Zatch Bell!
By: story and art by Makoto Raiku ; [English adaptation, Fred Burke ; translation, David Ury].
Contributors: Burke, Fred, 1965-; Ury, David.
Publisher: Viz Media
Published: 2006
Place of publication: San Francisco, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9781421503875
Subjects: Gifted teenagers -- Comic books, strips, etc.; Magic -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Genres: Comic books, strips, etc.
Other titles: ZatchBell.
Description: Fourteen-year-old Kiyo is the victim of merciless teasing at school for his aloof and disdainful attitude. When Kiyo's archaeologist father finds a blond child named Zatch Bell, he sends Zatch to try to help Kiyo become more socially adept. However, the cute kid and his arcane red book hold a remarkable secret: Zatch is actually a mamodo, a race of childlike entities with magical powers. Every thousand years, the mamodo descend to Earth for a battle royal that determines who will be crowned king of the mamodo world. Now Kiyo must master the book and unleash Zatch's powers in time to confront the other human/mamodo duos that are springing up around them.

In this episode, "Still in England searching for clues to Zatch's past, Kiyo and Zatch meet a girl named Djem. Djem's partnership with her mamodo has had tragic consequences for her family. Can Zatch and Kiyo help her?  Plus, the return of Parco Folgore and Kanchomé!--Cover, p. [4].
Notes: First published by Shogakukan, Inc. in Japan as "Konjiki no Gasshu."

This book reads from right to left.

"New and adapted artwork."

Rated T for teen.