Neko Majin
Neko Majin is a Japanese one-shot manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. Spanning eight total installments published irregularly between 1999 and 2005 in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazines Weekly Shōnen Jump and Monthly Shōnen Jump, they were collected into a single volume in April 2005. Its later portion is named Neko Majin Z, and is a self-parody of Toriyama's Dragon Ball.
Plot
The series revolves around the adventures of the Neko Majin, a race of cat-creatures who enjoy practical jokes and martial arts. At least two use Dragon Ball-style attacks such as the "Nekohameha", while one in particular, named "Z", wears an outfit like Dragon Balls Son Goku, and carries a nyoi-bo. As the series transitions to Neko Majin Z, it becomes increasingly intertwined with the Dragon Ball world as regular characters join the cast, including an overweight Saiyan named Onio, and Freeza's son Kuriza. There are also guest appearances by Vegeta, Majin Boo, Son Goku and his family members.Characters
;;Kojiro
;Onio
;Thunderbolt
;Kuriza
;Vegeta
;Majin Boo
;Son Goku
Production
Akira Toriyama originally drew Neko Majin as a single one-shot, enjoying the relaxed and silly feel it has. He suggested that the reason it became a Dragon Ball parody was probably because he ran out of material and moved away from its original premise.Publication
Neko Majin is a series of eight one-shots written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama that were published irregularly in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazines Weekly Shōnen Jump and Monthly Shōnen Jump from 1999 to 2005. Although there were some similarities, it did not become a self-parody of Dragon Ball until Neko Majin Z, released in the June 2001 issue of Monthly Shōnen Jump. The chapters were compiled by Shueisha into a single volume, released on April 4, 2005. On April 4, 2013, the chapters were fully colored and the kanzenban was released digitally.In the October 2007 issue of the North American version of Shonen Jump, Viz Media included a translation of Neko Majin Z 5, simply released as Neko Majin Z.