Episode 105

**Q Attack! Q Ultimate Transformation? My Name is Coral Q** (*Q襲! Q極変形? わが名はコーラルQ,Kyū Shū! Kyū Kyoku Henkei? Waga Na ha Kōraru Kyū*) is the 105th episode of the Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Anime. This episode first aired in Japan on May 1, 2005.

## Overview

Grub and Coral Q travel to Japan in hopes of finding an answer to a question that Grub is searching for. While there, they set their sights on Kiyomaro and Gash, who they had been collecting data on in preparation for their inevitable battle.

## Plot

On the sidewalk next to an ongoing game of basketball, Grub walks by, ignoring any invitations by those out by the basketball court to join them, as he believes that he has no reason to associate with those who he deem as inferior to him. Walking into the office of one of his college professors, he informs him that he will be taking some time off to travel to Japan in hopes of searching for an answer to something that had been on his mind for some time. Meanwhile at home, Kiyomaro attempts to do some research on the mysterious structure that had suddenly appeared and begins by looking into the architecture of buildings similar to the ones seen on the structure. He explains to Gash and Umagon that he had also been thinking about what Arth had told him in regards to the structure and Gash’s *Baou Zakeruga* being threats and suspects that the structure may have some relevance to the Demon World. Simultaneously, somewhere else in the city, Grub informs his partner, Coral Q, he had just finished inputting some data into his handheld personal computer and asks Coral Q how they should proceed from there. Hearing this, Coral Q suggests that the targets they’ll be looking into will be none other than Kiyomaro and Gash.

In the morning while Kiyomaro was on his way to school, Gash and Umagon tell him about their plan to visit Sunbeam that day. Just as Kiyomaro talks to them about this, Kiyomaro suddenly feels as though he were being watched and his attention is diverted to the direction where this feeling is coming from. While Kiyomaro is distracted, Gash and Umagon run off to visit Sunbeam while he’s at work. Kiyomaro meanwhile thinks about this feeling he experienced but continues on his way to school when he sees nobody else in the area with him. His suspicion however was revealed to be true as Coral Q emerges from his hiding spot nearby. He, along with Grub, would continue to quietly observe Kiyomaro throughout his day to gather more information about him.

Later that afternoon, Gash and Umagon visit Sunbeam during his break from work. At the same time as Sunbeam’s break was over, the three of them suddenly noticed a yellowtail fish flying above them in the sky. This phenomena instantly captures Gash’s attention and he wastes no time in chasing after the flying fish. Kiyomaro, along with Suzume, also see the same yellowtail flying in the sky, with Gash chasing after it as the two of them walk home together. It is then that Kiyomaro realizes that the sensation of being watched and the mysterious flying yellowtail are not just coincidences, but rather, all part of an elaborate scheme. Kiyomaro then concludes that the yellowtail in this case is leading Gash into a trap. Kiyomaro is then forced to desperately run after Gash to tell him about this but his calls go unanswered as Gash is heavily fixated on following the yellowtail wherever it may lead him. The two then go on a wild chase around town until the yellowtail leads them to an empty freeway that was currently under construction. Before they realize where they were, a section of the freeway behind them is destroyed through the use of a spell which now prevented them from escaping. There, Grub and Coral Q step out from the smoke of the spell’s destruction and introduce themselves to Kiyomaro and Gash.

Coral Q confirms Kiyomaro’s suspicions that the flying yellowtail fish was a trap in order to lure him and Gash out in order to battle. With their spell book in hand, Kiyomaro and Gash ready themselves for a fight. Upon casting their first spell, *Roburuku*, Coral Q undergoes a very rapid and sudden transformation into his battle form. This transformation proves to be too quick for Kiyomaro to witness the middle of it and he requests that Coral Q use this spell again. Coral Q does so, reverting back to his original form, and transforming again only for Kiyomaro to once again miss much of the transformation’s process due to how quick it was. Coral Q becomes upset at this, but at the same time,his robotic body begins to malfunction. Taking advantage of the situation, Kiyomaro and Gash attack Coral Q directly using *Zakeruga* which sends him flying back in pain. Despite taking a direct hit however, Coral Q nevertheless returns to his feet. He also reveals then that he is aware that *Zakeruga* was Gash and Kiyomaro fifth spell and lists off all of the other spells they had learned up to that point. Coral Q then claims that based on this information he knows about them, he’s confident that they won’t be able to defeat him in battle.

## Features

### Characters by Appearance

* Grub
* Kiyomaro Takamine
* Gash Bell
* Umagon
* Arth (Flashback)
* Coral Q
* Kafka Sunbeam
* Mamoru Iwashima
* Hiroshi Yamanaka
* Takeshi Kaneyama
* Suzume Mizuno

### Locations

* Mochinoki City
	+ Takamine Residence
		- Kiyomaro’s Room
* Faudo (Flashback)
	+ Mochinoki Middle School

## Spells by Appearance

* Gou Sourdo (Flashback)
* Rauzaruku (Flashback)
* Roboruga (Debut)
* Roboruku (Debut)
* Zakeruga

## Manga & Anime Differences

* Grub’s backstory is entirely anime exclusive. Little is known about him in the manga in comparison to the anime.
* All appearances Sunbeam has in this episode is entirely filler as he has no involvement during these events in the manga.
* The order of story events are portrayed differently between the anime and manga. Unlike the anime, Kiyomaro at this point in the manga had not yet met Arth or learn about Faudo from the news. In the anime, he is already aware of Faudo by the time he meets Coral Q.

## Trivia

* Although there is no English dub of this episode, a preview of this episode seen at the end of episode 104 features Coral Q being voiced in English.