Editing Zatch Bell! (section)

=== 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. -->