YAWARA! a fashionable judo girl!

Yawara! is a sports anime laced with comedic and romance elements. It starts off with Yawara Inokuma, a high school girl who is most interested in doing the things that your average Japanese high school girl does. However, she has been trained in Judo for years by her grandfather, Jigorou (A former Japan Judo Champion), who has much grander plans in store for her as a Judo superstar. He manipulates matters so that Yawara ends up having to perform in matches and tournaments. His final plan is for Yawara to "Win the Gold Medal in the Olympics and be awarded the Nation Medal of Honor".

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Data

Format
TV
Episodes
124
Episode Duration
25 minutes
Status
FINISHED
Start Date
Thu Nov 16 1989
End Date
Wed Oct 21 1992
Season
FALL 1989
Average Score
70%
Mean Score
72%
Popularity
6698
Favourites
80
Studios
MADHOUSE
Producers
Kitty Film
AnimEigo
Source
MANGA
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama, Sports
Romaji
YAWARA! a fashionable judo girl!
Native
YAWARA! a fashionable judo girl!
Synonyms
Yawara - Jenny la ragazza del judo
Yawara Cinturó Negre

Relations

SEQUEL
YAWARA! Sore Yuke Koshinuke Kids!!
MOVIE · FINISHED
SOURCE
Yawara!
MANGA · FINISHED

Characters

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Kousaku Matsuda
MAIN
Toshihiko Seki
JAPANESE
Yawara Inokuma
MAIN
Yuuko Minaguchi
JAPANESE
Jigorou Inokuma
MAIN
Ichirou Nagai
JAPANESE
Anna Teleshikova
SUPPORTING
Yuuko Mizutani
JAPANESE
Jody Rockwell
SUPPORTING
Miyuki Ichijou
JAPANESE
Kuniko Kaga
SUPPORTING
Runa Akiyama
JAPANESE
Gouzou Yuutenji
SUPPORTING
Ryuuji Nakagi
JAPANESE
Sayaka Honami
SUPPORTING
Yoshino Takamori
JAPANESE
Mari Oda
SUPPORTING
Shouko Saitou
JAPANESE
Shinnosuke Kazamatsuri
SUPPORTING
Akira Kamiya
JAPANESE

Staff

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Naoki Urasawa
Original Creator
Tensai Okamura
Episode Director (eps 58, 72, 79, 87, 101, 122)
Tensai Okamura
Storyboard (eps 5, 58, 72, 79, 87, 101, 122)
Yoshiyuki Suga
Script (eps 4-6, 9, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 23, 28, 30, 33, 34, 38, 39, 45, 47, 50, 57, 60, 62, 65, 66, 70, 73, 76, 80, 82, 85, 86, 90, 97, 99, 101, 103, 111-117)
Yuuji Ikeda
Art Director
Kitarou Kousaka
Animation Director (eps 7, 13, 24, 36, 46, 61, 70, 79, 89, 95, 102, 109, 114, 117, 123)
Kitarou Kousaka
Episode Director (eps 24, 36, 61, 89)
Kitarou Kousaka
Key Animation (eps 1, 2, 7, 42)
Norimitsu Suzuki
Key Animation (eps 83, 85, 86, 91, 95, 100, 103, 106, 110, 113, 118)
Norimitsu Suzuki
In-Between Animation (eps 19, 22, 24, 27, 30, 36, 37, 52, 53, 59, 61)