“Boxer Kosaku's gluttony ruins his career until novice nun Angela tries to reform him, sparking mutual forbidden attraction.”
One Pound Gospel
1ポンドの福音
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Synopsis
Boxer Kosaku's gluttony ruins his career until novice nun Angela tries to reform him, sparking mutual forbidden attraction.
Kosaku Hatanaka is a natural at boxing, but he can't control his voracious appetite. As a result, he has been forced to change his weight, going from flyweight, all the way up to feather weight, something his trainer tells him he doesn't have the frame for. On top of this he accepts challenges from higher weight classes, giving his coach (and himself) constant trouble. Into this picture steps Sister Angela, a novice nun who takes Kosaku on as a personal project, determined to set him on the right path and break his habit of gluttony. Unfortunately, closeness can sometimes breed feelings of affection, which Kosaku begins to develop. Even worse, Sister Angela realizes she's beginning to have the same problems as well.
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Running avg · Jun 2012 → Feb 2020
- 9 “This series is absolutely wonderful. I have been a fan of Rumiko Takahashi's work for quite some time and when I saw this at a convention, I grabbed it. I read it and couldn't put it down. It has...”
- 7 “One Pound Gospel is an often overlooked manga created by world-renowned Rumiko Takahashi, who's best known for Ranma 1/2 and InuYasha--both of which were part of what got me into anime and manga as...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 37 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 56m approx
- Published Jul 1987 – Dec 2006
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0783 catalog