Zatch Bell! 101st Devil

The Japanese theatrical poster

The Blu-ray of the American release of Zatch Bell! 101st Devil and Attack of Mechavulcan.

The DVD of the American release of Zatch Bell! 101st Devil.

Konjiki no Gash Bell!! 101 Banme no Mamono (劇場版 「金色のガッシュベル!! 101番目の魔物」, Gekijōban Konjiki no Gasshu Beru!! Hyakuichi Banme no Mamono lit. "The Movie Golden Gash Bell!! Unlisted Demon #101"), commonly known as Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Movie 1: Unlisted Demon #101 and marketed as Gash Bell the 1^st Movie: Unlisted Demon "#101" on the official website, is a 2004 Japanese animated film and it is the first movie based on the anime series Konjiki no Gash Bell!! It was released in Japan in July 2004 but has not been dubbed in any other languages besides Japanese.

Fortunately, as of January 14, 2018, Discotek Media announced that the Zatch Bell! movies will be released outside of Japan with Japanese audio and English subtitles on Blu-ray, with this movie titled as Zatch Bell! 101st Devil, which was released on March 27, 2018 with Zatch Bell! Attack of Mechavulcan packed together and published by Discotek Media.

On February 28, 2018, Discotek Media also announced individual DVD releases of these movies in English subtitles on April 28, 2018, alongside the English-subtitled DVD release of Toriko: Secret Recipe of Gourmet God.

Synopsis

During the Summer holidays, Gash and gang decide to head for Fuji Mountain for a picnic gathering. There, they encounter a girl with a white magical book. Her name is Kotoha and her book has a message saying that Gash's mother is located a cave in the forest. However, when they eventually found the cave, there was already a blond-haired youth by the name of Wiseman. In order to rescue Wiseman, Gash and the others attempt to proceed into the depths of the cave and stumble upon the entrance to another world. Soon later, the strongest warrior, the Black Knight, appeared before them. Thinking that Gash was the one who stole the 101th magical book, the Black Knight started to attack them. Gash and Kiyomaro have to find the real criminal in exactly 24 hours, or else they will be stuck in the alternative world forever.

Full Summary

Zatch, Kiyo, Tia, Megumi Oumi, Kanchomé, Parco Folgore, Ponygon, and Kafk Sunbeam decide to take a weekend camping trip near Mt. Fuji. A girl residing in the area named Kotoha soon discovers a strange white book sitting in a tree. After a violent fall off the tree, Kotoha reads a passage in the book stating that she "will have an encounter with a blonde-haired boy." Believing this to be her future boyfriend, Kotoha rushes off, only to find that the mysterious blonde-haired boy is none other than Zatch. Disappointed with her prediction, Kotoha invites Zatch to her house, where Kiyo comes to scold Zatch for accidentally taking the money for the campout.

As Kiyo tries to solve the mystery of Kotoha's blank book, Kotoha's mother becomes suddenly ill, as predicted in the white book. Turning to the white book for answers, it is revealed that both the medicine for Kotoha's mother and Zatch's mother are waiting in a cave near the forest. Before the trio can reach the cave, a Mamodo named Akatsuki attacks Zatch and Kiyo. Kotoha accidentally becomes part of the battle and is almost impaled by spiky rocks before Zatch saves her. Zatch and Kiyo then proceed to burn Akatsuki's book, at which point Kiyo explains the Mamodo battle to Kotoha. The three of them continue onward to the cave.

Inside the cave, Zatch and Kiyo discover that the path is blocked, and somehow use their powers to roll away a large boulder. Behind the boulder is a mysterious blonde-haired figure who appears to hold the medicine Kotoha desires. Zatch's mother is nowhere to be found. Wiseman transports Zatch and Kiyo into the Mamodo world and brainwashes Kotoha, making her Wiseman's book owner, as the book turns out to be a spell book. While in the Mamodo world, Zatch explores the school with Kiyo in the gym bag. When discovered out of class, Zatch and Kiyo are taken to the principal. The principal reveals that Zatch, Tia, Kanchomé, Ponygon, and even Wiseman went to the school. It turns out that the blank spell book was the 101st. Wiseman was angered that he wasn't chosen to fight, so he stole the 101st spell book to do so. He also reveals if Kiyo and Zatch don't make it out of the Mamodo world within 24 hours, they will be trapped in that world forever.

Meanwhile, in the human world, Wiseman reveals his true form, and he and Kotoha go to the gang's picnic spot to test Wiseman's power. Soon, Kanchomé, Tia, Ponygon, Kafk, Megumi, and Folgore are all caught in the battle and even get all of their spell power absorbed and removed with one of his spellbook's special abilities. A turtle Mamodo and a brush Mamodo take Zatch and Kiyo to the gate to the human world. When they arrive at the gate, Zatch and Kiyo encounter a knight who mistakes Zatch for the thief of the 101st spell book. He defeats and imprisons Zatch and Kiyo until an owl sets them free and clears their name. The feather pen Mamodo takes Zatch and Kiyo to the gate.

