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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Repeatedly:
** Kosuke is a good boxer, but his diet problems gave him repeated poor results and a poor reputation.
*** In particular, in one occasion he ate too much right after the weigh-in and ended up puking during the match, and after that debacle ''nobody'' wanted to fight him. The only reason his career didn't tank was that he had accidentally punched and knocked Amakusa Jiro down during footwork, and Amakusa held a grudge and wanted to fight him.
*** In another occasion he took the challenge of a welterweight who had never won a fight, and for once he didn't have to slim down but instead could fatten up a bit because his opponent was from a higher weight class. He almost lost because the excess fat slowed him down and sapped his stamina against an opponent that outmuscled him.
** Sakura Manabu is a skilled boxer, enough to get the upper hand against Kosuke during most of their fight... But has poor punching power, a weak chin, and isn't showy, and depends entirely from [[BoringYetPractical a boring if effective style]]. Since boxing is a spectator sport he never got a chance for an important fight, and Kosuke's first good hit was an instant knock out.
** Kurenai, the OPBF champion, never needed to go the distance or was hit in the face in the entire career, as his punching power and technique allowed him to take down his opponents early. Against Kosaku, who could take his punches and is good enough to strike him in the face, he found himself in a much harder fight than expected, and [[spoiler:lost by knock out after one punch in the face too many]].
** Kosuke is a good boxer, but his diet problems gave him repeated poor results and a poor reputation.
*** In particular, in one occasion he ate too much right after the weigh-in and ended up puking during the match, and after that debacle ''nobody'' wanted to fight him. The only reason his career didn't tank was that he had accidentally punched and knocked Amakusa Jiro down during footwork, and Amakusa held a grudge and wanted to fight him.
*** In another occasion he took the challenge of a welterweight who had never won a fight, and for once he didn't have to slim down but instead could fatten up a bit because his opponent was from a higher weight class. He almost lost because the excess fat slowed him down and sapped his stamina against an opponent that outmuscled him.
** Sakura Manabu is a skilled boxer, enough to get the upper hand against Kosuke during most of their fight... But has poor punching power, a weak chin, and isn't showy, and depends entirely from [[BoringYetPractical a boring if effective style]]. Since boxing is a spectator sport he never got a chance for an important fight, and Kosuke's first good hit was an instant knock out.
** Kurenai, the OPBF champion, never needed to go the distance or was hit in the face in the entire career, as his punching power and technique allowed him to take down his opponents early. Against Kosaku, who could take his punches and is good enough to strike him in the face, he found himself in a much harder fight than expected, and [[spoiler:lost by knock out after one punch in the face too many]].
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: The central premise of the plot is Kosaku's unintentional obliviousness to the nuances of Angela's faith, such as treating her being a nun as being interchangeable with her being a {{miko}} and thus considering it acceptable to pursue her romantically. This is justified because Christianity is ''extremely'' [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseChristian rare in Japan]] -- a rough comparison is comparable to Buddhists or Hindus in America -- and it precepts are largely unknown to the general population.
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Although ''One Pound Gospel'' is a charming entirely realistic (a rarity for the mangaka) comedy, it tends to be overlooked in favor of ''Manga/MaisonIkkoku'', which is both longer and contains stronger distinct personalities among its protagonists. Also, as boxing and the Christian faith is an integral part of the series, this isn't to everyone's taste. However, the result is a pleasing mix of near-shonen fights and the traditional romance, this time -- another rarity -- with an actual resolution to the couple's {{UST}}.
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* UnCancelled: The manga originally left the situation rather unresolved but eventually got an ending almost twenty years after the series stopped serializing.
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Although ''One Pound Gospel'' is a charming entirely realistic (a rarity for the mangaka) comedy, it tends to be overlooked in favor of ''Manga/MaisonIkkoku'', which is both longer and contains stronger distinct personalities among its protagonists. Also, as boxing and the Christian faith is an integral part of the series, this isn't to everyone's taste. However, the result is a pleasing mix of near-shonen fights and the traditional romance, this time - another rarity - with an actual resolution to the couple's {{UST}}.
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Although ''One Pound Gospel'' is a charming entirely realistic (a rarity for the mangaka) comedy, it tends to be overlooked in favor of ''Manga/MaisonIkkoku'', which is both longer and contains stronger distinct personalities among its protagonists. Also, as boxing and the Christian faith is an integral part of the series, this isn't to everyone's taste. However, the result is a pleasing mix of near-shonen fights and the traditional romance, this time - -- another rarity - -- with an actual resolution to the couple's {{UST}}.
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* CannotSpitItOut: Thoroughly averted with Kosaku. Played straight with Angela, though subverted in the fact that she's not choosing between two men or dislikes Kosaku - she doesn't know if she should give up her calling for the sake of a single person or not.
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* CannotSpitItOut: Thoroughly averted with Kosaku. Played straight with Angela, though subverted in the fact that she's not choosing between two men or dislikes Kosaku - -- she doesn't know if she should give up her calling for the sake of a single person or not.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Kosaku has a typically Japanese set of values, and just doesn't get that nuns could have different ones.
