TV series
Yawara!
1989–1992, Japanese, on Nippon TV. Created by Naoki Urasawa.
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...
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 124
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Status
- Ended in 1992
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Latest episode
S1 E124: Ever Since I Met You
Aired 21 September 1992
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Naoki UrasawaCreator
- Yuko MinaguchiYawara / Kaneko (voice) · 124 ep
- Ichiro NagaiJigoro (voice) · 124 ep
- Toshihiko SekiMatsuda / Eiji (voice) · 124 ep
- Yoshino TakamoriSayaka / Saeko (voice) · 124 ep
- Akira KamiyaKazamatsuri / Saimonji (voice) · 124 ep
- Masashi SugawaraHanazono / Manager (voice) · 124 ep
- Chiyoko KawashimaFujiko (voice) · 124 ep
- Masashi HiroseMilitary police (voice) · 2 ep
- Akira ShimadaCriminal (voice) · 2 ep
- Atsuko MineWaitress (voice) · 2 ep
- Jun'ichi KanemaruA pupil A (voice) · 2 ep
- Toshiharu SakuraiA pupil B (voice) · 2 ep
Details
- First aired
- 16 October 1989
- Last aired
- 21 September 1992
- Network
- Nippon TV
- Original title
- YAWARA!
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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What Yawara! is based on
Yawara! is based on Yawara!, a manga series by Naoki Urasawa.
Manga series
Yawara!
By Naoki Urasawa
Source details from Wikidata and TMDB.
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Yawara!: quick answers
Is Yawara! worth watching?
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How many seasons of Yawara! are there?
Yawara! has 1 season and 124 episodes, about 25 minutes each.
Is Yawara! finished?
Yes. Yawara! ended in 1992, so you can watch the whole story.
Which OTT platform is Yawara! on?
Yawara! isn’t listed on any OTT platform in India yet. (Checked 6 November 2026.)
Yawara! parents guide: is it suitable for kids?
No age rating is listed for Yawara! yet.
What shows are like Yawara!?
If you liked Yawara!, try Cross Game, Touch, Kokoro Connect.
Who created Yawara!?
Yawara! was created by Naoki Urasawa and stars Yuko Minaguchi, Ichiro Nagai, Toshihiko Seki.
What is Yawara! based on?
Yawara! is based on Yawara!, a manga series by Naoki Urasawa.