Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl (1989–1992)
"Yawara!" (original title)

TV Series  -  25 min  -  Animation | Comedy | Romance
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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.

Directors:

Morio Asaka, Hirohide Fujiwara, and 10 more credits »

Writers:

Toshiki Inoue (episode), Hiroyuki Kawasaki (episode), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Yûko Minaguchi, Ichirô Nagai and Toshihiko Seki
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Season:

4 | 3 | 2 | 1

Year:

1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989
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Cast

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Yûko Minaguchi Yûko Minaguchi ...
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An animated series based on the printed comic series of the same name. This series follows the life of Yawara Inokuma, a young judo prodigy, as she trains for the Olympic Games in Barcelona. Along the way, she faces the school, social and family crises typical of any teenage girl, as well as a number of crises only a world-class judo student could have. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>  

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Judo | Anime | High School

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Animation | Comedy | Romance | Sport

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

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Also Known As:

Cinturó negre See more »

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Kitty Films, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV) See more »
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Connections

Followed by Yawara! Zutto kimi no koto ga... (1996) See more »