OVAs (often interchanged to OAV) stand for Original Video Animation. It's basically how the Japanese refer to anime that goes straight-to-video. OVAs are episodes usually from 30 to 60 minutes long that offer higher production values than TV animation, yet they aren't movies. One Pound Gospel was a co-production between Shokagukan, Victor Entertainment and OB Planning with animation by Studio Gallop.

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One Pound Gospel 1 Pound no Fukuin 1ポンドの福音 Release Date: July 18, 1987 Theme: Cry No More & Call My Luck by Mari Hamada Director: Osamu Dezaki (using the alias: Makura Saki) Animation Director: Shojuro Yamauchi Screenplay: Hideo Takayashi & Tomoko Konparu Music: Takayuki Otsuki Character Designs: Katsumi Aoshima Producers: Isao Asami, Isao Senda, Kei Usami, Akio Wakana Kosaku Hatanaka is the first pro ever produced by Mukoda's Gym. He's also the bane of his coach's existence. Even though he's constantly waging war against his appetite, Kosaku never met a meal he didn't like. Sister Angela is a young novice nun who would save the world if she could. She's dedicated, passionate, convinced that peace and joy are possible if only you believe. Can Kosaku's gluttonous ways be tamed by his love for Angela? And will Angela give up her relationship with the Lord to be with a man who obviously needs her? Cast: Kosaku Hatanaka - Toru Furuya Sister Angela - Hiromi Tsuru Coach Mukoda - Ichiro Nagai Kanitani - Hidekatsu Shibata Jiro Amakusa - Kaneto Shiozawa Ishida - Issei Futamata Sakai - Michie Tomisawa Fujita - Tomiko Suzuki Tabuchi - Naoki Tatsuta Yamamoto - Kazumi Tanaka Reporter - Masahari Sato Referee - Michitaka Kobayashi

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