Yawara! (1989) — Where to Watch: Streaming Availability & Viewing Options

First aired: Oct 16, 1989 Episode runtime: 25 min Seasons: 1 Episodes: 124 Status: Ended Rating: 3.9/10 Network: Nippon TV Animation Comedy Drama

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Yawara! leans into Animation conventions while keeping the story easy to follow. Notable cast includes Yuko Minaguchi, Ichiro Nagai, Toshihiko Seki and Yoshino Takamori. It currently has 1 season and 124 episodes. If you are here for vibe and chemistry more than plot gymnastics, this one fits. Viewer ratings sit around 3.9/10, but mileage can vary depending on what you like. Availability can change by region and time—use this page to check current streaming, rental, or purchase options.

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...

Cast & crew

Cast: Yuko Minaguchi, Ichiro Nagai, Toshihiko Seki, Yoshino Takamori, Akira Kamiya, Masashi Sugawara

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

Posted by: admin Aired on: Oct 16, 1989

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

Posted by: admin Aired on: Oct 23, 1989

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

Posted by: admin Aired on: Oct 30, 1989

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

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 6, 1989

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

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 13, 1989

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

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 20, 1989

7. Hohohoh! The Yawara Boom That Shakes Japan!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 27, 1989

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

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 4, 1989

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

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 11, 1989

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

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 18, 1989

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

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 8, 1990

12. Coach Yawara's Extracurricular Lesson!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 15, 1990

13. Yawara's Heart Shook in Hayama!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 22, 1990

14. Yawara's Date Has So Much Surveillance!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 29, 1990

15. A Challenge to Yawara Over Love!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 5, 1990

16. Yawara's National Martial Arts Hall Debut!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 12, 1990

17. Yawara's Love Message

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 19, 1990

18. The Decisive Battle! Yawara vs. Sayaka

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 26, 1990

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

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 5, 1990

20. The Big Guest for Yawara

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 12, 1990

21. Yawara and the Blue-Eyed House Guest

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 19, 1990

22. Let's Fight, Yawara!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 16, 1990

23. See You Again, Yawara

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 23, 1990

24. Yawara's Personal Tutor Is a Love Expert

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 30, 1990

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

Posted by: admin Aired on: May 7, 1990

26. A Shocking Invitation for Yawara!

Posted by: admin Aired on: May 14, 1990

27. Yawara and the Love Square

Posted by: admin Aired on: May 21, 1990

28. The Madonna of My Youth, Yawara

Posted by: admin Aired on: May 28, 1990

29. The Other One-Sided Love

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jun 4, 1990

30. The Lonely Ippon Zeoi

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jun 11, 1990

31. The Present on Entrance Exam Day

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jun 18, 1990

32. A Stormy Time at the Exam Results

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jun 25, 1990

33. Aim for the All-Japan Tournament

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jul 2, 1990

34. The Stage Contest of the Rivals

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jul 9, 1990

35. The Miss' Tenacity

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jul 16, 1990

36. Ah, Hanazono! The Tearful Graduation

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jul 23, 1990

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

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jul 30, 1990

38. The Heartful Excitement of Women's College Life

Posted by: admin Aired on: Aug 6, 1990

39. Blue Night Yokohama

Posted by: admin Aired on: Aug 13, 1990

40. Fujiko-san's Secret!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Aug 20, 1990

41. The Part-Time Job for a Day

Posted by: admin Aired on: Aug 27, 1990

42. Ippon Zeoi at the Disco!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Sep 3, 1990

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

Posted by: admin Aired on: Sep 17, 1990

44. Selected Athletes Announced Tonight!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Oct 15, 1990

45. After the World Cup Ends

Posted by: admin Aired on: Oct 22, 1990

46. Raising the Curtain! World Cup

Posted by: admin Aired on: Oct 29, 1990

47. Uncertain! Japan's Female Judo!!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 5, 1990

48. The Open-Weight Campions

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 19, 1990

49. Yawara vs. Queen Belkens

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 26, 1990

50. To Fight With Yawara

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 3, 1990

51. The Letter From Kojiro

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 10, 1990

52. The Tereshkova Match Heats Up!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 17, 1990

53. Matsuda's Exclusive Interview

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 7, 1991

54. Everything Started at That Moment!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 14, 1991

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

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 21, 1991

