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Zatch Bell!

金色のガッシュ!!

Kiyo is a brilliant junior high student whose inflated ego (and tendency to blow the grading curve) has made him a major target for teasing at school. So his father sends him a bizarre birthday present – a strange little boy named Zatch Bell – to help him make friends and reform his bad attitude. Zatch brings with him a mysterious red volume of spells, and Kiyo discovers that Zatch has magic powers that are unleashed by reading from the book! But there are more surprises to come, and Kiyo's destiny is about to change forever!

(Source: VIZ Media)

Note: The chapter count includes the volume-exclusive bonus chapter “The Two Queens”.

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Characters

Gash Bell
Gash Bell

ガッシュ・ベル

MAIN

Zatch Bell, known in Japan as Gash Bell (ガッシュ・ベル, Gasshu Beru), and Kiyo Takamine, known in Japan as Kiyomaro Takamine (高嶺清麿, Takamine Kiyomaro), are the primary protagonists of the Zatch Bell! manga and anime series. Brought together after Kiyo's father discovered a memory-wiped Zatch in an English forest, the duo serves as the central focal point of the narrative's emotional and action-driven arcs. While Zatch is a Mamodo child sent to Earth to participate in the once-per-millennium battle for the crown, Kiyo is a genius junior high student who serves as his human partner and "Book Keeper."

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Kiyomaro Takamine
Kiyomaro Takamine

高嶺清麿

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Zatch Bell, known in Japan as Gash Bell (ガッシュ・ベル, Gasshu Beru), and Kiyo Takamine, known in Japan as Kiyomaro Takamine (高嶺清麿, Takamine Kiyomaro), are the primary protagonists of the Zatch Bell! manga and anime series. Brought together after Kiyo's father discovered a memory-wiped Zatch in an English forest, the duo serves as the central focal point of the narrative's emotional and action-driven arcs. While Zatch is a Mamodo child sent to Earth to participate in the once-per-millennium battle for the crown, Kiyo is a genius junior high student who serves as his human partner and "Book Keeper."

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Parco Folgore
Parco Folgore

パルコ・フォルゴレ

MAIN

Kanchomé (キャンチョメ, Kyanchome, spelled as Kanchome in the Japanese version) and Parco Folgore (パルコ・フォルゴレ, Paruko Forugore) are two fictional characters and protagonists in the manga and anime series Zatch Bell!. Kanchomé specializes in Trickery Magic and Transformation Magic. He placed 7th out of the 100 mamodo in the tournament.

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Brago
Brago

ブラゴ

MAIN

Brago (ブラゴ, Burago) and Sherry Belmont (シェリー・ベルモンド, Sherī Berumondo, Sherie Belmondo) are main characters in Zatch Bell!. They are considered the rivals of Zatch Bell and Kiyo Takamine. Since their first appearance, they were one of the most powerful teams in the series, and have been seen burning more spellbooks than any other one. They are the runner-ups for the Battle to Determine Mamodo King. Brago's spells have the Gravity attribute and they use the black spell book.

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Umagon
Umagon

ウマゴン

MAIN

Schneider (シュナイダー, Shunaida), more commonly known as Ponygon (or Umagon (ウマゴン) in the Japanese version), and Kafk Sunbeam (カフカ・サンビーム, Kafuka Sanbīmu), also known as Kafka Sunbeam in the Japanese version, are two of the main protagonists in the manga and anime series Zatch Bell!, although Kafk does not appear until midway through the Stone Tablet Arc. Ponygon's spells are based on Armor and he also has some affinity to fire. They placed 4th out of the 100 mamodo in the battle.

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Kanchomé
Kanchomé

キャンチョメ

MAIN

Kanchomé (キャンチョメ, Kyanchome, spelled as Kanchome in the Japanese version) and Parco Folgore (パルコ・フォルゴレ, Paruko Forugore) are two fictional characters and protagonists in the manga and anime series Zatch Bell!. Kanchomé specializes in Trickery Magic and Transformation Magic. He placed 7th out of the 100 mamodo in the tournament.

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Sherry Bellmont
Sherry Bellmont

シェリー・ベルモンド

MAIN
Tio
Tio

ティオ

MAIN

Tia, known in the Japanese version as Tio (ティオ, Tio) and Megumi Oumi (大海恵, Ōumi Megumi) are two fictional characters in the manga and anime series Konjiki no Gash Bell! and are considered the female protagonists of the series and the first official and main allies of the main protagonists Zatch Bell and Kiyo Takamine. Tia is mainly skilled in Defense magic and Healing magic but has a few offense spells as well. Tia placed 5th in the battle overall.

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Voiced by

Rie Kugimiya
Megumi Ooumi
Megumi Ooumi

大海恵

MAIN

Tia, known in the Japanese version as Tio (ティオ, Tio) and Megumi Oumi (大海恵, Ōumi Megumi) are two fictional characters in the manga and anime series Konjiki no Gash Bell! and are considered the female protagonists of the series and the first official and main allies of the main protagonists Zatch Bell and Kiyo Takamine. Tia is mainly skilled in Defense magic and Healing magic but has a few offense spells as well. Tia placed 5th in the battle overall.

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Voiced by

Ai Maeda
Reycom
Reycom

レイコム

SUPPORTING

Reycom, known in the Japanese version as Reikom (レイコム Reikomu) and Hosokawa (細川 Hosokawa) are the first Mamodo team faced by Zatch and Kiyo in the Mamodo Battle. Reycom uses Ice Magic. Their exact placement is unknown, but in the manga they were one of the first 23 mamodo to be eliminated.

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Staff

Haro Aso
Haro Aso

Assistant

Yellow Tanabe
Yellow Tanabe

Assistant

Makoto Raiku
Makoto Raiku

Story & Art

Youhei Sakai
Youhei Sakai

Assistant

FAQ

What is Zatch Bell! about?
Kiyo is a brilliant junior high student whose inflated ego (and tendency to blow the grading curve) has made him a major target for teasing at school. So his father sends him a bizarre birthday present – a strange little boy named Zatch Bell – to help him make friends and reform his bad attitude. Za
Is Zatch Bell! still ongoing?
Zatch Bell! is currently finished. It has 324 chapters.
Who are the main characters in Zatch Bell!?
The main characters are Gash Bell, Kiyomaro Takamine, Parco Folgore, Brago, Umagon, Kanchomé, Sherry Bellmont, Tio, Megumi Ooumi.