] from ''[[Go! Go! Ackman]]'', [[Yukio Kyūmonji]] and [[Kaede Beniya]] from ''[[Jiya (Manga)\|Jiya]]'', as well as [[Pack]] from [[Dragon Ball GT TV Special\|the ''Dragon Ball GT'' television special]], the foursome of Kajika, Isaza, Donbe, and Haya make a cameo appearance in [[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission Chapter 4\|the fourth chapter]] of [[Toyotarō]]'s ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission]]'' series, originally published in December 2012.<ref name="vmcameos"></ref>

			Later in ''Victory Mission'''s [[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission Chapter 4\|eighteenth chapter]], with 1,000 good deeds completed, the character [[Abra]] transforms into "Neko Majin V", a likely nod to Kajika's curse of needing to save 1,000 lives.<ref name="vm18"></ref>

	Akira Toriyama's illustration for Kajika used for the cover of the 1998 No. 37/38 double-issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (containing [[Kajika Chapter 6\|the series' sixth chapter]]) was featured as a December 2019 entry in the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column.<ref name="toriworks"></ref>		Akira Toriyama's illustration for Kajika used for the cover of the 1998 No. 37/38 double-issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (containing [[Kajika Chapter 6\|the series' sixth chapter]]) was featured as a December 2019 entry in the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column.<ref name="toriworks"></ref>

VegettoEX: Various updates

2020-07-20T16:36:11Z

Various updates

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	\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-gigi.png\|left\|80px\|link=Gigi]]		\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-gigi.png\|left\|80px\|link=Gigi]]
	\|valign="top"\|'''[[Gigi]]''' <small>'''(ギギ)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 1]]</small>		\|valign="top"\|'''[[Gigi]]''' <small>'''(ギギ)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 1]]</small>
	Now traveling with Kajika as a spirit, Gigi is the young fox ~~that~~ Kajika killed ~~and received the curse from~~.		Now traveling with Kajika as a spirit, Gigi is the young fox who cursed Kajika after being killed by him.
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	\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-gibachi.png\|left\|80px\|link=Gibachi]]		\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-gibachi.png\|left\|80px\|link=Gibachi]]
	\|valign="top"\|'''[[Gibachi]]''' <small>'''(ギバチ)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 2]]</small>		\|valign="top"\|'''[[Gibachi]]''' <small>'''(ギバチ)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 2]]</small>
	~~TBD~~. Likely named for the fish of the same name (義蜂 ''gibachi''), a species of catfish called the cut-tailed bullhead.		A gang leader looking to secure the blood of a baby dragon. Likely named for the fish of the same name (義蜂 ''gibachi''), a species of catfish called the cut-tailed bullhead.
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	\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-isaza.png\|left\|80px\|link=Isaza]]		\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-isaza.png\|left\|80px\|link=Isaza]]
	\|valign="top"\|'''[[Isaza]]''' <small>'''(イサザ)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 2]]</small>		\|valign="top"\|'''[[Isaza]]''' <small>'''(イサザ)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 2]]</small>
	~~TBD~~. Likely named for the ''Gymnogobius isaza'', a type of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobiidae gobie].		A world-class assassin with powerful techniques and a curious heritage. Likely named for the ''Gymnogobius isaza'', a type of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobiidae gobie].
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	\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-donko.png\|left\|80px\|link=Donko]]		\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-donko.png\|left\|80px\|link=Donko]]
	\|valign="top"\|'''[[Donko]]''' <small>'''(ドンコ)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 3]]</small>		\|valign="top"\|'''[[Donko]]''' <small>'''(ドンコ)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 3]]</small>
	~~TBD~~. Likely named for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_sleeper dark sleeper] (鈍甲 ''donko'' in Japanese), a species of freshwater sleeper native to China, Japan, and Korea.		Obsessed with technology and blessed with incredible speed, Donko attempts to get the best of both Kajika and Isaza before getting roped into the full mix of things himself. Likely named for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_sleeper dark sleeper] (鈍甲 ''donko'' in Japanese), a species of freshwater sleeper native to China, Japan, and Korea.
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	==Production==		==Production==
	[[File:~~kintoki~~-wj-cover.png\|thumb\|~~200px~~\|Cover of the ~~2010~~ No. 50 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' featuring ''~~Kintoki~~'']]		[[File:kajika-wj-1998-32-cover-auction-listing.png\|thumb\|300px\|Cover of the 1998 No. 32 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' featuring the debut of ''Kajika'']]
	Coming off the heels of the 14-chapter series ''[[COWA!]]'' in 1998, ''Kajika'' was one of Akira Toriyama's comparatively-longer works following the completion of ''[[Dragon Ball (manga)\|Dragon Ball]]'' in 1995. Alongside ''[[Neko Majin]]'' and other short works, ''[[Sandland]]'' followed next in 2000.		Coming off the heels of the 14-chapter series ''[[COWA!]]'' in 1997-1998, ''Kajika'' in 1998 was one of Akira Toriyama's comparatively-longer works following the completion of ''[[Dragon Ball (manga)\|Dragon Ball]]'' in 1995. Alongside ''[[Neko Majin]]'' and other short works, ''[[Sandland]]'' followed next in 2000.