56. I'm Going to Quit Judo!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 28, 1991

57. Fujiko-san's Decision

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 4, 1991

58. A Letter From Canada

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 11, 1991

59. The Last Ippon Zeoi!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 18, 1991

60. The Weakest Japanese Judo Team

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 25, 1991

61. The Extreme Training Program!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 4, 1991

62. A Dangerous Debut Match!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 11, 1991

63. Secret Technique! Swan Lake!!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 18, 1991

64. I Think I'll Try

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 15, 1991

65. Fujiko, Love, And Judo

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 22, 1991

66. Everybody Wants to Beat Yawara!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 29, 1991

67. The Huge Obstacle

Posted by: admin Aired on: May 6, 1991

68. Swan vs. Tanks

Posted by: admin Aired on: May 13, 1991

69. You Can Do It, Kyonkyon!

Posted by: admin Aired on: May 27, 1991

70. Get Out of My Way!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jun 3, 1991

71. The Lightning-Fast Ippon Zeoi

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jun 10, 1991

72. Will It Happen! Five Straight Miraculous Wins

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jun 17, 1991

73. Inokuma Kojiro on the Move!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jun 24, 1991

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

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jul 1, 1991

75. The Selected Judo Championship of Love

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jul 8, 1991

76. I'm So Mad!!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jul 15, 1991

77. New Deadly Technique! The Nutcracker!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jul 22, 1991

78. A Smiling Ippon Zeoi!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jul 29, 1991

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

Posted by: admin Aired on: Aug 5, 1991

80. You're Going to the World Championships!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Aug 12, 1991

81. Fujiko's First Training Camp!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Sep 9, 1991

82. The Opening Act of the Yugoslavia World Championships!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Oct 14, 1991

83. Jam-Packed With International Contenders!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Oct 21, 1991

84. First Time Under Pressure

Posted by: admin Aired on: Oct 28, 1991

85. Swan Lake on the World Stage

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 4, 1991

86. The Top and Bottom of Their Games!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 11, 1991

87. Burn Rubber, Papara Man

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 18, 1991

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

Posted by: admin Aired on: Nov 25, 1991

89. Myth of Invincibility!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 2, 1991

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

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 9, 1991

91. Next Up, The Graduation Match!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Dec 16, 1991

92. Revealed! The Ultimate Conspiracy

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 6, 1992

93. Kyonkyon Risks Her Life!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 13, 1992

94. Thank God I'm Fat!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 20, 1992

95. Get That Ippon and Win!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jan 27, 1992

96. The Return of the Heiress

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 3, 1992

97. Once We Graduate...

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 10, 1992

98. First Kiss!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 17, 1992

99. A New Employee's First Assignment

Posted by: admin Aired on: Feb 24, 1992

100. Hokkaido and the Budokan

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 2, 1992

101. You're Not Losing by Default!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 9, 1992

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

Posted by: admin Aired on: Mar 16, 1992

103. Sayaka Surges Ahead

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 13, 1992

104. The Fateful Showdown!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 20, 1992

105. The Heiress' Secret Weapon

Posted by: admin Aired on: Apr 27, 1992

106. The Dream Fight Between Friends!

Posted by: admin Aired on: May 4, 1992

107. Maybe I'll Stay the Night

Posted by: admin Aired on: May 11, 1992

108. Resolve Among Men!

Posted by: admin Aired on: May 18, 1992

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

Posted by: admin Aired on: May 25, 1992

110. My Champion

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jun 1, 1992

111. Fujiko's Shocking Retirement- Announcement!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jun 8, 1992

112. The Rear View of My Dad

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jun 15, 1992

113. No Longer Invincible

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jun 22, 1992

114. The World's Greatest Heiress

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jun 29, 1992

115. Mama Fujiko's Challenge!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jul 6, 1992

116. Don't Be Stupid!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jul 20, 1992

117. The Greatest Present Ever

Posted by: admin Aired on: Jul 27, 1992

118. Sayaka's Top Secret Training

Posted by: admin Aired on: Aug 3, 1992

119. The Explosive Remark!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Aug 17, 1992

120. The Comeback Ippon Zeoi!

Posted by: admin Aired on: Aug 24, 1992

121. You're Going to Barcelona

Posted by: admin Aired on: Aug 31, 1992

122. First Place for the First Time

Posted by: admin Aired on: Sep 7, 1992

123. Death Match

Posted by: admin Aired on: Sep 14, 1992

124. Ever Since I Met You

Posted by: admin Aired on: Sep 21, 1992

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It has 1 season (124 episodes).