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Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl (1989 – 1992)

Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl

^{(1989 – 1992)}

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Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport

October 16th, 1989

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Synopsis

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...

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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
Hôchû Ôtsuka
Announcer
Jun'ichi Kanemaru
Kawano
Toshiko Fujita
Tamao Inokuma
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Directors

Satoru Namekawa
(5 episodes, 1989-1992)
Hiroko Tokita
(5 episodes, 1989-1992)
Akio Sakai
(4 episodes, 1989-1990)
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Writers

Toshiki Inoue
episode
(unknown s)
Yoshiyuki Suga
episode
(unknown s)
Yoshimasa Takahashi
episode
(unknown s)
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Keywords

high school
judo
anime
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Country of Origin

Japan

Languages

Japanese

Release Dates

October 16th, 1989 (Japan)

Alternative Titles

Yawara! (original title)
Jenny la ragazza del judo (Italy)
YAWARA! (Japan) (Japanese title)
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Sound Mixes

Mono

Production Companies

Madhouse
Kitty Films
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV)

Distribution Companies

Nippon Television Network (NTV)

Other Companies

Mook DLE (additional animation)

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