** Kosaku runs headfirst during the Christmas episode, as he has no idea why the Mother Abbess has forbidden him to strike Tacos Hachiro on the tattoo of the Virgin Mary that covers most of his torso on pain of keeping him from meeting with Angela on Christmas.[[note]]When the Tokugawa Shogunate banned Christianity, Christians were forced to stomp on holy images to prove they rejected their faith on pain of death. Tacos Hachiro, being Mexican, had no idea that revealing his tattoo would get this reaction[[/note]] In the end he wins the match and explains that he didn't strike the tattoo but his opponent's torso under it, they accept his explanation and allow him to meet Angela... And take part in a religious procession rather than [[UsefulNotes/ChristmasInJapan take her to a date]], much to his surprised bemusement.
** Kosaku runs headfirst during the Christmas episode, as he has no idea why the Mother Abbess has forbidden him to strike Tacos Hachiro on the tattoo of the Virgin Mary that covers most of his torso on pain of keeping him from meeting with Angela on Christmas.[[note]]When the Tokugawa Shogunate banned Christianity, Christians were forced to stomp on holy images to prove they rejected their faith on pain of death. Tacos Hachiro, being Mexican, had no idea that revealing his tattoo would get this reaction[[/note]] In the end he wins the match and explains that he didn't strike the tattoo but his opponent's torso under it, they accept his explanation and allow him to meet Angela... And take part in a religious procession rather than [[UsefulNotes/ChristmasInJapan take her to a date]], much to his surprised bemusement.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Kosaku has a typically Japanese set of values, and just doesn't get that nuns could have different ones.
**ones. Kosaku runs headfirst during the Christmas episode, as he has no idea why the Mother Abbess has forbidden him to strike Tacos Hachiro on the tattoo of the Virgin Mary that covers most of his torso on pain of keeping him from meeting with Angela on Christmas.[[note]]When the Tokugawa Shogunate banned Christianity, Christians were forced to stomp on holy images to prove they rejected their faith on pain of death. Tacos Hachiro, being Mexican, had no idea that revealing his tattoo would get this reaction[[/note]] In the end he wins the match and explains that he didn't strike the tattoo but his opponent's torso under it, they accept his explanation and allow him to meet Angela... And and take part in a religious procession rather than [[UsefulNotes/ChristmasInJapan take her to a date]], much to his surprised bemusement.
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* HotForPreacher: Somewhat subverted, in that Kosaku doesn't really understand Angela's situation and doesn't see her as ForbiddenFruit--just a very attractive young lady he'd like to go out with, but everybody else (including Angela herself) doesn't want to encourage the relationship, as Angela would eventually have to decide between Kosaku or Jesus.
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* HotForPreacher: Somewhat subverted, Played with, in that Kosaku doesn't really understand Angela's situation and doesn't see her as ForbiddenFruit--just ForbiddenFruit -- just a very attractive young lady he'd like to go out with, but everybody else (including Angela herself) doesn't want to encourage the relationship, as Angela would eventually have to decide between Kosaku or Jesus.
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* TheMatchmaker: Angela's aunt Mizue.
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* [[AdaptationalNiceGuy Adaptational Nice Woman]]: In the live action adaptation the Mother Superior is much more understanding of Angela's plight, with her role as a strict disciplinarian being pushed on [[CanonForeigner Sister Milly]]. She still tries to keep her as a nun.
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* [[AdaptationalNiceGuy Adaptational Nice Woman]]: AdaptationalNiceGuy: In the live action adaptation the Mother Superior is much more understanding of Angela's plight, with her role as a strict disciplinarian being pushed on [[CanonForeigner Sister Milly]]. She still tries to keep her as a nun.
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** In his arc, [[CordonBleughChef Tacos Hachiro's horrible cooking]] (children even use it as a MasochistMeal dare) and the reactions to it.
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** In his arc, [[CordonBleughChef Tacos Hachiro's horrible cooking]] (children even use it as a MasochistMeal MasochistsMeal dare) and the reactions to it.
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* StatingTheSimpleSolution: Deconstructed. The source of all of Kosaku's problems is that he needs to stay in his weight class, but he can't stop eating. The simple solution? Go up a few weight classes, and he won't need to stop eating. The problem is that weight classes are supposed to account for muscle, not fat; Kosaku slows down considerably due to his excess fat, against an opponent with more muscle.
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* StatingTheSimpleSolution: Deconstructed. SimpleSolutionWontWork: The source of all of Kosaku's problems is that he needs to stay in his weight class, but he can't stop eating. The simple solution? Go up a few weight classes, and he won't need to stop eating. The problem is that weight classes are supposed to account for muscle, not fat; Kosaku slows down considerably due to his excess fat, against an opponent with more muscle.
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* StatingTheSimpleSolution: Deconstructed. The source of all of Kosaku's problems is that he needs to stay in his weight class, but he can't stop eating. The simple solution? Go up a few weight classes, and he won't need to stop eating. The problem is that weight classes are supposed to account for muscle, not fat; Kosaku slows down considerably due to his excess fat, against an opponent with more muscle.
