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Series · Drama, Comedy, Animation

Yawara! (1989)

★ 6.7 · 9 votes1 season · 124 episodesDrama, Comedy, Animation1989

Inokuma Yawara is just another young high school girl. Well, not quite - for Yawara is being raised by her grandfather, 7th dan Judo master Inokuma Jigorou, to be Japan's great hope for the women's Judo competition at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. All the same, Yawara just wants to live a normal life...

Creator
Naoki Urasawa
Writers
Naoki Urasawa, Toshiki Inoue, Yoshiyuki Suga
Network
Nippon TV
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
First aired
October 16, 1989
Status
Ended
Original title
YAWARA!

Cast

  • Yuko MinaguchiYawara / Kaneko (voice)
  • Ichiro NagaiJigoro (voice)
  • Toshihiko SekiMatsuda / Eiji (voice)
  • Yoshino TakamoriSayaka / Saeko (voice)
  • Akira KamiyaKazamatsuri / Saimonji (voice)
  • Masashi SugawaraHanazono / Manager (voice)
  • Chiyoko KawashimaFujiko (voice)
  • Masashi HiroseMilitary police (voice)
  • Akira ShimadaCriminal (voice)
  • Atsuko MineWaitress (voice)
  • Jun'ichi KanemaruA pupil A (voice)
  • Toshiharu SakuraiA pupil B (voice)
  • Kohsuke MeguroMan A (voice)
  • Hirohiko KakegawaMan B (voice)
  • Naoki BandoMan C (voice)
  • Naoki MakishimaMan D (voice)
  • ChafurinPeople A (voice)
  • Kiyoyuki YanadaPeople B (voice)
  • Tamao HayashiPeople C (voice)