As Wiseman is about to finish off the gang with the Unodesuzor spell, Kiyo and Zatch manage to negate the attack with a large Rashirudo after returning. As the battle rages on, Zatch's Bao Zakeruga collides with Wiseman's ultimate spell, Kirudesuzor. Wiseman, though, manages to overpower Bao Zakeruga as well as attack the entire gang. With Kiyo and Zatch very weak, Wiseman absorbs their spellbook power as well. But Zatch vows that he will not give up. Although all of their spell books are useless, this causes Kiyo to gain a new spell called Barudo Forusu that not only he gains, but Megumi, Kafk, and Folgore gain it too.

When everyone obtains and casts the new Barudo Forusu spell, Tia, Kanchomé, and Ponygon's power is transferred to Zatch, giving him enough strength to cast the spell. Zatch summons a lightning phoenix to attack Wiseman, who counters with Kirudesuzor. Kiyo summons the rest of his power to break Barudo Forusu free from the spell. Although he managed to defeat Wiseman's spell, he still hadn't burned his book and was still trying to maintain the gang's spell power, but failed to do so due to the tremendous strength of Barudo Forusu. This causes his book to explode and then burn, restoring Kotoha to normal and returning everyone's spell power. With Kotoha's mother healed, Kotoha says goodbye to her new friends as they return home. Meanwhile, Naomi and Suzy go to Mt. Fuji to find the already deported Kiyo and Zatch.

Cast

• Zatch Bell: Ikue Ōtani
• Kiyo Takamine: Takahiro Sakurai
• Tia: Rie Kugimiya
• Megumi Oumi: Ai Maeda
• Kanchomé: Masami Kikuchi
• Parco Folgore: Hiroki Takahashi
• Ponygon: Satomi Kōrogi
• Kafk Sunbeam: Hozumi Gōda
• Kotoha: Toshiyuki Morikawa
• Wiseman: Akiko Yajima
• Kotoha's Mother: Kotono Mitsuishi
• Zatch's Mother (in thought): Minami Takayama
• Akatsuki: Tomo Saeki
• Sakurada: Kōichi Tōchika
• Principal "Dozer": Chikao Ohtsuka
• Turtle Mamodo: Junichi Suwara
• Feather Pen Demon: Kazuko Sugiyama
• Black Knight: Ken Nishikiori
• Fukurou: Tomohiro Nishimura
• Music Teacher: Kenichi Ono
• Kotoha's Mother: Kotono Mitsuishi
• Art Teacher: Makoto Raiku
• Mamodo Student 1: Reiko Kiuchi
• Mamodo Student 2: Yuko Tachibana
• Moppun: Shigeru Chiba
• Vice Principal: Yoshiko Shimizu
• Naomi: Shihomi Mizowaki
• Suzy Mizuno: Tomoko Akiya
• Hermit Tree: Tomomichi Nishimura

Soundtrack

See also: Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Movie: Unlisted Demon 101 Original Soundtrack

Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Movie: Unlisted Demon #101 Original Soundtrack (劇場版 金色のガッシュベル!! 101番目の魔物 オリジナルサウンドトラック, Gekijōban Konjiki no Gasshu Beru!! 101-Banme no Mamono Orijinaru Saundotorakku) is the third original soundtrack of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!!/Zatch Bell! anime to be released and this movie's official soundtrack. The soundtrack was released by Interchannel on September 23, 2004 in Japan only.

Most of the songs in Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Original Soundtrack II were composed by Kow Otani. The first opening theme of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! anime, "Kasabuta" (カサブタ, lit. "Scab"), which was also on the first original soundtrack, was composed and sung by Hidenori Chiwata and arranged by Cher Watanabe, and was used in the Japanese anime adaptation for episodes 1–50. "Yakusoku no Hoshi" (約束の星, lit. "Star of Promise") was composed and arranged by Kaoru Okubo. "Boku wa Koko ni Iru" (僕はここにいる, lit. "I'm Here"), was composed and arranged by Kaoru Okubo, lyrics written by Uran, and sung by rino, and was used during certain episodes of the anime adaptation. "Kibō no Hikari" (希望の光, lit. "Light of Hope") was composed by Hidenori Chiwata and arranged by Kow Otani.

The second opening theme of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! anime, "Kimi ni Kono Koe ga Todokimasu you ni" (君にこの声が届きますように, lit. "I Hope My Voice Will Reach You")—which was also used as the opening theme of Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Movie 1: Unlisted Demon #101—was composed and arranged by Kaoru Okubo, lyrics written by Uran, and sung by Takayoshi Tanimoto. "Chichi wo Moge!" (チチをもげ!) was composed and arranged by Nobuhiko Kashiwara, lyrics written by Makoto Raiku (creator of Konjiki no Gash!!) and Akatsuki Yamatoya, and sung by Parco Folgore's voice Japanese actor Hiroki Takahashi.

External links

• Movie Official Site
• http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3446

References

Episode Guide