The essential episodes of Zatch Bell!
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Zatch Bell! — each pick states its reason.
- 01
The Lightning Boy from Another World
Kiyo is a junior high student who's a genius, yet repeatedly cuts his classes because he is literally smarter than most teachers in the school. Meanwhile, in a forest in England, Kiyo's archaeologist father discovers a Mamado child named Zatch, who has no memory of who he is or of his past. Kiyo's father sends Zatch to Kiyo as a sort of mentor. However, Kiyo doesn't take kindly to Zatch's efforts. The 14-year-old pulls a prank on the boy by saying he'll rescue Zatch from the schoolyard bully. Even as Zatch is pummeled by the bully, Zatch continues to stick up for Kiyo. Kiyo finally steps out from behind a door to aid Zatch, and basically gets his butt kicked. Then out of the blue, a skateboarder rides onto the roof with another kid like Zatch on his shoulder and, somehow, blows away the bully. Literally. The skateboarder, Eido, attempts to claim Susie, Zatch's newly-found friend and Kiyo's childhood friend, as his prize. Zatch and Kiyo are both overwhelmed by anger, and with the help o
- 02
Kiyo's mind keeps returning to his first battle with Zatch as he continuously fails to dicipher the Red Book. He is amazed at Zatch's abilities, though that gets thrown aside when Zatch displays his wide variety of backpack outfits. As he returns to school with the little momodo, the team finds a guy with a momodo of his own, this one with the power to freeze anything, stealing a car from a hapless victim. Kiyo ignores the crime, marveling at both the ""kid"" and Blue Book while the guy gets away. The crook turns back up at the bank to hold it up while Susie is there for a withdrawal. At the same time, Zatch shoots off his mouth about Kiyo at school, almost getting them into trouble again. Kiyo ignores it and walks away. Along the way home, they catch a news report in a store window about the hold up. Kiyo instantly becomes torn between helping Susie and leaving the authorities to handle it. With nagging from Zatch, he finally decides to help her and, with Zatch along for the ride, powe
- 03
As the episode begins, Kiyo is once again paging through Zatch's spellbook, attempting to puzzle out the second spell, Rashield. But he has little luck, and soon abandons the task. When Zatch announces that he'll be accompanying Kiyo to school, the teenager is alarmed and yells at Zatch in an attempt to keep the Mamado from following him. Zatch does not take this well, and demands to know what he's supposed to do by himself. Kiyo, ever the genius, quickly whips up a small cardboard doll called the Voltron 3000 to keep Zatch occupied while he slips out to school. Though Zatch adores the toy, he follows Kiyo anyway, bringing the Volcan 300 along for the ride. Kiyo is annoyed to discover that because of the bank incident that occured the previous day, everyone is convinced he's some kind of freakish hero and therefore everyone stares at him and whispers about him behind his back. The teenager is further irritated when Zatch pops up, despite Kiyo's efforts to keep the lightning Mamado at h
- 04
After finding Zatch showing off his powers, Kiyo abandoned Zatch. Zatch found a lost dog on a bridge. Then, a strange girl named Sherrie and her weird mamodo, Brago, came to Kiyo's house. When Zatch came home with his dog, he heard Kiyo, Brago, and Sherrie talking. When Zatch heard Sherrie said that if Kiyo keeps him, Kiyo will get hurt. When Zatch left, he saw a strange man in a cloak. When the man pulled out a book, and then the dog that Zatch found turned into a spiky monster.
- 05
After hearing Zatch scream, Kiyo ran downstairs, he paused and watched from the stairs. He runs down and pushes Zatch out of the way of an attack, which left a dent in the wall. Cheri asks Brago if it's another mamodo, already knowing the answer, he replies affirmative and asks what they should do. She tells him to let them beat each other up a bit. Downstairs, Zatch tells Kiyo that the dog is his friend; Kiyo tells Zatch that if it's so, he'd hate to see his enemies and sends a lightning attack at the charging monster after they cast another spell. When the man uses another spell, that sends sharp rocks out of the dogs back, Kiyo jumps in front of Zatch and takes the hit himself. Cheri decided to put an end to ‘these childish games' and intervened. Brago jumps down the stairs, landing directly in front the intruders with his palm out, ready. Cheri shouts the ‘Reis' spell, and the same ball that hit Kiyo knocked the dog out, turning it back to a puppy. Cheri tells the man to leave the
- 06
The Mystery Of The Missing Red Book
After the battle with Cheri and her dark Mamodo, Kiyo is sent to the hospital with a kid named Shuuta, who was to be released 6 monthes ago. Zatch tries to cheer Shuuta up, but is shunned and given his lunch. When Kiyo tries to cheer him up, Shuuta snaps and steals his red book while Kiyo gets some juice! Then he threatens to burn it! Will Kiyo find the book in time, or is it bye-bye Zatch Bell?
- 07
Zatch tries to make friends with the same kids from last time in the park, but was shunned and made fun of, being called a freak. One of them says she's going to the zoo with HER friends, Zatch doesn't have any...except Kiyo and Suzie! Kiyo ""offers"" to take them to the botanical gardens, only to find an old friend, Ivy, and a new enemy with a Mamodo, who've been training for the Mamodo fight. While Suzie is away, the Mamodo and his master use their powers on the trees and the people, including Ivy! Kiyo comes up with a plan to save the people and stop them, but will it be enough?
- 08
A female Mamodo appears in the city and instantly becomes friends with a girl named Lori, sort of like how Kiyo and Zatch met, except without the smashing windows. The Mamodos name's Kolulu and is very sweet and thinks of Lori as a big sister. Soon after Kolulu meets Zatch and instantly remembers him. Which is going to do; fighting her in her otherself or sending her back to the Mamodo World like the others from the past when she proves to be one of the few good Mamodos who refuses to fight?
- 09
Zatch and Kiyo learn a new spell and go out to a secluded area to try it out. However the spell does not succeed! Meanwhile a Jester-Like Momodo challenges Zatch and Kiyo to a battle, and thoroughly thrashes them. When Zakair and Rashield fail, only their last spell can save them! But can Kiyo and Zatch get it to work?
- 10
Zatch believes that he has found another kind mamodo, but when kiyo discovers he and his partner plan to destroy the city, will he and and zatch be forced to fight them?
- 11
Zacth and Kiyo encounter a shapeshifting mamodo, Kyanchome, and his partner, a singing sensation named Folgore! What is wrong with this picture, and why is everyone after Zatch?
- 12
Zatch and Kiyo just spent the day training.
- 13
Kiyo goes to a concert with Suzie, but a mamodo tries stop the concert ! Will Kiyo and Zatch stop them or will the concert be ruined?
- 14
A party is being held to celebrate the village having been saved from the hands of the Steng and his mamodo Baltro. During the party, Kiyo fills his father in on the situation to date.
- 15
Decisive Battle Against Faudo! The Golden Radiance. The Kind King
"Bao Zakeruga" defeats Zeno and causes his book to burn. Before he disappears, Zeno destroys the gem which controls Faudo and tells Zatch if he deserves Bao, he should be able to stop Faudo. Kiyo teleports everyone out of Faudo excluding himself and Zatch using Faudo's system. As Japan nears Faudo's sight, Kiyo plans to use the teleportation device and teleport in front of Faudo and defeat him with "Bao Zakeruga.”
