Beelzebub (manga)
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Beelzebub
| image = Beelzebub manga Volume 1.jpg
| caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume cover, featuring Tatsumi Oga, Beelzebub, and Hildegarde
| ja_kanji = ベルゼバブ
| ja_romaji = Beruzebabu
| genre = Action, comedy, supernatural
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Ryuhei Tamura
| publisher = Shueisha
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}}
| imprint = Jump Comics
| magazine = {{ubl|Weekly Shōnen Jump|{{noitalic|(February 23, 2009 – February 24, 2014)}}|Jump Next!!|{{noitalic|(May 7, 2014 – March 13, 2015)}}}}
| first = February 23, 2009
| last = March 13, 2015
| volumes = 28
| volume_list = List of Beelzebub chapters
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = ova
| director = Yoshihiro Takamoto
| producer =
| writer = Masahiro Yokotani
| music = {{ubl|Yasuharu Takanashi|Kenji Fujisawa}}
| studio = Pierrot+
| released = October 23, 2010
| runtime = 34 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| director = Yoshihiro Takamoto
| producer = {{ubl|Kōji Nagai|Makoto Furukawa}}
| writer = Masahiro Yokotani
| music = {{ubl|Yasuharu Takanashi|Kenji Fujisawa}}
| studio = Pierrot+
| licensee = {{English anime licensee|NA=Discotek Media|SA/SEA|Muse Communication}}
| network_en = {{English anime network|SEA=Animax Asia}}
| first = January 9, 2011
| last = March 25, 2012
| episodes = 60
| episode_list = List of Beelzebub episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer|portal=yes}}
{{Nihongo|Beelzebub|べるぜバブ|Beruzebabu|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryuhei Tamura. It is the story about a first year student at a school for juvenile delinquents. It was first published in 2008 as a one-shot in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump, subsequently winning the fourth Gold Future Cup. The manga was then serialized in the same magazine, from February 2009 to February 2014, and then transferred to Jump Next!! as Beelzebub: Bangai-hen, where it ran from May 2014 to March 2015.
The Pierrot+ studio produced an original video animation (OVA) adaptation, which premiered at the Jump Super Anime Tour in October 2010. This was followed by a 60-episode anime television series, which aired between January 2011 and March 2012.
Plot
{{See also|List of Beelzebub characters{{!}}List of Beelzebub characters}}
The story follows Tatsumi Oga, a delinquent student at Ishiyama High, who discovers an infant boy inside a dying man by a river. The child, Beel, is revealed to be the son of the Demon King, and Tatsumi is forced to raise him alongside the demon maid Hilda. Seeking to rid himself of this responsibility, Tatsumi attempts to transfer Beel to stronger students, targeting the Tōhōshinki—Ishiyama's four most powerful fighters. After defeating their leader, Hajime Kanzaki, Tatsumi inadvertently strengthens Beel's attachment to him. A supernatural seal appears on Tatsumi's hand, marking his contract with Beel. Its complexity grows with Tatsumi's malevolence, though he initially resists fighting to curb its spread. When Himekawa, the second Tōhōshinki member, kidnaps Hilda and Tatsumi's friend Furuichi, Tatsumi intervenes, unleashing the Zebul blast to win. The battle expands the seal, alarming Hilda with its toll.
Tatsumi later meets Aoi Kunieda, a girl who mistakes his bluntness for romantic interest. Unaware she leads the Red Tails and is the Tōhōshinki's third member, he asks her to become Beel's "mother," further confusing her. Their confrontation is interrupted by the MK5 assassins, whom Tatsumi defeats. Beel senses the fourth Tōhōshinki member, Tōjō, but Tatsumi remains oblivious. Aoi, believing Tatsumi and Hilda are married, is challenged by Hilda to test her strength but is deemed inferior. Meanwhile, Tatsumi is framed for attacking classmates by the MK5, prompting Aoi to fight him. Natsume exposes the deception, but Tatsumi defeats the conspirators.
Seeking to offload Beel, Tatsumi pursues Tōjō at the beach, unaware Kanzaki and Himekawa orchestrated the clash. Aoi warns Tatsumi of Tōjō's strength, but their duel is delayed when Beel falls ill. Beel's sickness severs Tatsumi's seal, and Hilda departs for the demon world for aid. Tatsumi later finds Tōjō carrying Beel and loses their first fight. Returning home, he learns from the demon doctor Furucas that Beel's illness stems from suppressed power. Restored by Furucas's assistant Lamia, Tatsumi, aided by the Tōhōshinki, defeats Tōjō in a rematch—but Beel's unleashed energy destroys Ishiyama High.
