TV Series

Yawara! (1989–1992)

• First aired October 16, 1989
• Seasons: 1 · Episodes: 124
• 25m per episode

• Animation
• Comedy
• Drama

Overview

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...

Created by

Naoki Urasawa

Starring

Yuko Minaguchi, Ichiro Nagai, Toshihiko Seki