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Kiyo, a genius but introverted middle school student, hates going to school and has trouble making friends...until one day Zatch comes crashing through his bedroom window! Zatch is a present from Kiyo's father, who saved the little tot on an archeological dig, and hopes that Zatch will help motivate Kiyo to go to school and make friends. Kiyo's father explains that Zatch just appeared, with no clues to where he came from, except for a strange red book full of illegible symbols. 'Maybe you can make sense of the book?' Kiyo's father urges him. What is Kiyo going to do with this kid Zatch, who suddenly sticks to him like glue? Despite Kiyo's protests, Zatch follows him to school and much to his dismay, draws a lot of attention to him. So Kiyo sends Zatch on a pretend mission to the school rooftop. But up there, Suzy, a girl that Kiyo used to tutor, is getting bullied. Will Kiyo have the courage and care enough to step in and defend Suzy and this new kid Zatch? The bullies, Eido, and another small mamodo Hyde, have some sort of strange wind power. Suddenly, Kiyo realizes that he can read the first few words of Zatch's red book. Pronouncing the word 'Zaker', lightning shoots from Zatch's mouth! Kiyo sees that he has the power to make a difference too!
S1 • E2
Kiyo is quickly realizing that Zatch is no ordinary kid. With little horns on his head and lightning that shoots from his mouth, there is no mistake that Zatch is something unusual. But Zatch has no idea. He has no recollection of his past, or of lightning coming out of his mouth when Kiyo says 'Zaker!' To Kiyo, Zatch is such a nuisance but he begins to believe that perhaps Zatch can actually help him change his life and make him brave enough to stand up for himself and for others! Then suddenly, a news report comes in - a bank is being robbed, and Kiyo's only ally from school, Suzy, is one of the hostages! Kiyo thinks he has just the plan to take down the powerful ice-spell wielding bank robber, Hosokawa, and his partner Reycom. It's going to be an icy hot battle! But suddenly, the 'Zaker' spell doesn't work anymore. Kiyo can't figure out why, and now he and Zatch are in just as much trouble as the hostages!
S1 • E3
Kiyo is beginning to think that Zatch, who shoots lightning from his mouth, attracts too much attention and is way too much trouble to bring with him to school. Giving Zatch a homemade toy (Volcan 300) to play with, he ditches Zatch and heads off to class. But all eyes are nevertheless on Kiyo! It turns out that his picture is on the front page of the paper, after saving the day at the bank! Kiyo is the talk of the school, and suddenly he has all the girls' attention! Okay, so maybe for making friends, having Zatch around isn't such a terrible thing, after all. Good thing, because Zatch has followed Kiyo to school anyway! Suzy tells Zatch 'Since you came along, Kiyo's become really popular!' But on the way home, Kiyo and Zatch run into Hosokawa and the ice-shooting mamodo, Reycom. Hosokawa says 'I'm not after you, Kiyo, just that kid Zatch.' Unlike Zatch, Reycom is very much aware of his powers. 'The stronger your feelings are,' Hosokawa explains, 'the stronger becomes your ability to wield your book of spells and that kid's powers!' As Hosokawa vows to capture Zatch for his own selfish goals, Zatch's 'Zaker' meets Reycom's spells in a terrible duel! But when Hosokawa captures Zatch and the red spell book, he can't make Zatch's powers work! It seems that all is lost for Kiyo, until he finds that he can read a new spell from the red book - 'Rashield!' . Then Hosokawa's blue spell book catches fire, and Reycom disappears. From afar, a serious and mysterious blonde-haired girl is watching everything that's happening...
S1 • E4
Since the duel with Hosokawa and Reycom, Zatch has learned that he has special powers. Eager to show off, Zatch heads to the park to demonstrate his lightning powers to the kids there.
S1 • E5
While Sherry and Brago try to wrench the red spell book from Kiyo, a hooded intruder steps across the threshold of the house, and into the hallway where Zatch stands listening! Renji, the intruder, with one word, turns the little puppy dog that followed Zatch home into the raging beast, Gofure! Kiyo, hearing the commotion, comes out of his room to find Gofure attacking Zatch! A terrible battle ensues, and Kiyo and Zatch seem on the brink of defeat, when Sherry interjects to put a stop to the nonsense. She and Brago overpower Renji and Gofure, and she confiscates their spell book. Then Sherry turns her attention back to Kiyo and Zatch, intent on confiscating their red book of spells also. But surprise! She and her powerful mamodo Brago are unable to subdue Zatch and Kiyo! It seems that Zatch and Kiyo's bond is strengthening. Through their shared sense of loneliness, their shared sense of being different from others, 'outcasts' of sorts, their friendship and their power has grown overwhelmingly strong! Kiyo vows to help Zatch unveil the mystery of his forgotten past, and to help him find happiness. The battle is a stalemate! Sherry, seeing Kiyo and Zatch's bewildering strength, and amazed by their true bond of friendship, makes a surprisingly empathetic decision...
S1 • E6
Kiyo is in the hospital recovering from his duel with Sherry and Brago, and of course, who is there with him but his tirelessly faithful friend Zatch! In the same recovery room is another kid named Yuta, who has been in the hospital for twice as long as anticipated. Watching other patients arrive after him and leave the hospital before him, Yuta has grown bitter and hopeless about his recovery, and when Zatch tries to make friends with him Yuta and Kiyo end up in a spat. To have his revenge, Yuta steals the red book of spells and threatens to burn it! A furious chase around the hospital ensues, Yuta in his pajamas and Kiyo, Zatch, Suzy, and the nurses in hot pursuit! Zatch and Kiyo are the first to reach Yuta, as he falls in peril from the hospital roof! How will Kiyo and Zatch save Yuta and convince him to return the red book of spells?!?
S1 • E7
It's Sunday. Zatch begged and begged, so finally Kiyo agreed to take him and Suzy to the botanical garden. Zatch and Suzy are happily romping about, when they meet Ivy, the woman who manages the botanical garden. When Kiyo used to ditch school, he would often come to the botanical garden alone to read and Ivy used to watch over him. Zatch instantly befriends Ivy. But something disastrous has disturbed the peace of this tranquil botanical garden. The roots and branches of the trees have turned into living creatures and started taking visitors to the garden hostage! It's all the work of a mamodo named Sugino who has the power to control plants and his human partner Haru. So Zatch and Kiyo face Sugino and Haru in battle, but with the plants on their side Sugino and his partner are powerful opponents! Still, Zatch and Kiyo are able to beat back Sugino's successive attacks, and finally free the visitors from the clutches of the plants. However, right as Kiyo shouts the spell 'Zaker!' the electricity that normally shoots from Zatch's mouth fizzles out. Haru doesn't lose the opportunity to make a comeback! (A spell loses power the more it is invoked. Once its power runs out, a spell can't be summoned; no matter how hard you try!) Having used up all their strength, Zatch and Kiyo are in big trouble! But just then Ivy, snatches Haru's spell book away from him and says to Kiyo - 'You're not alone!' Her strength of heart transmits to Kiyo, warms his heart and brings his emotions to a boil. He is suddenly able to invoke a second spell, 'Rashield', and defeats Sugino.
