One-Pound Gospel
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Cover of the first tankōbon volume of One-Pound Gospel, as published by Shogakukan in 1989.
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1ポンドの福音 (Ichi-Pondo no Fukuin) |
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| Genre | Sports, Romantic comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Rumiko Takahashi |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Weekly Young Sunday |
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| Original run | 1987 – 2007 |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Makura Saki |
| Music by | Kenji Kawai |
| Studio | Studio Gallop |
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| Released | December 2, 1988 |
| Runtime | 55 minutes |
| Television drama | |
| Original network | NTV |
| Original run | January 12, 2008 – March 8, 2008 |
| Episodes | 9 |
One-Pound Gospel (1ポンドの福音 Ichi-Pondo no Fukuin?) is a manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. Beginning in Weekly Young Sunday issue 9 of 1987, it was published sporadically until finishing in issue 3/4 of 2007 with the 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.
The protagonist of the series is Kōsaku Hatanaka (畑中 耕作 Hatanaka Kōsaku?), the pride of Mukōda Gym (向田ジム Mukōda Jimu?) for the most part. He went pro in only two bouts after leaving high school, and his strong punches are universally recognized by his opponents. While he is a natural at boxing, he can't control his voracious appetite. Not surprisingly, Kōsaku eats anything and everything. As a result, he has been forced to change his weight class since high school. 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.
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