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* ComfortFood: In Chapter 7 of Volume 2, Kosaku does this with ramen after Angela tells him to stop liking her for more than a friend.
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* ComfortFood: In Chapter 7 of Volume 2, Kosaku does this with tearfully eats lots of instant ramen after Angela tells him to stop liking her for more than a friend.
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* RealityEnsues: Surprisingly enough, it happens often enough to have [[RealityEnsues/OnePoundGospel its own page]].
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-->'''Coach:''' ''I'm'' the one who should be crying, you idiot!!
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A manga and OVA series by Creator/RumikoTakahashi, ''One Pound Gospel'' is one of her shorter and less-known works, often overlooked in favor of the classic ''Manga/MaisonIkkoku''.
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A manga and OVA series by Creator/RumikoTakahashi, ''One Pound Gospel'' is one of her shorter and less-known works, often overlooked works. It was published sporadically from 1987 to 2006 in favor of the classic ''Manga/MaisonIkkoku''.
''Weekly Young Sunday'' and collected into four volumes from 1989 to 2007.
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Most fans of Takahashi's work tend to overlook this charming entirely realistic (a rarity for the mangaka) comedy in favor of ''Manga/MaisonIkkoku'', which is both longer and contains stronger distinct personalities among its protagonists. Also, as boxing and the Christian faith is an integral part of the series, this isn't to everyone's taste. However, the result is a pleasing mix of near-shonen fights and the traditional romance, this time - another rarity - with an actual resolution to the couple's {{UST}}.
The series received an OVA adaptation in 1988, and a nine-episodes live action adaptation in 2008.
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* AdaptedOut: Angela's entire family doesn't appear in the live action.
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* AdaptedOut: Angela's entire family doesn't appear in the live action.live-action adaptation.
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* RealityEnsues: Surprisingly enough, it happens from time to time:
** No matter how good he actually is, Kosaku's diet problems hamper his career and makes everyone consider him a joke.
** After Kosaku loses a match by puking on the ring there's ''nobody'' who wants to fight him, at least until he finds [[ItsPersonal someone who has a bone to pick with him]].
** Onimaru Kappei fought four times, and lost all four fights. As such he's stuck at four rounds (the lowest level among professional boxers), and if he'll lose another fight he'll be forced to retire.
** To try and get Kosaku to refuse the challenge from his manager, Onimaru punches a sandbag and breaks it. Commentary from the Mukoda gym boxers reveal the bag was actually already broken and Onimaru simply finished it off, and given he punched it bare-handed he could have well injured himself... But they don't care much, as they now have to clean his mess.
** Kosaku accepts to fight Onimaru, as he's a welterweight and for the match he not only won't have to diet but will be able to fatten himself up. This has three consequences:
*** As he's already a six round boxer, and one that skipped the four round stages, Kosaku ''has'' to win or nobody will ever fight him again, ending his career.
*** Kosaku goes in the fight twenty pounds over his normal fighting weight-and his stamina is completely out of whack, as he's just not used to fight while so heavy.
*** Having gone directly from amateur to six rounds professional, Kosaku isn't used to the four rounds fights rules, and only finds out he'll lose by TKO with two knock downs rather than three when he gets knocked down once and Mukoda points that out.
** Sakura Manabu is a good boxer, [[WeakButSkilled compensating his poor punching power and chin with sheer technical skills and by-the-book attacks]] that won him a good record by points even if he has never knocked down an opponent. Much to his chagrin he's never got a chance for an important match, as boxing is a spectator sport and he's not flashy enough to please the crowd.
*** During his fight with Kosaku he uses clinches and other attacks to get the upper hand, and could easily win by points, but, being irritated by his reputation as "boring" and "not flashy enough" decides to go for the knock out against someone who can punch as hard as a welterweight (''four'' weight categories and twenty pounds above the featherweights). Predictably, he loses so hard the referee skips the count and calls directly for the paramedics.
** No matter how good he actually is, Kosaku's diet problems hamper his career and makes everyone consider him a joke.
** After Kosaku loses a match by puking on the ring there's ''nobody'' who wants to fight him, at least until he finds [[ItsPersonal someone who has a bone to pick with him]].
** Onimaru Kappei fought four times, and lost all four fights. As such he's stuck at four rounds (the lowest level among professional boxers), and if he'll lose another fight he'll be forced to retire.
** To try and get Kosaku to refuse the challenge from his manager, Onimaru punches a sandbag and breaks it. Commentary from the Mukoda gym boxers reveal the bag was actually already broken and Onimaru simply finished it off, and given he punched it bare-handed he could have well injured himself... But they don't care much, as they now have to clean his mess.
** Kosaku accepts to fight Onimaru, as he's a welterweight and for the match he not only won't have to diet but will be able to fatten himself up. This has three consequences:
*** As he's already a six round boxer, and one that skipped the four round stages, Kosaku ''has'' to win or nobody will ever fight him again, ending his career.
