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Neko Majin (ネコマジン, Neko Majin?) is a short series of one-shot manga chapters by Akira Toriyama, spanning eight total installments released from 1999-2005. It is most notable for its later portion, Neko Majin Z, which is a self-parody of Dragon Ball, the author's most famous work. Image File history File links The front cover of the collected volume of Neko Majin by Akira Toriyama (ISBN 4-08-873825-X), published by Shueishas Jump Comics imprint. ...
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Akira Toriyama ) born on 1955-04-05,[2] in Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan,[2] is a widely known and acclaimed Japanese manga artist known mostly for his work in the Dragon Ball metaseries, as well as the media franchise of the same name which he began in 1984. ...
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Akira Toriyama ) born on 1955-04-05,[2] in Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan,[2] is a widely known and acclaimed Japanese manga artist known mostly for his work in the Dragon Ball metaseries, as well as the media franchise of the same name which he began in 1984. ...
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Introduction Originally a one-shot bearing little relation to Akira Toriyama's other series, the first chapter of Neko Majin appeared in Weekly Shonen Jump in April 1999 (WJ #22-23). Though there were some similarities, it didn't become a self-parody of the Dragon Ball manga, until Neko Majin Z, which had cameos of characters from the author's magnum opus. As of 2005, the series was completed with eight total chapters (five of which are Dragon Ball parodies). These chapters were compiled into a "kanzenban"-style package for release in Japan on 4 April 2005. Akira Toriyama ) born on 1955-04-05,[2] in Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan,[2] is a widely known and acclaimed Japanese manga artist known mostly for his work in the Dragon Ball metaseries, as well as the media franchise of the same name which he began in 1984. ...
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Original serialization All chapters of Neko Majin were originally published in Weekly/Monthly Shōnen Jump in Japan. Weekly Shonen Jump, issue 40 (Japanese version) Weekly Shonen Jump (週刊少年ジャンプ ShÅ«kan ShÅnen Janpu), with a circulation of over 3 million, is one of the longest-running, weekly manga compilations in Japan. ...
- Neko Majin ga Iru (ネコマジンがいる "Neko Majin is Here"): April 1999 (Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1999 #22-23)
- Neko Majin ga Iru 2: August 1999 (Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1999 #37-38)
- Neko Majin Mike (ネコマジンみけ): August 2003 (Weekly Shōnen Jump, 2003 #37-38)
- Neko Majin Z (ネコマジン Z): June 2001 (Monthly Shōnen Jump, 2001 #6)
- Neko Majin Z 2: August 2003 (Monthly Shōnen Jump, 2003 #9)
- Neko Majin Z 3: February 2004 (Monthly Shōnen Jump, 2004 #3)
- Neko Majin Z 4: January 2005 (Monthly Shōnen Jump, 2005 #1)
- Neko Majin Z 5: February 2005 (Monthly Shōnen Jump, 2005 #2)
Collected release All eight chapters are collected in one volume, published by Shueisha's Jump Comics imprint. Shueisha ) is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. ...
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- Neko Majin Kanzenban ("Complete Edition"): 4 April 2005 (ISBN 4-08-873825-X)
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General information The series revolves around the adventures of various characters from the "Neko Majin" race, a group of cats that can use a little bit of magic, but seem to enjoy practical jokes and martial arts even more. It eventually spins off into Neko Majin Z, centralizing around "Z", a cat-like version of Son Goku complete with nyoi-bo and typically Dragon Ball Z-style attacks, such as the "Neko-Hameha", an attack that the Neko Majin from the first chapter also used. Other familiar motifs show up during the course of the series, including Freeza's son Kuriza, a fat Super Saiyan named Onio (following the Saiyans' vegetable pun trend, this one is an obvious pun in onion), and even cameos by actual Dragon Ball characters Vegeta, Majin Buu, and Son Goku. Despite the references to Dragon Ball, the series itself is not a continuation of the manga series and the various references are not intended to be canonical. Although the connection is tenuous, several references to Neko Majin Z were added as Easter eggs to the Japanese version of the video game Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 (notably in the form of Kuriza as an alternate outfit for Freeza, complete with a chestnut-shaped Death Ball attack), and Z makes an appearance as a secret support character in the Japanese version of Dragon Ball Z: Super Sonic Warriors 2. Image File history File links Onio. ...
