's a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It began in late 1997 despite him fighting a hurting arm. The manga was first serialized in Japan by Weekly Shōnen Jump and then made into a tankōbon by Jump Comics. This was Toriyama's first major project since the Dragon Ball manga. Storyline and plot A troublesome young vampire-hybrid named Paifu and his many friends, including a ghost named José Rodriguez, are searching for a medicine to cure the monster… (More on Cowa)