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Zatch Bell!, known in Japan as Konjiki no Gash Bell!! (anime) and Konjiki no Gash!! (manga) (金色のガッシュベル!! Konjiki no Gasshu Beru!! literally translates to "Golden Gash Bell!!"), is a shōnen manga series by Makoto Raiku, which has been adapted as an anime TV series by Toei Animation. Many of the Zatch Bell! graphic novels have short comics inside titled Zatch & Suzy (Gash and Suzume in the Japanese versions).

Story

One hundred "mamodo" (known as mamono, or demons, in the Japanese versions) go to Earth every 1,000 years to battle to be the king of the Mamodo World. Each demon needs a human partner in order to use his or her spell book, and if his or her spell book is destroyed, the mamodo has to return to the demon world.

The main character, Kiyo Takamine (Kiyomaro Takamine in the Japanese version), is a 14-year old boy in junior high school. His father, Seitaro Takamine, discovers an unconscious mamodo named Zatch Bell (Gash Bell in the Japanese version) while in an English forest. His father sends the mamodo to be Kiyo's mentor. Unlike the other mamodo, Zatch lost his memory of the mamodo world. Kiyo and Zatch are now caught up in the battle to be the king of the mamodos.

Syndication

The anime had aired on Fuji Television on Sundays in Japan and originally lead to the 2003 remake of Astro Boy. Konjiki no Gash Bell concluded on March 26, 2006 with its 150th, and final, episode. It has been replaced in that time slot in Japan by Digimon Savers, the fifth Digimon anime series. Zatch had held that time slot for three years, after four consecutive Digimon series over four years. The manga currently runs in Shogakukan's Shonen Sunday in Japan.

The series was licensed by ShoPro Entertainment and premiered on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block in North America on March 5, 2005 under the new name of "Zatch Bell!". The reason for the name change was due to the negative connotations the word "gash*" has in English. Cartoon Network has purchased 92 episodes (seasons 1-2) of the show. On May 20, 2006, a one hour recap episode aired. Episode 53 aired on Cartoon Network on May 27, 2006.

The manga was also licensed by VIZ Media for distribution in North America and six volumes have been released so far- volume 7 is set to be released June 20, 2006- and volumes 1-2 were released August 2005. A volume will be released every two months. The manga was also licensed in English in Singapore by Chuang Yi. The names in the English manga in North America and Singapore reflect the changed names in the English anime. The manga is also licensed by Kana in France.

Characters

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  • Gash Bell (ガッシュ・ベル Gasshu Beru) / Zatch Bell - Kiyo's mamodo. He has electric based spells that correspond with his emotions. When he was found, he had no memory of where he was from or who he was, except for his name.

  • Kiyomaro Takamine (高嶺清麿 Takamine Kiyomaro) / Kiyo Takamine - A brainy junior high school student who is Zatch’s bookkeeper and friend. At first, the two do not get along due to Kiyo's snobbishness. Early on, Kiyo had few friends and was disliked in his school. After his father sent Zatch, things began to change.

  • Suzume Mizuno (水野鈴芽 Mizuno Suzume) / Suzy Mizuno - A ditzy girl who has a crush on Kiyo. She draws faces on fruit to express how she is feeling and often uses oranges. She gets jealous when she hears that Kiyo is hanging out with other girls, namely Megumi Oumi or Shion Hibiki.

  • Vulcan 300 / Volcan 300 - Zatch's best friend. He is said to be a robot that can launch up to 300 air missiles. He was created in five minutes with a hyper body made of a snack box ("cardboardium") and chopsticks. He was made by Kiyo as a way to occupy Zatch, and he shows up several times in the series. He apparently had to be remade several times due to his poor construction.

  • Sherry Bellmont (シェリー・ベルモンド Sherī Berumondo) - A girl with a painful childhood who is trying to find a way to stop a demon named Zofis from controlling her best friend, Koko. Her mamodo is Brago. She is not a particularly friendly person because of her callousness.

  • Brago (ブラゴ Burago) - Sherry's mamodo, who uses gravitational spells and isn't exactly thrilled with having to have a human partner, much less a female, to read his spells. He may not admit it, but he needs Sherry if he's going to win the Mamodo battle.

  • Parco Folgore (パルコ・フォルゴレ Paruko Forugore) - An Italian superstar who has a demon named Kanchomé. In the Japanese version, his "trademark song" is the infamous "Chichi wo Moge" (which translates into English as "Grope the Breast"). The American dub changes the song to the more innocent "Hey, Hey, Let's Dance All Day". In the Japanese version, he's a perverted monkey who gropes every girl he comes across, but he's toned down in the American version. He also likes to call himself "The invincible Folgore" and he even has a song for it.

  • Kanchomé (キャンチョメ Kyanchome) - Folgore's mamodo, who seems weaker than Gash, but only because his spells are more based around deception and transformation of form. He is extremely loyal to Parco and sings Parco's songs all day.

