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== Media == === Manga === {{See also|List of Zatch Bell! chapters{{!}}List of ''Zatch Bell!'' chapters}} Written and illustrated by [[Makoto Raiku]], ''Zatch Bell!'' was serialized in [[Shogakukan]]'s [[Shōnen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga]] magazine ''[[Weekly Shōnen Sunday]]'' magazine from January 10, 2001,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Raiku|first=Makoto|date=January 17, 2011|script-title=ja:雷句誠の今日このごろ。 : 感想コーナー4、そして・・・|url=http://raikumakoto.com/archives/5649440.html|access-date=February 22, 2019|website=Makoto Raiku's official blog|language=ja|quote={{lang|ja|あれからもう10年もの年月が流れたのですね・・・。10年前の2001年1月10日。今でも初めて本作を手にとって眼にした時のことは鮮明に思い出されます。第一話のガッシュの真っ直ぐな言葉に受けた衝撃。それは今でも決して忘れません。そして、ラストの爆発頭の清麿達のことも(笑)。}}|archive-date=February 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222095234/http://raikumakoto.com/archives/5649440.html|url-status=live}}</ref> to December 26, 2007.<ref name="End">{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=December 28, 2007|title=Zatch Bell Manga Ends After 7 Years, 323 Installments|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-28/zatch-bell-manga-ends-after-7-years-323-installments|access-date=August 19, 2009|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=September 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090928114055/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-28/zatch-bell-manga-ends-after-7-years-323-installments|url-status=live}}</ref> The manga ran for a total of 323 chapters, collected in thirty-three {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes, between May 18, 2001,<ref name="Shogakukan-V12">{{Cite web|script-title=ja:小学館: コミック 「金色のガッシュ!! 1」|trans-title=Zatch Bell! Vol. 1|url=http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_dtl?isbn=4091262317|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130112013012/http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_dtl?isbn=4091262317|archive-date=January 12, 2013|access-date=June 28, 2009|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja}}</ref> and June 18, 2008.<ref name="Shogakukan-V332">{{Cite web|script-title=ja:小学館: コミック 「金色のガッシュ!! 33」|trans-title=Zatch Bell! Vol. 33|url=http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_dtl?isbn=9784091213990|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111192909/http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_dtl?isbn=9784091213990|archive-date=January 11, 2013|access-date=June 28, 2009|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja}}</ref> The series was licensed for the English-language release by [[Viz Media]], which also provided the alternate title. The first two volumes of the series were released on August 2, 2005.<ref name="Viz-V12">{{Cite web|title=Zatch Bell! Vol. 1|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=2372|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091230142244/http://viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=2372|archive-date=December 30, 2009|access-date=June 28, 2009|publisher=[[Viz Media]]}}</ref><ref name="Viz-V22">{{Cite web|title=Zatch Bell! Vol. 2|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=2370|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091230142645/http://viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=2370|archive-date=December 30, 2009|access-date=June 28, 2009|publisher=[[Viz Media]]}}</ref> Viz Media discontinued the series after twenty-five volumes, with the last released on June 9, 2009.<ref name="Viz-V252">{{Cite web|title=Zatch Bell! Vol. 25|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=7592|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091230143442/http://viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=7592|archive-date=December 30, 2009|access-date=June 28, 2009|publisher=[[Viz Media]]}}</ref> The manga was also published in English by [[Chuang Yi]] in Singapore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zatch Bell|url=http://www.chuangyi.com.sg/english/sud_pages/zatchBell/zatchBell_index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707072315/http://www.chuangyi.com.sg/english/sud_pages/zatchBell/zatchBell_index.htm|archive-date=July 7, 2009|access-date=March 13, 2022|publisher=[[Chuang Yi]]}}</ref> In March 2011, Raiku released a one-shot chapter of ''Zatch Bell!'' to promote the repackaging of the manga in a new {{Transliteration|ja|[[bunkoban]]}} format under [[Kodansha]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Gash/Zatch Bell Gets New 1-Shot Manga in March|website=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-02-10/gash/zatch-bell-gets-new-1-shot-manga-in-march|access-date=May 29, 2011|archive-date=March 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317000354/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-02-10/gash/zatch-bell-gets-new-1-shot-manga-in-march|date=February 10, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Sixteen volumes were published between March 8, 2011, and June 7, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ja:金色のガッシュ!!