Zatch Bell

Zatch Bell!
The first Tankōbon of Konjiki no Gash!! released by Shogakukan in Japan in May 2001
金色のガッシュベル!! (Konjiki no Gash Bell!!)
Genre	Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Manga
Written by	Makoto Raiku
Published by	Shogakukan
English publisher	NA Viz Media SG Chuang Yi
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Original run	January 2001 – December 2007
Volumes	33 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Tetsuji Nakamura Yukio Kaizawa
Music by	Kow Otani
Studio	Toei Animation
Licensed by	AU Magna Pacific NA Viz Media UK Warner Bros. Television
Original network	Fuji TV
English network	CA YTV UK Disney Channel US Cartoon Network (Toonami)
Original run	April 6, 2003 – March 26, 2006
Episodes	150 (List of episodes)
Feature films
Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Movie 1: Unlisted Demon 101 Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Movie 2: Attack of the Mecha-Vulcan

Zatch Bell!, also known as Gash Bell! and known in Japan as Konjiki no Gash!! (Japanese: 金色のガッシュ!!, Hepburn: Konjiki no Gasshu!!^?, lit. Golden Gash!!) 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 TV series titled Konjiki no Gash Bell!! (金色のガッシュベル!!, Konjiki no Gasshu Beru!!^?, lit. Golden Gash Bell!!) 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.