Mar 2005
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!
Sat, Apr 23, 2005
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...
Sat, Jan 14, 2006
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.
Sat, Apr 2, 2005
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...
Sat, Jul 30, 2005
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