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14.04.2022
Dragon Ball-ism Toriyama Showcase #12: Neko Majin Z 2!
Welcome back to Dragon Ball-ism: Toriyama Showcase—the series where we discuss Akira Toriyama's various short stories and one-shot works. For this installment, we're returning to a light-hearted gag manga starring Z, a member of the mysterious cat-like race known as Neko Majin, in "Neko Majin Z 2"!
Neko Majin Z 2
Published in the September 2003 issue of Monthly Shonen Jump.
Neko Majin Z 2 is one of the one-shot "Neko Majin" manga stories that were published in Weekly Shonen Jump and Monthly Shonen Jump between 1999 and 2005. This series became popular thanks to its wall-to-wall Dragon Ball parodies and Toriyama-isms in general.
A Powerful New Foe: The Galactic Emperor _rieza!!
One day, Z goes to an autograph event to meet the strongest man in the world, Thunderbolt. He was actually intending to fight him too, but just as he is excitedly preparing to throw down, who should appear before him but the Saiyan known as Onio!
You may remember Onio as the Saiyan who came to Earth only to get thoroughly thrashed by our hero in the previous Neko Majin Z.
In order to get some payback, he returns with none other than the fearsome Lord Kuriza!!
Not only is he the self-proclaimed strongest being in the universe, he's also the spitting image of Frieza in both name and appearance! His attitude seems to be the same as well, as Kuriza is quick to show off his awesome destructive power.
(Tale 307)
Upset that his bout with Thunderbolt was put on hold, Z flies into a rage and launches a devastating assault on Kuriza!
This might be the gag manga's fun way of calling back to the battle that took place on Planet Namek, but by no means is this version any less intense!
(Tale 313)
Having witnessed Z's overwhelming power with his own eyes, Kuriza responds in kind by transforming and powering up!
And wouldn't you know it, even his transformation and subsequent pose are almost identical to Frieza's!
However, unlike Goku's former foe, Kuriza right cuts to the chase by changing into his final form from the get-go!
(Tale 312)
Not to be outdone, Z uses his own transformation…!
...Which looks exactly like his base form. But! If you look very closely, you can see he now has double eyelids.
Talk about your subtle changes!
How will this battle unfold now that both characters have powered up?!
And what is Kuriza's true identity…?!
Check out the rest of this purrrfectly hilarious parody manga to find out for yourself!
*All comic images are from the Japanese version.
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