			''Kajika'' featured several full-color pages during its original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' serialization (namely in chapters [[Kajika Chapter 1\|1]], [[Kajika Chapter 2\|2]], and [[Kajika Chapter 6\|6]]), all of which were converted to greyscale in later collections.

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	==Releases==		==Releases==
	[[File:obi_2014_2.png\|thumb\|300px\|Kajika'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}}<br/ >[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]<br />[https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments"]</ref>]]		[[File:obi_2014_2.png\|thumb\|300px\|Kajika'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}}<br/ >[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]<br />[https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments"]</ref>]]
	''Kajika'' received a single-volume complete ''tankōbon'' release '''08 January 1999''' in Japan.<ref name="shueishakajikabookpage"></ref> The volume is presented exclusively in black-and-white, with any color pages from the original serialization presented instead in greyscale.		''Kajika'' received a single-volume complete ''tankōbon'' release '''08 January 1999''' in Japan.<ref name="shueishakajikabookpage"></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:

	~~A digital release later came~~ '''TBD'''...		{{quotation\|'''TBD'''\|Akira Toriyama}}
			A digital release later came in 2014.

	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 ''Kajika'', 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 ''Kajika'', Toriyama stated:

	{{quotation\|As a reaction to the flashiness of Dragon Ball, this is a very unassuming work, but I like this kind of thing.\|Akira Toriyama}}		{{quotation\|As a reaction to the flashiness of Dragon Ball, this is a very unassuming work, but I like this kind of thing.\|Akira Toriyama}}
	~~The~~ ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released a complete English "scanlation" of ''Kajika'' ~~via its ''tankōbon'' release~~ in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20020607125546/http://www.toriyamaworld.com/kajika/\|Website=Toriyama's World\|Title="Kajika"\|AccessDate=07 June 2002}}</ref>		A text-only translation of ''Kajika'' by Sherwin Abesamis of ''[[Suushinchuu]]'' and ''[[Toriyama.org\|toriyama.org]]'' made the rounds online in early 1999<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.fan.dragonball/n1eIDE-n-8U/NcmnRtaUPNsJ\|Website=alt.fan.dragonball\|Title=Translated Manga\|Date=26 January 1999\|AccessDate=20 July 2020}}</ref>, while the ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released a complete English "scanlation" of ''Kajika'' in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web\|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20020607125546/http://www.toriyamaworld.com/kajika/\|Website=Toriyama's World\|Title="Kajika"\|AccessDate=07 June 2002}}</ref>

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
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	Akira Toriyama's illustration for Kajika used for the cover of the 1998 No. 37/38 double-issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (containing [[Kajika Chapter 6\|the series' sixth chapter]]) was featured as a December 2019 entry in the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column.<ref name="toriworks"></ref>		Akira Toriyama's illustration for Kajika used for the cover of the 1998 No. 37/38 double-issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (containing [[Kajika Chapter 6\|the series' sixth chapter]]) was featured as a December 2019 entry in the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column.<ref name="toriworks"></ref>

			Though officially unreleased in English, Viz often mentions ''Kajika'' in their biography for the author in selected Akira Toriyama works.

	==International Media Coverage==		==International Media Coverage==

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	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
			[[File:Victory-mission-chp4-cameos.png\|thumb\|250px\|Kajika, Isaza, Donbe, and Haya all make a cameo appearance in [[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission Chapter 4\|the fourth chapter]] of [[Toyotarō]]'s ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission]]'' series.<ref name="vmcameos">Toyotarō. ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission]]'' Chapter 4: "[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission Chapter 4\|A Rival Appears?!]]". ''V-Jump'', February 2013. Japan: Shueisha, 21 December 2012.</ref>]]
			[[File:kajika-toriyama-works-wj-1998-37-38.png\|thumb\|250px\|Artwork of Kajika used for the 1998 No. 37/38 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''<ref name="toriworks">{{Cite web\|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210230953/https://dragonball.news/news/20191211_wx.html\|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site\|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2019/12/10"\|Date=10 December 2019\|AccessDate=10 December 2019}}</ref>]]
			Alongside [[Dub]] from ''[[Dub & Peter 1]]'', [[Ackman]] and [[Tenshi]] from ''[[Go! Go! Ackman]]'', [[Yukio Kyūmonji]] and [[Kaede Beniya]] from ''[[Jiya (Manga)\|Jiya]]'', as well as [[Pack]] from [[Dragon Ball GT TV Special\|the ''Dragon Ball GT'' television special]], the foursome of Kajika, Isaza, Donbe, and Haya make a cameo appearance in [[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission Chapter 4\|the fourth chapter]] of [[Toyotarō]]'s ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission]]'' series, originally published in December 2012.<ref name="vmcameos"></ref>