*** Kosaku goes in the fight twenty pounds over his normal fighting weight-and his stamina is completely out of whack, as he's just not used to fight while so heavy.
*** Having gone directly from amateur to six rounds professional, Kosaku isn't used to the four rounds fights rules, and only finds out he'll lose by TKO with two knock downs rather than three when he gets knocked down once and Mukoda points that out.
** Sakura Manabu is a good boxer, [[WeakButSkilled compensating his poor punching power and chin with sheer technical skills and by-the-book attacks]] that won him a good record by points even if he has never knocked down an opponent. Much to his chagrin he's never got a chance for an important match, as boxing is a spectator sport and he's not flashy enough to please the crowd.
*** During his fight with Kosaku he uses clinches and other attacks to get the upper hand, and could easily win by points, but, being irritated by his reputation as "boring" and "not flashy enough" decides to go for the knock out against someone who can punch as hard as a welterweight (''four'' weight categories and twenty pounds above the featherweights). Predictably, he loses so hard the referee skips the count and calls directly for the paramedics.
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* RealityEnsues: Surprisingly enough, it happens from time to time:
** No matter how good he actually is, Kosaku's diet problems hamper his career and makes everyone consider him a joke.
** After Kosaku loses a match by puking on the ring there's ''nobody'' who wants to fight him, at least until he finds [[ItsPersonal someone who has a bone to pick with him]].
** Onimaru Kappei fought four times, and lost all four fights. As such he's stuck at four rounds (the lowest level among professional boxers), and if he'll lose another fight he'll be forced to retire.
** To try and get Kosaku to refuse the challenge from his manager, Onimaru punches a sandbag and breaks it. Commentary from the Mukoda gym boxers reveal the bag was actually already broken and Onimaru simply finished it off, and given he punched it bare-handed he could have well injured himself... But they don't care much, as they now have to clean his mess.
** Kosaku accepts to fight Onimaru, as he's a welterweight and for the match he not only won't have to diet but will be able to fatten himself up. This has three consequences:
*** As he's already a six round boxer, and one that skipped the four round stages, Kosaku ''has'' to win or nobody will ever fight him again, ending his career.
*** Kosaku goes in the fight twenty pounds over his normal fighting weight-and his stamina is completely out of whack, as he's just not used to fight while so heavy.
*** Having gone directly from amateur to six rounds professional, Kosaku isn't used to the four rounds fights rules, and only finds out he'll lose by TKO with two knock downs rather than three when he gets knocked down once and Mukoda points that out.
** Sakura Manabu is a good boxer, [[WeakButSkilled compensating his poor punching power and chin with sheer technical skills and by-the-book attacks]] that won him a good record by points even if he has never knocked down an opponent. Much to his chagrin he's never got a chance for an important match, as boxing is a spectator sport and he's not flashyoften enough to please the crowd.
*** During his fight with Kosaku he uses clinches and other attacks to get the upper hand, and could easily win by points, but, being irritated by his reputation as "boring" and "not flashy enough" decides to go for the knock out against someone who can punch as hard as a welterweight (''four'' weight categories and twenty pounds above the featherweights). Predictably, he loses so hard the referee skips the count and calls directly for the paramedics.have [[RealityEnsues/OnePoundGospel its own page]].
** No matter how good he actually is, Kosaku's diet problems hamper his career and makes everyone consider him a joke.
** After Kosaku loses a match by puking on the ring there's ''nobody'' who wants to fight him, at least until he finds [[ItsPersonal someone who has a bone to pick with him]].
** Onimaru Kappei fought four times, and lost all four fights. As such he's stuck at four rounds (the lowest level among professional boxers), and if he'll lose another fight he'll be forced to retire.
** To try and get Kosaku to refuse the challenge from his manager, Onimaru punches a sandbag and breaks it. Commentary from the Mukoda gym boxers reveal the bag was actually already broken and Onimaru simply finished it off, and given he punched it bare-handed he could have well injured himself... But they don't care much, as they now have to clean his mess.
** Kosaku accepts to fight Onimaru, as he's a welterweight and for the match he not only won't have to diet but will be able to fatten himself up. This has three consequences:
*** As he's already a six round boxer, and one that skipped the four round stages, Kosaku ''has'' to win or nobody will ever fight him again, ending his career.
*** Kosaku goes in the fight twenty pounds over his normal fighting weight-and his stamina is completely out of whack, as he's just not used to fight while so heavy.
*** Having gone directly from amateur to six rounds professional, Kosaku isn't used to the four rounds fights rules, and only finds out he'll lose by TKO with two knock downs rather than three when he gets knocked down once and Mukoda points that out.
** Sakura Manabu is a good boxer, [[WeakButSkilled compensating his poor punching power and chin with sheer technical skills and by-the-book attacks]] that won him a good record by points even if he has never knocked down an opponent. Much to his chagrin he's never got a chance for an important match, as boxing is a spectator sport and he's not flashy
*** During his fight with Kosaku he uses clinches and other attacks to get the upper hand, and could easily win by points, but, being irritated by his reputation as "boring" and "not flashy enough" decides to go for the knock out against someone who can punch as hard as a welterweight (''four'' weight categories and twenty pounds above the featherweights). Predictably, he loses so hard the referee skips the count and calls directly for the paramedics.