The students transfer to Saint Ishiyama, where discrimination ends after Tatsumi's team defeats the elite Six Knights in volleyball. The school president, secretly a demon, covers up Tatsumi's supernatural display during the match. A new teacher, Zenjirō Saotome, arrives, effortlessly subduing Tatsumi and Tōjō. When demons attack Tatsumi's group, Saotome reveals himself as a Spellmaster and repels them. He trains Tatsumi, who later defeats powerful human-demon contractors. The story concludes with Tatsumi returning from the demon world, carrying another mysterious infant.
Media
=Manga=
{{Main|List of Beelzebub chapters{{!}}List of Beelzebub chapters}}
Written and illustrated by Ryuhei Tamura, Beelzebub was first published as one-shot pilot chapter in Shueisha's Shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump on August 11, 2008,{{cite web|script-title=ja:2008年Vol.37·38|url=http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/henshu/backnumber/2008/38.html|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=November 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912042310/http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/henshu/backnumber/2008/38.html|archive-date=September 12, 2008|language=ja}} subsequently winning the fourth Gold Future Cup. It was later serialized for five years in the same magazine from February 23, 2009,{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Katsura Hoshino to Resume D.Gray-man Manga on March 9|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-15/katsura-hoshino-to-resume-d.gray-man-manga-on-march-9|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 13, 2019|date=February 15, 2009|archive-date=February 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217150611/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-15/katsura-hoshino-to-resume-d.gray-man-manga-on-march-9|url-status=live}} to February 24, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-19/beelzebub-manga-to-end-shonen-jump-run-on-monday|title=Beelzebub Manga to End Shonen Jump Run on Monday|website=Anime News Network|date=February 19, 2014|access-date=February 19, 2014|archive-date=June 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605204624/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-19/beelzebub-manga-to-end-shonen-jump-run-on-monday|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:天野洋一×成田良悟、呪い受けた少年描く新連載がジャンプで|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/110498|website=Comic Natalie|access-date=November 13, 2019|language=ja|date=February 24, 2014|archive-date=November 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113115117/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/110498|url-status=live}} A spin-off series, entitled {{Nihongo|Beelzebub: Bangai-hen|べるぜバブ 番外編|Beruzebabu Bangai-hen|{{lit|Beelzebub: Extra Edition}}}}, ran in Shōnen Jump Next!! from May 7, 2014, to March 13, 2015.{{cite web|script-title=ja:ベル坊が帰ってきた「べるぜバブ」番外編の連載、NEXT!!で|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/116041|website=Comic Natalie|access-date=November 13, 2019|language=ja|date=May 7, 2014|archive-date=November 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113115119/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/116041|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:「べるぜバブ 番外編」がNEXT!!で完結、付録にハイキュー!!ポスターも|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/140817|website=Comic Natalie|access-date=November 13, 2019|language=ja|date=March 13, 2015|archive-date=November 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113115116/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/140817|url-status=live}} Shueisha collected its 246 chapters in twenty-eight {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes, released from July 2, 2009,{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-874732-3&mode=1|script-title=ja:べるぜバブ 1|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=January 15, 2011|archive-date=October 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009011840/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-874732-3&mode=1|url-status=live}} to May 1, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-880411-8|script-title=ja:べるぜバブ 28|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=November 13, 2019|archive-date=March 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323041815/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-880411-8|url-status=live}}
=Anime=
{{Main|List of Beelzebub episodes{{!}}List of Beelzebub episodes}}