	[[File:kajika-toriyama-works-wj-1998-37-38.png\|thumb\|250px\|Artwork of Kajika used for the 1998 No. 37/38 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''<ref name="toriworks">{{Cite web\|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210230953/https://dragonball.news/news/20191211_wx.html\|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site\|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2019/12/10"\|Date=10 December 2019\|AccessDate=10 December 2019}}</ref>]]
	Akira Toriyama's illustration for Kajika used for the cover of the 1998 No. 37/38 double-issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (containing [[Kajika Chapter 6\|the series' sixth chapter]]) was featured as a December 2019 entry in the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column.<ref name="toriworks"></ref>		Akira Toriyama's illustration for Kajika used for the cover of the 1998 No. 37/38 double-issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (containing [[Kajika Chapter 6\|the series' sixth chapter]]) was featured as a December 2019 entry in the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column.<ref name="toriworks"></ref>

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	==Characters==		==Characters==
	[[File:kintoki-soda.png\|thumb\|200px\|[[Toki]] and [[Merluza]] share sodas following the sale of the [[Thundra]].]]		[[File:kintoki-soda.png\|thumb\|200px\|[[Toki]] and [[Merluza]] share sodas following the sale of the [[Thundra]].]]
	Characters in ''Kajika'' are generally all named directly for specific fish species.		Characters in ''Kajika'' are generally all named directly for specific fish species; Akira Toriyama mentions in several of his weekly comments during the original serialization that his workroom is overflowing with tanks and tropical fish.
	===Major Characters===		===Major Characters===

	* '''[[Kajika (character)\|Kajika]]''' (カジカ ''~~Kajika~~''): ~~Hero of the story, a~~ young boy cursed and transformed into a fox-boy ~~who~~ sets out to save 1,000 lives to reverse the curse. ~~Likely~~ named for the fish of the same name (魚 or カジカ ''kajika''), the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculpin sculpin], a type of benthic fish that belongs to the superfamily Cottoidea in the order Scorpaeniformes.		{\| class="biography"
	* '''[[Haya]]''' (ハヤ ''~~Haya~~''): A young thief who steals a dragon egg from Gibachi. Likely named for [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%A4 the general term] for the freshwater fishes of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprinidae the Cyprinidae family] in Japan.		\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-kajika.png\|left\|80px\|link=Kajika (character)]]
	* '''[[Gibachi]]''' (ギバチ ''~~Gibachi~~''): TBD. Likely named for the fish of the same name (義蜂 ''gibachi''), a species of catfish called the cut-tailed bullhead.		\|valign="top"\|'''[[Kajika (character)\|Kajika]]''' <small>'''(カジカ)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 1]]</small>
	* '''[[Isaza]]''' (イサザ ''~~Isaza~~''): TBD. Likely named for the ''Gymnogobius isaza'', a type of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobiidae gobie].		A young boy cursed and subsequently transformed into a fox-boy, Kajika sets out with the spirit [[Gigi]] to save 1,000 lives to reverse the curse. Kajika is likely named for the fish of the same name (魚 or カジカ ''kajika''), the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculpin sculpin], a type of benthic fish that belongs to the superfamily Cottoidea in the order Scorpaeniformes.
	* '''[[Donko]]''' (ドンコ ''~~Donko~~''): TBD. Likely named for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_sleeper dark sleeper] (鈍甲 ''donko'' in Japanese), a species of freshwater sleeper native to China, Japan, and Korea.		\|}
	* '''[[Gigi]]''' (ギギ ''Gigi''): The young fox Kajika killed, now traveling with him as a spirit.		{\| class="biography"
			\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-gigi.png\|left\|80px\|link=Gigi]]
			\|valign="top"\|'''[[Gigi]]''' <small>'''(ギギ)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 1]]</small>
			Now traveling with Kajika as a spirit, Gigi is the young fox that Kajika killed and received the curse from.
			\|}
			{\| class="biography"
			\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-haya.png\|left\|80px\|link=Haya]]
			\|valign="top"\|'''[[Haya]]''' <small>'''(ハヤ)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 1]]</small>
			A young thief who steals a dragon egg from [[Gibachi]], Haya winds up pulled into a larger fight than she anticipated alongside Kajika. Likely named for [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%A4 the general term] for the freshwater fishes of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprinidae the Cyprinidae family] in Japan.
			\|}
			{\| class="biography"
			\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-gibachi.png\|left\|80px\|link=Gibachi]]
			\|valign="top"\|'''[[Gibachi]]''' <small>'''(ギバチ)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 2]]</small>
			TBD. Likely named for the fish of the same name (義蜂 ''gibachi''), a species of catfish called the cut-tailed bullhead.
			\|}
			{\| class="biography"
			\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-isaza.png\|left\|80px\|link=Isaza]]
			\|valign="top"\|'''[[Isaza]]''' <small>'''(イサザ)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 2]]</small>
			TBD. Likely named for the ''Gymnogobius isaza'', a type of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobiidae gobie].
			\|}
			{\| class="biography"
			\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-donko.png\|left\|80px\|link=Donko]]
			\|valign="top"\|'''[[Donko]]''' <small>'''(ドンコ)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 3]]</small>
			TBD. Likely named for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_sleeper dark sleeper] (鈍甲 ''donko'' in Japanese), a species of freshwater sleeper native to China, Japan, and Korea.
			\|}

