One Pound Gospel

Rating: ***.5

Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 9
Cast: kamenashi kazuya, kuroki meisa, minamisawa nao, okada yoshinori, yamada ryosuke

"Hatanaka Kosaku is a talented boxer who turned pro at the age of 19, winning his debut match with a first round KO. He is talented, but he has no guts. His uncontrollable appetite is an even bigger problem. He can’t put himself in the right weight class, he runs out of energy because of hunger, and he gets knocked out while his eyes are set on food at the ringside. However, Kosaku’s life changed when he met Sister Angela, a novice nun in the convent near his boxing gym. She became the source of his power, and Kosaku fights only to win her heart."

Innocent and lighthearted, this is a show that will make you smile. Although it is a bit anime-like I enjoyed it.

Nobuta Wo Produce

Rating: ****

Genre: Drama, School
Episodes: 10
Cast: Erika Toda, Horikita Maki, Kamenashi Kazuya, Kimura Yuichi, Yamashita Tomohisa

"Kiritani Shuji is the popular guy who gets along with everyone, from the jerks to the nerds to the just plain weird. The one person Shuji cannot stand is Kusano Akira. To Shuji, Akira is just plain annoying. He laughs, talks and acts funny. Things heat up when a new student comes to school. Her name is Kotani Nobuko, a girl who has no self confidence at all and is content at being made fun of and bullied in school. Shuji and Akira come to an accord that in order to make use of their "youth" they will "produce" Nobuko as the next popular girl. One of the conditions, however, is that nobody should find out that they are working together as a team to make this concept possible. Unveiled here is the story of true friendship between three unlikely candidates who would not have been friends if not given the special circumstances."