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Majin Buu ) is a fictional supervillain who first appears in the Dragon Ball manga created by Akira Toriyama, followed by Dragon Ball Z. Majin Buu makes a minor reappearance in the sequel Dragon Ball GT and also appears briefly in Toriyamas self-parody Neko Majin Z. He is the...
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Notable characters - Neko Majin (character)
- "Neko majin" literally means "Cat Genie" in Japanese. Neko Majin Z is described as the strongest neko majin in existence. Like other Dragon Ball Z characters, he can fly and use "Nekohameha" (similar to Kamehameha, except for cats). He is revealed to be a disciple of Goku in the last chapter of the series. It is unclear how he lives, though he attempts to trick tourists into believing he is a Koala bear, charging $8 for a picture. Z has a Super Saiyan-like transformation called Super Neko Majin.
- Onio
- A comic character poking fun at the previous image of Saiyans as cool, good-looking people, Onio lands on Earth for his honeymoon, and decides to kill the human race to make Earth his country house (or country planet?). He bears much resemblance to Suppaman (Kuraaku Kenta) from one of Toriyama's previous manga, Dr. Slump. Onio is enraged, becoming a Super Saiyan, when Nekomajin Z touches his wife's breasts, but quickly loses in a fight scene.
- Kuriza
- The son of Dragon Ball Z villain, Freeza, Kuriza is the exact replica of his father except that his head is in the shape of a chestnut. Kuriza is called by Onio to destroy Nekomajin Z, but ends up playing a game of soccer with him instead. He frequently mentions that Nekomajin is wasting pages with meaningless comments and battle scenes.
- Vegeta
- The popular character from Dragon Ball Z is called to Earth by Kuriza and Onio, who need help defeating Nekomajin Z. Vegeta discovers that Nekomajin Z is surprisingly strong, and pretends to receive a call from his home planet to avoid an embarrassing defeat, remarking that he will never agree to be in a gag manga ever again, as he leaves.
- Majin Buu
- Buu makes a short appearance to help when Nekomajin Z is rendered helpless by Usamajin (the lesser-known rabbit version of Nekomajin). Nekomajin's design and abilities are obviously a copy of Majin Buu.
- Goku
- The main character of Dragon Ball Z makes an appearance in the last chapter of Nekomajin, where he fights and defeats Nekomajin Z (by cheating).
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Son Goku , Goku in most English versions) is the protagonist who first appears in the Dragon Ball manga created by Akira Toriyama, more popularly followed by an anime series. ...
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Dr. Slump ) is a popular manga series, authored by Akira Toriyama. ...
Freeza , Frieza in the FUNimation Dub) is a graphic novel supervillain who first appears in the Dragon Ball manga created by Akira Toriyama, followed by Dragon Ball Z. Freeza also appears in the television special Bardock: The Father of Goku; a few Dragon Ball Z movies and in Dragon Ball...
English-language release Fan translations of the Neko Majin series have been available for some time online. In the October 2007 issue of the American version of Shonen Jump, Viz included a translation of Neko Majin Z issue 5. Weekly Shonen Jump, issue 40 (Japanese version) Weekly Shonen Jump (週刊少年ジャンプ ShÅ«kan ShÅnen Janpu), with a circulation of over 3 million, is one of the longest-running, weekly manga compilations in Japan. ...
Italian-language release In February 2007 the Italian publisher Star Comics released the Complete Edition (Kanzenban) containing all 8 chapters, using a green background cover instead of the original yellow.
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Official website - Shueisha's Neko Majin homepage
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