Zatch Bell!

Alt title: Konjiki no Gash Bell!!

TV (150 eps)
2003 - 2006
Spring 2003
3.438 out of 5 from 6,410 votes
Rank #7,408

Takamine Kiyomaro is a junior high school student who thinks he’s too smart for school, to the disappointment of his mother. On his 14th birthday a surprise literally crashes through Kiyomaro’s window, in the form of… a small naked child?! His name is Gash Bell and his goal is simple: be a mentor for Kiyomaro, at the request of Kiyomaro’s departed father. In return, Kiyomaro must help discover the secrets behind Gash Bell’s amnesia and his past, with only a red book as a clue. As if things weren’t crazy enough, Kiyomaro soon discovers that Gash Bell is a demon -- one of many on Earth -- who can be forced back to the demon world if its corresponding book is burned. Armed with the power of the red book, Kiyomaro must now help Gash Bell defend himself against other demons who want to vanquish him from the Earth, lest his newfound friend vanish forever!

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lil1doll
8

I seriously LOVE this show. I don't know if it is because it reminds me of my childhood, but I do. It's cheesy and full of heart and a ton of the characters are so funny and loveable.  HOWWWEVERRRRR!!! AFTER AROUND EPISODE 100 IT GOT WEIRD. I got used to the Dubbed version and then I had to switch to subbed bc the later episodes don't come dubbed, not sure which episode exactly. Also, I just feel like the episodes past episode 80 or so were not as good as the ones before. To top it off, I couldn't really find any past that point in great quality either. To be honest, I technically have not watched this full show just because I could not find any episodes in decent quality past episode 100 or so. So basically, I went my whole childhood not knowing how it actually ends bc Cartoon Network didn't play all of them, and when I re-watched it on my own a couple of years ago I got annoyed with the quality and trying to find them so I told my self I would just take a break from it and try again later. Long story short, I never did end up going back to it, and the last 50ish episodes are to this day unwatched.\ That being said, even without watching all of it I would still recommend it. THIS SHOW HAS STUCK WITH ME FOR 10 YEARS!!!!  I find myself thinking about it randomly and just feeling so nostalgic. It's a cool concept, give it a shot! Is it the greatest thing on the planet? No. Does the animation have its hiccups towards the end? Yes. But it is still so good! If you are a kid at heart then I think you should give it a chance!  UPDATE: I realized a couple of days ago that I probably would never watch those last 50 episodes, so I bit the bullet and just googled how it ended bc I have gone literally 10 years without knowing who the hell ends up being king and how all final shit went down lol. Also, I STILL RECCOMEND THIS AND I AM NOW 24!!

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