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Yawara!

1989–19921 seasonNaoki Urasawa
IMDb 7.4

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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...

AnimationComedyDrama
JudoSportsHigh SchoolHigh School SportsSport CompetitionJapanese High SchoolBukatsu

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What is Yawara! (1989) about?

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...

Who stars in Yawara!?

Yawara! stars Yuko Minaguchi (Yawara / Kaneko (voice)), Ichiro Nagai (Jigoro (voice)), Toshihiko Seki (Matsuda / Eiji (voice)), Yoshino Takamori (Sayaka / Saeko (voice)), Akira Kamiya (Kazamatsuri / Saimonji (voice)). The series was created by Naoki Urasawa.

How many seasons does Yawara! have?

Yawara! has 1 seasons. There are 124 episodes in total.

Is Yawara! worth watching?

Yawara! holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10. Fans of Animation, Comedy, Drama are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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