“Struggling boxer Kosaku risks career after breaking diet with nun Angela, who vows to reform him.”
One Pound Gospel
1ポンドの福音
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Synopsis
Struggling boxer Kosaku risks career after breaking diet with nun Angela, who vows to reform him.
Young boxer Kosaku Hatanaka was once Coach Mukoda's prized prospect and the only member of their gym to become a professional. In the short time he has been on the scene, however, he has racked up an unimpressive record, failing to even make his weight class for several matches. After a particularly embarrassing incident in the ring causes the cancellation of multiple upcoming fights, his coach tells him that his next bout may be his last if he fails to shape up. After managing to break his diet by convincing a local novitiate, Sister Angela, to feed him, it seems certain that Kosaku will once again be too heavy to compete, ending his career on a forfeit. When Sister Angela hears of her unwitting part in Kosaku's gluttony, she is determined to set him on the path of righteousness—even when he seems more interested in the pretty girl under the cloth than in the word of the Lord.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 viewers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.00 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
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Running avg · Oct 2008 → May 2017
- 7 “I wish I could give this short anime a higher score, but to most people it will probably feel very average. Rumiko Takahashi is one of my favorite mangaka ever, I love her style, so that's points...”
- 7 “One Pound Gospel is an anime about gluttony and why learning from mistakes is something important. The story begins with a guy named Kosaku, which is a regular boxer. He's a really great boxer with...”
- 7 “Well, I think this anime is ok. I felt that they did little with Angela and wasn’t really used right and she’s just a supporting character, and not really a main one who has to struggle...”
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A Ova Production
Gallop.- Format 1 × 50′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 50m all episodes
- Aired Dec 1988 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1201 catalog
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- VIZ Media Licensor