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** Kosaku runs headfirst during the Christmas episode, as he has no idea why the Mother Abbess has forbidden him to strike Tacos Hachiro on the tattoo of the Virgin Mary that covers most of his torso on pain of keeping him from meeting with Angela on Christmas.[[note]]When the Shogunate banned Christianity, Christians were forced to stomp on holy images to prove they rejected their faith on pain of death. Tacos Hachiro, being Mexican, had no idea that revealing his tattoo would get this reaction[[/note]] In the end he wins the match and explains that he didn't strike the tattoo but his opponent's torso under it, they accept his explanation and allow him to meet Angela... And take part in a religious procession rather than [[UsefulNotes/ChristmasInJapan take her to a date]], much to his surprised bemusement.
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** Kosaku runs headfirst during the Christmas episode, as he has no idea why the Mother Abbess has forbidden him to strike Tacos Hachiro on the tattoo of the Virgin Mary that covers most of his torso on pain of keeping him from meeting with Angela on Christmas.[[note]]When the Tokugawa Shogunate banned Christianity, Christians were forced to stomp on holy images to prove they rejected their faith on pain of death. Tacos Hachiro, being Mexican, had no idea that revealing his tattoo would get this reaction[[/note]] In the end he wins the match and explains that he didn't strike the tattoo but his opponent's torso under it, they accept his explanation and allow him to meet Angela... And take part in a religious procession rather than [[UsefulNotes/ChristmasInJapan take her to a date]], much to his surprised bemusement.
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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: While calling Kurenai a villain is a bit of a stretch, at first sight he's just a host, if a handsome one even for his job. He's also the ''undefeated'' featherweight Asian-Pacific Champion, and has never needed to go the distance, or even been knocked down, until his match with Kosaku.
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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: While calling Kurenai a villain is a bit of a stretch, at first sight he's just a host, if a handsome one even for his job. He's also the ''undefeated'' featherweight Asian-Pacific Champion, and has never needed to go the distance, or even been knocked down, or even ''struck in the face'' until his match with Kosaku.
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** After Kosaku loses a match by puking on the ring there's ''nobody'' who wants to fight him, at least until he beats [[ItsPersonal someone who has a personal reason to want to punch his face in]].
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* RunningGag: At least one per arc:
** In Amakusa Jiro's arc, Amakusa getting angry at Kosaku and then [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial they never met before and Kosaku didn't knock him down by accident while they were jogging]].
** In his arc, Matsuzaka Taro playing with his dentures and keeping Kosaku from overeating.
** During Onimaru's arc, people just assuming he's gonna lose.
** During Kurusu Masayoshi's arc, people being surprised at him being timid and never having fought a pro match or a street fight in spite of [[FaceOfAThug his face]].
** In Yoshihiko's arc, him trying to punch Kosaku in the face and either hitting Mukoda or failing completely.
** In his arc, [[CordonBleughChef Tacos Hachiro's horrible cooking]] (children even use it as a MasochistMeal dare) and the reactions to it.
** In Yashamaru Hiroshi's arc, his terrible taste in everything and the messes caused by his fiancee.
** In his arc, Wakaoji cooking something personally but always using the wrong thing as a sauce.
** In Sakura Manabu's arc, people talking of him as a poor boxer due his poor punching power and thus being "boring" and "not flashy", [[BerserkButton getting him angry]].
** In the final arc, Kurenai Ryusei saying he's working at a host club to pay a gigantic debt left by his parents and then admitting it's a lie. PlayedForDrama with the last use, as he explains that [[spoiler:it's a lie because the debt is ''twice of what he says'']].
** In Amakusa Jiro's arc, Amakusa getting angry at Kosaku and then [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial they never met before and Kosaku didn't knock him down by accident while they were jogging]].
** In his arc, Matsuzaka Taro playing with his dentures and keeping Kosaku from overeating.
** During Onimaru's arc, people just assuming he's gonna lose.
** During Kurusu Masayoshi's arc, people being surprised at him being timid and never having fought a pro match or a street fight in spite of [[FaceOfAThug his face]].
** In Yoshihiko's arc, him trying to punch Kosaku in the face and either hitting Mukoda or failing completely.
** In his arc, [[CordonBleughChef Tacos Hachiro's horrible cooking]] (children even use it as a MasochistMeal dare) and the reactions to it.
** In Yashamaru Hiroshi's arc, his terrible taste in everything and the messes caused by his fiancee.
** In his arc, Wakaoji cooking something personally but always using the wrong thing as a sauce.
** In Sakura Manabu's arc, people talking of him as a poor boxer due his poor punching power and thus being "boring" and "not flashy", [[BerserkButton getting him angry]].
** In the final arc, Kurenai Ryusei saying he's working at a host club to pay a gigantic debt left by his parents and then admitting it's a lie. PlayedForDrama with the last use, as he explains that [[spoiler:it's a lie because the debt is ''twice of what he says'']].
