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Release Date:
16 October 1989 (Japan) more
Plot:
Follows the story of a Japanese girl named Yawara Inokuma over a four year period as she prepares for the Judo competition at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. full summary
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One of the most underrated Anime Series from the 80s more

Cast

  (Series Credited cast)
Yûko Minaguchi ... Yawara Inokuma
Ichirô Nagai ... Jigoro Inokuma
Toshihiko Seki ... Kôsaku Matsuda
Yoshino Takamori ... Sayaka Honami
Akira Kamiya ... Shinnosuke Kazamatsuri
Chiyoko Kawashima ... Fujiko Itô
Masashi Sugawara ... Kaoru Hanazono
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Naoki Bando ... Fujiko's father
Toshiko Fujita ... Tamao Inokuma
Rica Fukami ... Ôtawara
Eriko Hara ... Kazumi
Tamao Hayashi ... Kim
Miyuki Ichijô ... Jody Rockwell
Teiyû Ichiryûsai ... Nanda (as Mie Suzuki)
Minoru Inaba ... Coach Ishikura
Jun'ichi Kanemaru ... Kawano
Kazuhiko Kishino ... Editor in Chief
Yôko Matsuoka ... Kaori
Hôchû Ôtsuka ... Announcer
Run Sasaki ... Belkins
Yûko Sasaki ... Yukari
Yoku Shioya ... Sudo
Junichi Sugawara ... Yasui
Reiko Suzuki ... Matsuda's mother
Yumi Takada ... Kyon Kyon & Shimizu
Kyôko Yamada ... Kurokawa
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl" (USA)
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Runtime:
25 min (124 episodes)
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Kitty Films more

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Followed by Yawara! Sore yuke koshinuke kizzu! (1992) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
One of the most underrated Anime Series from the 80s, 3 July 2003
Author: Super_Dweeben from Dorm Lobby

This is my favorite Anime. It has a very good plot.

You don't see all kinds of fantasy/Sci-Fi stuff going on in this series. What you do see is the life of a young teenaged girl who is struggling with her grandfather's desire for her to be an Olympic Judo Champion, while she wants to only be a teenaged girl.

The Characters in this series are very good and the story keeps you hanging on for more. Yawara is very loveable, too.

One thing to note that when this show was airing in Japan, it aired during the same timeslot as Ranma 1/2 and beat it in ratings.

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