One-Pound Gospel (2008)

Original title

１ポンドの福音

Genre

comedy

Country

Japan

Runtime

47 min

Rated

12

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A professional boxer struggles with his weight and his faith. He finds support and romance from a kindhearted nun.

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What happens

One-pound Gospel (Japanese: 1ポンドの福音, Hepburn: Ichi-Pondo no Fukuin) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Sunday from July 1987 to December 2006, with its chapters collected into four tankōbon volumes. The story is a fusion of the sports (specifically, boxing) and romantic comedy genres. Studio Gallop produced an anime original video animation adaptation in 1988. A live-action television drama adaptation starring Kazuya Kamenashi from KAT-TUN and Meisa Kuroki aired for nine episodes in 2008. Viz Media licensed and released the manga and OVA in North America. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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