S1 • E8
One rainy day, a schoolgirl named Lori finds a cute little girl named Kolulu, who is crying. Lori asks Kolulu where her parents are but Kolulu doesn't answer so she invites Kolulu back to her house and they eat dinner together. Lori treats Kolulu as the younger sister she never had, and she has never felt so happy in her life. One morning, Kiyo tries to get Zatch to go play in the park while he goes to school. Zatch is playing with Vulcan, and he meets Kolulu, he has no memory of her from the mamodo world but she remembers him. Lori comes to get Kolulu and Zatch watches in surprise at how happy they are going home together. At home, Lori notices a glowing pink book in Kolulu's bag. Lori flips through the pages, one page has an intriguing line that is legible, and so she reads it aloud. And suddenly...Kolulu's expression starts to change. Her face is full of anguish! Claw-like fingernails spring from her fingertips, her hair turns steel-like, and her whole body transforms into a mamodo creature in steel armor! The transformed Kolulu shatters the window and jumps outside. Kolulu has no memory of her usual self anymore; she's just an aggressive mamodo! Lori wants her nice, sweet little Kolulu back. She invokes the spell again, and Kolulu returns to her usual self. Lori decides to keep the ugly truth from Kolulu. The next day, Lori and Kolulu are at the park. Lori mistakenly throws the ball really hard and it goes flying over Kolulu's head. Kolulu goes running into the street to fetch the ball, and she doesn't see that a truck is approaching! To save Kolulu, Lori grabs the spell book and reads the spell! Kolulu transforms, and her sharp steel nails pierce the truck whose driver is trying frantically to apply his brakes. From nearby, Zatch and Kiyo hear the sound of the violent collision and a scream, and sensing something they come running to the scene. There they find before them a steel-armored mamodo with claw-like fingernails. It's Kolulu...
S1 • E9
One morning, Kiyo wakes to find that he can suddenly read a third spell from the Red Spell Book! Zatch, frustrated that he is thus far still small and relatively powerless, is eager to find out if the new spell will make him stronger! So, come of it what may, the two head to a remote place outdoors to try out the new spell. But nothing happens!!! Why? What are they doing wrong? Disappointed, they return home. But someone along the way is watching them...Sebe and his kid mamodo Fein who has his sights on becoming a ruthless king of the Mamodo World, suddenly pounce on the unsuspecting Zatch! Seeing how evil Fein is, Zatch resolves to do everything in his power to stop Fein from becoming the ruler of the Mamodo World. Zatch vows that if he becomes king, he will rule with kindness and full of good will. When Kiyo tries the third spell again, suddenly the word 'Jikerdor' has a powerful, and surprising effect! But is it enough to combat Fein's terrible powers, burn his Purple Spell Book and knock him off the list of eligible rulers?
S1 • E10
Naomi, Zatch's bully, is tormenting Zatch in the park as usual, when suddenly a giant Frankenstein-like man scares Naomi away and saves Zatch!! Kiyo and Zatch keep a careful watch on this big mamodo guy, Shin and his companion Eshros, for they too have a spell book. Seeing Shin perform all kinds of good deeds, Zatch is convinced that Shin is a good mamodo! But Kiyo overhears Shin and Eshros talking, only to find that Eshros is the mamodo and Shin is the human! Eshros, nasty beyond belief, tries to urge Shin to battle and do evil deeds. And he is close to convincing Shin to use his powers to destroy his old school! Zatch and Kiyo confront the two to keep them from causing harm. But this new pair has a never-ending string of powerful spells! How can Kiyo and Zatch possibly beat them? Zatch and Kiyo refuse to back down, but Eshros and Shin are too strong! They win and Shin has an unequalled opportunity to burn Zatch's Red Spell Book and send him back to the Mamodo World forever!!! Just when all seems lost, a surprising thing occurs...Shin realizes that Eshros has been controlling and using his feelings to do evil, and refuses to be the vehicle for Eshros' bad intentions.
S1 • E11
One day, Zatch comes home and notices that Kiyo seems a bit different... but he is somehow kinder and friendlier than usual so Zatch happily accepts him! What Zatch doesn't know is that a mamodo kid named Kanchome, has disguised himself as Kiyo and tied Kiyo prisoner to the ceiling! Angry and frustrated, Kiyo finally manages to detach himself and the fake Kiyo reveals himself as a duck-billed mamodo kid in pajama-like clothing. Kanchome and his human partner, Parco Folgore have come all the way from Italy to battle Zatch! Parco Folgore, who has momentarily gone out to make friends with his fans in town, is a world famous Italian Superstar. When he finally returns, he decides to show off by performing his new hit song! Nothing but annoyed, Kiyo lashes out a 'Zaker' at him. Hurt that Kiyo and Zatch don't worship him, Parco fights back with the most comically weak spell ever. Kiyo and Zatch don't even deem these fools worth battling and the cowardly Parco backs down. But Kanchome doesn't want to give up - 'I've come to defeat Zatch, the mamodo that used to be as weak as me!' Parco has a change of heart and a new power emits from Kanchome's book of spells! But the new spell has a strange effect... Kanchome has shrunk! What Kiyo learns from all this is that not all mamodos have come to the human world in search of power and evil...some of them, like Kanchome and Zatch, have come to grow stronger and to learn to believe in themselves.
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When Sherry was a little girl, she had a best friend named Koko. The two of them were both raised in unhappy circumstances and vowed to break free of their tunnel of darkness and find happiness in life. But as the two girls grew older, they each went their separate ways. The kind, studious Koko teamed up with a mamodo-child, Zofis , who saw that Koko had the power to help him rule the Mamodo World, so he used magic to change Koko's feelings and turn her evil, 'so that destroying things and hurting people could be fun for her!' After incinerating her city, Koko betrays Sherry and by using Zofis' powers, tries to destroy her best friend! Luckily, the mamodo Brago, destined to pair up with Sherry, is able to save her in time. After having seen her best friend's dreams, ideals, and true happiness taken away by the horrible mamodo Zofis , Sherry promises herself that she'll never let this Battle of 100 Mamodo take away her happiness and her dreams. She and Brago travel the world, far and wide in search of mamodo, to put an end to the Battle of 100 Mamodo once and for all before it ruins more human lives! Meanwhile, Zatch and Kiyo are training hard for the day when they'll have to face the strongest mamodo, including Brago!
