Yawara!

Yawara!
25min

Animation

Comedy

Drama

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...

Episodes

Cast

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

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

25min

16th Oct 1989

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

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

25min

23rd Oct 1989

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

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

25min

30th Oct 1989

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

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

25min

6th Nov 1989

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

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

25min

13th Nov 1989

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

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

25min

20th Nov 1989

Hohohoh! The Yawara Boom That Shakes Japan!

7. Hohohoh! The Yawara Boom That Shakes Japan!

25min

27th Nov 1989

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

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

25min

4th Dec 1989

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

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

25min

11th Dec 1989

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

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

25min

18th Dec 1989

A Big Uproar at High School With the Yawara Fame!

11. A Big Uproar at High School With the Yawara Fame!

25min

8th Jan 1990

Coach Yawara's Extracurricular Lesson!

12. Coach Yawara's Extracurricular Lesson!

25min

15th Jan 1990

Yawara's Heart Shook in Hayama!

13. Yawara's Heart Shook in Hayama!

25min

22nd Jan 1990

Yawara's Date Has So Much Surveillance!

14. Yawara's Date Has So Much Surveillance!

25min

29th Jan 1990

A Challenge to Yawara Over Love!

15. A Challenge to Yawara Over Love!

25min

5th Feb 1990

Yawara's National Martial Arts Hall Debut!

16. Yawara's National Martial Arts Hall Debut!

25min

12th Feb 1990

Yawara's Love Message

17. Yawara's Love Message

25min

19th Feb 1990

The Decisive Battle! Yawara vs. Sayaka

18. The Decisive Battle! Yawara vs. Sayaka

25min

26th Feb 1990

Jigoro, His Love, And Youth's Raging Storms

19. Jigoro, His Love, And Youth's Raging Storms

25min

5th Mar 1990

The Big Guest for Yawara

20. The Big Guest for Yawara

25min

12th Mar 1990

Yawara and the Blue-Eyed House Guest

21. Yawara and the Blue-Eyed House Guest

25min

19th Mar 1990

Let's Fight, Yawara!

22. Let's Fight, Yawara!

25min

16th Apr 1990

See You Again, Yawara

23. See You Again, Yawara

25min

23rd Apr 1990

Yawara's Personal Tutor Is a Love Expert

24. Yawara's Personal Tutor Is a Love Expert

25min

30th Apr 1990

Love, Exam Studies, And Yawara's Feelings

25. Love, Exam Studies, And Yawara's Feelings

25min

7th May 1990

A Shocking Invitation for Yawara!

26. A Shocking Invitation for Yawara!

25min

14th May 1990

Yawara and the Love Square

27. Yawara and the Love Square

25min

21st May 1990

The Madonna of My Youth, Yawara

28. The Madonna of My Youth, Yawara

25min

28th May 1990

The Other One-Sided Love

29. The Other One-Sided Love

25min

4th Jun 1990

The Lonely Ippon Zeoi

30. The Lonely Ippon Zeoi

25min

11th Jun 1990

The Present on Entrance Exam Day

31. The Present on Entrance Exam Day

25min

18th Jun 1990

A Stormy Time at the Exam Results

32. A Stormy Time at the Exam Results

25min

25th Jun 1990

Aim for the All-Japan Tournament

33. Aim for the All-Japan Tournament

25min

2nd Jul 1990

The Stage Contest of the Rivals

34. The Stage Contest of the Rivals

25min

9th Jul 1990

The Miss' Tenacity

35. The Miss' Tenacity

25min

16th Jul 1990

Ah, Hanazono! The Tearful Graduation

36. Ah, Hanazono! The Tearful Graduation

25min

23rd Jul 1990

Jigoro's Love, A Tumultuous Pure Love Story

37. Jigoro's Love, A Tumultuous Pure Love Story

25min

30th Jul 1990

The Heartful Excitement of Women's College Life

38. The Heartful Excitement of Women's College Life

25min

6th Aug 1990

Blue Night Yokohama

39. Blue Night Yokohama

25min

13th Aug 1990

Fujiko-san's Secret!

40. Fujiko-san's Secret!

25min

20th Aug 1990

The Part-Time Job for a Day

41. The Part-Time Job for a Day

25min

27th Aug 1990

Ippon Zeoi at the Disco!