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** Kappei Onimaru fought four times, and lost all four fights. As such he's stuck at four rounds (the lowest level among professional boxers), and if he'll lose another fight he'll be forced to retire.
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** Kappei Onimaru Kappei fought four times, and lost all four fights. As such he's stuck at four rounds (the lowest level among professional boxers), and if he'll lose another fight he'll be forced to retire.retire.
** To try and get Kosaku to refuse the challenge from his manager, Onimaru punches a sandbag and breaks it. Commentary from the Mukoda gym boxers reveal the bag was actually already broken and Onimaru simply finished it off, and given he punched it bare-handed he could have well injured himself... But they don't care much, as they now have to clean his mess.
** Kosaku accepts to fight Onimaru, as he's a welterweight and for the match he not only won't have to diet but will be able to fatten himself up. This has three consequences:
*** As he's already a six round boxer, and one that skipped the four round stages, Kosaku ''has'' to win or nobody will ever fight him again, ending his career.
*** Kosaku goes in the fight twenty pounds over his normal fighting weight-and his stamina is completely out of whack, as he's just not used to fight while so heavy.
*** Having gone directly from amateur to six rounds professional, Kosaku isn't used to the four rounds fights rules, and only finds out he'll lose by TKO with two knock downs rather than three when he gets knocked down once and Mukoda points that out.
** Sakura Manabu is a good boxer, [[WeakButSkilled compensating his poor punching power and chin with sheer technical skills and by-the-book attacks]] that won him a good record by points even if he has never knocked down an opponent. Much to his chagrin he's never got a chance for an important match, as boxing is a spectator sport and he's not flashy enough to please the crowd.
*** During his fight with Kosaku he uses clinches and other attacks to get the upper hand, and could easily win by points, but, being irritated by his reputation as "boring" and "not flashy enough" decides to go for the knock out against someone who can punch as hard as a welterweight (''four'' weight categories and twenty pounds above the featherweights). Predictably, he loses so hard the referee skips the count and calls directly for the paramedics.
** To try and get Kosaku to refuse the challenge from his manager, Onimaru punches a sandbag and breaks it. Commentary from the Mukoda gym boxers reveal the bag was actually already broken and Onimaru simply finished it off, and given he punched it bare-handed he could have well injured himself... But they don't care much, as they now have to clean his mess.
** Kosaku accepts to fight Onimaru, as he's a welterweight and for the match he not only won't have to diet but will be able to fatten himself up. This has three consequences:
*** As he's already a six round boxer, and one that skipped the four round stages, Kosaku ''has'' to win or nobody will ever fight him again, ending his career.
*** Kosaku goes in the fight twenty pounds over his normal fighting weight-and his stamina is completely out of whack, as he's just not used to fight while so heavy.
*** Having gone directly from amateur to six rounds professional, Kosaku isn't used to the four rounds fights rules, and only finds out he'll lose by TKO with two knock downs rather than three when he gets knocked down once and Mukoda points that out.
** Sakura Manabu is a good boxer, [[WeakButSkilled compensating his poor punching power and chin with sheer technical skills and by-the-book attacks]] that won him a good record by points even if he has never knocked down an opponent. Much to his chagrin he's never got a chance for an important match, as boxing is a spectator sport and he's not flashy enough to please the crowd.
*** During his fight with Kosaku he uses clinches and other attacks to get the upper hand, and could easily win by points, but, being irritated by his reputation as "boring" and "not flashy enough" decides to go for the knock out against someone who can punch as hard as a welterweight (''four'' weight categories and twenty pounds above the featherweights). Predictably, he loses so hard the referee skips the count and calls directly for the paramedics.
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* RealityEnsues: Surprisingly enough, it happens from time to time:
** No matter how good he actually is, Kosaku's diet problems hamper his career and makes everyone consider him a joke.
** After Kosaku loses a match by puking on the ring there's ''nobody'' who wants to fight him, at least until he beats [[ItsPersonal someone who has a personal reason to want to punch his face in]].
** Kappei Onimaru fought four times, and lost all four fights. As such he's stuck at four rounds (the lowest level among professional boxers), and if he'll lose another fight he'll be forced to retire.
** No matter how good he actually is, Kosaku's diet problems hamper his career and makes everyone consider him a joke.
** After Kosaku loses a match by puking on the ring there's ''nobody'' who wants to fight him, at least until he beats [[ItsPersonal someone who has a personal reason to want to punch his face in]].
** Kappei Onimaru fought four times, and lost all four fights. As such he's stuck at four rounds (the lowest level among professional boxers), and if he'll lose another fight he'll be forced to retire.
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* ComfortFood: In Chapter 7, Kosaku does this with ramen after Angela tells him to stop liking her for more than a friend.