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While the mamodo Hyde yearns to battle, Eido his air-headed human partner would much rather spend his time eating yellowtail burgers, skateboarding, and girl watching! Hyde convinces Eido to take some of Kiyo's schoolmates hostage in a water storage house and leaves a note in Kiyo's locker at school...but Eido forgets to write the name of the rendezvous location! Luckily, Zatch sniffs out where their friends are laying hostage and engages in a battle with Kiyo against Eido and Hyde. Using all his wind power, Hyde still struggles against the ever-more powerful Zatch...until Eido gives up and wants to run away. But then Eido remembers when he first met Hyde, just after a confrontation with hooligans, and remembers asking Hyde to 'make him stronger!' With more determination and sudden will to battle, Eido and Hyde make a surprising comeback, and unleash a powerful new spell!
S1 • E14
Suzy invites Kiyo to his first music concert, but he leaves Zatch behind. Zatch tries sneaking into the concert by hiding in a duffel bag, but he can't get in the front entrance so he goes searching for a back door into the auditorium. In the dressing room, Megumi and the mamodo Tia are troubled. What will happen if an enemy attacks in the middle of the concert...? Tia cheers up Megumi by saying that she'll protect the concert at all costs.. Megumi is very concerned, but the show must go on. Standing guard, Tia is nervous, awaiting an attack. Suddenly, the door in front of her opens and Zatch enters! Alarmed, Tia attacks Zatch. In the mamodo world, Tia always pushed Zatch around because he was weak. However, because Zatch has lost his memory, he doesn't remember Tia. Tia is not amused. Just then, the mamodo Maruss comes, seeking Tia's spell book. Not caring if she herself is attacked, Tia begs Maruss to leave Megumi and the concert alone. Maruss does not yield to Tia's request in the least. He unreels spells on her, and a giant metal bat full of spikes shoots toward her. Tia shuts her eyes and... Zatch and Kiyo step in! 'Leave it to us,' Kiyo says...and even Maruss is shocked. 'What happened? Zatch...you used to be so weak! But now... '
S1 • E15
Outside the concert hall, Zatch faces Maruss. Standing by, Tia is still in shock - How did Zatch become so strong, and why is he protecting her? After being betrayed by her former best friend Maruss, Tia has a hard time believing that in this battle of mamodo any friends can remain or allies be made. But she sees something familiar in Zatch... back when she knew him in the mamodo world, Zatch used to protect flowers and other beautiful things that were smaller and weaker than him. Even though he's also vying to become king, Zatch still has compassion! 'How dare you look down on those who are weaker than you!' Zatch says passionately as he defeats Maruss. But Tia refuses to believe Zatch's good intentions, and prepares for Zatch to betray her! Still Zatch won't attack Tia. 'I don't want to fight you because you're a good mamodo and you could become a kind ruler! I plan to become a kind king and put an end to this battle, but if I fail... then maybe you will become a kind ruler in my place!' Tia laughs and promises her new ally that she'll fight to become a kind ruler - 'There's no way a little speck like you could become king... so I promise I'll fight to become a kind ruler myself!' Relieved to have found someone they can trust, Megumi resumes her concert and Tia, exhausted, falls asleep in peace for the first time in a long time.
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One day when Kiyo comes home from school, he finds a statue of Suzy in a tied up pose placed in front of his house. According to Zatch, the plate around the neck of the statue read "I have the statue girl. Come to the 8th warehouse in Mochinoki Harbor by 3 -00 p.m." When Kiyo looks at the clock, it is 2 -50...Flustered, he and Zatch dash off and arrive at a cold storage warehouse. What awaits them there is a song-loving, self-proclaimed invulnerable mamodo named Robnos. Although Kiyo is confident that he and Zatch will prevail, Robnos has a few surprises in store for them. Robnos, has the ability to shoot lasers that reflect off of walls! And Kiyo is shocked to discover that even after taking a Zaker blast, Robnos appears unharmed! Robnos continues reeling out his attacks one after another. Kiyo at once calculates the angle of reflection and casts the Rashield spell. However, a beam shoots in from an angle not matching Kiyo's calculations. This time, the beam strikes Zatch! Kiyo and Zatch have their backs to the wall...
S1 • E17
Finally it's summer vacation! Because of how busy he has been lately, Kiyo completely forgets the promises he made to his classmates - to play ping-pong with Suzy and Marylou, practice baseball with Yamanaka, search for UFOs with Iwajima, and go dinosaur hunting with Kane. On top of that, Kiyo is supposed to leave for a camping trip in two days and after that, he is scheduled to go to England, where his father lives. This means Kiyo has one day to fulfill all his promises to his classmates, and it must be tomorrow. Despite his impossible schedule, Kiyo keeps all his promises to his friends, and just in time so that the next morning, Kiyo can leave directly for the camping trip. Not wanting any hassles, Kiyo leaves Zatch at home. However, Zatch follows Kiyo to the camp with great tenacity. Kiyo and his camping group are in charge of making a curry meal at the camp. But with Zatch's intrusion and everything else, the curry turns out to be a disaster. Despite the curry disaster, Kiyo, who not so long ago had been friendless and all alone, has a great time.
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During summer vacation, Zatch and Kiyo arrive in London to see Kiyo's father, a college professor. Another purpose for this trip is to find out more about Zatch, who still can't remember how he arrived in the human world. While Zatch and Kiyo visit the sights in London, they hear loud screaming coming from the concert venue of the Italian actor Parco Folgore, Kanchome's human partner. Zatch and Kiyo get a bad feeling. They try to ignore and pass by the concert but Kanchome sees them. As it turns out, Kanchome is in a bind. He asks Kiyo and Zatch to help him find Folgore who is missing although the concert is about to begin! Against Kiyo and Zatch's will, the search for Parco begins. As they rush to find Parco, they bump into Suzy, who is supposed to be on a trip to Hong Kong. Then they see pop idol Megumi, on location for a photo shoot with Tia! Zatch and Kiyo go on a wild and infuriating search for Parco with only his scent as their lead. Will they find him in time for the concert!?
S1 • E19
In England, Kiyo has his bag stolen. Zatch desperately chases down the culprit and captures him. The culprit's name is Kory. For some reason, Zatch and Kory become friends. Kory's arm is injured, and Kiyo kindly decides to take Kory to his father's university for treatment. However, when they arrive, Kiyo's father is gone and his office has been ransacked. All they find are some mysterious flowers... Kory's expression drastically changes when he sees the flowers. He appears to know something... According to Kory, a mamodo took up residence in a nearby castle about 6 months before. The surrounding villagers are forced to bring him all sorts of tribute, for fear the mamodo's armored knights will attack them and take them away. It also seems that Kory's parents went to the castle, but have not come back since. Then they learn that Kiyo's father was taken by the castle mamodo. Kiyo and Zatch set out for the castle, accompanied by Parco and Kanchome. But to free the villagers and find Kiyo's father, they must battle armored knights, counter sword attacks, and defeat the giant mamodo Baltro in the throne room. Baltro seems invincible, but Kiyo figures out Baltro's secret. Inside the hollow bodies of the armored knights, there are flowers. The same flowers are attached to Baltro. Baltro's power is using the flowers to manipulate things. Baltro, who appeared to be huge, is not the actual Baltro but rather a giant puppet controlled by the flowers...
