When I first started reading Konjiki no Gash!! I thought I was going to hate it, because the main character is actually very unlikable in the first few chapters, and the art isn’t the best. But since it had such great ratings I decided to give it a try and kept reading, and I’m so glad that I did, because I would have missed out in reading a really great Manga. In the beginning of the Manga we meet Gash Bell, who is a boy that was saved by the father of the Main character, Kiyomaro. Gash has amnesia but he is doing a favor for Kiyomaro’s father, so he is determined to help Kiyomaro make friends. Kiyomaro is very intelligent, he can answer a math question on a matter of seconds, and can memorize information, since he is so intelligent the other kids in the school bully him, and he has decided to not even go to school anymore.

This was the first meeting between Gash and Kiyomaro, he is naked because he went fishing to get a fish for Kiyomaro.

At first Kiyomaro treats Gash badly, and even abandons him when Gash tries to defend a girl from a bully, but he when he hears how Gash defends him he decides to help Gash. This is when he realizes the power that Gash has, Gash is demon, and he has a book that contains spells, if Kiyomaro reads the spell, Gash can use it. Eventually the main characters will learn that there is a battle between 100 demon kids to decide who will be king in the Demon world, and Gash is one of those Demons. What I love about this Manga is the growth of the characters, Kiymaro goes from being an outcast in school to a person that is brave and will stick up for people that cant stick up for themselves. Gash helps him to become a better person, and Kiyomaro helps Gash find the strength and the desire he needs to fight to become a Demon king.

The two meet a lot of cool Demons, and because Gash is such a caring person most of them end up caring about Gash and want him to become king and are willing to risk themselves for him. The interesting thing about the main characters is that Kiyomaro is the one thats smart, he comes up with all the battle plans and basically directs Gash while their fighting, and Gash on the other hand looks like a 5 year old but is the strong one, he is strong enough to carry Kiyomaro on his shoulders. I’m used to the main character being the strong one, its an interesting switch.  The two characters end up caring so much for each other that at one point Kiyomaro dies to protect Gash, and his book, and as he is dying he hopes that Gash will find another book master, that will help him become king.

On the right: Gash (the small kid) and Kiyomaro On the left: Zeon (the small kid) and Dufort Zeon hates Gash and is willing to destroy Japan to hurt Gash, but he eventually sees how wrong his actions are and grows up. His partner also has the skill that Kiyomaro has, but his is better.

Luckily, Gash has such strength in his fists, that while he is pumping his chest begging him to wakeup he is able to revive him, but it takes him awhile to wakeup from the coma. Once he awakens he finds he gained an ability of his own, he can answer any question once he asks it, for instance, if he is battling someone, and he asks himself, “how do i beat this attack?” the answer will come to his mind. Unfortunately, the power is unstable and he cant use it all the time.

One of my favorite demons in the series is Brago, he is one of the more powerful demons in the series, but what i like is his cool appearance. There are so many other cool demons in the book, there is another one i liked named Danny that has one spell, which is a reviving spell, he can attack and get hurt and then just revive himself. Its hard to get attached to the characters because once you start to care about them, their book is burnt and they are returned to the demon world.

One of the saddest parts of the Manga is that when the Battle ends and the Demon King is chosen (I wont spoil who it is here) the Human world and Demon world is separated and they cant see each other again, but Gash promises Kiyomaro that they will be meet again one day. All in all it was a very cool Manga with an interesting story and great Character Development, it was interesting that one moment you hate a character but they go through something that makes them grow up or realize the mistakes their making, and you end up liking them. I was sad when it ended, its too bad it didn’t end showing Kiyomaro and Gash seeing each other again.

This is Brago, he becomes Kiyomaro and Gash’s rival early in the series.

Won Lei and Lee Yen. Won Lei is a demon, and he knows how to fight really well, he becomes friends with Gash and Kiyomaro, when they help to free him from prison.