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* ComfortFood: In Chapter 7, 7 of Volume 2, Kosaku does this with ramen after Angela tells him to stop liking her for more than a friend.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Kappei Onimaru is an experienced boxer who is still stuck at four rounds bouts (the lowest level) because he never won a match, but is so proud of his opponents to the point of hanging their portraits in his home because they all became champions, prompting Kosaku, who has been tempted into fighting him in spite of the weight difference, to quip beating him is good luck. [[spoiler:Kosaku wins and ends the series as the OPBF champion]].
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* [[AdaptationalNiceGuy Adaptational Nice Woman]]: In the live action adaptation the Mother Superior is much more understanding of Angela's plight, though she still tries to keep her as a nun.
* AdaptationalVillainy: As a result of Mizue being AdaptedOut, in the live action Ryusei Kurenai himself lures Angela at the host club and gets her indebted. He also acts as a jerk in general, when his manga counterpart is simply a professional who happens to be Angela's creditor and whose only questionable action, getting her indebted by lying about having a huge debt to pay, being explained by him (and Angela) originally expecting her aunt to pay it and [[spoiler:his debt being ''double'' of what he says]].
* AdaptationalVillainy: As a result of Mizue being AdaptedOut, in the live action Ryusei Kurenai himself lures Angela at the host club and gets her indebted. He also acts as a jerk in general, when his manga counterpart is simply a professional who happens to be Angela's creditor and whose only questionable action, getting her indebted by lying about having a huge debt to pay, being explained by him (and Angela) originally expecting her aunt to pay it and [[spoiler:his debt being ''double'' of what he says]].
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* [[AdaptationalNiceGuy Adaptational Nice Woman]]: In the live action adaptation the Mother Superior is much more understanding of Angela's plight, though she with her role as a strict disciplinarian being pushed on [[CanonForeigner Sister Milly]]. She still tries to keep her as a nun.
* AdaptationalVillainy: As a result of Mizue being AdaptedOut, in the live action Ryusei Kurenai himself lures Angela at the host club and gets herindebted.indebted, and later informs the other nuns of the whole incident and Kosaku's bet. He also acts as a jerk in general, when his manga counterpart is simply a professional who happens to be Angela's creditor and whose only questionable action, getting her indebted by lying about having a huge debt to pay, being explained by him (and Angela) originally expecting her aunt to pay it and [[spoiler:his debt being ''double'' of what he says]].
* AdaptationalVillainy: As a result of Mizue being AdaptedOut, in the live action Ryusei Kurenai himself lures Angela at the host club and gets her
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* AdaptationalVillainy: As a result of Mizue being AdaptedOut, in the live action Ryusei Kurenai himself lures Angela at the host club and gets her indebted. He also acts as a jerk in general, when his manga counterpart is simply a professional who happens to be Angela's creditor.creditor and whose only questionable action, getting her indebted by lying about having a huge debt to pay, being explained by him (and Angela) originally expecting her aunt to pay it and [[spoiler:his debt being ''double'' of what he says]].
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* AdaptationalVillainy: As a result of Mizue being AdaptedOut, in the live action Ryusei Kurenai himself lures Angela at the host club and gets her indebted. He also sabotages Kosaku's initial attempt at paying the debt, and humiliates one of his gym mates before his father.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: As a result of Mizue being AdaptedOut, in the live action Ryusei Kurenai himself lures Angela at the host club and gets her indebted. He also sabotages Kosaku's initial attempt at paying the debt, and humiliates one of acts as a jerk in general, when his gym mates before his father.manga counterpart is simply a professional who happens to be Angela's creditor.
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* NiceGuy: Kosaku, at his heart, is an incredibly nice man-who also happens to be an utter moron.
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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: While calling Kurenai a villain is a bit of a stretch, at first sight he's just a host, if a handsome one even for his job. He's also the ''undefeated'' featherweight Asian-Pacific Champion, and has never needed to go the distance, or even been knocked down, until his match with Kosaku.
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* [[AdaptationalNiceGuy Adaptational Nice Woman]]: In the live action adaptation the Mother Superior is much more understanding of Angela's plight, though she still tries to keep her as a nun.
* AdaptationalVillainy: As a result of Mizue being AdaptedOut, in the live action Ryusei Kurenai himself lures Angela at the host club and gets her indebted.
* AdaptationalVillainy: As a result of Mizue being AdaptedOut, in the live action Ryusei Kurenai himself lures Angela at the host club and gets her indebted.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: As a result of Mizue being AdaptedOut, in the live action Ryusei Kurenai himself lures Angela at the host club and gets her indebted.
* TookALevelInKindness: In the live action adaptation the Mother Superior is much more understanding of Angela's plight, though she still tries to keep her as a nun.
* TookALevelInKindness: In the live action adaptation the Mother Superior is much more understanding of Angela's plight, though she still tries to keep her as a nun.
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The series received an OVA adaptation in 1988, and a nine-episodes live action adaptation in 2008.
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* AdaptedOut: Angela's entire family doesn't appear in the live action.
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* TookALevelInKindness: In the live action adaptation the Mother Superior is much more understanding of Angela's plight, though she still tries to keep her as a nun.
* TookALevelInKindness: In the live action adaptation the Mother Superior is much more understanding of Angela's plight, though she still tries to keep her as a nun.