S1 • E20
Kiyo and Zatch have found out about Baltro's flowers. But before they know it, Parco and Kanchome have been taken hostage! Steng, Baltro's human partner, tells them that to save Parco and Kanchome they must hand over the Red Spell Book. Zatch casts a skeptical glance at the distressed Kiyo and starts to hand over the book, imitating Praying Mantis Joe, a hero from a TV show. Steng swipes the book without difficulty and roughs up the two, revealing that at someone's request, he captured Kiyo's father to lure Kiyo and Zatch to the castle. Baltro's giant foot looms above Kiyo and Zatch to apply the finishing blow. Just then, Kory manages to swipe the book from Steng! With swift genius, Kiyo impressively gets the book from Kory. Parco and Kanchome also turn the tables and the counterattack finally begins! Kiyo and Zatch impressively defeat Baltro, revealing his true identity as nothing but a cute mamodo smaller than Zatch. Steng and Baltro make a narrow escape, fixing the castle for imminent self-destruction in their tracks. Kiyo and company dash and rescue the villagers and Kiyo's father in time before the collapse of the castle, but they find out that Kory's parents are locked up in a deep dungeon. As Kiyo and Zatch hurry into the rubble to save them, the Zatch look-alike mamodo Zeno, watching from a distance, defeats the disobedient Baltro and Steng with a fierce bolt of lightning and then vanishes into the woods...
S1 • E21
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. Kiyo learns from his dad where in the forest he first found Zatch, and decides to go there to probe Zatch's past. His father tells him he should be very careful because spirits have apparently been appearing in the forest recently. The next morning, Kiyo and Zatch waste no time in heading out to the forest. However, in the village just prior to the forest, the two of them encounter a strange sight. The fields have been laid to waste, the waterways are dry and the very moment the villagers see Zatch's face they are so filled with fear that they flee. Just then, the tour bus in which Megumi and Tia are riding appears. They tell Kiyo and Zatch that they happened to catch a glimpse of a boy who looked very similar to Zatch just minutes ago. When he hears this, Kiyo remembers the words that Robnos fired off just as he vanished. Is it possible that the guy is around there somewhere? Kiyo and Zatch enter the forest and encounter Professor Dartagnan, who is dressed as a wood spirit. Kiyo and Zatch learn from Prof. Dartagnan that a mysterious and massive explosion took place in the forest 6 months ago, and ask him to guide them to the epicenter of that explosion. However, Zatch's body starts to glow immensely the moment they arrive at the location. After the light subsides, Zatch begins to relate to Kiyo those fragments of his memory that he recovered. When Zatch first came to this world from the world of mamodos, he was unable to find the owner of his book, and lived for a long time in this forest. One night, a boy with a face identical to Zatch's appeared, spoke of the bitter grudge he held against Zatch and unleashed the Zaker spell, which caused Zatch's memory to vanish... then departed. Able only to recover a small part of his memory, Zatch cannot remember who this other boy is. Just
S1 • E22
On a picnic at the beach with Suzy, Kiyo and Zatch are practicing the fourth spell when suddenly they hear someone singing a song in the distance. Approaching the voice, they find a little boy named Yopopo in a green outfit dancing to the song. When Zatch playfully starts imitating the dance, a girl named Djem appears. Though at first she assumes that Zatch is a mamodo and attacks him, seeing Kiyo makes her think she is mistaken, and she invites Kiyo and Zatch for lunch. As Djem begins spilling the story of the Battle of 100 Mamodos, she explains that her mamodo, Yopopo, with whom her relationship has soured, has the power to attract other mamodos with his song and dance. Meanwhile, Suzy notices that Yopopo has disappeared. Only Djem knows what it means; Yopopo has found a mamodo and has gone to fight alone... without his book of spells! Djem is furious but Kiyo and Zatch see that Yopopo wants to protect Djem...for it turns out that he is fighting the cold-hearted giant mamodo Kikuropu who hurt Djem's mother and grandfather! Encouraged by Kiyo and Zatch, Djem finally makes up her mind to fight! But even with Zatch and Yopopo battling together, they cannot match Kikuropu's power! Yopopo's book of spells catches fire...and Kiyo's passion to stamp out the fire and protect his new friends finally awakens the power to make the fourth spell work! The combination of the two powerful spells and Djem's musical spell succeeds in setting Kikuropu's book of spells ablaze! Meanwhile, as Yopopo is about to disappear, Djem apologizes to Yopopo for being so cold to him and tells him how much she really adores him. Yopopo finally smiles as he returns to the mamodo world....
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The day has come when Zatch and Kiyo leave England, so they say goodbye to Kiyo's Father, Kory, Djem, and the others. At the airport, they notice that some creature resembling a stuffed animal in the shape of a horse (Ponygon) is attached to their luggage. It seems like he has been friends with Zatch for a long time. Relieved, Kiyo tries to pet him, but Ponygon suddenly and violently chomps down on Kiyo's hand! Zatch wants to keep Ponygon at their house, and Kiyo, of course, is against the idea. Then, Kiyo finds a mamodo spell book that has found its way into his bag. It seems that it belongs to Ponygon. Which means, he's a mamodo! Ponygon is having a hard time untying the rope bound around the book. Seeing this, Kiyo brings out a pair of scissors and cuts the rope. This rope was actually a backpack that Ponygon's mother had made for him. Ponygon sheds tears, but not understanding what Ponygon is saying, Kiyo has no feeling of guilt. Ponygon is outraged and attacks! While the two are fighting, Suzy and Tia, and the other friends come along. Ponygon is friendly to everyone, but as before, has an adversarial attitude toward Kiyo only. Kiyo finally kicks him out. Kiyo explains to Zatch and Tia that they can't keep Ponygon in the house. However, unconvinced, Zatch leaves by himself to go look for Ponygon. Getting harshly criticized by each of his friends, Kiyo grudgingly follows Zatch with Tia. When they finally find Zatch and Ponygon, they are in the city desperately looking for anybody who would adopt Ponygon. When Tia sees this, she explains to Kiyo how lonely and weary she felt when she was looking for the owner for her book. From her story and at the sight of Zatch and Ponygon, Kiyo is moved, and allows Zatch to keep Ponygon at their house until they find the owner of his book.
S1 • E24
At the beginning of the new semester, Kiyo has gone shopping to repair the gate that Zatch broke. On the way back, Suzy is about to be run over by a car. A cute mamodo in the form of what looks like a ladybug saves her in the nick of time.
