Audience reviews
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MonamiBotany
I’m just writing a review to tell people that I entirely urge you to read the manga instead, it is leagues better than the anime. The anime is filled with filler, unnecessary alterations to the story that actively ruin certain characters (ESPECIALLY Zeno) and cuts out the final arc of the manga. One example is for some reason they gave Zatch a rival for the first 12 episodes that eventually just disappears?
The only positive about the anime adaptation is that the songs from the manga finally actually got put into music, Folgore’s songs and Victoreem are definitely a treat.
The art in the anime also really doesn’t help as many others has said. I feel like the manga, while many comment the art as being average in the manga, I do personally really like it and think it fits the fun atmosphe…
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Title: “Zatch Bell!” - A Shining Jewel of Shonen Animation
Rating: 10/10
Review:
“Zatch Bell!” is an unforgettable work of art that shines with its originality, emotional intensity, and perfect balance of humor and action. This manga/anime, created by Makoto Raiku, immerses us in a world where demon children called “mamodos” fight to become the king of their world. But unlike many classic shonen, “Zatch Bell!” is not content with simple fights: it deeply explores the themes of friendship, courage, and sacrifice.
Story and Universe:
The plot of “Zatch Bell!” is distinguished by its unique concept of mamodos and grimoires, where each mamodo is linked to a human who reads spells to trigger its powers. The partnership between Kiyo Takamine, a brilliant but antisocial teenager, and Zatch,…
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WARNING!: if you are going to watch this, the story does not have a proper ending (the author injured his hand and they couldn't continue the anime, so they forced an unfinished ending) so you have to read the manga in a certain chapter to know how the story ends. I think it's understandable but i'm still disappointed of the ending that we have recieved and that is a reason why i don't give it a better score.
In general I liked this anime, this is a story of 100 demons fighting to be the demon king and I think my favourite part is the bond they form with their humans peers and and how that experience changes them both and makes them mature. It has moments that will make you laugh, and will make you sad. I feel like it makes me really care about the characters and there are some parts wher…
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I really enjoyed everything about this anime, would certainly recomend it, really love the characters and story, truly a creative and well executed story.
But then we get to the point why i dont rate it higher, a lack of conclusion, the conclusion to the final arc of the anime is not as satisfatory as one might expect, it falls into those animes that ends but the story didn't actually end.
I rated this one solely based on the anime, but it's impossible not to mention the manga, the manga has a different ending to the final arc of the anime that's not only more satisfatory but also works as a reminder that the strongest of all enemies has yet to appear, that itself leads to the final and difinitive final arc, which in turn leads to one of the most satisfying endings to a manga i've read,…
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Its the very best anime that i watched in all my life, first off all the comedy is pretty good, the fights are so goods in so many levels, the drama was made me cry a little in some episodes.
we can see the evolution of the persons like a Kiyo, and the words that they use in the first episode until five, shown the feelings and the changes about them.
And sherry.. ohh sherry you are the best woman from the animes that i knew, Sherry is so strong and she is not a principal person from anime, but she stay with the brago winning a lot of problems, and the motivation is perfect, the woman rich who had depression was saved for the poor woman that tried to find the happiness.
this anime has a lot of lesson like this, if you see this points in zatchbell you'll understand why this anime is perfect…
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This was a great show, it's truly underrated! I was able to commit to it a lot easier than bleach which I haven't even finished yet. The story kept me drawn for the majority of the time, and the emotion they show is reminiscent of one piece which has made me cry a few times to be honest. The main reason I gave this anime a 9 is because it didn't finish, It ended with a rushed arc and we never found out if the protagonists achieved their main goal, we can only find out in the manga. But it really is a touching anime and can be very funny (or just cringy). I fully recommend Konjiki no gash bell, and I am left so unsatisfied that I may go ahead and read the manga just to continue!
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I remember watching this as a kid and i remember loving but never really got to see the whole thing. So over the years i tried to start up again but could never find the mojo to do so.