Episodes

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  1. Episode 1: Aim for Barcelona! The Girl Who Should Win the People's Honor Award!!25 min · Oct 16, 1989
  2. Episode 2: I've Found Yawara's Rival! She's the Ultimate Young Lady!!25 min · Oct 23, 1989
  3. Episode 3: Enter Kazamatsuri! What a Shame That She Is Infatuated With Love25 min · Oct 30, 1989
  4. Episode 4: This Is My Strategy to Make Yawara Take Part in a Real Match!25 min · Nov 6, 1989
  5. Episode 5: Finally the Real Fight! Judo Is Not Built in a Day!25 min · Nov 13, 1989
  6. Episode 6: Finally Pictured! The Big Scoop of the Century That Will Bring on a Storm!!25 min · Nov 20, 1989
  7. Episode 7: Hohohoh! The Yawara Boom That Shakes Japan!25 min · Nov 27, 1989
  8. Episode 8: Enough of Judo! I'm Going to Be in a Match25 min · Dec 4, 1989
  9. Episode 9: Yawara's Debut Match! An Ippon Victory Before You Even Know It Happened!25 min · Dec 11, 1989
  10. Episode 10: An Ippon-Zeoi With My Mom! The 90's Is Yawara's Era!25 min · Dec 18, 1989
  11. Episode 11: A Big Uproar at High School With the Yawara Fame!25 min · Jan 8, 1990
  12. Episode 12: Coach Yawara's Extracurricular Lesson!25 min · Jan 15, 1990
  13. Episode 13: Yawara's Heart Shook in Hayama!25 min · Jan 22, 1990
  14. Episode 14: Yawara's Date Has So Much Surveillance!25 min · Jan 29, 1990
  15. Episode 15: A Challenge to Yawara Over Love!25 min · Feb 5, 1990
  16. Episode 16: Yawara's National Martial Arts Hall Debut!25 min · Feb 12, 1990
  17. Episode 17: Yawara's Love Message25 min · Feb 19, 1990
  18. Episode 18: The Decisive Battle! Yawara vs. Sayaka25 min · Feb 26, 1990
  19. Episode 19: Jigoro, His Love, And Youth's Raging Storms25 min · Mar 5, 1990
  20. Episode 20: The Big Guest for Yawara25 min · Mar 12, 1990
  21. Episode 21: Yawara and the Blue-Eyed House Guest25 min · Mar 19, 1990
  22. Episode 22: Let's Fight, Yawara!25 min · Apr 16, 1990
  23. Episode 23: See You Again, Yawara25 min · Apr 23, 1990
  24. Episode 24: Yawara's Personal Tutor Is a Love Expert25 min · Apr 30, 1990
  25. Episode 25: Love, Exam Studies, And Yawara's Feelings25 min · May 7, 1990
  26. Episode 26: A Shocking Invitation for Yawara!25 min · May 14, 1990
  27. Episode 27: Yawara and the Love Square25 min · May 21, 1990
  28. Episode 28: The Madonna of My Youth, Yawara25 min · May 28, 1990
  29. Episode 29: The Other One-Sided Love25 min · Jun 4, 1990
  30. Episode 30: The Lonely Ippon Zeoi25 min · Jun 11, 1990
  31. Episode 31: The Present on Entrance Exam Day25 min · Jun 18, 1990
  32. Episode 32: A Stormy Time at the Exam Results25 min · Jun 25, 1990
  33. Episode 33: Aim for the All-Japan Tournament25 min · Jul 2, 1990
  34. Episode 34: The Stage Contest of the Rivals25 min · Jul 9, 1990
  35. Episode 35: The Miss' Tenacity25 min · Jul 16, 1990
  36. Episode 36: Ah, Hanazono! The Tearful Graduation25 min · Jul 23, 1990
  37. Episode 37: Jigoro's Love, A Tumultuous Pure Love Story25 min · Jul 30, 1990
  38. Episode 38: The Heartful Excitement of Women's College Life25 min · Aug 6, 1990
  39. Episode 39: Blue Night Yokohama25 min · Aug 13, 1990
  40. Episode 40: Fujiko-san's Secret!25 min · Aug 20, 1990
  41. Episode 41: The Part-Time Job for a Day25 min · Aug 27, 1990
  42. Episode 42: Ippon Zeoi at the Disco!25 min · Sep 3, 1990
  43. Episode 43: Free Weight Class Is the Only Way for Yawara!25 min · Sep 17, 1990
  44. Episode 44: Selected Athletes Announced Tonight!25 min · Oct 15, 1990
  45. Episode 45: After the World Cup Ends25 min · Oct 22, 1990
  46. Episode 46: Raising the Curtain! World Cup25 min · Oct 29, 1990
  47. Episode 47: Uncertain! Japan's Female Judo!!25 min · Nov 5, 1990
  48. Episode 48: The Open-Weight Campions25 min · Nov 19, 1990
  49. Episode 49: Yawara vs. Queen Belkens25 min · Nov 26, 1990
  50. Episode 50: To Fight With Yawara25 min · Dec 3, 1990
  51. Episode 51: The Letter From Kojiro25 min · Dec 10, 1990
  52. Episode 52: The Tereshkova Match Heats Up!25 min · Dec 17, 1990
  53. Episode 53: Matsuda's Exclusive Interview25 min · Jan 7, 1991
  54. Episode 54: Everything Started at That Moment!25 min · Jan 14, 1991
  55. Episode 55: The World's Top Judo Girl Came, Saw, And Conquered!25 min · Jan 21, 1991
  56. Episode 56: I'm Going to Quit Judo!25 min · Jan 28, 1991
  57. Episode 57: Fujiko-san's Decision25 min · Feb 4, 1991
  58. Episode 58: A Letter From Canada25 min · Feb 11, 1991
  59. Episode 59: The Last Ippon Zeoi!25 min · Feb 18, 1991