42. Ippon Zeoi at the Disco!

25min

3rd Sep 1990

Free Weight Class Is the Only Way for Yawara!

43. Free Weight Class Is the Only Way for Yawara!

25min

17th Sep 1990

Selected Athletes Announced Tonight!

44. Selected Athletes Announced Tonight!

25min

15th Oct 1990

After the World Cup Ends

45. After the World Cup Ends

25min

22nd Oct 1990

Raising the Curtain! World Cup

46. Raising the Curtain! World Cup

25min

29th Oct 1990

Uncertain! Japan's Female Judo!!

47. Uncertain! Japan's Female Judo!!

25min

5th Nov 1990

The Open-Weight Campions

48. The Open-Weight Campions

25min

19th Nov 1990

Yawara vs. Queen Belkens

49. Yawara vs. Queen Belkens

25min

26th Nov 1990

To Fight With Yawara

50. To Fight With Yawara

25min

3rd Dec 1990

The Letter From Kojiro

51. The Letter From Kojiro

25min

10th Dec 1990

The Tereshkova Match Heats Up!

52. The Tereshkova Match Heats Up!

25min

17th Dec 1990

Matsuda's Exclusive Interview

53. Matsuda's Exclusive Interview

25min

7th Jan 1991

Everything Started at That Moment!

54. Everything Started at That Moment!

25min

14th Jan 1991

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

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

25min

21st Jan 1991

I'm Going to Quit Judo!

56. I'm Going to Quit Judo!

25min

28th Jan 1991

Fujiko-san's Decision

57. Fujiko-san's Decision

25min

4th Feb 1991

A Letter From Canada

58. A Letter From Canada

25min

11th Feb 1991

The Last Ippon Zeoi!

59. The Last Ippon Zeoi!

25min

18th Feb 1991

The Weakest Japanese Judo Team

60. The Weakest Japanese Judo Team

25min

25th Feb 1991

The Extreme Training Program!

61. The Extreme Training Program!

25min

4th Mar 1991

A Dangerous Debut Match!

62. A Dangerous Debut Match!

25min

11th Mar 1991

Secret Technique! Swan Lake!!

63. Secret Technique! Swan Lake!!

25min

18th Mar 1991

I Think I'll Try

64. I Think I'll Try

25min

15th Apr 1991

Fujiko, Love, And Judo

65. Fujiko, Love, And Judo

25min

22nd Apr 1991

Everybody Wants to Beat Yawara!

66. Everybody Wants to Beat Yawara!

25min

29th Apr 1991

The Huge Obstacle

67. The Huge Obstacle

25min

6th May 1991

Swan vs. Tanks

68. Swan vs. Tanks

25min

13th May 1991

You Can Do It, Kyonkyon!

69. You Can Do It, Kyonkyon!

25min

27th May 1991

Get Out of My Way!

70. Get Out of My Way!

25min

3rd Jun 1991

The Lightning-Fast Ippon Zeoi

71. The Lightning-Fast Ippon Zeoi

25min

10th Jun 1991

Will It Happen! Five Straight Miraculous Wins

72. Will It Happen! Five Straight Miraculous Wins

25min

17th Jun 1991

Inokuma Kojiro on the Move!

73. Inokuma Kojiro on the Move!

25min

24th Jun 1991

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

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

25min

1st Jul 1991

The Selected Judo Championship of Love

75. The Selected Judo Championship of Love

25min

8th Jul 1991

I'm So Mad!!

76. I'm So Mad!!

25min

15th Jul 1991

New Deadly Technique! The Nutcracker!

77. New Deadly Technique! The Nutcracker!

25min

22nd Jul 1991

A Smiling Ippon Zeoi!

78. A Smiling Ippon Zeoi!

25min

29th Jul 1991

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

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

25min

5th Aug 1991

You're Going to the World Championships!

80. You're Going to the World Championships!

25min

12th Aug 1991

Fujiko's First Training Camp!

81. Fujiko's First Training Camp!

25min

9th Sep 1991

The Opening Act of the Yugoslavia World Championships!