(1)|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000012756|access-date=February 20, 2019|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|language=ja|archive-date=February 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221130508/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000012756|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ja:金色のガッシュ!!(16)|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000012771|access-date=February 20, 2019|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|language=ja|archive-date=February 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221112057/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000012771|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2018, a [[Ebook|digital]] sixteen-volume {{Transliteration|ja|[[kanzenban]]}} edition of ''Zatch Bell!'' was released through Birgdin Board Corp., Raiku's [[Self-publishing|own publishing company]]. The re-releases feature newly drawn cover art, color pages from the original ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' serialization, and a special [[Omake|bonus chapter]] in each volume called ''Zatch Café'',{{efn|Known in Japan as ''Gash Café'' (ガッシュカフェ, ''Gasshu Kafe'')}} which stars characters from that volume's cover.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Raiku|first=Makoto|date=2018-06-23|script-title=ja:「金色のガッシュ!!完全版」が、電子書籍で販売されます!!|url=http://raikumakoto.com/archives/2018-06.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223214541/http://raikumakoto.com/archives/2018-06.html|archive-date=February 23, 2020|access-date=2020-02-23|website=Makoto Raiku's official blog|language=ja }}</ref> After successful sales and demand from fans, the {{Transliteration|ja|kanzenban}} edition was released in physical format in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Raiku|first=Makoto|date=2019-04-19|script-title=ja:「金色のガッシュ!!完全版」が紙の書籍で出ます!|url=http://raikumakoto.com/archives/2019-04.html|access-date=2020-02-23|website=Makoto Raiku's official blog|language=ja|archive-date=February 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223214541/http://raikumakoto.com/archives/2019-04.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2022, Raiku announced a sequel to the manga, titled {{nihongo|''Konjiki no Gash!! 2''|金色のガッシュ!! 2|Konjiki no Gasshu!! 2}}, which began its [[Webcomic|digital publication]] on various digital book services on March 14 of the same year.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=February 26, 2022|title=Konjiki no Gash/Zatch Bell! Manga Gets New Series in Mid-March|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-26/konjiki-no-gash-zatch-bell-manga-gets-new-series-in-mid-march/.183029|access-date=2022-02-26|website=[[Anime News Network]]|language=en|archive-date=February 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226142817/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-26/konjiki-no-gash-zatch-bell-manga-gets-new-series-in-mid-march/.183029|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1500792850644041728|user=raikumakoto|language=ja|script-title=ja:「金色のガッシュ!!2」第1話<br>3月14日、各電子書店にて配信開始です。<br>今回のCM動画もクリックすると、カッコイイ曲がついてきます。😊}}</ref> The first volume was released on September 16, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:雷句誠「金色のガッシュ!! 2」1巻発売、清麿とガッシュの新たなバトルを描く|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/493970|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=April 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029014407/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/493970|archive-date=October 29, 2022|language=ja|date=September 16, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> As of August 23, 2024, four volumes have been released.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:金色のガッシュ!! 2 (4)|url=https://ddnavi.com/book/4910019200|website=[[Da Vinci (magazine)|Da Vinci Web]]|publisher=[[Kadokawa Corporation]]|access-date=October 22, 2024|language=ja}}</ref> === Anime === {{See also|List of Zatch Bell! episodes{{!}}List of ''Zatch Bell!'' episodes}} A 150-episode [[anime]] television adaptation, titled in Japan as {{nihongo|''Konjiki no Gash Bell!!''|金色のガッシュベル!!|Konjiki no Gasshu Beru!!|"Golden Gash Bell!!"}}, was produced by [[Toei Animation]], and directed by Tetsuharu Nakamura and Yukio Kaizawa, with Akatsuki Yamatoya and Hiroshi Hashimoto as the lead scriptwriters.<ref name="Staff">{{Cite web|title=''Konjiki no Gash Bell!!'' staff list|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/GB/staff.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130024313/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/GB/staff.html|archive-date=January 30, 2009|access-date=July 14, 2009|publisher=[[Toei Animation]]}}</ref> It began airing on [[Fuji Television]] on April 6, 2003, and ran for 50 episodes per season, concluding after three seasons on March 26, 2006.