Yawara!
- Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl
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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...
Publication notes
Yawara! won the 35th Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category in 1989. It had two chapters published in English from May to June 1993 in the educational publication Mangajin's issues #26 and #27. The series was published in Italian by Panini Comics from February 9, 2013, to December 20, 2018; and in French by Kana since September 25, 2020. The manga was adapted into a Japanese live-action film that was released on April 15, 1989.
Published
1986 to 1993
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- #3386
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Yawara Inokuma90 fan favoritesExternal profileYawara is a young girl who aspires to an ordinary life but who, due to her innate talent, is forced to keep practicing judo by her authoritarian grandfather. She is always daydreaming about an ordinary life, and her biggest dream is to find a boyfriend. (Source: Wikipedia)
Jigorou Inokuma32 fan favoritesExternal profileYawara's grandfather, Jigorou, is a 7th-dan Judo Master and 5-time National Champion. His passion for judo is rivaled only by his love for Yawara and food. He has great expectations for Yawara's career, and is constantly pushing her to do her best and focus primarily on judo. His motto is "Judo was not built in a day". He also does work on the side as a bone-setting doctor. (Source: Wikipedia)
Kousaku Matsuda18 fan favoritesExternal profileMatsuda is a 25 year old reporter for the Daily Sports News. Early on, he caught Inokuma Yawara stopping a thief with her judo moves. Seeing the talents of a superstar and wanting to let the world know about her; he went to various lengths to try to pry her secret judo skills out of her. Later on, after getting to know her and her dreams about being a normal girl, he helps her and becomes her confidante and ally in her struggles.
