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Title (English) Golden Gash Bell

Title (Japanese) Konjiki no Gash Bell

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Fantasy Novel

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Synopsis "Gash Bell" is about Kiyomaru, a 14 year old genius who is not motivated to go to school because he is too smart for his junior high class. Kiyomaru's archaeologist father, who is doing research in England, sends a small demon that he found named Gash Bell to try to motivate Kiyomaru to go to school and make friends. Gash Bell looks like a cross between a small boy and a ventriloquist's dummy and is quite serious about following the request of Kiyomaru's father. Gash Bell also can do quite destructive spells, although he doesn't realize it while he is doing it.

Review After the intensity of watching "Narutaru" during the past week, it was nice to watch something totally goofy in comparison - Konjiki no Gash Bell, one of the Spring anime that I've heard little about. I had seen ads for the series during "Meitantei Conan" shows but had no idea about it other than it ran in Shounen Sunday, along with "Conan", "Inu Yasha", "Tenshina Konamaiki" and others. So when I spotted the first episode sitting on a Bit Torrent site, I decided to download it and take a look.
And the first episode proved to be quite a funny "look" at that.
The first episode moves quite quickly and with lots of humor. Kiyomaru isn't quite the jerk that he first appears, and there are other people around town who also have demons like Gash Bell. To an extent, the set-up is reminiscent of a cross between "Shaman King" and "Mamotte Shugogetten". What is surprising is that many of the character designs are quite different - almost like "One Piece" characters (Suzume in particular). So while the show appears to be headed to a typical shounen "fight championship"-style plotline, if the humor can be maintained Gash Bell may well be worth continuing to follow.
One additional odd note - despite the fact that this anime premiered in April, I still haven't found any ads for DVD releases.
(Dave Baranyi)
Entertaining but average stuff (GC)

Credits Creator: Makoto Raiku (manga)
Series dir: Tetsuji Nakamura

Episodes

Release

TV Showing See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.

Date 2003 April 6 -

Production

Broadcaster Fuji TV

Animation Toei

References & Help Look up the latest data on this title at:
Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or
Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) ,
or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001).
Help & further information.

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Title (English)	Golden Gash Bell
Title (Japanese)	Konjiki no Gash Bell
Advertising Fantasy Novel
Notes
Classification	-
Synopsis	"Gash Bell" is about Kiyomaru, a 14 year old genius who is not motivated to go to school because he is too smart for his junior high class. Kiyomaru's archaeologist father, who is doing research in England, sends a small demon that he found named Gash Bell to try to motivate Kiyomaru to go to school and make friends. Gash Bell looks like a cross between a small boy and a ventriloquist's dummy and is quite serious about following the request of Kiyomaru's father. Gash Bell also can do quite destructive spells, although he doesn't realize it while he is doing it.
Review	After the intensity of watching "Narutaru" during the past week, it was nice to watch something totally goofy in comparison - Konjiki no Gash Bell, one of the Spring anime that I've heard little about. I had seen ads for the series during "Meitantei Conan" shows but had no idea about it other than it ran in Shounen Sunday, along with "Conan", "Inu Yasha", "Tenshina Konamaiki" and others. So when I spotted the first episode sitting on a Bit Torrent site, I decided to download it and take a look. And the first episode proved to be quite a funny "look" at that. The first episode moves quite quickly and with lots of humor. Kiyomaru isn't quite the jerk that he first appears, and there are other people around town who also have demons like Gash Bell. To an extent, the set-up is reminiscent of a cross between "Shaman King" and "Mamotte Shugogetten". What is surprising is that many of the character designs are quite different - almost like "One Piece" characters (Suzume in particular). So while the show appears to be headed to a typical shounen "fight championship"-style plotline, if the humor can be maintained Gash Bell may well be worth continuing to follow. One additional odd note - despite the fact that this anime premiered in April, I still haven't found any ads for DVD releases. (Dave Baranyi) Entertaining but average stuff (GC)
Credits	Creator: Makoto Raiku (manga) Series dir: Tetsuji Nakamura
Episodes
Release
TV Showing	See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.
Date	2003 April 6 -
Production
Broadcaster	Fuji TV
Animation	Toei
References & Help	Look up the latest data on this title at: Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) , or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001). Help & further information.