82. The Opening Act of the Yugoslavia World Championships!

25min

14th Oct 1991

Jam-Packed With International Contenders!

83. Jam-Packed With International Contenders!

25min

21st Oct 1991

First Time Under Pressure

84. First Time Under Pressure

25min

28th Oct 1991

Swan Lake on the World Stage

85. Swan Lake on the World Stage

25min

4th Nov 1991

The Top and Bottom of Their Games!

86. The Top and Bottom of Their Games!

25min

11th Nov 1991

Burn Rubber, Papara Man

87. Burn Rubber, Papara Man

25min

18th Nov 1991

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

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

25min

25th Nov 1991

Myth of Invincibility!

89. Myth of Invincibility!

25min

2nd Dec 1991

Jigoro's Love, A Tearful-Story of Friendship

90. Jigoro's Love, A Tearful-Story of Friendship

25min

9th Dec 1991

Next Up, The Graduation Match!

91. Next Up, The Graduation Match!

25min

16th Dec 1991

Revealed! The Ultimate Conspiracy

92. Revealed! The Ultimate Conspiracy

25min

6th Jan 1992

Kyonkyon Risks Her Life!

93. Kyonkyon Risks Her Life!

25min

13th Jan 1992

Thank God I'm Fat!

94. Thank God I'm Fat!

25min

20th Jan 1992

Get That Ippon and Win!

95. Get That Ippon and Win!

25min

27th Jan 1992

The Return of the Heiress

96. The Return of the Heiress

25min

3rd Feb 1992

Once We Graduate...

97. Once We Graduate...

25min

10th Feb 1992

First Kiss!

98. First Kiss!

25min

17th Feb 1992

A New Employee's First Assignment

99. A New Employee's First Assignment

25min

24th Feb 1992

Hokkaido and the Budokan

100. Hokkaido and the Budokan

25min

2nd Mar 1992

You're Not Losing by Default!

101. You're Not Losing by Default!

25min

9th Mar 1992

Run! To the All-Japan-Championships!!

102. Run! To the All-Japan-Championships!!

25min

16th Mar 1992

Sayaka Surges Ahead

103. Sayaka Surges Ahead

25min

13th Apr 1992

The Fateful Showdown!

104. The Fateful Showdown!

25min

20th Apr 1992

The Heiress' Secret Weapon

105. The Heiress' Secret Weapon

25min

27th Apr 1992

The Dream Fight Between Friends!

106. The Dream Fight Between Friends!

25min

4th May 1992

Maybe I'll Stay the Night

107. Maybe I'll Stay the Night

25min

11th May 1992

Resolve Among Men!

108. Resolve Among Men!

25min

18th May 1992

Hanazono's Burning "I Love You"!

109. Hanazono's Burning "I Love You"!

25min

25th May 1992

My Champion

110. My Champion

25min

1st Jun 1992

Fujiko's Shocking Retirement- Announcement!

111. Fujiko's Shocking Retirement- Announcement!

25min

8th Jun 1992

The Rear View of My Dad

112. The Rear View of My Dad

25min

15th Jun 1992

No Longer Invincible

113. No Longer Invincible

25min

22nd Jun 1992

The World's Greatest Heiress

114. The World's Greatest Heiress

25min

29th Jun 1992

Mama Fujiko's Challenge!

115. Mama Fujiko's Challenge!

25min

6th Jul 1992

Don't Be Stupid!

116. Don't Be Stupid!

25min

20th Jul 1992

The Greatest Present Ever

117. The Greatest Present Ever

25min

27th Jul 1992

Sayaka's Top Secret Training

118. Sayaka's Top Secret Training

25min

3rd Aug 1992

The Explosive Remark!

119. The Explosive Remark!

25min

17th Aug 1992

The Comeback Ippon Zeoi!

120. The Comeback Ippon Zeoi!

25min

24th Aug 1992

You're Going to Barcelona

121. You're Going to Barcelona

25min

31st Aug 1992

First Place for the First Time

122. First Place for the First Time

25min

7th Sep 1992

Death Match

123. Death Match

25min

14th Sep 1992

Ever Since I Met You

124. Ever Since I Met You

25min

21st Sep 1992

First air date

16th Oct 1989

Last air date

21st Sep 1992

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

ja

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