Zatch Bell!
The protagonists of Zatch Bell, Zatch (right) and Kiyo (left)
金色のガッシュベル!! (Konjiki no Gash Bell!!)
Genre	Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Manga
Author	Makoto Raiku
Publisher	Shogakukan
English publisher	VIZ Media Chuang Yi (Chinese and English)
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Original run	January 2001 – 26 December 2007
Volumes	33
TV anime
Director	Tetsuji Nakamura Yukio Kaizawa
Studio	Toei Animation
Licensor	Pony Canyon Viz Media
Network	Fuji Television Cartoon Network
Original run	6 April 2003 – 26 March 2006
Episodes	150
Feature movies
Konjiki no Gash Bell!!: 101 Banme no Mamono Konjiki no Gash Bell!!: Attack of the Mechavulcan

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Contents 1 Intent 2 Story 3 Characters 4 Anime 4.1 Writing style of the anime 5 Episodes and chapters 6 Theme songs 7 Cast 8 See also 9 References 10 External links

Intent

Raiku said that he intended to create a "passionate story about a heartwarming friendship" and that he used the concept as a "base" while adding the mamodo, book, and spell concepts. ^[2]

Story

One hundred mamodo (known as "mamono/demons" in the original version) go to Earth every 1,000 years to battle to be the king of the mamodo world (referred to as makai in the original, which can be translated as hell). Hell, according to many Religious beliefs, is a location in the Afterlife, which may be described as a place of suffering Each mamodo has a particular element which it can control and attack with, a set of body supporting spells, and other spells (e. Many ancient philosophies used a set of archetypal classical "elements" to explain patterns in Nature. g. a defensive spell), all via the use of a special spell book. Each mamodo needs a human partner in order to use his or her spell book, and if his or her spell book is burned, the mamodo is forced to return to the mamodo world. While the spells in each book typically are different for each mamodo, there are mamodo that share spells. The human and their mamodo gain these spells through experience. Each spell book is a different color. The last mamodo standing without their book burnt is the new mamodo king.

The main human character, Kiyo Takamine (Kiyomaro Takamine in the original version), is a 14-year old boy in junior high school. Bell and Kiyo Takamine are two Characters and the main Protagonists of the Manga and Anime series Zatch Bell!. His father, Seitaro Takamine, discovers an unconscious mamodo named Zatch Bell (Gash Bell in the original version) while in a forest in England. Bell and Kiyo Takamine are two Characters and the main Protagonists of the Manga and Anime series Zatch Bell!. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 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.

Characters

Main articles: List of Zatch Bell! characters and List of Zatch Bell! minor characters

See also: List of Ancient Mamodo

• Gash Bell (ガッシュ・ベル Gasshu Beru)/Zatch Bell - The titular character and Kiyo's mamodo. This is a list of Fictional characters found in the Anime and Manga series Zatch Bell!. These are minor characters in the anime Zatch Bell! Minor Characters Owashi A hawk who flew Zatch all the way from England to Kiyo's house he only Bell and Kiyo Takamine are two Characters and the main Protagonists of the Manga and Anime series Zatch Bell!. 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, because of his brother Zeno. His favorite food is yellowtail tuna. The Japanese amberjack or yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata, is a Fish in the family Carangidae.

• Kiyomaro Takamine (高嶺清麿 Takamine Kiyomaro)/Kiyo Takamine - A brainy junior high school student who is Zatch’s bookkeeper and friend. Bell and Kiyo Takamine are two Characters and the main Protagonists of the Manga and Anime series Zatch Bell!. 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. He is a genius whose battle plans help Zatch fight.

• Suzume Mizuno (水野鈴芽 Mizuno Suzume)/Suzy Mizuno - A ditzy girl who has a crush on Kiyo. Suzy Mizuno, known in Japan as, is a character from the anime and manga series Zatch Bell!. 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.

• Vulcan 300 (バルカン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 Pocky box ("cardboardium") and chopsticks. us-pockyjpg|thumb|right|American Pocky]] (pokːiː in Japanese) is a Japanese snack food produced by the Ezaki Glico Company of Japan 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, and Zatch keeps graves of each previous Vulcan. Vulcan was first made in episode 3 when Zatch began crying because he had no one to play with him while Kiyo went to school.

• 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 defeat a mamodo named Zofis, who has brainwashed her best friend, Koko. Brago and Sherry Belmont are two Fictional characters in the Manga and Anime series Zatch Bell!. Her mamodo is Brago. She is not a particularly friendly person because of her callousness. After Zofis' defeat, Sherry decides to help Brago become king out of gratitude.

• Brago (ブラゴ Burago) - One of the most powerful mamodo, who uses gravitational spells and isn't exactly thrilled with having to have a human partner, much less a weak girl, to read his spells. Brago and Sherry Belmont are two Fictional characters in the Manga and Anime series Zatch Bell!. He often expresses disdain for having to team up with a human to win the mamodo battle. Exceptionally strong, he is one of the few mamodo who do not require spells to fight.

