Zatch Bell!: The Complete Seasons 1 & 2

Great anime, I will always remember. I am 22 and watched this when I was 14. I love it. It starts off with a genius named Kiyo, that would skip school. Kids at his school don't like him because he is really smart. Kiyo lays on his bed and reads a book. His mother yells at him for skipping school. Then, Kiyo yells back. Zatch comes in his window as the bird lets go of him and says something like "that's no way to talk to your mother". His father was the person that brought him Zatch, from England to Japan. The reason Kiyo's father brought him Zatch was because he couldn't read his book and thought that Kiyo might be able to.Zatch is a mamodo (actually called mamono in Japanese, which means "demon"). The 100 strongest mamodos are selected from the mamodo world and brought to the human world to fight to be king.In one of the earlier episodes, Zatch fights a mamodo named Kolulu that has no interest in fighting. While her book is burning, she says, "Maybe if we had a benevolent king, we wouldn't have to come here in the first place". From that moment on, Zatch decides he wants to become a kind king.This is missing the last 4 dubbed episodes. There are actually 104 dubbed episodes but only 100 on this 2 disc set. I wish they would release a subtitled version of Zatch Bell Season 3 for the USA. The Japanese version is a bit different but still not bad. I prefer the English version because Folgores song is "Hey hey lets dance all day" not a boobie song like the Japanese version. The Japanese version contains blood but I don't mind that. I just would like to enjoy the rest of the show on my TV because it is so awesome. Also, I like the Zatch Bell movies. The first movie is better than the second movie.I recommend this is, if you like Zatch Bell. The price was $60 when I bought it. It is currently around $54. It is worth the price. Always check on Amazon to see the price. Amazon likes to constantly change the prices.

I acquired this DVD set today, since my interest in Zatch Bell has rekindled recently. You do get 100 episodes with this box set, and at the price I purchased it ($49.99) you're basically getting each episode at an awesome value of 50 cents.And to clarify for future buyers, you are ONLY getting the English dubbed episodes. There are no options to watch the episodes in Japanese with subtitles. I personally like the English dub since it was how I first watched the series as a Middle Schooler. However take in mind there are parts of episodes that have been edited to be 'suitable' for the US audience. (Infamous example: editing boxers on Zatch since he was usually naked in certain scenes, some censorship so we don't see Kiyo getting kicked in the face, editing guns to.. weird looking laser weapons etc.)And lastly, if you're like myself and have yet to upgrade to a wide screen TV, these episodes cover the whole screen of your old box TV. I'll add to this review later when I try watching it on a wide screen TV.

I love this show so much! Season 2 especially has a great plot, the name changes from japanese didn't bug me too much. I can recommend a lot of fights to check out in this collection:Zatch and Kiyo Vs Folgore & Kanchome (Episode 11)Zatch and Kiyo/Tia and Megumi Vs Purio and Lupa/Zoboron and Hige (Episode 30, watch 29 first though)Zatch & Kiyo Vs Grisor & Dr. Hakase (Episode 34-35)Zatch and Kiyo Vs Baransha and Garza (Episode 39)Kanchome and Folgore Vs Bago and Fredo (Episode 41)Zatch and Kiyo Vs Penny and Uri (Episode 52-53)Zatch and Kiyo/Tia and Megumi Vs Bora Bora and Henry Abbolt/Dogmos and Kyle Pikaru/Erujo and Franciose Cardan (Episode 55-56)Zatch and Kiyo/Tia and Megumi/Kanchome and Folgore Vs Victoream and Mohawk Ace (Episode 62-63)Ponygon and Kafk Sunbeam Vs Dalmos and Elizabeth (Episode 65, watch 64 first)Wonrei and Li-En/Tia and Megumi Vs Tsao-Lon and Gensou (Episode 70-71)Kanchome and Folgore/Kido and Dr. Riddles Vs Belgium E.O. and Dalia Anje (Episode 72-73)Brago and Sherry Vs 1,000 Year Old Mamodo (Episode 77)Penny and Uri/Byonko and Alvin Vs Demolt and Roberto Vile (Episode 82)Extra Funny stuff (my opinion):Any involving FolgoreKafk in Episode 66

Don't misunderstand my title , the series is great but for the price I was disappointed. For this price I expected a really nice job with the packaging , 6 discs in each case crammed into a holder , this series deserved a better treatment , no episode guide , no extras and only the English language dub. Season one discs have a plain blue background with the Zatch Bell logo and the season two discs have a plain red background with the Zatch Bell logo , no effort was put into this release , Anime Fans deserve better. Don't get me wrong the Series is 5 STARS without a doubt , but the packaging was horrible ! They have done the same thing with the YU-GI-OH Season releases also. I would have not been so DISSAPOINTED if it was about half the price. I am happy that they released this , it was a long wait but definitely a MONEY GRAB on Anime Fans AGAIN ! ! ! ! !

Zatch Bell is awesome, I bought this as soon as I was able to.One cool thing I hope eventually happens is that they release the 4 dubbed season 3 episodes as a bonus disc or something separate from this. 101-104I really really like this series, it has everything you could possibly want out of an anime. The battles are excellently done and they showcase a heartwarming friendship between the protags.The voice work is just about perfect, expect a majority of secondary characters to be voiced by Crispin Freeman and Michelle Ruff.If anyone's curious about the aspect ratio listed as 1.77:1; the actual episodes are 4:3 but other content on the DVD like the menu and the intro animation is widescreen.

You Know Who Got's The Power You Know Has The Power To Cast The Spell Its Zatch Bell This An Amazing Series Kiyo Is 14 Year Old Kid Brilliant But Cared For No One In The Beginning But That All Changed When Kiyo's Archeologist Father Discover's A Mamodo Named Zatch Bell Who Was Found In A Forest In England So Kiyo Father Sends The Goodhearted And Mysterious Zatch Bell To Be Kiyo Mentor But Kiyo Doesn't Realize Is That He Has Been Dragged Into The Mamodo Battle And The Winner Will Crowned King Of The Mamado World But They Need A Human Partner Now Kiyo Must Team With Zatch Because There A Lot Of Mamodo King Wannabes And Their Human Partners Just Waiting To Ponce And Take Them Apart More To The Point Kiyo Must Help Zatch Bell Remember Because Zatch Memory Is Not So Good Thanks To An Amnesia If Kiyo & Zatch Pull Of The Ultimate Battle Well They Just Might Be Able To Rise To The Top This Is An Amazing Anime If You Have Not Seen This Series I Highly Recommend That You Do And Pick Up This Dvd What I Can't Figure Out Is This From Flatiron Film Company The Same People That Released Totally Spies Series On Dvd And That Set Has The Cartoon Network Logo Yet This Set Does Not After All Zatch Bell Was Broadcast On Cartoon Network's Toonami Block And Yet There Is No Cartoon Network Logo On This Box Set Oh Well No Matter I Highly Recommend This Series Final Rating 5.5 Stars

People don't understand how good this show is. Even though sometimes the animation is super lazy and not very high quality, it's still amazing. Even though they American-ize this dub, I still enjoy it a lot, as you can tell they did their best to adapt it (and make it more child-friendly, AKA drawing in some white boxer shorts to cover the main character's wee-wee). Especially considering that I've seen this (at an anime convention) for double the price of Amazon, this is a great price. Note that it is ONLY the English dub, no special features (that I have found, though I am not done watching everything yet) and no subtitles. Just if you want to watch the English dub's first 2 seasons. I am ecstatic to own this.

great product