Score
7.1 / 10
Status
Finished Airing
Episodes
124
Studio
MADHOUSE
Yawara!
Also known as YAWARA! | YAWARA! a fashionable judo girl!
TVFall 1989Source MangaPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
ActionComedyDramaSportsRomance
7.1/10
Community score
#2125
Rank
25.1K
Members
148
Favorites
Synopsis
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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Production Notes
Yawara! competed against Ranma ½ on Japanese television and achieved higher ratings, although Ranma ½ was more popular internationally. Yawara! had remained quite unknown outside Japan and only got licensed for North American distribution in August 2006, over a decade after its airing period.
Cast Highlights
Inokuma, Jigorou
Main
Voice: Nagai, Ichiro (Japanese)
Inokuma, Yawara
Main
Voice: Minaguchi, Yuko (Japanese)
Adams, Kristin
Supporting
Voice: Satou, Ai (Japanese)
Arakawa, Seinosuke
Supporting
Voice: Tokumaru, Kan (Japanese)
Belkens
Supporting
Voice: Sasaki, Run (Japanese)
Davis
Supporting
Voice: Kakegawa, Hirohiko (Japanese)
Deneuve
Supporting
Voice: Mayama, Ako (Japanese)
Fujiwara
Supporting
Voice: Takizawa, Roko (Japanese)
Core Staff
Maruyama, Masao
Producer
Tokita, Hiroko
Director
Urakami, Yasuo
Sound Director
Asaka, Morio
Episode Director, Storyboard
Hirata, Toshio
Episode Director, Storyboard
Katayama, Kazuyoshi
Episode Director, Storyboard
Theme Songs
Openings
1: "Miracle Girl" by Mariko Nagai (eps 1-43)
2: "Rain-Kissed Bouquet…" by Miki Imai (eps 44-81)
3: "Girl Can't Lose" by Yuko Hara (eps 82-102)
4: "YOU AND I" by Mariko Nagai (eps 103-124)
Endings
1: "Stand by Me" by Rika Himenogi (eps 1-43)
2: "Egao wo Sagashite" by Midori Karashima (eps 44-81)
3: "Shoujo Jidai" by Yuko Hara (eps 82-102)
4: "Itsumo Soko ni Kimi ga Ita" by LAZY LOUs BOOGIE (eps 103-124)
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Related Titles
Recent Episodes
Episode 1
Aim for Barcelona! The Young Girl Will Be the Winner of the National Achievement Award!!
Aired 10/16/1989
Episode 2
I've Found it! Yawara's Rival is the Ultimate Young Lady!!
Aired 10/23/1989
Episode 3
Enter Kazamatsuri! It is a Shame That She is Infatuated with Love!!
Aired 10/30/1989
Episode 4
A Strategy to Make Yawara Take Part in a Match! This is My Way!!
Aired 11/6/1989
Episode 5
Emergency Fight! Yawara's Road is Not Built in A Day!!
Aired 11/13/1989
Episode 6
Finally Pictured! The Scoop That Will Call a Storm!!
Aired 11/20/1989
Episode 7
Hohoho! The Yawara Boom is Shaking Japan!!
Aired 11/27/1989
Episode 8
Enough of Judo...I'm Going to Be in A Match!!
Aired 12/4/1989
Quick Facts
FormatTV
Episodes124
Duration25 min per ep
SourceManga
RatingPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
SeasonFall 1989
AiredOct 16, 1989 to Sep 21, 1992
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content
Ranking And Reach
Popularity#5049
Scored by4.8K
BroadcastThursdays at 12:00 (JST)
ApprovedYes
Title Variants
English title
Unknown
Romaji title
YAWARA! a fashionable judo girl!
Japanese title
YAWARA!
Synonyms
Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl
Production Team
Main studio
MADHOUSE
Producers
Kitty Films
Licensors
AnimEigo
Japanese title
YAWARA!
Themes And Audience
Combat SportsSeinen