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{{Short description|Japanese manga series by Makoto Raiku}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2012}} {{expand Japanese|topic=manga}} {{Infobox animanga/Header | image = Gash Bel.png | caption = Cover of the first {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volume, featuring Zatch Bell riding Owashi and Kiyo Takamine | ja_kanji = 金色のガッシュ!! | ja_romaji = Konjiki no Gasshu!! | genre = {{ubl|[[Adventure fiction|Adventure]]<ref name="End" />|[[Fantasy comedy]]<ref name="JT">{{Cite book|last=Thompson|first=Jason|title=[[Manga: The Complete Guide]]|date=July 3, 2012|publisher=[[Del Rey Books]]|isbn=978-0-345-53944-1|pages=1350–1352|type=Kindle|author-link=Jason Thompson (writer)}}</ref>}}<!-- Genres should be based on what reliable sources list them as and not on personal interpretations. Limit of the three most relevant genres in accordance with [[MOS:A&M]]. --> }} {{Infobox animanga/Print | type = manga | author = [[Makoto Raiku]] | publisher = [[Shogakukan]] | publisher_en = {{English manga publisher | NA = [[Viz Media]] | SG = [[Chuang Yi]] }} | demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]}} | imprint = Shōnen Sunday Comics | magazine = [[Weekly Shōnen Sunday]] | first = January 10, 2001 | last = December 26, 2007 | volumes = 33 | volume_list = List of Zatch Bell! chapters }} {{Infobox animanga/Video | type = tv series | director = {{ubl|Tetsuharu Nakamura|Yukio Kaizawa}} | producer = {{ubl|Atsuya Takase|Hiroyuki Sakurada|Shinichi Ikeda|Takatoshi Hamano}} | writer = {{ubl|Akatsuki Yamatoya|Hiroshi Hashimoto}} | music = [[Kow Otani]] | studio = [[Toei Animation]] | licensee = {{English anime licensee| NA=Viz Media}} | network = [[Fuji Network System|FNS]] ([[Fuji TV]]) | network_en = {{English anime networks | CA = [[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]] ([[Bionix (TV programming block)|Bionix]]) | IN = [[Cartoon Network (Indian TV channel)|Cartoon Network]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Cartoon Network gears up for 2005 with new acquisitions|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k5/apr/apr138.htm|website=Indian Television|access-date=June 12, 2023|date=April 12, 2005|archive-date=January 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124234120/http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k5/apr/apr138.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> | US = [[Cartoon Network]] ([[Toonami]]/[[Miguzi]]), [[Starz]] }} | first = April 6, 2003 | last = March 26, 2006 | episodes = 150 | episode_list = List of Zatch Bell! episodes }} {{Infobox animanga/Video | type = film | title = Zatch Bell! Movie 1: 101st Devil | director = Junji Shimizu | producer = | writer = Hiroshi Hashimoto | music = Kow Otani | studio = Toei Animation | licensee = {{English anime licensee | NA = [[Discotek Media]] }} | released = August 7, 2004 | runtime = 84 minutes }} {{Infobox animanga/Video | type = film | title = [[Zatch Bell! Movie 2: Attack of Mechavulcan]] | director = [[Takuya Igarashi]] | producer = | writer = Aya Matsui | music = Kow Otani | studio = Toei Animation | licensee = {{English anime licensee | NA = Discotek Media }} | released = August 6, 2005 | runtime = 85 minutes }} {{Infobox animanga/Print | type = manga | title = Konjiki no Gash!! 2 | author = Makoto Raiku | publisher = Birgdin Board Corp. | publisher_en = | demographic = | imprint = | magazine = | first = March 14, 2022 | last = | volumes = 4 | volume_list = }} {{Infobox animanga/Other | title = Related media | content = * ''[[List of Zatch Bell! video games|List of ''Zatch Bell!'' video games]] }} {{Infobox animanga/Footer}} '''''Zatch Bell!''''', known in Japan as {{Nihongo|'''''Konjiki no Gash!!'''''|金色のガッシュ!!|Konjiki no Gasshu!!|"Golden Gash!!"|lead=yes}}, is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Makoto Raiku]]. It was serialized in [[Shogakukan]]'s [[Shōnen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga]] magazine ''[[Weekly Shōnen Sunday]]'' between January 2001 and December 2007, with its chapters collected in thirty-three {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes. The series follows the title character Zatch Bell, a mystical being called a Mamodo, who is partnered with a 14-year-old schoolboy Kiyo Takamine for a once-a-millennium tournament on Earth that determines the right to rule the Mamodo world as king. During their adventure, Zatch and Kiyo encounter and battle various Mamodo and their human partners, and meet allies who aid Zatch in his quest to become a kind king. ''Zatch Bell!'' was later adapted into an [[anime]] television series produced by [[Toei Animation]]. The series aired for 150 episodes on [[Fuji Television|Fuji TV]] and other [[Fuji Network System|FNS]] stations from April 2003 to March 2006. In addition to an array of licensed merchandise, the franchise also spawned a series of [[List of Zatch Bell! video games|video games]] and two animated theatrical films. [[Viz Media]] licensed both the manga and anime series for English-language localization in North America in 2005; only twenty-five volumes of the manga were published until 2009. The anime series ran in the United States on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Toonami]] and [[Miguzi]] programming blocks from 2005 to 2007 for seventy-seven episodes, and in Canada on [[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]]'s [[Bionix (TV programming block)|Bionix]] programming block from 2005 to 2008; in all, 104 episodes were dubbed in English. By March 2017, the ''Zatch Bell!'' manga had over 23.8 million copies in circulation, including [[Manga#Digital manga|digital versions]], making it one of the [[List of best-selling manga|best-selling manga series]]. In 2003, the series won the 48th [[Shogakukan Manga Award]] for the {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} category. The manga has received generally positive reviews from critics. It was praised for its unique characters, humor, and overall concept. The television adaptation has a more mixed reception, with criticism largely focused on the visuals, graphical violence, and voice acting. A sequel to the original manga, titled ''Konjiki no Gash!! 2'', began [[Digital comic|digital]] distribution in March 2022. By August 2024, ''Konjiki no Gash!! 2'' had over 900,000 copies in circulation.
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