S1 • E25
The battle between Kiyo & Zatch and Apollo & Rops continues. Zatch repels back with Rashield rocks that Rops hurls. However, Apollo nimbly dodges as if having known of the spell. It seems that Apollo possesses a special kind of intuition. Kiyo chants the fourth spell, Bao Zakeruga. But he is unable to get it to activate, like in the battle with Kikuropu. Rops throws a boulder that approaches the flustered Kiyo! Zatch blocks it in the nick of time with a flesh and blood tackle. Zatch scolds Kiyo who is acting as if he fears the enemy. "What's wrong!? This isn't like you! Weren't you going to make me into a kindhearted king!?" Kiyo gets his self-confidence back by those words and beginsa counterattack with a fierce zeal. Kiyo and Zatch baffle Apollo and Rops with a spirited combination. They succeed in inflicting damage on Rops with a Zaker surprise attack.
S1 • E26
One day, Zatch does not follow Kiyo to school but goes off to play by himself. After helping out Ivy at the botanical garden, Zatch decides to have lunch on a hilltop with a nice view, but he cannot find his box lunch! It seems that he dropped it when Naomi was chasing him. Suddenly, a giant old woman named Nana Baba sits next to Zatch!
S1 • E27
The Shemira statue was carved a great 18th Century master and is coming to Japan. Zatch hears from Kiyo that he can experience 100 times the excitement of yellowtail. Zatch decides to go to the museum to see the statue. Mr. Goldo, and his mamodo companion, Danny, have transported the statue to Japan. Mr. Goldo calls Danny, "Danny Boy," and Danny does not appreciate being treated like a boy. Zatch comes to the museum and meets Danny. Danny takes Zatch to see the statue. However, gangsters have already snatched the artifact. Relying on Zatch's sense of smell, Mr. Goldo and Danny follow the statue. It has been loaded onto a ship in the harbor. Zatch and company storm onto the ship. Danny knocks out the gangsters one after another. Even if riddled with bullets, he is instantly healed by Mr. Goldo chanting a spell. This is the power of Danny's book. However, the gangsters realize this and Mr. Goldo is taken hostage. Kiyo rushes in and defeats the gangsters with Zatch's help. The police also arrive and the group is greatly relieved. Then, one of the gangsters escapes and crashes a tanker truck into the car carrying the Shemira statue. Danny holds up the tanker truck to protect the statue. If the truck falls, the statue will be destroyed. Danny shouts to Zatch for him to blast the truck with his Zaker spell. However, Danny's book will be destroyed. Mr. Goldo asks Zatch to send Danny back to the mamodo world as a brave mamodo. Zatch is strongly moved by these words and complies. Danny starts to vanish. Mr. Goldo calls him "Danny" for the first time and praises him for carrying out the job. Danny vanishes while sobbing with happiness.
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Zatch and Kiyo are going to hang out with Megumi and Tia.. The girls had invited Kiyo and Zatch to the amusement park. On the train, Tia is excited to get on the roller coaster with Kiyo. The girls decide to walk around town in order to waste some time before the boys arrive. In one of the boutiques, they meet a woman in a beautiful dress who is about Megumi's height. The woman asks Megumi to exchange outfits for a little while. Megumi accepts thinking that it might be fun, but when she finishes changing, the women had disappeared with her clothes. It turns out that the woman was the princess of the Karnoir kingdom, Marie. Wanting to walk around the town freely, she had changed into Megumi's clothes to deceive her attendant, Oram. However, the opposition group from her country had followed her to take her life. When Oram tells this to Tia and Megumi, they begin to search for her. Because she is wearing Marie's clothes, Megumi is mistaken for the princess. Megumi tells Tia to go find Marie while she acts as her decoy. Marie seems totally carefree shopping in the town, but gets serious when she hears that Megumi's life is in danger, and goes in search of the pop star. Megumi has been captured and taken hostage by the kidnapper. Marie and Tia run into the scene. Tia tries to get the spell book to Megumi, but Marie makes her step aside and confronts the kidnapper. The kidnapper attempts to shoot the princess. At the last second Tia's shield protects the princess. The kidnapper is captured and MARIE thanks Megumi and Tia. Tia gets upset at Marie for confronting the enemy alone, but Megumi, remembers how Tia used to fight on her own in order to not cause Megumi trouble, and can't help but think similar they are. They say good-bye to Marie who promises them that she won't be reckless anymore, and the girls hurry to the amusement park where Kiyo and Zatch are waiting for them.
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Kiyo and Zatch arrive at the amusement park much earlier than the time that they were supposed to meet Megumi and Tia. They decide to go inside and take a look around. Meanwhile, the Mamodos Purio and Zoboron, and their book's owners, Rupa and Hige, were walking around the same park.The four had formed a tag team to make up for their weaknesses, and had come to Japan to look for their opponents. Kiyo and Zatch see Rupa and the rest of the team trying to destroy the amusement park's facility, and lure them to the empty pool. Purio attacks with a liquid that launches from his mouth. Meanwhile, Zoboron launches a huge explosion , but its speed is surprisingly slow. Zatch thought that he could dodge the attack, but the liquid had solidified restricting his movement. At the last second, his shoes came off, and Kiyo and Zatch managed to dodge the attack. They split up to counterattack, but Kiyo loses his book to Rupa who jumps in at a super fast speed, and Zatch is hit by another of Purio's liquid attacks. Seeing his chance, Zoboron launches an attack on Kiyo who manages to get away from danger thanks to Zatch's tackle. Then, mysteriously, Kiyo launches a Zaker spell into the sky. To finish them off, Hige casts a spell that is so powerful it even destroys the Rashield. On top of that, Zatch's body had become numb from the liquid's poison. Luckily, Tia and Megumi arrive to save the two at the last minute. The Zaker spell that Kiyo had launched earlier was to tell Megumi and Tia their location. Now, Kiyo and Zatch have gained a powerful ally, and the battle of the amusement park tag teams begins!
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At the amusement park, Kiyo and Zatch battle against the enemy tag team of Lupa and Purio and Hige and Zoboron, then Megumi and Tia arrive on the scene and it becomes a battle of 4 against 4. Tia is burning with anger because her day off with Kiyo and Zatch has been utterly ruined. Lupa and Purio come at them with fierce speed, but Megumi and Tia drive off. So, the tag team switches partners and surround Kiyo and company with Formation 2! Due to Zoboron's attack from one side, and the united attack of Hige and Purio from the other, adhesive fluid strikes Kiyo and company from all directions. Megumi casts an all defense spell, but it loses to the power of their strong spell and she's blown away. Kiyo realizes that to bring down the enemy, a point blank Zaker is necessary. But Zatch has not yet recovered from the attack he suffered earlier. Kiyo works out a plan. Using the adhesive fluid from their enemy's spell, Kiyo attaches Zatch to the back of Tia, who charges toward the enemy. The enemy is caught off guard andKiyo's plan is a success. Tia launches the same attack again. But this time Hige plows into them. Just in the nick of time, Zatch's numbness disappears a little, and he uses his own body as a shield to protect Tia. After a series of failures, internal discord in the enemy tag team begins. Capitalizing on that, our heroes attack together. Zoboron's book glows, but Lupa and Purio throw up a smokescreen and escape. After holding off the enemy, the four of them enjoy their day off at the amusement park.
