Konjiki no Gash Bell
| Zatch Bell! | |
The first Tankōbon of Konjiki no Gash!! released by Shogakukan in Japan in May 2001
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金色のガッシュベル!! (Konjiki no Gash Bell!!) |
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| Genre | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Makoto Raiku |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
| Original run | January 2001 – December 2007 |
| Volumes | 33 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Tetsuji Nakamura (001−100) Yukio Kaizawa (101−150) |
| Produced by | Atsuya Takase Hiroyuki Sakurada Shinichi Ikeda Takatoshi Hamano |
| Written by | Akatsuki Yamatoya Hiroshi Hashimoto |
| Music by | Kow Otani |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
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| Original network | Fuji TV |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 6, 2003 – March 26, 2006 |
| Episodes | 150 |
| Anime television series | |
| The Final Tournament | |
| Directed by | Mitsuru Hongo |
| Written by | Isao Murayama |
| Music by | Seiji Yokoyama |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Original run | 2018 |
| Episodes | 25 |
| Feature films | |
Zatch Bell!, also known in Japan as Golden Gash!! (金色のガッシュ!!? Konjiki no Gasshu!!), is a shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Raiku. It was published in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday. The series follows Kiyo Takamine and his Mamodo (魔物? Mamono, lit. "demon") partner Zatch Bell as they try to win the tournament of Mamodo battles in order to make Zatch the king of the Mamodo world.
The manga was later adapted into a 150 episode anime television series titled Golden Gash Bell!! (金色のガッシュベル!!? Konjiki no Gasshu Beru!!) by Toei Animation. The anime was directed by Tetsuji Nakamura. Konjiki no Gash Bell premiered on Fuji TV on April 6, 2003 and ran until March 23, 2006. In addition to an array of licensed merchandise, the series also spawned a series of video games, and two animated films.
One hundred Mamodo go to Earth every 1,000 years to battle to be the king of the Mamodo world. Each Mamodo needs a human partner in order to use his or her spell book, a book that seals the powers of the Mamodo. When read aloud, the spells are cast by the Mamodo producing many effects. If the spell book is burned, the Mamodo is forced to return to the Mamodo world, and they lose all claim to the position of the Mamodo king. While the spells in each book typically are different for each Mamodo, there are Mamodo that share spells, like Zatch Bell and his evil twin brother, Zeno Bell. The human and their Mamodo gain these spells through experience and hard work. The last Mamodo standing without their book burnt is the new Mamodo king.
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