Yawara

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Yawara was created in 1987 by Urasawa Naoki (artist for Master Keaton and Pineapple Army, and the creator of Happy! and the new Monster) where it was published in the weekly manga magazine Big Comic Spirits (the same one as Maison Ikkoku).

The manga's popularity led to creation of the Yawara! television series in 1989. It was shown on Fuji television and distributed from Kitty films as Ranma 1/2 Netten's sister show. Yawara! blew away her sister show ratings wise, always earning a spot in the top ten anime list and often within the top five!

The television series ended in September of 1992 after an impressive 124 episode run. The manga series continued well into 1993 where it finished up the story after an equally impressive 29 compiled volume run.

From the Anime Pocket Guide:

Yawara!  A fashionable judo girl (FILM, TV)  
Genre: Sports Drama
 
Cast:
  Yawara Inokuma ........................... Yuko Minaguchi
  Jigoro Inokuma ............................ Ichiroo Nagai
  Sayaka ................................. Yoshino Takamori
  Kousaku Matsuda .......................... Toshihiko Seki
  Shinnosuke Kazamatsuri ..................... Akira Kamiya
  Fujiko Itou ........................... Chiyoko Kawashima
  Kaoru Hanazono ......................... Masashi Sugahara
  Takeyuki Suzuki (Yawara! movie) ...... Megumi Hayashibara

Anime Pocket Guide Description: One of the most talented and promising young contenders in the world of judo is a girl called Yawara Inokuma. With her native talent and quickness, she could fight just about anyone. With intensive training given by her grandfather (a judo champion in his own right), Yawara is unbeatable. It's the desire of many in the judo world to meet and beat Yawara. Yawara, on the other hand, would prefer to give up judo and become an ordinary girl. Anime Pocket Guide Rating: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

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