<s>
Yawara	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
(	O
also	O
stylized	O
as	O
YAWARA	B-Application
!	I-Application
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
centers	O
around	O
Yawara	O
Inokuma	O
,	O
a	O
seemingly	O
ordinary	O
high	O
school	O
girl	O
,	O
but	O
her	O
grandfather	O
,	O
a	O
living	O
judo	B-Application
legend	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
secretly	O
training	O
her	O
since	O
she	O
was	O
a	O
child	O
so	O
that	O
she	O
can	O
win	O
the	O
gold	O
medal	O
at	O
the	O
Olympic	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
live-action	O
film	O
adaptation	O
directed	O
by	O
Kazuo	O
Yoshida	O
and	O
starring	O
Yui	O
Asaka	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Toho	B-Application
in	O
April	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Kitty	O
Films	O
and	O
Madhouse	O
began	O
an	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
titled	O
Yawara	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
Fashionable	O
Judo	B-Application
Girl	O
!	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yawara	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Yawara	O
Inokuma	O
is	O
a	O
young	O
girl	O
who	O
aspires	O
to	O
an	O
ordinary	O
life	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
her	O
innate	O
talent	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
practice	O
judo	B-Application
by	O
her	O
authoritarian	O
grandfather	O
,	O
Jigorou	O
Inokuma	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
achieving	O
the	O
championship	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
gold	O
medal	O
at	O
the	O
1992	O
Summer	O
Olympics	O
in	O
Barcelona	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
pressure	O
from	O
her	O
grandfather	O
she	O
generally	O
has	O
a	O
bad	O
attitude	O
about	O
judo	B-Application
,	O
avoiding	O
it	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
she	O
can	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
over	O
time	O
she	O
comes	O
to	O
understand	O
why	O
her	O
grandfather	O
loves	O
judo	B-Application
and	O
appreciates	O
it	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yawara	O
is	O
a	O
girl	O
who	O
aspires	O
to	O
an	O
ordinary	O
life	O
but	O
who	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
practice	O
judo	B-Application
by	O
her	O
grandfather	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Inokuma	O
means	O
"	O
Pig	O
Bear	O
"	O
;	O
Yawara	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
Chinese	O
character	O
as	O
"	O
ju	O
"	O
in	O
"	O
judo	B-Application
"	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Jigoro	O
is	O
a	O
seventh-dan	O
Judo	B-Application
Master	O
(	O
though	O
he	O
often	O
inflates	O
this	O
to	O
eighth	O
-	O
or	O
even	O
ninth-dan	O
)	O
and	O
five-time	O
national	O
champion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
passion	O
for	O
judo	B-Application
is	O
rivaled	O
only	O
by	O
his	O
love	O
for	O
Yawara	O
and	O
food	O
(	O
particularly	O
sweets	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
great	O
expectations	O
for	O
Yawara	O
's	O
judo	B-Application
career	O
and	O
is	O
constantly	O
pushing	O
her	O
to	O
do	O
her	O
best	O
and	O
focus	O
primarily	O
on	O
judo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
motto	O
is	O
"	O
Judo	B-Application
was	O
not	O
built	O
in	O
a	O
day.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Jigoro	O
,	O
she	O
does	O
not	O
pressure	O
Yawara	O
to	O
do	O
judo	B-Application
,	O
but	O
she	O
does	O
not	O
detest	O
judo	B-Application
either	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
through	O
judo	B-Application
that	O
she	O
met	O
Kojiro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
tells	O
Yawara	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
other	O
ways	O
to	O
be	O
strong	O
other	O
than	O
judo	B-Application
and	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
judoka	O
and	O
be	O
feminine	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
disappeared	O
soon	O
after	O
winning	O
the	O
1974	O
Japan	O
Judo	B-Application
Championship	O
in	O
his	O
debut	O
as	O
an	O
unknown	O
judoka	O
,	O
supposedly	O
training	O
in	O
secrecy	O
in	O
extreme	O
environments	O
(	O
for	O
20	O
years	O
?	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
becomes	O
Yawara	O
's	O
rival	O
not	O
only	O
in	O
judo	B-Application
but	O
also	O
for	O
Shinnosuke	O
's	O
affection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shinnosuke	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
judo	B-Application
coaches	O
in	O
all	O
of	O
Japan	O
;	O
he	O
idolizes	O
Jigorou	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
hired	O
by	O
Honami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
conflicted	O
by	O
his	O
feelings	O
for	O
Yawara	O
and	O
his	O
goal	O
of	O
making	O
her	O
into	O
a	O
judo	B-Application
superstar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hanazono	O
,	O
the	O
large	O
,	O
overly	O
emotional	O
captain	O
of	O
the	O
judo	B-Application
club	O
at	O
Yawara	O
's	O
high	O
school	O
,	O
becomes	O
devoted	O
to	O
Yawara	O
when	O
she	O
comes	O
to	O
his	O
attention	O
as	O
a	O
skilled	O
judoka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
later	O
trained	O
by	O
Jigoro	O
and	O
becomes	O
his	O
college	O
's	O
strongest	O
judo	B-Application
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jody	O
is	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
's	O
heavyweight	O
judo	B-Application
world	O
champion	O
(	O
>72	O
kg	O
division	O
)	O
;	O
she	O
is	O
a	O
Canadian	O
who	O
comes	O
to	O
challenge	O
Yawara	O
to	O
a	O
match	O
part	O
way	O
into	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
becoming	O
a	O
friendly	O
rival	O
and	O
regular	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kim	O
is	O
the	O
South	O
Korean	O
"	O
secret	O
weapon	O
"	O
whose	O
judo	B-Application
incorporates	O
Korean	O
close-in	O
wrestling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
and	O
Sayaka	O
have	O
a	O
judo	B-Application
match	O
in	O
which	O
they	O
come	O
to	O
an	O
exhausting	O
draw	O
and	O
pronounce	O
mutual	O
hatred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Teleshikova	O
is	O
Soviet/Russian	O
judo	B-Application
star	O
who	O
looks	O