An anime adaptation has been produced by Pierrot Plus. An original video animation was shown during the Jump Super Anime Tour between October 23 and November 21, 2010. The TV anime premiered on January 9, 2011, on Yomiuri TV and other NNS stations and ended on March 25, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-08-31/beelzebub-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-january|title=Beelzebub Manga Gets TV Anime In January|website=Anime News Network|date=August 31, 2010|access-date=September 1, 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100901200829/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-08-31/beelzebub-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-january|archive-date= 1 September 2010|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-18/beelzebub-tv-anime-to-end-on-march-25|title=Beelzebub TV Anime to End on March 25 - News|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 12, 2013|archive-date=March 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321172051/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-18/beelzebub-tv-anime-to-end-on-march-25|url-status=live}} The series' cast included Katsuyuki Konishi as Oga, Miyuki Sawashiro, Shizuka Itou, Aki Toyosaki, Tomokazu Seki, and Takahiro Mizushima. Crunchyroll simulcasted the series in North America and Europe two hours after airing.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-01-03/crunchyroll-to-simulcast-beelzebub-shonen-anime|title=Crunchyroll To Simulcast Beelzebub Shōnen Anime|website=Anime News Network|date=January 3, 2011|access-date=January 3, 2011|archive-date=January 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106031552/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-01-03/crunchyroll-to-simulcast-beelzebub-shonen-anime|url-status=live}} However, some episodes were postponed and rescheduled following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-03-23/anime/manga-releases-delayed-after-quake/part-iv|title=Anime/Manga Releases Delayed After Quake: Part IV - News|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 12, 2013|archive-date=January 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117091633/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-03-23/anime/manga-releases-delayed-after-quake/part-iv|url-status=live}} The series ended on March 25, 2012, with a total of 60 episodes. The series airs with English subtitles on Animax Asia in Southeast Asia, although it is edited to cover Baby Beel's nudity with a diaper.{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5932394/when-anime-boobs-and-baby-dingalings-must-be-changed|title=When Anime Boobs and Baby Dingalings Must Be Changed|publisher=Kotaku.com|date=August 7, 2012|access-date=January 12, 2013|archive-date=January 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127123410/http://kotaku.com/5932394/when-anime-boobs-and-baby-dingalings-must-be-changed?|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animaxasia.com/shows/beelzebub|title=Beelzebub | Asia Animax|publisher=Animaxasia.com|access-date=January 12, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130084318/http://www.animaxasia.com/shows/beelzebub|archive-date=January 30, 2013}} The series has been licensed in North America by Discotek Media in 2015.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Discotek Adds Hana Yori Dango, 07-Ghost, Beelzebub, Kyousougiga, Getter Robo: Armageddon, Z/X Ignition, Karate Master|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-08-27/discotek-adds-hana-yori-dango-07-ghost-beelzebub-kyousougiga-getter-robo-armageddon-z-x-ignition-karate-master/.92209|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 13, 2019|date=August 27, 2015|archive-date=August 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828222157/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-08-27/discotek-adds-hana-yori-dango-07-ghost-beelzebub-kyousougiga-getter-robo-armageddon-z-x-ignition-karate-master/.92209|url-status=live}} Muse Communication has licensed the series in Asia-Pacific and streamed on Muse Asia YouTube channel.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-23/muse-asia-streams-beelzebub-anime/.188891|title=Muse Asia Streams Beelzebub Anime|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 23, 2022|archive-date=August 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823105907/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-23/muse-asia-streams-beelzebub-anime/.188891|url-status=live}}
=Music=
;Opening themes
- {{Nihongo|"Praise: The Boss Appears! Beelzebub"|アッパレ☆番長参上!べるぜバブ|Appare☆ Banchō Sanchō! Beruzebabu}} by Hiroaki Takeuchi (OVA)
- {{Nihongo|"DaDaDa"|だだだ}} by Group Tamashii (episodes 1–10), and used in the final episode (episode 60) ending
- {{Nihongo|"The First Goodbye"|始まるのは, サヨナラ|Hajimaru no wa, Sayonara}} by On/Off (episodes 11–23)
- "Hey!!!" by Flow (episodes 24–35)
- "Baby U" by MBLAQ (episodes 36–48)
- {{Nihongo|"Only You -My Bonds With You-"|Only you -キミとのキヅナ-|Only you -Kimito no Kizuna}} by Lc5 (episodes 49–60)
;Ending themes
- "Answer" by no3b (episodes 1–10)
- {{Nihongo|"Show of Courage"|つよがり|Tsuyogari}} by Shoko Nakagawa (episodes 11–23)
- {{Nihongo|"Rainbow☆Tears"|なないろ☆ナミダ|Nanairo Namida}} by Tomato n'Pine (episodes 24–35)
- {{Nihongo|"Papepipu♪ Papipepu♪ Papepipupo♪"|パペピプ♪パピペプ♪パペピプポ♪}} by Nozomi Sasaki (episodes 36–48)
- {{Nihongo|"Girl Traveller"|少女トラベラー|Shōjo Toraberā}} by 9nine (episodes 49–59)
=Video games=
Oga appears as a playable character, assisted by Baby Beel, in the Jump crossover fighting game J-Stars Victory VS. Aoi, Hilda, and Alaindelon appear in the game's story mode as non-playable characters.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.ytv.co.jp/beelze/|Official anime website}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Anime News Network|manga|11817|Beelzebub}}
{{Weekly Shōnen Jump - 2000–2009}}
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