  • Tio (ティオ Tio) / Tia - A tomboy female Mamodo that used to bully Zatch, yet is now his ally. At first, she did not believe that mamodos could team up, but that all changed due to Zatch. She is very outgoing and a bit pushy because of her stressing partner. Her spells are mainly defensive (shields), with sword-based ones later on. She apparently has a crush on Zatch, who is oblivious to her actions. Tia went as far as to give the lunch she made for Zatch to Kiyo as an attempt to hide her feelings.

  • Megumi Oumi (大海 恵 Ōumi Megumi) - A Japanese teenage idol who befriends both Zatch and Kiyo (some would say more than friends on the latter). Her Mamodo is Tia, the tomboyish female mamodo. There is currently no background info on her, but she is always busy due to tours and concerts. Tia is really upset at the fact that she has limited vacation time. She can make Kiyo blush many times in one day. She also seems to be skilled in Judo and has also taught her mamodo how to defend herself physically.

  • Umagon (ウマゴン) / Ponygon - A Mamodo that appears to be a kind of miniature horse. This mamodo could use armor based spells, if he could find a human partner to read his spell book (he does, eventually). First befriended by Zatch in England in the manga (in the anime, he first shows up in Japan), he is consistently obsessed with eventually finding his bookkeeper and taking part in the mamodo battle as well. His partner turns out to be Kafka Sunbeam, a German Scientist who can somewhow understand Ponygon. He seems good-natured and befriends everyone easily, except for Kiyo. His real name is "Schneider", but because no one can understand his language, they end up calling him Ponygon (Even Kafka, who does not try to find out his real name). In the Japanese version, this stems from uma ("Horse") and gon (as in Monster). In the American dub, Kiyo merely says "Since you look like a horse (pony) and I want you gone...", leading to Ponygon.

Mamodo that Kiyo and Zatch encounter

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Episodes

The original subtitles are on the left & VIZ Media's subtitles are on the right.

  • 1: The Lightning Boy from the Demon World - The Lightning Boy from Another World
  • 2: Freezing Spell, Gikor vs. Zaker - A Freezing Spell
  • 3: The Second Spell, Rashield! - The Second Spell
  • 4: The Battle Between 100 Demons - The Great Mamodo Battle
  • 5: The Black Assassins, Brago and Sherry - The Dark Mamodo
  • 6: The Lost Red Spellbook - The Mystery Of The Missing Red Book
  • 7: Botanical Garden Duel - Botanical Madness
  • 8: The Kind Demon Kolulu - Kolulu A Kind Momodo
  • 9: The Third Technique, Jikerdor! - The Third Spell
  • 10: Elite Demon Eshros - The Elite Mamodo
  • 11: The Invincible Folgore! - The Invincible Folgore
  • 12: Sherry, The Rhapsody of Fate - Sherry's Rhapsody of Life
  • 13: Showdown! Gash vs. Hyde - The Rematch: Zatch and Hyde Meet Again
  • 14: Tomboy Tio and Idol Megumi - The Tomboy and the Pop Star
  • 15: Gash and Tio's New Promise - A New Pledge Between Zatch and Tia
  • 16: Battle in the Freezer - The Invincible Robnos - The Invulnerable Robnos
  • 17: Kiyomaro's Curry Summer Camp! - Kiyo's Curry Camping Trip
  • 18: Chase! London's Breast-Groping Demon - London Calling
  • 19: Cursed Castle of the Demonic Flowers - The Dark Lord of the Cursed Castle
  • 20: Annihilation! Baltro Fights Back - Flowers of Evil
  • 21: The Other Gash - Another Zatch
  • 22: The Dancing Green Warrior - The Dancing Mamodo
  • 23: Merumerume~! Flame on, Umagon! - Go For It, Ponygon
  • 24: The Free Traveler, Apollo - Apollo, the Free Traveler
  • 25: The Decisive Battle! The Will to Win - Apollo, the Free Traveler, Part 2
*Special: Zatch and Kiyo's Odyssey
  • 26: Gash's One Day - A Day With Zatch
  • 27: My Son, Danny - Danny Boy
  • 28: Tio and Megumi's Great Adventure - Tia and Megumi's Excellent Adventure
  • 29: Fierce Fighting! Theme Park Battle - Amusement Park Battle
  • 30: Gash and Tio, the Strongest Combination - Zatch and Tia: A Fierce Combination
  • 31: Story of the Demonic Mirror, The Cute Transfer Student! - The Cute Transfer Student
  • 32: Story of the Demonic Mirror, Shion's Tragic Secret - Shion's Secret
  • 33: Story of the Demonic Mirror, When the Three Pieces Reunite - The Joining of the Three
  • 34: Story of the Demonic Mirror, The Tears Bathed in Dusk - Sunset Soaked in Tears
  • 35: Story of the Demonic Mirror, The Fiery Showdown - The Final Mirror Battle
  • 36: Showdown! Gash vs. Naomi-chan - Collision - Zatch vs. Naomi
  • 37: Unstoppable Love! The Pure Love of the Hong Kong Girl - Battle in Hong Kong
  • 38: Fist of Love! Go Boren - Battle in Hong Kong, Part 2
  • 39: Certain Death! The Invisible Hunter - The Invisible Hunter
  • 40: Kanchomé Becomes a Big Brother - Big Brother Kanchomé
  • 41: Sudden Change! The Invincible Kanchomé - The Invincible Kanchomé
  • 42: The Cold-Hearted Enemies! Zeon and Dufaux - Cold-Hearted Foes
  • 43: The Hero of Justice, Kamakiri Joe - The Hero of Justice: Praying Mantis Joe
  • 44: The Challenge from Bari - Invitation to a Duel
  • 45: Endless Fight to the Death! Zatch vs. Bari - Zatch vs. Bari
  • 46: Merumerume~! Umagon in Critical Danger!? - Ponygon's Close Call
  • 47: Snowfield Rumble!! A Regal Presence - Rumble in the Snow
  • 48: The Approaching Evil! The Mystery of the Tablet - The Mystery of the Stone Tablet
  • 49: The Riddle Professor and the Majestic Twelve - Dr. Riddles and the Majestic Twelve
  • 50: Invoke! The Sixth Spell, Rauzaruk!! - The Sixth Spell
  • 51: Under Heavy Attack!! The Masked Devil, Lord - The Masked Mamodo
  • 52: My Dear Gash! I am Patie! - My Beloved Zatch