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One day, Zatch is chasing a yellowtail in the ocean, when he finds a fragment of a broken mirror. Zatch takes a fancy to the shiny object and brings it home with him. Meanwhile, a mysterious man with incredible origami skills arrives in town. The next day, a transfer student arrives at Kiyo's school. Shion is a cheerful girl who travels everywhere with her pet cat Nya. Zatch immediately befriends Nya, so Shion asks Kiyo is he wants to walk home together. Shion is grateful to have made new friends so quickly, but her sunny disposition changes when she sees Zatch's mirror, hinting at a dark secret. Just then, the origami man appears with a spell book. Kiyo tells Shion to run away, so they can fight this new mamodo. After she leaves, the man demands they give him the mirror fragment. When they refuse, he takes a pair of scissors out of his pocket, and after he casts his spell, they transform into a mamodo called Cut 'N Paste. Zatch and Kiyo are challenged by their many incredible spells, including multiple scissor attacks and glue that holds Kiyo to the ground. Just as Kiyo is about to be attacked by hundreds of pairs of scissors, he casts the Jikerdor spell, magnetizing Cut 'N Paste, so all the scissors are attracted to him. Kiyo is curious why they wanted a broken piece of mirror so badly, but Zatch is glad to have defended his treasure. Shion returns, relieved they are safe, and the trio walk home. Watching from afar, the mysterious duo of Dr. Hakase and Grisor formulate an evil plot...
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Part Two of the Five Part Mamodo Mirror SeriesShion begs Zatch to give her the fragment of the mysterious Mirror, but Zatch tells her it's his treasure and is not willing to give it up. Shion seems to have a mysterious reason for wanting it, and vows to retrieve it by any means necessary. Finally, she decides she must steal it. The next day, on the way to school, Shion wistfully tells Kiyo and Zatch that she is their friend, no matter what may happen, even if they come to dislike her. At school, Shion tries several methods to retrieve the mirror piece, but is ultimately unsuccessful. On the way home, she is alone with Zatch and asks him one last time for the mirror. When Zatch refuses, Shion takes out her spell book. Nya is a mamodo, and when Shion recites her spell, Zatch is forced to dance along with Nya uncontrollably. But Nya doesn't really want to fight and releases Zatch, so Shion is forced to use their most powerful spell. Just then, Kiyo arrives to save Zatch. Shion explains that her parents are gone and Nya became her only friend. They vowed to stay together forever. Then several mamodo began to challenge them to battles, threatening to send Nya away. Finally a mamodo called Grisor offered them a deal; find the pieces of the Mamodo Mirror and Shion and Nya could remain together forever. Moved by their struggle, Zatch offers them his piece of the mirror. But watching them from afar are Grisor and Dr. Hakase. Grisor is delighted that the mirror has been found, and now he can become the mamodo king.
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Part Three in the Five Part Mamodo Mirror Series. Being given the final piece of the Mirror from Zatch, Shion takes them to Grisor, who has the remaining piece. Kiyo and Zatch, want to learn more about the Mirror, so they tag along. Grisor greets them humbly in his small, ramshackle apartment. According to Grisor's story, if you have the powers of the Mirror, you are able to escape the battle for King of the Mamodo World. But when the Mirror was brought into the Human World , it was broken into three pieces and scattered around the globe. According to Grisor's human partner, Dr. Hakase, if they bring all the pieces to a set of ancient ruins nearby, the broken mirror will be restored, but... Kiyo and Zatch don't trust Grisor, so they decide to go with him and Shion to the ruins. Shion is delighted, thinking that she can now stay with Nya forever. Secretly monitoring the group from afar is Dr. Hakase. Hakase has been trying to get his hands on the powers of the Mamodo Mirror in order to get revenge on the Academic Society that kicked him out. Grisor, following Dr. Hakase 's directions over a radio transmitter, leads Kiyo and the others deep into the woods. When they reach the ruins, Grisor explains that they must perform a 'ritual' to rejoin the Mirror. The ritual is, basically, to 'dance'at the altar. Zatch and Nya begin to dance. Kiyo eventually overcomes his embarrassment and joins in! Meanwhile, Grisor and, Shion fit the three pieces of the mirror into an indentation in the wall. With a bright light, the Mirror finally regains its former shape. Grisor quickly steals the restored Mirror. The dance was just a ploy to get Kiyo and the others away from the Mirror. The ancient ruins were just a mock-up, as well. Putting up a shroud of smoke, Grisor begins to run. Kiyo and the others run after him...
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Part Four of the Five Part Magic Mirror Series. Kiyo and Zatch, with Shion and Nya go after Grisor who had stolen the restored Magic Mirror. Dr. Hakase leads Grisor with a wireless radio and draws them into a trap that they had prepared beforehand. However, Kiyo and his friends overcome these traps with Nya's powers. And finally, Dr. Hakase, appears in front of them. Dr. Hakase reveals that the magic mirror's power does not let you escape the battle to decide the mamodo king, and that what he had told Shion and Nya was a big lie. Dr. Hakase, in front of a stunned Shion and an enraged Nya, reflects the spell's book's light to the magic mirror to shine it on Grisor. Then suddenly, Grisor with a horrifying howl transforms himself into a giant and heinous creature. The intensification of a mamodo's powers---- that was the true power of the magic mirror. As Dr. Hakase chants a spell, Grisor spews out a powerful flame from his fingertip and completely burns down the surrounding area. Kiyo and Zatch are shocked by Grisor's overwhelming powers. Nya attacks, and Shion follows behind. However, Grisor easily manages to fend off their attack. Just when Grisor is about to finish Nya off, Shion confronts him. Zatch's spell is unable even to make one scratch on Grisor. Right when Grisor's flames are about to hit Shion, Nya musters up his last strength and saves Shion with a body slam. However, Nya's book is engulfed in flames. Draped in light Nya disappears in Shion's crying arms. Zatch is enraged. Grisor laughs them off and surrounds them in a field of flames with his most powerful spell. But Kiyo and Zatch refuse to give up and charge at Grisor in order to put an end to this tragic battle over the magic mirror!