<ref name="Episodes">{{Cite web|title=''Konjiki no Gash Bell!!'' episode list|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/GB/episode/list/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130032407/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/GB/episode/list/|archive-date=January 30, 2009|access-date=July 14, 2009|publisher=[[Toei Animation]]}}</ref> The episodes were collected and distributed by [[Pony Canyon]] into three DVD series, labeled as "levels", consisting of seventeen DVDs each, totaling fifty-one sets: the first level was released from November 19, 2003,<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ja:金色のガッシュベル!!(1)|url=http://member.toei-anim.co.jp/esp/cgi-bin/item.cgi?item_id=PCBE50660&ctg_id=DVD&page=16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050323015341/http://member.toei-anim.co.jp/esp/cgi-bin/item.cgi?item_id=PCBE50660&ctg_id=DVD&page=16|archive-date=March 23, 2005|access-date=March 13, 2022|publisher=[[Toei Animation]]|language=ja}}</ref> to April 20, 2005;<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ja:金色のガッシュベル!!(17)|url=http://member.toei-anim.co.jp/esp/cgi-bin/item.cgi?item_id=PCBE50676&ctg_id=DVD&page=17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050323032248/http://member.toei-anim.co.jp/esp/cgi-bin/item.cgi?item_id=PCBE50676&ctg_id=DVD&page=17|archive-date=March 23, 2005|access-date=March 13, 2022|publisher=[[Toei Animation]]|language=ja}}</ref> the second level was released from May 18, 2005,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Konjiki no Gash (Zach Bell)!! Level-2 Vol.1|url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/PCBE-51460|access-date=March 13, 2022|website=CDJapan|archive-date=August 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829230141/https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/PCBE-51460|url-status=live}}</ref> to June 21, 2006;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Konjiki no Gash (Zach Bell)!! Level-2 Vol.17|url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/PCBE-51476|access-date=March 13, 2022|website=CDJapan|archive-date=August 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829230132/https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/PCBE-51476|url-status=live}}</ref> the third level was released from July 5, 2006,<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ja:金色のガッシュベル!!Level 3(1)|url=http://member.toei-anim.co.jp/esp/cgi-bin/item.cgi?item_id=PCBE52148&ctg_id=dgash03&page=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309074005/http://member.toei-anim.co.jp/esp/cgi-bin/item.cgi?item_id=PCBE52148&ctg_id=dgash03&page=1|archive-date=March 9, 2007|access-date=March 13, 2022|publisher=[[Toei Animation]]|language=ja}}</ref> to March 7, 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ja:金色のガッシュベル!!Level 3(17)|url=http://member.toei-anim.co.jp/esp/cgi-bin/item.cgi?item_id=PCBE52164&ctg_id=dgash03&page=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070326112831/http://member.toei-anim.co.jp/esp/cgi-bin/item.cgi?item_id=PCBE52164&ctg_id=dgash03&page=2|archive-date=March 26, 2007|access-date=March 13, 2022|publisher=[[Toei Animation]]|language=ja}}</ref> ShoPro Entertainment (then VIZ LLC's sister company, later merged to form [[Viz Media]])<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 25, 2005|title=Japanese Entertainment Giants to Form Global Enterprise Specializing in Animation and Manga|url=http://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/2005/01_merger.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050828072435/http://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/2005/01_merger.php|archive-date=August 28, 2005|access-date=March 13, 2022|publisher=[[Viz Media]]}}</ref> acquired the license to the anime series, under the title ''Zatch Bell!'' in 2004,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|date=June 12, 2004|title=New ShoPro Acquisitions|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-06-12/new-shopro-acquisitions|access-date=March 13, 2022|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=March 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313125515/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-06-12/new-shopro-acquisitions|url-status=live}}</ref> and announced its home video release in August 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 4, 2005|title=Viz Media to Release Manga & Anime Series for Zatch Bell!|url=http://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/2005/08_zatchbell.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051107073723/http://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/2005/08_zatchbell.php|archive-date=November 7, 2005|access-date=March 13, 2022|publisher=[[Viz Media]]}}</ref> The English dubbed of the series (produced at [[Studiopolis]])<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nimoy, Jeff|author-link=Jeff Nimoy|date=January 15, 2021|title=The First Days of Naruto|url=https://thestoop.tv/2021/01/15/the-first-days-of-naruto/|access-date=March 13, 2022|website=The Stoop|archive-date=May 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519184529/https://thestoop.tv/2021/01/15/the-first-days-of-naruto/|url-status=live}}</ref> premiered in the United States on [[Cartoon Network]]'s Saturday night programming block [[Toonami]] on March 5, 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 16, 2005|title='Naruto' Heads to Toonami|url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/6452/naruto-heads-toonami|access-date=March 13, 2022|website=[[ICv2]]|archive-date=March 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313125515/https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/6452/naruto-heads-toonami|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Brooks|first1=Tim|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&pg=PT1564|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present|last2=Marsh|first2=Earle|date=2015|publisher=[[Ballantine Books]]|isbn=978-0-345-49773-4|edition=9th|page=1564|author-link=Tim Brooks (historian)|access-date=March 13, 2022|archive-date=March 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321182221/https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&pg=PT1564|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was also broadcast on the network's daily programming block [[Miguzi]] starting on April 3, 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 20, 2006|title='Zatch Bell' on the Daily Miguzi Block|url=https://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/8394/zatch-bell-daily-miguzi-block|access-date=March 13, 2022|website=[[ICv2]]|archive-date=March 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313125515/https://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/8394/zatch-bell-daily-miguzi-block|url-status=live}}</ref> Seventy-seven episodes were broadcast on Cartoon Network until January 20, 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hanson|first=Brian|date=January 20, 2007|title=The Click: January 20th - January 26th|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-click/01-20-07|access-date=March 13, 2022|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=March 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313125518/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-click/01-20-07|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The series also premiered on [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]]'s programming block [[Bionix (TV programming block)|Bionix]] in Canada on September 9, 2005,<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 22, 2005|title=Viz Media's Breakthrough Hit, Zatch Bell! To Wow Kids in Canada on YTV|url=http://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/2005/08_zatch_ytv.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051028045118/http://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/2005/08_zatch_ytv.php|archive-date=October 28, 2005|access-date=March 13, 2022|publisher=[[Viz Media]]}}</ref> and finished with the 104th and last English-dubbed episode on December 6, 2008. Thirteen DVDs, collecting the first fifty-two episodes, were released by Viz Media between November 8, 2005,<ref name="Zatch 1">{{Cite web|title=Zatch Bell!, Vol. 1 (DVD)|url=http://viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5416|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217051100/http://viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5416|archive-date=February 17, 2009|access-date=July 16, 2021|publisher=[[Viz Media]]}}</ref> and December 4, 2007.<ref name="Zatch 13">{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Davey C.|date=December 31, 2007|title=Zatch Bell vol. 13: The Sixth Spell|url=http://activeanime.com/html/2007/12/31/zatch-bell-vol-13-the-sixth-spell/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110034054/http://activeanime.com/html/2007/12/31/zatch-bell-vol-13-the-sixth-spell/|archive-date=January 10, 2012|access-date=July 16, 2021|website=Active Anime}}</ref> [[New Video|New Video Group]] released a DVD box set, ''Zatch Bell!: The Complete Seasons 1 & 2'', on December 3, 2013, which included the first hundred episodes of the English dub.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zatch Bell! Complete Seasons 1 & 2|url=http://www.newvideo.com/flatiron-film-company/zatch-bell-complete-seasons-1-2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225204318/http://www.newvideo.com/flatiron-film-company/zatch-bell-complete-seasons-1-2/|archive-date=December 25, 2013|access-date=July 16, 2021|publisher=[[New Video]]}}</ref> All 104 episodes of the English dub began streaming on [[Crunchyroll]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hamilton|first=Tiara|date=January 16, 2015|title=Crunchyroll Offers Manga with Premium Membership, Adds GTO & Zatch Bell Anime, TomoToons|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-01-16/crunchyroll-offers-manga-with-premium-membership-adds-gto-and-zatch-bell-anime-tomotoons/.83357|access-date=March 13, 2022|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=March 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313125725/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-01-16/crunchyroll-offers-manga-with-premium-membership-adds-gto-and-zatch-bell-anime-tomotoons/.83357|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Luster|first=Joseph|date=February 16, 