Episode 59

**Rush into the Devolo Ruins! Canchome’s Great Strategy!!** (*突入デボロ遺跡! キャンチョメ大作戦!!, Totsunyu Deboro iseki! Kyanchome dai Sakusen!!*) is the 59th episode of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Anime. This episode first aired in Japan on May 30, 2004.

## Overview

Gash, Kiyomaro, Tio, and Megumi make their way together to the Devolo Ruins where Lord and the rest of the ancient demons are located. In order to infiltrate the ruins, the group relies on Canchome, an unexpected ally who proves to them that he is an invaluable part of the team.

## Plot

Gash, Kiyomaro, Tio, Megumi, and Umagon all travel together by plane to the Devolo Ruins where Lord and the rest of the ancient demons are located. While on the plane, Gash wonders why they’re the only ones on the flight and Kiyomaro informs him that this was a chartered flight. When the plane lands, Kiyomaro and Gash meet with Apollo who was the one that owned that plane and they introduced him to Tio and Megumi. They would all then be driven by Apollo to their next destination in order to continue on their way to the ruins. The group would then arrive at a small port and board Apollo’s boat that they’ll be using to head down the river towards the ruins. As the boat leaves, the group waves goodbye and Apollo wishes them luck in their journey ahead.

At the ruins, Coco expresses her boredom of having to stay put at the ruins but Lord informs her that they needed to stay until Byonko returns to report back to him. Despite there being nothing for them to do at the moment, Lord anticipates that there will be plenty of fun for them soon. Meanwhile, the group make their way through the dense forests and into a small clearing where they’re able to view the entrance of the ruins from a distance. While the entrance appears simple, the inside of the ruins are made up of a complex maze. Kiyomaro also speculates that the security within the ruins will also be tighter as well and that they all need to be careful once they go in. Just then, the group overhears rustling in the grass and ready themselves to fight as they suspect an enemy to appear from it. Just as Kiyomaro casts *Zakeru*, it is revealed that he ended up attacking Canchome and Folgore by mistake. When Gash asks them about what they’re doing there, Canchome tells him his story.

Some time ago back at the South Pole, Dr. Riddles and Kid battled against Byonko and the rest of his team of ancient demons. Aware that they can’t defeat all of them at once, Dr. Riddles casts *Gigano Zegaru* to destroy part of a nearby icy mountain in order to collapse it on top of Byonko’s group. Then, Dr. Riddles makes it appear as if he was escaping with Kid, Folgore, and Canchome through use of a remote controlled figurine of them. Seeing how they’re in no condition to pursue after them, Byonko and his group retreats. With the group gone, Canchome finally gets a chance to talk to Dr. Riddles and asks him about the ancient demons they had faced. Dr. Riddles tells him that they’re exactly what he had described to him and that they’ll surely be back to attack again later. He also brings up how he notices that the ancient demons always appear to be fully recovered soon after they get hurt and speculates that there must be something at their base that allows them to heal so quickly and that this must also be something that Lord uses to have control over them. When Canchome responds saying that such a device should be destroyed, Dr. Riddles suggests that they should do it together. Canchome and Folgore initially disagree with this as they don’t think they would be much help in this effort but hearing that Gash and others are already working together to do this catches their attention. Canchome still wonders however if he would be much help at all but Dr. Riddles assures him that he would be of great help and his powers would absolutely be needed. Canchome concludes his story saying that he was worried when he was the first to arrive by the ruins but Gash tries to reassure him by telling him that they’re all together now.

When Canchome looks up, he and Tio catch a glimpse of each other and it becomes evident that they already know each other as Canchome recognizes her by the title of “Tio the neck strangler”. As Tio and Canchome talk, she mentions how surprised she is that he managed to survive this long in the battle despite being only ever known by her as a crybaby. Canchome tries to defend himself by stating he had become stronger but when asked about the kinds of spells he learned]] he tries to lie to make it sound more menacing than it really is. When asked to prove it, Canchome was unable to do so and Tio continues to make fun of him for this. Tio would then try to convince Kiyomaro to leave Canchome behind as she believes he’s too weak to be of any help to them. Kiyomaro however disagrees as he believes that Canchome has a very strong and useful power and above all he’s happy to have him as an ally.

Now right outside of the entrance to the ruins, Kiyomaro reminds everyone that their first priority would be to avoid being noticed by anyone. While everyone else appears prepared to head in, Canchome still remains visibly scared. Folgore however would try to assure Kiyomaro that Canchome had become stronger and recollects on a previous battle they had that shows this. Kiyomaro believes him and also adds they all had grown and learned alot from their experience fighting against Dr. Riddles. Ironically, while the others have fought him and even learned new spells from it, Folgore and Canchome experienced neither of those things. Before long, they would all walk into the ruins together and inside, they see wall tiles that resemble the pattern seen on the tile piece they had. Off to the side, Gash notices various pathways and wonders where they should go next. Kiyomaro takes a look at his map that shows a general layout of the ruins and sees that it looks different than what the map shows. Folgore also mentions to Kiyomaro about Dr. Riddles’ speculation about a device that allows for the ancient demons to recover and control them and Kiyomaro thinks to himself that destroying it would be able to help them win against them.

