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Yawara!

1989 6.5

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...

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Aim for Barcelona! The Girl Who Should Win the People's Honor Award!!

    1989-10-16
  2. 2

    I've Found Yawara's Rival! She's the Ultimate Young Lady!!

    1989-10-23
  3. 3

    Enter Kazamatsuri! What a Shame That She Is Infatuated With Love

    1989-10-30
  4. 4

    This Is My Strategy to Make Yawara Take Part in a Real Match!

    1989-11-06
  5. 5

    Finally the Real Fight! Judo Is Not Built in a Day!

    1989-11-13
  6. 6

    Finally Pictured! The Big Scoop of the Century That Will Bring on a Storm!!

    1989-11-20
  7. 7

    Hohohoh! The Yawara Boom That Shakes Japan!

    1989-11-27
  8. 8

    Enough of Judo! I'm Going to Be in a Match

    1989-12-04
  9. 9

    Yawara's Debut Match! An Ippon Victory Before You Even Know It Happened!

    1989-12-11
  10. 10

    An Ippon-Zeoi With My Mom! The 90's Is Yawara's Era!

    1989-12-18
  11. 11

    A Big Uproar at High School With the Yawara Fame!

    1990-01-08
  12. 12

    Coach Yawara's Extracurricular Lesson!

    1990-01-15
  13. 13

    Yawara's Heart Shook in Hayama!

    1990-01-22
  14. 14

    Yawara's Date Has So Much Surveillance!

    1990-01-29
  15. 15

    A Challenge to Yawara Over Love!

    1990-02-05
  16. 16

    Yawara's National Martial Arts Hall Debut!

    1990-02-12
  17. 17

    Yawara's Love Message

    1990-02-19
  18. 18

    The Decisive Battle! Yawara vs. Sayaka

    1990-02-26
  19. 19

    Jigoro, His Love, And Youth's Raging Storms

    1990-03-05
  20. 20

    The Big Guest for Yawara

    1990-03-12
  21. 21

    Yawara and the Blue-Eyed House Guest

    1990-03-19
  22. 22

    Let's Fight, Yawara!

    1990-04-16
  23. 23

    See You Again, Yawara

    1990-04-23
  24. 24

    Yawara's Personal Tutor Is a Love Expert

    1990-04-30
  25. 25

    Love, Exam Studies, And Yawara's Feelings

    1990-05-07
  26. 26

    A Shocking Invitation for Yawara!

    1990-05-14
  27. 27

    Yawara and the Love Square

    1990-05-21
  28. 28

    The Madonna of My Youth, Yawara

    1990-05-28
  29. 29

    The Other One-Sided Love

    1990-06-04
  30. 30

    The Lonely Ippon Zeoi

    1990-06-11
  31. 31

    The Present on Entrance Exam Day

    1990-06-18
  32. 32

    A Stormy Time at the Exam Results

    1990-06-25
  33. 33

    Aim for the All-Japan Tournament

    1990-07-02
  34. 34

    The Stage Contest of the Rivals

    1990-07-09
  35. 35

    The Miss' Tenacity

    1990-07-16
  36. 36

    Ah, Hanazono! The Tearful Graduation

    1990-07-23
  37. 37

    Jigoro's Love, A Tumultuous Pure Love Story

    1990-07-30
  38. 38

    The Heartful Excitement of Women's College Life

    1990-08-06
  39. 39

    Blue Night Yokohama

    1990-08-13
  40. 40

    Fujiko-san's Secret!

    1990-08-20
  41. 41

    The Part-Time Job for a Day

    1990-08-27
  42. 42

    Ippon Zeoi at the Disco!

    1990-09-03
  43. 43

    Free Weight Class Is the Only Way for Yawara!

    1990-09-17
  44. 44

    Selected Athletes Announced Tonight!

    1990-10-15
  45. 45

    After the World Cup Ends

    1990-10-22
  46. 46

    Raising the Curtain! World Cup

    1990-10-29
  47. 47

    Uncertain! Japan's Female Judo!!

    1990-11-05
  48. 48

    The Open-Weight Campions

    1990-11-19
  49. 49

    Yawara vs. Queen Belkens

    1990-11-26
  50. 50

    To Fight With Yawara

    1990-12-03
  51. 51

    The Letter From Kojiro

    1990-12-10
  52. 52

    The Tereshkova Match Heats Up!

    1990-12-17
  53. 53

    Matsuda's Exclusive Interview

    1991-01-07
  54. 54

    Everything Started at That Moment!

    1991-01-14
  55. 55

    The World's Top Judo Girl Came, Saw, And Conquered!

    1991-01-21
  56. 56

    I'm Going to Quit Judo!

    1991-01-28
  57. 57

    Fujiko-san's Decision

    1991-02-04
  58. 58

    A Letter From Canada

    1991-02-11
  59. 59

    The Last Ippon Zeoi!

    1991-02-18
  60. 60

    The Weakest Japanese Judo Team

    1991-02-25
  61. 61

    The Extreme Training Program!