like	O
a	O
platinum	O
robot	O
with	O
a	O
butch	O
haircut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Belkins	O
is	O
the	O
Belgian	O
judo	B-Application
champion	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
model	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Judo	B-Application
Queen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
loses	O
to	O
Yawara	O
in	O
the	O
semifinals	O
match	O
at	O
the	O
Judo	B-Application
World	O
Cup	O
and	O
crowns	O
Yawara	O
the	O
"	O
New	O
Queen	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuutenji	O
is	O
the	O
judo	B-Application
coach	O
for	O
Sakai	O
College	O
,	O
reputed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
judo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
organizes	O
Mitsuba	O
's	O
first	O
judo	B-Application
club	O
to	O
help	O
restore	O
Yawara	O
's	O
passion	O
for	O
judo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
friends	O
with	O
Yawara	O
and	O
Fujiko	O
but	O
never	O
joins	O
the	O
Mitsuba	O
judo	B-Application
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
becomes	O
a	O
police	O
officer	O
after	O
judo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
joins	O
Mitsuba	O
judo	B-Application
to	O
get	O
stronger	O
in	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sayuri	O
joins	O
Mitsuba	O
judo	B-Application
to	O
lose	O
weight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nicknamed	O
"	O
Marilyn	O
"	O
,	O
she	O
is	O
the	O
least	O
serious	O
of	O
the	O
Mitsuba	O
judo	B-Application
club	O
and	O
is	O
mostly	O
seen	O
preening	O
for	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Often	O
attracting	O
men	O
's	O
attentions	O
and	O
sometimes	O
molesters	O
,	O
she	O
joins	O
judo	B-Application
to	O
fend	O
them	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knowing	O
that	O
the	O
editor	O
was	O
a	O
big	O
fan	O
of	O
baseball	O
,	O
he	O
joking	O
proposed	O
a	O
story	O
about	O
women	O
's	O
judo	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
editor	O
lit	O
up	O
at	O
the	O
idea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Urasawa	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
then	O
scribbled	O
out	O
the	O
whole	O
of	O
Yawara	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
started	O
in	O
1986	O
,	O
women	O
's	O
judo	B-Application
became	O
a	O
demonstration	O
sport	O
just	O
before	O
the	O
1988	O
Summer	O
Olympics	O
with	O
it	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
fully	O
competitive	O
sport	O
at	O
the	O
1992	O
Summer	O
Olympics	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
was	O
perfect	O
to	O
include	O
that	O
goal	O
in	O
the	O
manga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Urasawa	O
revealed	O
that	O
with	O
Yawara	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
author	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
intended	O
for	O
Yawara	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Written	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Naoki	O
Urasawa	O
,	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
simultaneously	O
illustrating	O
Pineapple	O
Army	O
,	O
Yawara	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Yawara	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
an	O
anime	O
television	O
series	O
titled	O
Yawara	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
Fashionable	O
Judo	B-Application
Girl	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
live-action	O
film	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Yawara	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
directed	O
by	O
Kazuo	O
Yoshida	O
for	O
Toho	B-Application
opened	O
in	O
theaters	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
video	O
games	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Sofix	O
for	O
the	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
Yawara	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
significance	O
of	O
the	O
1992	O
Barcelona	O
Olympics	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
is	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
that	O
Women	O
's	O
Judo	B-Application
would	O
be	O
a	O
full	O
competition	O
event	O
and	O
would	O
thus	O
see	O
the	O
awarding	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Olympic	O
gold	O
medal	O
for	O
Women	O
's	O
Judo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yawara	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
very	O
popular	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
so	O
when	O
real	O
life	O
Japanese	O
teenager	O
Ryoko	O
Tamura	O
won	O
a	O
silver	O
medal	O
for	O
judo	B-Application
at	O
the	O
1992	O
Barcelona	O
Olympics	O
,	O
she	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
real-life	O
Yawara	O
(	O
her	O
age	O
,	O
stature	O
,	O
and	O
ability	O
all	O
being	O
strikingly	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
fictional	O
character	O
)	O
and	O
promptly	O
nicknamed	O
"	O
Yawara-chan	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Sammut	O
of	O
Comic	O
Book	O
Resources	O
wrote	O
that	O
while	O
Yawara	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
Animeigo	O
's	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
40	O
episodes	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
,	O
Carl	O
Kimlinger	O
of	O
Anime	O
News	O
Network	O
wrote	O
that	O
Yawara	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
He	O
strongly	O
praised	O
Yawara	O
Inokuma	O
's	O
character	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
far	O
more	O
focused	O
on	O
romance	O
and	O
coming	O
of	O
age	O
than	O
it	O
is	O
judo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
finished	O
by	O
lamenting	O
that	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
make	O
anime	O
like	O
this	O
anymore	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
seem	O
to	O
have	O
forgotten	O
the	O
appeal	O
of	O
a	O
simple	O
story	O
told	O
well	O
;	O
Yawara	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Namely	O
in	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
where	O
Ibuki	O
has	O
a	O
similar	O
background	O
and	O
temperament	O
,	O
and	O
Karin	O
Kanzuki	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Sayaka	O
Honami	O
.	O
</s>