• Parco Folgore (パルコ・フォルゴレ Paruko Forugore) - An Italian superstar who has a mamodo named Kanchomé. Kanchomé and Parco Folgore are two Fictional characters and Protagonists of the Manga and Anime series Zatch Bell!. In the original version, his "trademark song" is the infamous "Chichi wo Moge" (which translates into English as "Groping Breasts"). The American dub changes the song to the more innocent "Hey, Hey, Let's Dance All Day". In the original version, he's a pervert who gropes every girl he comes across, but in the American version he is simply a flamboyant womanizer. Perversion is a concept describing those types of Human behavior that are perceived to be a serious deviation from what is considered to be orthodox or normal He 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. Kanchomé and Parco Folgore are two Fictional characters and Protagonists of the Manga and Anime series Zatch Bell!. He is dubbed "crybaby" by those around him. He is extremely loyal to Folgore and sings Folgore's songs all day. He has an "endless pocket" filled with all kinds of candy, but despite that he will always try to take candy that is nearby, which has caused him problems.

• Tio (ティオ Tio)/Tia - A tomboy female mamodo that used to bully Zatch, yet is now his ally. Tia and Megumi Oumi are two Fictional characters and Protagonists of the Manga and Anime series Zatch Bell!. 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). Tia and Megumi Oumi are two Fictional characters and Protagonists of the Manga and Anime series Zatch Bell!. Her mamodo is Tia. 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. Ponygon and Kafk Sunbeam are two Fictional characters in the Manga and Anime series Zatch Bell!, and two of the main Protagonists in This mamodo uses armor based spells, although he is unable to find his partner for a very long time. 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 book keeper and taking part in the mamodo battle as well. His partner turns out to be Kafk Sunbeam, a German engineer who can somehow understand Ponygon. Ponygon 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 Kafk, who tries to ask his real name and ends up getting the same answer as everyone else). In the original version, this stems from uma ("Horse") and gon (as in Monster). In the American dub, Kiyo says "Since you look like a horse (pony) and I want you gone. . . ", leading to Ponygon. Ponygon was at first scared of fighting, but after burning Dalmos' book, he is no longer afraid and will protect his frineds.

• Kafka Sunbeam (カフカ・サンビーム)/Kafk Sunbeam - An easygoing man in his 30s. Ponygon and Kafk Sunbeam are two Fictional characters in the Manga and Anime series Zatch Bell!, and two of the main Protagonists in He is Ponygon's bookkeeper. He did not appear until midway through the second season. Unlike most of Kiyo's friends, he is a simple German engineer working on projects in Japan.

Anime

The anime series was produced by Toei Animation, and while it followed the manga, there were a number of liberties taken with the storyline, particularly towards the end of the series. (anime in Japanese, ( is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co Ltd. The studio was originally founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films (日本動画映画 Nihon Dōga Eiga often shortened The anime was a success in Japan, spawning two feature films and a good deal of merchandise. However, the series ended in March 2006, after 150 episodes. The story did not have much of a conclusion, as the manga was still ongoing at the time. While part of the problem involved the writer, Makoto Raiku, breaking his hand, preventing him from drawing for two to three months, it was further compounded with the animation studio catching up with the artist and another anime series, Digimon Savers, scheduled for that time slot starting in April. is a manga artist whose works have appeared prominently in Shogakukan 's publication Shonen Sunday. Digimon Data Squad, known in Japan as, is a Japanese Anime television series and the fifth series produced as part of the Digimon franchise These lead to Toei choosing to create their own ending with the final episodes, creating their own battles and scenarios for the end of this arc as well as making adaptations to certain things already introduced by Raiku in the chapters that were not animated, both prior and after their cutoff point. While some plot points and specific spells remained the same, others would bear a remarkable difference between Toei's interpretation and Raiku's version, particularly those done by the mangaka after the anime's end.

For the first season, the eyecatcher between commercial breaks would show Zatch riding on Ponygon through a field and then crashing into the camera, and then it would show Zatch being chased around the park by Naomi, and then Naomi crashing into the camera. An is a scene or illustration used to begin and end a commercial break in a Japanese TV program, especially in Anime and Tokusatsu shows similar to how The second season had two more eye-catchers. The first was Tia chasing Zatch around the park, and then the second being Suzy walking around town, running into Wife and Folgore. The third season continued the second season eye-catchers until episode 108. From episode 108 and on, Toei removed the eye-catchers, but added instead a cold opening to the beginning of each episode and a scene at the end of each episode with two characters having their hair styles swapped. A cold open (also referred to as a teaser) in a Television program or movie is the technique of jumping directly into a story at the beginning

When the anime was adapted into English, it was adapted to a tone that would be considered more kid-friendly to American audiences. Some names were changed, shortened, or Americanized, Zatch's tendency to run around naked was altered by giving him a pair of boxers, and Folgore's signature song, "Chichi wo Moge" (lit. "Grope the Breasts") was changed to "Hey Hey Let's Dance All Day". Weapons were made to appear as toys, often by making them glow, or sometimes changed to water guns. All blood was erased, all of the jokes centered around sexual innuendo (namely Big Boing) were censored, the swear words in the show were changed to phrases such as "Oh no!" or "Darn!", and moments of violence were covered with brief splashes of color. While most of the music in the English dub is brand new, there have been certain occasions where the original Japanese soundtrack has been used; episode 14 of the anime even used all of the music from the original version. The original music for the episode title theme was used in that episode.

