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“Genius Kiyomaro partners with lightning-shooting demon Gash in a 1000-year war to become Demon King.”
Zatch Bell!
金色のガッシュ!!
8.37
275 rank · 37,511 readers · 2,326 favorites
Shounen
Action
Adventure
Award Winning
Comedy
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Genius Kiyomaro partners with lightning-shooting demon Gash in a 1000-year war to become Demon King.
Kiyomaro Takamine, genius middle schooler, is greeted one morning by Gash Bell, a boy with a mysterious red book. Tasked by his father to decipher it, Kiyomaro soon learns Gash is no ordinary boy. Able to shoot lightning from his mouth at the chant of a word, Gash is a demon child—one a part of a war that takes place every 1000 years to decide the Demon King. With Kiyomaro being the only one who can read Gash's book, the duty of partner is thrust on him in this exciting tale of friendship, determination, and melons...?
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Community consensus
Derived from 14 sampled reviews
8.9
/10
What 14 readers settled on.
92%
recommend
Score distribution
median 10
mode 10
σ 2.09
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.09 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.8 pts
Recommenders 9.8 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↓ 0.07
Running avg · Oct 2009 → Dec 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Konjiki No Gash Bell is an incredibly engaging and well-developed tournament manga that stands as the gold standard for the children's genre. While the art starts off feeling a bit odd, it...”
- 10 “This series delivers a consistently hilarious and emotionally resonant experience, bolstered by a unique art style that uses unconventional facial expressions to evoke genuine feelings. There are...”
- 10 “This masterpiece excels through its profound character development and powerful themes of friendship, which resonate deeply and evoke genuine emotion. While the art style feels dated and certain...”
Verbosity
Short · 36%
Medium · 21%
Long · 43%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 323 × 33 ch × vol
- Total read 43h 04m approx
- Published Jan 2001 – Dec 2007
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0806 catalog