A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Premiere:
January 12, 2008
# of Seasons: 1
# of Episodes: 9
Finale:
March 8, 2008
Creators:
Rumiko Takahashi
Original Title:
1ポンドの福音
Alternate Titles:
1 Pondo no Fukuin
1 Pound Gospel
1 Pound no Fukuin
Ichi Pondo no Fukuin
One Pound Gospel
The One Pound Gospel
一磅的福音
Genres:
Comedy
Production Companies:
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Countries:
JP
Hatanaka Kosaku is a talented boxer who turned pro at the age of 19, winning his debut match with a first round KO. He is talented, but he has no guts. His uncontrollable appetite is an even bigger problem. He can't put himself in the right weight class, he runs out of energy because of hunger, and he gets knocked out while his eyes are set on food at the ringside. However, Kosaku's life changed when he met Sister Angela, a novice nun in the convent near his boxing gym. She became the source of his power, and Kosaku fights only to win her heart.
Director:
Kyoji Otsuka
Tōya Satō
Music:
Akio Izutsu
Producer:
Hidehiro Kono
Screenstory:
Yuichi Fukuda
Theme Song Performance:
Kazuya Kamenashi
Koki Tanaka
Jin Akanishi
Junnosuke Taguchi
Tatsuya Ueda
Yuichi Nakamaru
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