2016|title=Crunchyroll Adds More Dubbed "Zatch Bell!" and "Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL"|work=[[Crunchyroll]]|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/02/16/crunchyroll-adds-more-dubbed-zatch-bell-and-yu-gi-oh-zexal|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=February 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224053542/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/02/16/crunchyroll-adds-more-dubbed-zatch-bell-and-yu-gi-oh-zexal|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2017, [[Starz]] announced that it would be offering episodes of the series for its [[video on demand]] service starting on July 1, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 22, 2017|title=Starz app July 2017 Movies and TV Titles Announced|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/861323-starz-app-july-2017-movies-and-tv-titles-announced|access-date=September 13, 2018|publisher=ComingSoon.net|archive-date=September 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914022552/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/861323-starz-app-july-2017-movies-and-tv-titles-announced|url-status=live}}</ref> === Films === [[Toei Animation]] produced two animated films based on the TV series, both which serve as [[Spin-off (media)|spin-offs]]. The first film, ''Zatch Bell!: 101st Devil'',{{efn|Known in Japan as {{Nihongo3|lit. "Movie Golden Gash Bell!! Unlisted demon #101"|劇場版 金色のガッシュベル!! 「101番目の魔物」|"Gekijou Ban Konjiki no Gash Bell!! 101 Banme no Mamono"}}}} was released to Japanese theaters on August 7, 2004, and to DVD on December 15, 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trailers!|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-03-09/trailers|access-date=August 19, 2009|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=September 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907014905/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-03-09/trailers|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Movie 12">{{Cite web|title=劇場版「金色のガッシュベル!!101番目の魔物」 [DVD]|date=December 15, 2004 |url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0006A9J60/|access-date=August 19, 2009|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=ja|archive-date=August 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829230118/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0006A9J60/|url-status=live}}</ref> Here, a vengeful Mamodo named Wiseman seeks to illicitly enter the tournament by stealing a coveted white spell book, then baiting Zatch into the Mamodo world as a means of displacing him from the battle for king. The film also explores Zatch's home world in finer detail and how a human partner is selected for each Mamodo, with Wiseman deemed incompatible for one. The second film, ''[[Zatch Bell! Movie 2: Attack of Mechavulcan]]'',{{efn|Known in Japan as {{Nihongo3|lit. "Movie Golden Gash Bell!! Attack of the Mechavulcan"|劇場版 金色のガッシュベル!! 「メカバルカンの来襲」|"Gekijou Ban [[Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Mecabarukan no raishuu]]"}}}} premiered in Japanese theaters on August 6, 2005, before coming out on DVD on January 2, 2006.<ref name="Movie 22">{{Cite web|title=劇場版 金色のガッシュベル!! メカバルカンの来襲 [DVD]|date=January 2, 2006 |url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000BNFIEY/|access-date=August 19, 2009|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=ja|archive-date=August 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829235144/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000BNFIEY/|url-status=live}}</ref> This movie tells of a conceited Mamodo scientist, Dr. M2, from the future who invades Earth with an army of [[Mecha (anime)|oversized robots]] resembling a toy that Kiyo made for Zatch in the main series. [[Discotek Media]] licensed both films for distribution in North America.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=January 14, 2018|title=Discotek Licenses Great Mazinger Anime, Toriko Film, 2 Zatch Bell Films|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-14/discotek-licenses-great-mazinger-anime-toriko-film-2-zatch-bell-films/.126408|access-date=July 16, 2021|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=July 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716114807/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-14/discotek-licenses-great-mazinger-anime-toriko-film-2-zatch-bell-films/.126408|url-status=live}}</ref> They were released on [[Blu-ray]] and DVD with the original Japanese audio and English subtitles on March 27 and May 21, 2018, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|date=March 27, 2018|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 25–31|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-27/north-american-anime-manga-releases-march-25-31/.129610|access-date=July 16, 2021|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=May 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506205522/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-27/north-american-anime-manga-releases-march-25-31/.129610|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|date=May 1, 2018|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 29-May 5|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-05-01/north-american-anime-manga-releases-april-29-may-5/.131070|access-date=July 16, 2021|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=May 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502054350/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-05-01/north-american-anime-manga-releases-april-29-may-5/.131070|url-status=live}}</ref><!