Summary
Kosaku Hatanaka is a skilled boxer who turned pro at the age of 19, but he finds himself facing a string of defeats due to his inability to control his appetite, which always puts him in a heavier weight class. One day after losing a match, he wanders into a church where he meets a naive, fledgling nun, and he immediately finds himself interested in her. (dramawiki)

Brief Overview

Kosaku Hatanaka is the pride of Mukaida Gym, 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, Kosaku 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.

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. She constantly encourages him, making sure that he stays in shape while staying away from food. 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.


Details
Title: １ポンドの福音
Title (romaji): 1 Pound no Fukuin
Also known as: One-Pound Gospel
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 9
Viewership ratings: <
Broadcast network: NTV <
Broadcast period: 2008-Jan-12 to 2008-Mar-08
Air time: Saturday 21:00
Theme song: LIPS by KAT-TUN<
Synopsis

Kosaku Hatanaka is a skilled boxer who turned pro at the age of 19, but he finds himself facing a string of defeats due to his inability to control his appetite, which always puts him in a heavier weight class. One day, due to excessive work out he collapses where he is found by Sister Angela, a naive fledgling nun and he immediately finds himself interested in her.


Cast
Kamenashi Kazuya as Hatanaka Kosaku
Kuroki Meisa as Sister Angela
Kobayashi Satomi as Mukoda Seiko
Okada Yoshinori as Ueda
Yamada Ryosuke as Mukoda Katsumi
Minamisawa Nao as Noriko
Takahashi Issei as Ishizaka
Mitsuishi Ken as Mitaka Hideo
Motai Masako as Osamu Incho
Ishiguro Hideo as Horiguchi
Namioka Kazuki as Kojima
Eguchi Noriko as Sister Milee
Nakamura Kaori (中村果生莉) as Sister Grace
Matsuzaka Sanae (松坂早苗)

Guest
Tanaka Yoji as Onimaru Kappei (ep1)
Ren Hulk as Oshiro (ep1)
Bengal (ep1)
Asami Reina (ep2)
Fukui Hiroaki (ep2)
Chinen Yuri (ep3)
Nishiyama Sousuke (ep3)
Kikawada Masaya (ep4)
Fuwa Mansaku (ep7)
Kiritani Kenta (eps 7-8)



Production Credits
Original writing: Takahashi Rumiko, 1 Pound no Fukuin (manga)
Screenwriter: Fukuda Yuichi (福田雄一)
Producer: Kono Hidehiro
Director: Sato Toya, Otsuka Kyoji (大塚恭司)