  60. Episode 60: The Weakest Japanese Judo Team25 min · Feb 25, 1991
  61. Episode 61: The Extreme Training Program!25 min · Mar 4, 1991
  62. Episode 62: A Dangerous Debut Match!25 min · Mar 11, 1991
  63. Episode 63: Secret Technique! Swan Lake!!25 min · Mar 18, 1991
  64. Episode 64: I Think I'll Try25 min · Apr 15, 1991
  65. Episode 65: Fujiko, Love, And Judo25 min · Apr 22, 1991
  66. Episode 66: Everybody Wants to Beat Yawara!25 min · Apr 29, 1991
  67. Episode 67: The Huge Obstacle25 min · May 6, 1991
  68. Episode 68: Swan vs. Tanks25 min · May 13, 1991
  69. Episode 69: You Can Do It, Kyonkyon!25 min · May 27, 1991
  70. Episode 70: Get Out of My Way!25 min · Jun 3, 1991
  71. Episode 71: The Lightning-Fast Ippon Zeoi25 min · Jun 10, 1991
  72. Episode 72: Will It Happen! Five Straight Miraculous Wins25 min · Jun 17, 1991
  73. Episode 73: Inokuma Kojiro on the Move!25 min · Jun 24, 1991
  74. Episode 74: All's Not Quiet on Yawara's Job-Hunting Front!25 min · Jul 1, 1991
  75. Episode 75: The Selected Judo Championship of Love25 min · Jul 8, 1991
  76. Episode 76: I'm So Mad!!25 min · Jul 15, 1991
  77. Episode 77: New Deadly Technique! The Nutcracker!25 min · Jul 22, 1991
  78. Episode 78: A Smiling Ippon Zeoi!25 min · Jul 29, 1991
  79. Episode 79: You Can Do It, Fujiko! First Place Is Right in Front of You!!25 min · Aug 5, 1991
  80. Episode 80: You're Going to the World Championships!25 min · Aug 12, 1991
  81. Episode 81: Fujiko's First Training Camp!25 min · Sep 9, 1991
  82. Episode 82: The Opening Act of the Yugoslavia World Championships!25 min · Oct 14, 1991
  83. Episode 83: Jam-Packed With International Contenders!25 min · Oct 21, 1991
  84. Episode 84: First Time Under Pressure25 min · Oct 28, 1991
  85. Episode 85: Swan Lake on the World Stage25 min · Nov 4, 1991
  86. Episode 86: The Top and Bottom of Their Games!25 min · Nov 11, 1991
  87. Episode 87: Burn Rubber, Papara Man25 min · Nov 18, 1991
  88. Episode 88: Giant Clash!-Swan Lake vs the Ura Nage!!25 min · Nov 25, 1991
  89. Episode 89: Myth of Invincibility!25 min · Dec 2, 1991
  90. Episode 90: Jigoro's Love, A Tearful-Story of Friendship25 min · Dec 9, 1991
  91. Episode 91: Next Up, The Graduation Match!25 min · Dec 16, 1991
  92. Episode 92: Revealed! The Ultimate Conspiracy25 min · Jan 6, 1992
  93. Episode 93: Kyonkyon Risks Her Life!25 min · Jan 13, 1992
  94. Episode 94: Thank God I'm Fat!25 min · Jan 20, 1992
  95. Episode 95: Get That Ippon and Win!25 min · Jan 27, 1992
  96. Episode 96: The Return of the Heiress25 min · Feb 3, 1992
  97. Episode 97: Once We Graduate...25 min · Feb 10, 1992
  98. Episode 98: First Kiss!25 min · Feb 17, 1992
  99. Episode 99: A New Employee's First Assignment25 min · Feb 24, 1992
  100. Episode 100: Hokkaido and the Budokan25 min · Mar 2, 1992
  101. Episode 101: You're Not Losing by Default!25 min · Mar 9, 1992
  102. Episode 102: Run! To the All-Japan-Championships!!25 min · Mar 16, 1992
  103. Episode 103: Sayaka Surges Ahead25 min · Apr 13, 1992
  104. Episode 104: The Fateful Showdown!25 min · Apr 20, 1992
  105. Episode 105: The Heiress' Secret Weapon25 min · Apr 27, 1992
  106. Episode 106: The Dream Fight Between Friends!25 min · May 4, 1992
  107. Episode 107: Maybe I'll Stay the Night25 min · May 11, 1992
  108. Episode 108: Resolve Among Men!25 min · May 18, 1992
  109. Episode 109: Hanazono's Burning "I Love You"!25 min · May 25, 1992
  110. Episode 110: My Champion25 min · Jun 1, 1992
  111. Episode 111: Fujiko's Shocking Retirement- Announcement!25 min · Jun 8, 1992
  112. Episode 112: The Rear View of My Dad25 min · Jun 15, 1992
  113. Episode 113: No Longer Invincible25 min · Jun 22, 1992
  114. Episode 114: The World's Greatest Heiress25 min · Jun 29, 1992
  115. Episode 115: Mama Fujiko's Challenge!25 min · Jul 6, 1992
  116. Episode 116: Don't Be Stupid!25 min · Jul 20, 1992
  117. Episode 117: The Greatest Present Ever25 min · Jul 27, 1992
  118. Episode 118: Sayaka's Top Secret Training25 min · Aug 3, 1992
  119. Episode 119: The Explosive Remark!25 min · Aug 17, 1992
  120. Episode 120: The Comeback Ippon Zeoi!25 min · Aug 24, 1992
  121. Episode 121: You're Going to Barcelona25 min · Aug 31, 1992
  122. Episode 122: First Place for the First Time25 min · Sep 7, 1992
  123. Episode 123: Death Match25 min · Sep 14, 1992
  124. Episode 124: Ever Since I Met You25 min · Sep 21, 1992

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