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Part Five in the Five Part Magic Mirror Series. Kiyo and Zatch charge Grisor who had increased its strength with the power of the magic mirror. They try to look for a chance to attack with their teamwork, but instead they are shot down by the horrifying destructive powers of Grisor's flame magic. Grisor and Dr. Hakase are overjoyed with the new ultimate power that they acquired. Kiyo and Zatch argue that 'a power that they had acquired by depending on an object is by no means true power. Without the will to change yourself, humans and mamodos cannot grow...' Dr. Hakase and Grisor attack them intending to finish them off. With no spells powerful enough to fight back, Shion throws herself at Dr. Hakase to take back the mirror. After losing Nya, Shion was preoccupied, but after hearing Kiyo's words, she realized that she had been depending on Nya and was running away from reality. But Dr. Hakase easily throws her off. Kiyo and Zatch muster up their last strength to get revenge for Nya and avenge Shion's courage. Dr. Hakase activates their most powerful spell in an attempt to finish the battle. Grisor, transforms into a mamodo of flames, and when their spells collide, the scorching battle knocks down trees. Suddenly the magic mirror shatters into pieces. The dragon of the electric shock crushes Grisor and Dr. Hakase. Grisor's book burns and Kiyo and his friends finally are victorious. A few days later, Shion says good-bye to Kiyo and Zatch. She decided to leave town to make her first steps on her own. Despite their sadness, Kiyo and Zatch see Shion off with a smile.
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After a scary nightmare where Naomi tortures Zatch, he leaves the house with unusual zeal, thinking that he will finally beat Naomi in a series of challenges and make her stop bullying him. Kiyo decides to take Ponygon and Suzy to the zoo to see a visiting lion. At the park, Naomi pulls a number of dirty tricks and cheats her way to victory. Zatch races towards her, but falls into a large hole... another trick. Naomi hoists Volcan up on the flagpole, then takes her friends off to explore. At the zoo, Suzy and Ponygon get separated from Kiyo and wind up in the lion's cage. Meanwhile, the lion escapes! Back at the park, the kids tell Zatch that Naomi has fallen down a steep cliff and needs his help. When Zatch arrives, the rescue looks perilous - and gets even more dangerous when the lion from the zoo shows up. Zatch starts to descend the cliff to rescue Naomi, but almost falls himself. Surprisingly, Naomi rushes to his rescue. When the other children suspect she may have saved Zatch because she likes him, she scoffs. The lion is returned to the zoo, where Zatch befriends the animal - until Naomi starts to torment him once again.
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One day as Kiyo is looking at his spell book and walking with Zatch, a girl wearing Chinese clothing suddenly appears, grabs his book, and flees.
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Zatch, Lien, and Kiyo go to rescue Wonrei, and are attacked by the mamodo, Zabas and the owner of his book, Galliont. Zatch and Kiyo fight back, but are unable to penetrate Zabas' wings. Meanwhile, Lien takes that chance to run over to the jail cell and get Wonrei out, but he surprises her by telling her to 'Go home.' The reason Wonrei left Lien was because he feared getting her more involved and hurt. Though beaten up by Zabas' attacks, Zatch and Kiyo scold Wonrei harshly. Wonrei realizes what he is truly supposed to do. He uses his spell to blast Zabas away. Infuriated by the unexpected damage, Zabas and Galliont deliver persistent attacks. However, Wonrei combines Kung Fu and magic powers into brilliant techniques, and defeats the two again. Lien and Wonrei thank Kiyo and Zatch, and leave before the criminals can catch them. After Wonrei and Lien leave, Zabas and Galliont challenge Kiyo and Zatch to fight. However, during the previous fight, the Fifth Spell had appeared in Zatch's book. Its sheer strength and piercing force rips through Zabas' wings and finally brings victory to Kiyo and Zatch. Meanwhile, Wonrei is standing face-to-face with Pakron, Lien's father and head of the crime gang. Pakron prepares to hurt Wonrei for involving his daughter in danger again, but then accepting Wonrei's unwavering determination to defend and protect Lien, he decides to let the two go. Lien and Wonrei leave the island on a boat, looking forward to upcoming battles due to the pact they made with Kiyo and Zatch for both of them to work toward becoming a kind King.
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The Takamine Family goes to a hot spring inn in the mountains. When Zatch and Kiyo come back to their room after enjoying the springs, there is a map to a secret spring nearby in their room. Kiyo and Zatch decide to explore this spring, not knowing that this was a scheme that had been plotted by a terrifying hunter... Two silhouettes watch Kiyo and Zatch walking along the mountain roads from afar. They are Baransha, a panther-like mamodo, and her book's owner Garza. Suddenly a spell attack hits right into Kiyo from a far distance. Despite not being able to hear them chant the spell and being unable to see where the enemy had attacked from, Kiyo quickly evaluates the situation and prepares for an ambush. Then Garza decides to fight a close battle by using a spell to make Baransha's body invisible. Being tossed about by his invisible enemy, Kiyo's body and spirit are slowly exhausted. Kiyo comes up with a plan to make Baransha grab a cloth with the awful smell of the gingko. This way, even if they could not see their enemy, Zatch can chase Baransha by following the smell. Finally being closed into the edge of the cliff, Baransha and Garza try to counterattack with their last spell. However, Kiyo's counters with all his accumulated energy! They are unable to burn Baransha's book, but they do succeed in fighting off their enemy.
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One day, Kanchome carelessly climbs into a traveling circus troop's truck after seeing some candy and is taken away from Folgore... again. The town of Monte Frio in Spain - The clumsy Kanchome keeps failing at his circus act and longs to reunite with Folgore. On his day off, he meets a little girl named Rushka, who is surprisingly pleased with Kanchome's silly circus act. He soon finds out that a mamodo and his evil partner Fredo are plaguing Rushka's small rural town by stealing everything in sight. Kanchome, with a sudden surge of courage, vows to help Rushka.
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To get back Rushka's sheep, Folgore and Kanchome challenge Bago and his book's owner Fredo to a battle. With their transformation magic, Kanchome appears strong but his powers remain weak. But Kanchome dodges the enemy's attack with the techniques he had learned with the circus troop. Folgore is proud of how much Kanchome had grown. Kanchome transforms into his human enemy, Fredo. Bago is unable to tell which one is the real Fredo and blows away the real Fredo. Rushka comes running in, and as Kanchome makes his decision to protect her, his third spell appears. Kanchome transforms into a giant, and none of the enemy's attacks hurt him. But it turns out that his giant body is just a mirage and the real Kanchome was still small and weak. Desperate, Bago tries to take Rushka as a hostage. At the last second, Kanchome protects Rushka. Folgore sees his chance and throws Fredo's book in the fire, and the battle comes to an end. The next day, Kanchome promises Rushka that he'll come to her rescue when she's in trouble.