When i finally did i was in complete shock as to why i couldn't have started it sooner.
loved the music, story arcs, some of the filler, plenty of character development, loved the english cast they have for the show.
seriously it's hilarious to see who played who
Kakashi= Parco Folgore
Billy from grim adventures of billy and mandy = Kanchome Zofis = Eezma from emporers new groove
i could seriously name them all but you can either trace them to naruto or digimon data squad (also a good feelsy kids show)
I also read the manga some time after i watched this cause i was curious and after doing so wished th…
Read at the sourceScootboi
everything was good up until the last 9 episodes where they swapped out Gash's voice actor for another person and sped it up completely.
I read the manga afterwards because they cut out like 1/3rd of the story, mainly the ending (which has the most awesome battles.)
Read at the sourceNQ2Resq
Konjiki no Gash Bell was a very interesting anime in its own ways. There are many times of extreme laughter, as well as times when tears will fall. The storyline was pretty well-written and the characters were unique. Overall, I could only give it a 9/10 because many episodes were boring fillers (don't get me wrong, some fillers were actually pretty funny).
Story: 9/10
The story is a 9 because I've never seen one like it before. There are some pretty sudden twists in the story that kept it exciting and fun to watch. The fillers could be funny, but they were mostly pretty boring. Also, the ending was a bit obvious, so that's why I gave it only a 9.
Art: 9/10
I don't usually criticize art, but if I had to score it, it would definitely be 9. The reason being that for most of the characters…
Read at the sourceVelocityWaffles
This series was one of my favorites, everytime you finish watching an episode you can't help but smile. The plot was great, you get to watch the characters really grow as people and theres always one you can relate to. Even though the moral of the story (friendship) seems sort of childish it's still one a lot of us don't know. The anime itself was hilarious, filled with pure stupidity that makes your feel all warm and happy, but there are also moments where the anime gets serious and you really get emotional about whats going on because it does a good job of making you feel connected to the story. This series is a must watch for anyone, the reason I rated it at 9 though is because it has no ending, they make you read the last few parts of the manga to find out what happens and it's plot is…
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I'm not one to say much. So here I go.
Zatch Bell is the perfect anime to watch on an early Sunday morning. Chilaxin' in your pyjama's on the couch, some slightly soggy cereal in one hand and a tea spoon in the other (though it SHOULD be a fork...), and drowsily laughing and dreading Monday..mmm..yeh...
Story-9~ Nothing too full on, humorous, cute at times, has a good amount of randomness, I didn't mind the fillers..just ignore them and the story flows quite well. Very good.
Art-9~ Its an anime so...nothing much to say in terms of art.
Sound-9~ Very Melon!!!
Character-9~ Very good and very melon, they all had a moderate amount of different personalities and morals. The designs are original enough. Poor Dr. Riddles.
Enjoyment-9~ What can I say. I rated it a 9.
Overall-9
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ok your at home frustrated with being too smart and suddenly a naked boy barged into your house and says he's here to help you. Pretty entertaining start isnt it?
Story: 8
It's was pretty good, tons of crying and sad stories that actually made me tear up a little :'( but there were tons of laughs too.
Characters: 9
i think the characters are pretty entertaining. Like gash his voice is pretty funny in japanese and further in the anime i think they changed the voice actor and gash's voice got even more ridiculous. Dr.riddles, kiddo, kanchome, and big boing are really enjoyable characters :) oh and wonlei is sexy. The only reason i am not giving it a 10 is because of suzume she seriously annoy the heck out of me. >: (
Just one more advice your going to see a lot of kalulu's flashbacks sk…
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This simply does not work well as an anime like it does as a manga. The only part that does work is Gash being cute due to the greatly innocent/cute voice. A big culprit in this is the slow pacing of everything - all the dramatic cries, the pacing of any fight, the way people move - which really takes the impact out of the comedy, the fighting, and the drama. It especially hurts the fighting, in which everyone always seems to have an incredibly long time to finish the opponent off, yet strangely never does so. They also cut off the entire last arc from the manga, and change the previous to last significantly at the point Gash and Zeon meet, mostly by cutting out details, so it leaves you short of a lot of important plot.
Maybe a specific scene to point to as a difference would help my exp…
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