-- Missing section: anime soundtrack releases. --> === Video games === {{See also|List of Zatch Bell! video games{{!}}List of ''Zatch Bell!'' video games}} A number of video games have been created featuring characters of the ''Zatch Bell!'' series, with all but one being [[Action genre|action]] or [[fighting game]]s. Three games were imported and localized in North America. ''[[List of Zatch Bell! video games|Zatch Bell! Electric Arena]]'', initially released on December 12, 2003, for the [[Game Boy Advance]], was the very first video game for the series. The second game titled ''[[Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles]]'', which debuted on March 25, 2004, for the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[GameCube]], became the first [[console game]] installment based on the series. Lastly, ''[[Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury]]'' was released on December 2, 2004, for [[PlayStation 2]] and is the only North American release for the GameCube. A video card game based on the series' CCG is the only installment not featuring in-combat form of gameplay. [[Eighting]], [[Banpresto]], and [[Bandai]] oversaw the development and publication of the ''Zatch Bell!'' games; since the merging of Bandai and [[Namco]] in 2004, GameCube versions are published under [[Namco Bandai Games]]. A [[Mobile game|smartphone]] [[Role-playing video game|RPG]] game, titled {{Nihongo|''Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Towa no Kizuna no Nakama-tachi''|金色のガッシュベル!! 永遠の絆の仲間たち||"Zatch Bell! Friends are an Eternal Bond"}}, developed by Neowiz, is set to be released in 2023, with a closed [[beta test]] taking place in mid-September.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Konjiki no Gash/Zatch Bell! Manga Gets Smartphone RPG|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-08-24/konjiki-no-gash-zatch-bell-manga-gets-smartphone-rpg/.201573|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 24, 2023|date=August 24, 2023|archive-date=August 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825041154/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-08-24/konjiki-no-gash-zatch-bell-manga-gets-smartphone-rpg/.201573|url-status=live}}</ref> The game was released on January 17, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Konjiki no Gash/Zatch Bell! Smartphone Game Debuts on Wednesday|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-15/konjiki-no-gash-zatch-bell-smartphone-game-debuts-on-wednesday/.206474|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115110738/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-15/konjiki-no-gash-zatch-bell-smartphone-game-debuts-on-wednesday/.206474|archive-date=January 15, 2024|date=January 15, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> It ended service on January 31, 2025.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「金色のガッシュベル!! 永遠の絆の仲間たち」,2025年1月31日11:00をもってサービス終了|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/733/G073323/20241205016/|website=[[4gamer.net]]|access-date=May 17, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206025215/https://www.4gamer.net/games/733/G073323/20241205016/|archive-date=December 6, 2024|language=ja|date=December 5, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> === Other media === A toy line made by Mattel and a [[collectible card game]], titled ''Zatch Bell!: The Card Battle'', were released by [[Bandai]] in the United States and Japan.<ref name="Card Game">{{Cite web|title=Bandai's 'Zatch Bell! TCG'|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/6458.html|access-date=August 19, 2009|publisher=icv2.com|archive-date=September 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907185736/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/6458.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Clothes">{{Cite web|title=Zatch Bell Apparel License Granted|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/7370.html|access-date=August 19, 2009|publisher=icv2.com|archive-date=September 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907185757/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/7370.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Toys">{{Cite web|title=Mattel Plans Full Zatch Bell Line|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/7295.html|access-date=August 19, 2009|publisher=icv2.com|archive-date=September 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907185752/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/7295.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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