'''Season 2

*Special: Friends Getting Stronger!

  • 53: Goddamn!! The Vengeful Water Dragon - So Giaku! The Water Dragon of Rage!
  • 54: Fight in the Park! Gash vs. Kiyomaro!? - Battle in the Park: Zatch vs. Kiyo?!
  • 55: Patie's Counterattack!! When the Assassins are Released - Penny's Revenge! Assassins on the Loose!
  • 56: Light of Hope, Saifogeo - The Light of Hope, Saifogeo
  • 57: Battle on the Sand, Brago vs. the Three Calm Fighters - Battle on the Sand: Brago vs. the Three Silent Rulers
  • 58: Defeat Lord! The Determination of Everyone - Defeat Milordo-Z! Each Person's Resolve
  • 59: Breaking into Deboro's Ruins! Kanchomé's Battle!! - Breaking Into Darimos's Castle, Kanchome's Fight!!
  • 60: Attack and Defense! The Labyrinth of Rapid Currents - Fight and Defend! The Maze of Fowarding Events
  • 61: The Tragic Curse of a Thousand Years
  • 62: The Shocking V, Very Melon!!
  • 63: BRAAAH! Chaguru of a Gentleman's anger
  • 64: Fierce Attack of Darumos! Death Match on the Sand
  • 65: Merumerume~! Umagon's Lightning Speed
  • 66: Protect It With Your Life! The Entrusted Demon's Red Book
  • 67: Are They Incredible? The Majestic Twelve
  • 68: Running Wildly? Tio's Big Confession Plan
  • 69: Crushing Attack! Wicked Zofis' Ambition
  • 70: Imminent Peril!! The Four Heavenly Kings Block The Way
  • 71: Especially If There's Love... Howl Strong Sorrowful Raou Dibauren
  • 72: Sing Sing! The Terrifying Belgium EO
  • 73: Thank You My King! Mikoruo Ma Zageruga
  • 74: Flashes of Dancing Lights! Aloof Warrior Pamoon
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  • 85: The Bond That Cannot Be Severed
  • 86: Zofis's Counterattack! Friendship's Last Battle
  • 87:
  • 88: Sherie, Brago, A New Departure
  • 89: The Magnificent V Appears Again
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Season 1
*: These episodes are hour long recap/clip-shows of previous episodes which are exclusive to the American dub of the series.

Theme songs

Japan (Konjiki no Gash Bell!!)

Openings:
  1. カサブタ / Kasabuta / "Scab" by Hidenori Chiwata (Episodes: 1-50)
  2. 君にこの声が届きますように / Kimi ni Kono Koe ga Todokimasu you ni / "So My Voice Is Able To Reach You" by Takeyoshi Tanimoto (Episodes: 51-100)
  3. 見えない翼 / Mienai Tsubasa / "Invisible Wings" by Takeyoshi Tanimoto (Episodes:101-150)

Endings:
  1. "PERSONAL" by Aya Ueto (Episodes: 1-30)
  2. "STARS-you don't have to worry about tomorrow-" by: KING (Episodes: 31-58)
  3. つよがり / Tsuyogari / "A Bluff" by Eri Kitamura (Episodes: 59-75)
  4. "Idea" by Tsukiko Amano (76-100)
  5. 今日より明日は / Kyou yori Ashita wa / "Tomorrow is from Today" by Echiura (Episodes: 101-125)
  6. ★遊FEVER 2005★ / "★Aso FEVER 2005★" by Shinohara Tomoe (Episodes: 126-149)
  7. カサブタ / Kasabuta / "Scab" by Hidenori Chiwata (Episode: 150)

U.S. (Zatch Bell)

Opening:
(1-52) "Zatch Bell! Theme" by VIZ Media
(53-) "Follow the Light" by VIZ Media
Ending:
(1-52) "Zatch Bell! Theme (Instrumental)" by VIZ Media
(53-) "Follow the Light (Instrumental)" by VIZ Media

English Cast

See also

External links

English

Japanese

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Video Games

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