    1991-03-04
  62. 62

    A Dangerous Debut Match!

    1991-03-11
  63. 63

    Secret Technique! Swan Lake!!

    1991-03-18
  64. 64

    I Think I'll Try

    1991-04-15
  65. 65

    Fujiko, Love, And Judo

    1991-04-22
  66. 66

    Everybody Wants to Beat Yawara!

    1991-04-29
  67. 67

    The Huge Obstacle

    1991-05-06
  68. 68

    Swan vs. Tanks

    1991-05-13
  69. 69

    You Can Do It, Kyonkyon!

    1991-05-27
  70. 70

    Get Out of My Way!

    1991-06-03
  71. 71

    The Lightning-Fast Ippon Zeoi

    1991-06-10
  72. 72

    Will It Happen! Five Straight Miraculous Wins

    1991-06-17
  73. 73

    Inokuma Kojiro on the Move!

    1991-06-24
  74. 74

    All's Not Quiet on Yawara's Job-Hunting Front!

    1991-07-01
  75. 75

    The Selected Judo Championship of Love

    1991-07-08
  76. 76

    I'm So Mad!!

    1991-07-15
  77. 77

    New Deadly Technique! The Nutcracker!

    1991-07-22
  78. 78

    A Smiling Ippon Zeoi!

    1991-07-29
  79. 79

    You Can Do It, Fujiko! First Place Is Right in Front of You!!

    1991-08-05
  80. 80

    You're Going to the World Championships!

    1991-08-12
  81. 81

    Fujiko's First Training Camp!

    1991-09-09
  82. 82

    The Opening Act of the Yugoslavia World Championships!

    1991-10-14
  83. 83

    Jam-Packed With International Contenders!

    1991-10-21
  84. 84

    First Time Under Pressure

    1991-10-28
  85. 85

    Swan Lake on the World Stage

    1991-11-04
  86. 86

    The Top and Bottom of Their Games!

    1991-11-11
  87. 87

    Burn Rubber, Papara Man

    1991-11-18
  88. 88

    Giant Clash!-Swan Lake vs the Ura Nage!!

    1991-11-25
  89. 89

    Myth of Invincibility!

    1991-12-02
  90. 90

    Jigoro's Love, A Tearful-Story of Friendship

    1991-12-09
  91. 91

    Next Up, The Graduation Match!

    1991-12-16
  92. 92

    Revealed! The Ultimate Conspiracy

    1992-01-06
  93. 93

    Kyonkyon Risks Her Life!

    1992-01-13
  94. 94

    Thank God I'm Fat!

    1992-01-20
  95. 95

    Get That Ippon and Win!

    1992-01-27
  96. 96

    The Return of the Heiress

    1992-02-03
  97. 97

    Once We Graduate...

    1992-02-10
  98. 98

    First Kiss!

    1992-02-17
  99. 99

    A New Employee's First Assignment

    1992-02-24
  100. 100

    Hokkaido and the Budokan

    1992-03-02
  101. 101

    You're Not Losing by Default!

    1992-03-09
  102. 102

    Run! To the All-Japan-Championships!!

    1992-03-16
  103. 103

    Sayaka Surges Ahead

    1992-04-13
  104. 104

    The Fateful Showdown!

    1992-04-20
  105. 105

    The Heiress' Secret Weapon

    1992-04-27
  106. 106

    The Dream Fight Between Friends!

    1992-05-04
  107. 107

    Maybe I'll Stay the Night

    1992-05-11
  108. 108

    Resolve Among Men!

    1992-05-18
  109. 109

    Hanazono's Burning "I Love You"!

    1992-05-25
  110. 110

    My Champion

    1992-06-01
  111. 111

    Fujiko's Shocking Retirement- Announcement!

    1992-06-08
  112. 112

    The Rear View of My Dad

    1992-06-15
  113. 113

    No Longer Invincible

    1992-06-22
  114. 114

    The World's Greatest Heiress

    1992-06-29
  115. 115

    Mama Fujiko's Challenge!

    1992-07-06
  116. 116

    Don't Be Stupid!

    1992-07-20
  117. 117

    The Greatest Present Ever

    1992-07-27
  118. 118

    Sayaka's Top Secret Training

    1992-08-03
  119. 119

    The Explosive Remark!

    1992-08-17
  120. 120

    The Comeback Ippon Zeoi!

    1992-08-24
  121. 121

    You're Going to Barcelona

    1992-08-31
  122. 122

    First Place for the First Time

    1992-09-07
  123. 123

    Death Match

    1992-09-14
  124. 124

    Ever Since I Met You

    1992-09-21

Cast

Yuko Minaguchi Yawara / Kaneko (voice)
Ichiro Nagai Jigoro (voice)
Toshihiko Seki Matsuda / Eiji (voice)
Yoshino Takamori Sayaka / Saeko (voice)
Akira Kamiya Kazamatsuri / Saimonji (voice)
Masashi Sugawara Hanazono / Manager (voice)
Chiyoko Kawashima Fujiko (voice)

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