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* UnderestimatingBadassery: Kosaku's diet problems mean that many opponents expect an easy victory, and get caught by surprise when [[LetsGetDangerous he gets serious]]. It starts with his opponent at the professional test, already a professional himself and a rising star, [[OneHitKO losing consciousness and all his teeth to a single punch]] (something he holds an enormous grudge for), and eventually results in him [[spoiler:winning the ''Asian-Pacific championship'']] due his opponent's manager wishing to give his boxer a spectacular victory before they tried for [[spoiler:the world championship]] and not expecting Kosaku to actually be that good.
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* UnderestimatingBadassery: Kosaku's diet problems mean that many opponents expect an easy victory, and get caught by surprise when [[LetsGetDangerous he gets serious]]. It starts with his opponent at the professional test, already a professional himself and a rising star, [[OneHitKO losing consciousness and all his teeth to a single punch]] (something he holds an enormous grudge for), though in his case it was because he was a professional facing an amateur, and eventually results in him [[spoiler:winning the ''Asian-Pacific championship'']] due his opponent's manager wishing to give his boxer a spectacular victory before they tried for [[spoiler:the world championship]] and not expecting Kosaku to actually be that good.good.
* WeightWoe: Kosaku's diet problems are the main obstacle to his career, as his troubles slimming down made him lose more than a few matches. On the other hand, [[UnderestimatingBadassery more than a few opponents failed to realize his actual strength until too late]].
* WeightWoe: Kosaku's diet problems are the main obstacle to his career, as his troubles slimming down made him lose more than a few matches. On the other hand, [[UnderestimatingBadassery more than a few opponents failed to realize his actual strength until too late]].
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** Aunt Mizue comes across as an older, less likable version of [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Nabiki Tendo]].
* HateSink: While Angela's aunt Mizue isn't technically ''evil'', she's still an obnoxious, manipulative pain in the ass. She frequently lies to Angela and the Mother Abbess in an effort to trick Angela into attending matchmaking dates. At one point Mizue even lied that Angela's dad was hospitalized so Angela would spend a week working with Chef Wakoji. When Angela tried to leave, Mizue threatened to rat Angela out to the Mother Abbess about the previous unofficial date. She also once promised to settle Angela's debt with a host club (which happened accidentally), then went on an overseas trip before she paid it off and even ''gleefully'' told the Mother Abbess about it.
* HateSink: While Angela's aunt Mizue isn't technically ''evil'', she's still an obnoxious, manipulative pain in the ass. She frequently lies to Angela and the Mother Abbess in an effort to trick Angela into attending matchmaking dates. At one point Mizue even lied that Angela's dad was hospitalized so Angela would spend a week working with Chef Wakoji. When Angela tried to leave, Mizue threatened to rat Angela out to the Mother Abbess about the previous unofficial date. She also once promised to settle Angela's debt with a host club (which happened accidentally), then went on an overseas trip before she paid it off and even ''gleefully'' told the Mother Abbess about it.
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** Kosaku runs headfirst during the Christmas episode, as he has no idea why the Mother Abbess has forbidden him to strike Tacos Hachiro on the tattoo of the Virgin Mary that covers most of his torso on pain of keeping him from meeting with Angela on Christmas.[[note]]When the Shogunate banned Christianity, Christians were forced to stomp on holy images to prove they rejected their faith on pain of death. Tacos Hachiro, being Mexican, had no idea that revealing his tattoo would get this reaction[[/note]] In the end he wins the match and explains that he didn't strike the tattoo but his opponent's torso under it, they accept his explanation and allow him to meet Angela... And take part in a religious procession rather than [[ChristmasInJapan take her to a date]], much to his surprised bemusement.
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** Kosaku runs headfirst during the Christmas episode, as he has no idea why the Mother Abbess has forbidden him to strike Tacos Hachiro on the tattoo of the Virgin Mary that covers most of his torso on pain of keeping him from meeting with Angela on Christmas.[[note]]When the Shogunate banned Christianity, Christians were forced to stomp on holy images to prove they rejected their faith on pain of death. Tacos Hachiro, being Mexican, had no idea that revealing his tattoo would get this reaction[[/note]] In the end he wins the match and explains that he didn't strike the tattoo but his opponent's torso under it, they accept his explanation and allow him to meet Angela... And take part in a religious procession rather than [[ChristmasInJapan [[UsefulNotes/ChristmasInJapan take her to a date]], much to his surprised bemusement.
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* UnderestimatingBadassery: Kosaku's diet problems mean that many opponents expect an easy victory, and get caught by surprise when [[LetsGetDangerous he gets serious]]. It starts with his opponent at the professional test, already a professional himself and a rising star, [[OneHitKO losing consciousness and all his teeth to a single punch]] (something he holds an enormous grudge for), and eventually results in him [[spoiler:winning the ''Asian-Pacific championship'']] due his opponent's manager wishing to give his boxer a spectacular victory before they tried for [[spoiler:the world championship]].championship]] and not expecting Kosaku to actually be that good.