	===~~Supporting~~ Characters===		===Minor Characters===

	* '''[[Yugoi]]''' (ユゴイ ''~~Yugoi~~''): A henchman working under Gibachi who attacks Haya and is cleansed by Kajika. Likely named for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagtail flagtail], a type of ray-finned fish~~, called~~ ユゴイ科 (''yugoi-ka'') in Japanese.		{\| class="biography"
	* '''[[Bluegill]]''' (ブルーギル ''~~Burūgiru~~''): A villain with 35 murders under his belt (listed in the bounty hunter book with a 400,000 Don reward) who Kajika stumbles into. Likely named directly for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluegill bluegill], a type of freshwater fish.		\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-yugoi.png\|left\|80px\|link=Yugoi]]
			\|valign="top"\|'''[[Yugoi]]''' <small>'''(ユゴイ)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 1]]</small>
			A henchman working under Gibachi who attacks Haya, Yugoi is quickly defeated and cleansed by Kajika. Likely named for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagtail flagtail], a type of ray-finned fish (ユゴイ科 ''yugoi-ka'' in Japanese).
			\|}
			{\| class="biography"
			\|valign="top" width="80"\|[[File:bio-kajika-bluegill.png\|left\|80px\|link=Bluegill]]
			\|valign="top"\|'''[[Bluegill]]''' <small>'''(ブルーギル)'''<br />'''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 3]]</small>
			A villain with 35 murders under his belt (listed in the bounty hunter book with a 400,000 Don reward) who Kajika stumbles into. Likely named directly for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluegill bluegill], a type of freshwater fish.
			\|}

	===Miscellaneous===		===Miscellaneous===

VegettoEX: Synopsis translation and kanji correction

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==

	キツネの呪いを解くために、千の命を助ける旅に出た少年・カジカ！　G・ギバチの一味に追われる少女・ハヤを助けたカジカは、世界で最後の竜のタマゴを預かる事になり…!?　~~鳥山明が贈る大冒険物語、ついに登場!~~!<ref name="shueishakajikabookpage">{{Cite web\|URL=https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-872658-8\|Website=集英社の本公式\|Title="カジカ／鳥山明"\|AccessDate=11 December 2019}}</ref>		Kajika is a boy who has set out on a journey to save 1,000 lives in order to undo the curse a fox put on him. He comes to the rescue of Haya, a girl being pursued by G. Gibachi and his group, and ends up being entrusted with the egg of the last dragon in the world...?!<ref name="shueishakajikabookpage">{{Cite web\|URL=https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-872658-8\|Website=集英社の本公式\|Title="カジカ／鳥山明"\|AccessDate=11 December 2019}}</ref>

	==Characters==		==Characters==
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	* '''[[Kawa Clan]]''' (カワ族 ''Kawa-zoku''): Clan to which Kajika and Isaza belong to, said to have been wiped out from a volcano four years ago.		* '''[[Kawa Clan]]''' (カワ族 ''Kawa-zoku''): Clan to which Kajika and Isaza belong to, said to have been wiped out from a volcano four years ago.
	* '''[[Rivans]]''' (リーバ人 ''Riiba-jin''): People of the Riva region or race.<ref group="note">From what little context we have, it is unclear if "Riva" is the name of a specific race of people or the name of a region/village/area.</ref>		* '''[[Rivans]]''' (リーバ人 ''Riiba-jin''): People of the Riva region or race.<ref group="note">From what little context we have, it is unclear if "Riva" is the name of a specific race of people or the name of a region/village/area.</ref>
	* '''[[Eagle Wind]]''' (襲風 ''Shūfūn''): A special technique of the Kawa Clan members.		* '''[[Eagle Wind]]''' (鷲風 ''Shūfūn''): A special technique of the Kawa Clan members.
	* '''[[Don]]''' (ドン ''Don''): Currency in use in the world of ''Kajika''.		* '''[[Don]]''' (ドン ''Don''): Currency in use in the world of ''Kajika''.