▁Os am u ▁Dez aki , ▁under ▁the ▁alias ▁Mak ura ▁S aki , ▁it ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁The ▁O VA ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁V iz ▁Media ▁on ▁subt itled ▁V HS ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁A ▁live - action ▁television ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁m anga ▁a ired ▁on ▁N ipp on ▁TV ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 2 ▁to ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁nine ▁episode ▁series ▁stars ▁K AT - T UN ' s ▁K amen ashi ▁K azu ya ▁as ▁H atan aka ▁Kos aku ▁and ▁Me isa ▁K uro ki ▁as ▁Sister ▁Ang ela . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁a ▁DVD ▁box ▁set ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁A ▁CD ▁containing ▁the ▁music ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁drama ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁as ▁One ▁P ound ▁G ospel ▁Original ▁Sound track . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Sh a en on ▁K . ▁G arr ity , ▁writing ▁for ▁An ime ▁News ▁Network , ▁stated ▁that ▁despite ▁the ▁unlikely ▁combination ▁of ▁box ing ▁and ▁Catholic ism ▁in ▁a ▁situ ational ▁comedy , ▁Tak ah ashi ▁makes ▁it ▁work . ▁She ▁also ▁called ▁the ▁action ▁scenes ▁" real istic " ▁with ▁proper ▁box ing ▁termin ology . ▁G arr ity ▁sus pected ▁the ▁author ▁was ▁pay ing ▁t ribute ▁to ▁M its uru ▁Ad achi ▁with ▁the ▁sports