The dubbed version of the anime is no longer showing on Toonami at the moment, last showing episode 77 on January 20, 2007. Toonami (a Portmanteau of the words Cartoon and Tsunami suggesting a "tidal wave" of Animated cartoons is a registered Earlier episodes can be seen on Cartoon Network's online broadband service, Toonami Jetstream, though it is unknown as of yet if the show will surprass the episodes that have aired so far on Toonami or not. Toonami Jetstream is an ad-supported online broadband service and a remake of Toonami 's previous video streaming service Toonami Reactor provided by Cartoon Network However, the manga editions are still being published in English every two months. Viz has announced at the 2007 Anime Expo that the English dub of the anime will return to television eventually, although no arrangements have been made between Viz and Cartoon Network. Anime Expo, abbreviated AX, is an Anime convention that usually takes place on the July 4 weekend for four days each year in Southern California Episode 78 of the dub aired on YTV in Canada on July 20, 2007. After that, the dub wasn't shown again until September 14, 2007, but after episode 82 on October 5, 2007, it went on hiatus until airing more episodes every Friday starting on May 30, 2008 with episode 83. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

The anime is released on DVD by Viz Media. Viz Media LLC, headquartered in San Francisco California, is an Anime, Manga and Japanese Entertainment company founded in 1986 All the DVDs show the edited TV Version only. There are no Uncut DVDs.

Writing style of the anime

Pam Gelman of Common Sense Media posted a review of the American English language version of Zatch Bell! on Go.com. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Gocom (also known as The Go Network) is a Web portal first launched by Jeff Gold and now operated by the Walt Disney Internet Group, which is a part of Gelman describes Zatch Bell! as differentiating itself from other anime due to "focus on relationships and the ability to trust a partner. " ^[3]

Episodes and chapters

See List of Zatch Bell! episodes

See List of Zatch Bell! chapters

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 yō ni / "So That This Voice Can Reach You" by Takayoshi Tanimoto (Episodes: 51-100)
3. 見えない翼 / Mienai Tsubasa / "Invisible Wings" by Takayoshi 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. イデア / "Idea" by Tsukiko Amano (76-100)
5. 今日より明日は / Kyou yori Ashita wa / "Tomorrow more so than Today" by Echiura (Episodes: 101-125)
6. ★遊FEVER 2005★ / "★Aso FEVER 2005★" by Tomoe Shinohara (Episodes: 126-149)
7. カサブタ / Kasabuta / "Scab" by Hidenori Chiwata (Episode: 150)

North America (Zatch Bell!)

Openings

(1-52) "Zatch Bell! Theme" by Thorsten Laewe and Greg Prestopino

(53-) "Follow the Light" by Thorsten Laewe and Greg Prestopino

Endings

(1-52, 71-74) "Zatch Bell! Theme (Instrumental)" by Thorsten Laewe

(53-70, 75-82) "Follow the Light (Instrumental)" by Thorsten Laewe

Cast

Main article: List of Zatch Bell! cast members

See also

• List of Zatch Bell! video games - List of video games based on the series

References

External links

English

• Official English Zatch Bell! website
• Zatch Bell page at VIZ.com
• Zatch Bell! at TV.com
• GASH!! Fan Site

Japanese

• Shonen Sunday Konjiki no Gash Bell!! website
• Toei Konjiki no Gash Bell!! website
• Fuji TV “Konjiki no Gash Bell!! website

Zatch Bell! by Makoto Raiku v • d • e
Protagonists:	Zatch Bell and Kiyo Takamine | Brago and Sherry Belmont Tia and Megumi Oumi | Ponygon and Kafk Sunbeam | Kanchomé and Parco Folgore Suzy Mizuno | Wonrei and Li-en | Kido and Dr. Riddles | Purio and Lupa
Antagonists:	Zofis and Koko | Zeno and Dufort | Kiees and Berun | Clear Note and Vino
Other Characters:	All Mamodo and Bookkeepers | Ancient Mamodo Minor Characters | The Majestic Twelve
Other Media:	Mamodo Fight | Manga Chapters | Episode List | Voice Actors Video Games | Konjiki no Gash Bell!!: 101 Banme no Mamono | Konjiki no Gash Bell!!: Attack of the Mecha-Vulcan

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