ZATCHBELL Episode 1 & 2: Meet Kiyo, the Lightning Boy from Another World ⚡

The Lightning Boy from Another World (0:00)<br />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!<br /><br />A Freezing Spell(19:52)<br />Kiyo is quickly realizing that Zatch is no ordinary kid. With little horns on his head and lightning that shoots from his mouth, there is no mistake that Zatch is something unusual. But Zatch has no idea. He has no recollection of his past, or of lightning coming out of his mouth when Kiyo says 'Zaker!' To Kiyo, Zatch is such a nuisance but he begins to believe that perhaps Zatch can actually help him change his life and make him brave enough to stand up for himself and for others! Then suddenly, a news report comes in - a bank is being robbed, and Kiyo's only ally from school, Suzy, is one of the hostages! Kiyo thinks he has just the plan to take down the powerful ice-spell wielding bank robber, Hosokawa, and his partner Reycom. It's going to be an icy hot battle! But suddenly, the 'Zaker' spell doesn't work anymore. Kiyo can't figure out why, and now he and Zatch are in just as much trouble as the hostages!