Just then, a wall nearby explodes. From where the explosion came from are two ancient demons, Gelios and Alm. Behind them, there is a pathway leading into another room. With a plan in mind, Kiyomaro calls on Canchome to be the one to help put this plan into action. Despite how afraid he is of the two demons, Canchome remembers Dr. Riddles’ words of encouragement. Knowing how much he was needed by others gives Canchome renewed confidence and he, as well as the others, listen in on Kiyomaro’s plan to lure the ancient demons into a room where they would be unable to call out to other demons for help. Soon, Canchome and Folgore step out of hiding to get the attention of the two ancient demons. Although visibly shaking, Canchome tries to be courageous in the face of danger. After evading a direct attack from Gelios, Canchome tries to run but Alm attempts to hit him directly using *Neshiru*. Folgore manages to move Canchome out of the way and the two continue running with the ancient demons following them as planned. Kiyomaro’s group in the meantime uses this opportunity to travel down a different corridor. When Canchome and Folgore come to a long descending flight of stairs, he casts *Poruku* to transform Canchome into a large wheel to get down quickly.

When they see the next corridor located nearby the ceiling, Canchome also uses his spell to transform into a grappling hook to be used to get to it. The enemy teams would follow them down to what initially appears to be a dead end and Folgore acts as if he was cornered. When the demons run into the wall, it’s revealed that Canchome had transformed himself to appear like a dead end which causes the enemy teams to fall right through into the large room they had been lured to. Kiyomaro’s group praises Canchome and Folgore for their bravery and Canchome becomes happy knowing he was able to have been useful to them. Unexpectedly, Kiyomaro and his group see that another ancient demon, one that nobody had seen before, was right behind Canchome and Folgore. The episode then ends on a cliffhanger as this was a sudden development that Kiyomaro’s plan had not accounted for.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Dr. Riddles
* Kid
* Canchome
* Parco Folgore
* Wonrei
* Lien
* Brago
* Sherie Belmondo
* The Majestic 12
* Suzume Mizuno
* Mariko Nakamura
* Gash Bell
* Kiyomaro Takamine
* Tio
* Megumi Oumi
* Umagon
* Apollo Genesis
* Zofis
* Coco
* Seiu Ou
* Babiru
* Ferius
* Mirako
* Jackson Bay
* Byonko
* Kalura
* Marlene Yanez
* Rushka (Flashback)
* Bago (Flashback)
* Frito (Flashback)
* Gelios
* John Owen
* Alm
* Mamiko Takahashi
* Ganz

### Locations

* South America
	+ Devolo Ruins
* South Pole

## Spells by Appearance

* Zakeru
* Rājia Zerusen (Offscreen)
* Gigano Zegaru
* Dikaporuku (Flashback)
* Neshiru (Debut)
* Poruku

## Manga & Anime Differences

* Scenes in the anime showing how Kiyomaro’s group traveled to the ruins is entirely filler as this is not shown in the original manga series.
* In the anime, Kiyomaro’s group overlook the ruins from a distance on a cliff and meet Canchome and Folgore there before heading towards it. In the manga, they were already at the very front of the ruins and they met Canchome and Folgore there.
* In addition to this location difference, some events seen in this episode, while still accurate to the manga, are shown in a different order from it.

* In the anime, Kiyomaro accidentally attacks Canchome and Folgore with *Zakeru* when they suddenly appear from the bushes. In the manga, this does not happen.
* Kalura’s spell, *Oru Rozuruga*, was originally shown in a flashback during the battle that took place at the South Pole where Dr. Riddles met Canchome. In the anime, this spell has yet to be seen.
* During the flashback as well, Canchome and Folgore were seen wearing coats over their regular clothes. In the anime, they are seen in their usual attire.

* In the anime, Kiyomaro’s group discovers Gelios and Alm after an explosion destroys a wall between them. In the manga, this explosion does not happen and they simply find them while in the ruins.
* In the anime, Gelios tries to attack Canchome once before Alm attacks with his spell. In the manga, only Alm attacks.

## Censorship & Other Localization Differences

* Big Boing’s outfit was edited over to have her chest completely covered.
* A crudely drawn pair of boxers was edited over Gash who removes his clothes in a scene where he jumps into the river to catch a fish and when he gets out of the water.