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Zatch catches a cold, and is left alone at home, so he rides Ponygon to Kiyo's school only to cause a ruckus. Amidst that hullabaloo, Zatch collapses due to his fever. Kiyo takes Zatch to the nurse's room, when Apollo appears. Kiyo notices that Rops, isn't there. He learns that a mamodo destroyed Rops's book, sending him back to the mamodo world. Apollo tells him that the mamodo looked very similar to Zatch. Apollo sensed that Dufort, the book's owner, was hiding something extremely powerful deep down inside. During their battle, Zeno and Dufort's speed and the power exceeded that of Rops and Apollo. Strangely, Dufort did not show any signs of fear whatsoever and managed elude all of Rops's attacks. Finally, they were defeated and then Zeno discharged another lightning shock to the book. Rops vanished without even giving Apollo the time to say goodbye. Kiyo burns with anger, as Apollo offers his fullest possible cooperation in helping Zatch become the mamodo king. Kiyo promises Apollo that he will avenge Rops no matter what.
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Zatch wants to see the Praying Mantis Joe live show at Mochinoki Department Store, but has to be accompanied by an adult to get in. Kiyo won't go with him, so Zatch takes Ponygon. They meet up with Suzy and the teacher's Wife, who are also going to department store. At the Department Store, Zatch witnesses Praying Mantis Joe taking off his costume and is even more upset when the man inside looks rather weak. Everyone else is disappointed with their own items, as well. The kids ask Praying Mantis Joe to do something about all these problems. But the weakling portraying Joe turns them down, so Zatch and his friends confront the Store Manager. But the Store Manager threatens to have his bodyguard throw them out. Just then, Praying Mantis Joe appears, having remembered his strength of heart. Ultimately, the bodyguard is taken down and Joe wins. They are all able to exchange their faulty goods, and Zatch learns the real meaning of 'the heart of justice.'
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Bari, a powerful mamodo, feels unsatisfied with the level of his competitors and seeks a challenge. His book owner, Gustav, tells him about Zatch, so they set off to find him. Zatch accepts Bari's challenge, but feels a mysterious strength lurking in his opponent. The battle scene is an abandoned factory. Bari scares off some loitering hoodlums, but two girls are left behind. Kiyo tries to help the girls escape. Amidst the battle, the girls escape unharmed, but Kiyo suffers a hard blow from Bari. With burning tenacity, Zatch and Bari's battle for the position of king has only just begun.
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At the abandoned factory, the seemingly endless battle between Zatch and Bari continues.
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Defeated by Bari, Zatch and Kiyo are wounded both physically and mentally. Ponygon starts to feel badly for having never battled. So Ponygon decides to leave and go on a journey with his spell book to look for a human partner! Ponygon offers his book to everyone that passes, but nobody even pays attention to him. Finally, Ponygon meet Doronma, a man with a horsey face, and shows him the book. It seems like the man notices something. Just then, Zatch arrives at the scene. Doronma invites Zatch and Ponygon to his house. He claims his job is handing out presents to poor people, and asks Ponygon and Zatch to help him. They head out into the city late at night with Doronma. But Doronma breaks into all of the jewelry stores in instead. It seems Doronma is a famous thief. Doronma leads Zatch and Ponygon to break into a high-security mansion. However, Ponygon and Zatch end up only causing trouble for Doronma. In the end, the police surround them! It turns out that it was just a dead fly that Doronma had noticed on the spell book. Ponygon is shocked and heads back home as Zatch consoles him.
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Brago and Sherry are searching for mamodo in the mountains, when Brago senses trouble nearby. The two rush over and find a giant grizzly about to attack an old man and a young boy named Jeff. Brago casts a spell that drives away the bear, and calls Jeff a coward. After a while, Brago comes back with the captured bear. He tells Jeff to become strong. The next day, crooked land developers threaten to destroy Jeff's house. Jeff bravely stands up to them. As Brago senses Jeff's courage, his spell book glows. When Brago confronts the criminals, they set off an explosion that starts an avalanche. Sherry calls out the new spell, which not only decimates the avalanche, but destroys the whole mountain as well. After everything is settled, Brago smiles at Jeff for showing great courage in the face of disaster. Seeing Brago's smile, Sherry feels an aura of regal kindness in Brago that she has never felt before.
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Zatch and Tia are playing with the Volcan 300. Tia asks Zatch how many mamodos he has fought thus far. Zatch remembers the numerous enemies he narrowly defeated, as well as the gentle-hearted mamodo who became their friends. Kiyo comes home carrying a spooky stone tablet that looks very similar to the one Kiyo's father had in England. They decide to do some research, but nothing seems to help. Tia proposes that they undergo special training to prepare themselves for battles. So they train hard in the mountains until they are all exhausted. Zatch and Tia affirm anew their determination to become kind kings. Kiyo phones his father in England. However, he is told that no further details are known about the tablets. During the phone conversation, both tablets are stolen. Just then, a mysterious gentleman and his twelve underlings approach. The gears of destiny have started moving towards renewed turmoil.
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The stone tablet has disappeared and, without it, Kiyo and Zatch wonder how they will ever get strong enough to become king. To do so, they must uncover the mysteries of the spell book. Just then, a small puppet-like mamodo named Kido and his partner Doctor Riddles appear. They challenge Kiyo to a contest against a group of super-powered creatures called The Majestic 12. But, it turns out that the Professor only uses the group to set up a riddle, which Kiyo guesses the correctly. Surprisingly, the 12 depart. The following day, Doctor Riddles comes again to challenge the two to a battle. Riddles states that he will teach Kiyo the secrets of the spell book if Zatch and Kiyo can beat him. However, once the battle begins, Zatch and Kiyo find themselves continually routed by Kido's potent powers. The Doctor gives Kiyo some hints in the guise of a series of riddles. Kiyo comes to realize that the book does not give birth to the power of the mamodo, but the power lies within the mamodo all along. As Zatch starts to understand, the sixth spell appears in his book. The spell causes a lightning bolt to strike Zatch's body. Zatch's body begins to glow, and for the first time, he remains conscious during the attack.
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During their fight against Dr. Riddles, Kiyo and Zatch launch their Sixth Spell, but they can not identify its powers. Finally, the spell subsides and Dr. Riddles casts his own spell, which causes multiple Mini-Kidos to emerge and attack Kiyo and Zatch. Despite their size, they are quite powerful. Kiyo asks Zatch to remember what he thought about when they cast the Sixth Spell. Whatever it is, might be the true power of the spell. Zatch realizes his power and attacks the Mini-Kidos with incredible speed, even stopping a powerful spell from Dr. Riddles. Kiyo and Zatch realize the new spell temporarily amplifies all their previous powers; speed, defense and power, but only for a short period of time. With 30 seconds left to their new spell, they attack Dr. Riddles and Kido with renewed effort. Zatch hides under one of Kido's rocket launchers to get close enough, and is able to use his increased strength to throw Kido far, far away. Dr. Riddles is defeated. Dr. Riddles tells them more secrets of the spell books, and he warns them that 'evil ones are gathering their powers, preparing to fight against you.' Dr. Riddles wishes them success in their battles and departs.
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Kiyomaro Takamine
Gash Bell
Megumi Oumi
Kiyo Takamine
Zatch Bell
Kanchome
Parco Folgore
Gash Bell
Suzy Mizuno
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