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Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl (TV)

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Alternative title:
Cinturón Negro (Spanish) 
Yawara - Jenny la ragazza del judo (Italian) 
Genres: comedy , drama , romance 
Themes: sports 
Objectionable content: Significant 
Plot Summary: 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... 
User Ratings: 158 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 15 votes (sub:14, ?:1)
 Excellent: 30 votes (sub:30)
 Very good: 45 votes (sub:40, dub:2, raw:1, others:2
1 Russian subtitled
1 Catalan dubbed
)
 Good: 41 votes (sub:35, ?:2, others:4
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Tagalog dubbed
1 Italian dubbed
1 Catalan edited dub
)
 Decent: 14 votes (sub:10, raw:3, others:1
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 So-so: 5 votes (sub:4, dub:1)
 Not really good: 3 votes (sub:2, dub:1)
 Weak: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Bad: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Awful: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 375 users, rank: #2632 (of 10059)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.582 (Very good−), std. dev.: 1.662, rank: #1626 (of 10234)
Weighted mean: 7.644 (Very good−), rank: #1323 (of 10234) (seen all: 8.14 / seen some: 7.59 / won't finish: 5.42)
Bayesian estimate: 7.631 (Very good−), rank: #1040 (of 7688)
Running time: half hour per episode 
Number of episodes: 124 
Episode titles: We have 124
Vintage:
1989-10-16 to 1992-09-21 
1995-05-16 (TV3 - Televisió de Catalunya) 
2008-05-12 to 2008-08-20 (Philippines, Anime Revolution on Q, ep.1-40) 
Release dates: We have 1
Opening Theme:
#1: "Miracle Girl" by Nagai Mariko 
#2: "Ame ni Kiss no Hanataba wo" by Imai Miki (eps 44-81) 
#3: "Makeruna Onnanoko!" by Hara Yuko (eps 82-102) 
#4: "YOU AND I" by Nagai Mariko (eps 103-124) 
Ending Theme:
#1: "Stand By Me" by Himenogi Rika 
#2: "Egao wo Sagashite" by Karashima Midori (eps 44-81) 
#3: "Shoujo Jidai" by Hara Yuko (eps 82-102) 
#4: "Itsumo Soko ni Kimi ga Ita" by LAZY LOU's BOOGIE (eps 103-124) 
Official website:
AnimEigo's Yawara! page 
Links: We have 13
Trivia: We have 5
Comment:
Distributed in Japan as Ranma 1/2's sister show, Yawara was significantly more popular in Japan. Despite being more popular in Japan, it was not licensed in North America until over a decade later. 
Reviews:
Yawara! DVD Box Set 1 (Dec 31, 2008)
Yawara! Preview DVD (Jan 17, 2008)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl - Box Set (Sub.DVD) 2009-05-01 (from $107.98)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Hiroko Tokita 
Series Composition: Toshiki Inoue 
Screenplay:
Hiroyuki Kawasaki  (19 episodes
eps 41, 46, 58-59, 61, 63, 67-69, 77-78, 81, 87, 89, 91, 94, 96, 100, 102
) 
Toshiki Inoue  (40 episodes
eps 1-3, 7-8, 10, 13, 15-16, 19, 21, 24, 27, 29, 32, 35-37, 42-44, 48-49, 51-56, 64, 71-72, 74-75, 79, 83-84, 88, 92-93
)  (16 episodes
eps 95, 98, 104-110, 118-124
) 
Yoshimasa Takahashi  (6 episodes
eps 11, 17, 25-26, 31, 40
) 
Yoshiyuki Suga  (21 episodes
eps 4-6, 9, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22-23, 28, 30, 33-34, 38-39, 45, 47, 50, 57, 60
)  (22 episodes
eps 62, 65-66, 70, 73, 76, 80, 82, 85-86, 90, 97-103 odd, 111-117
) 
Storyboard:
Akinori Nagaoka (ep 20) 
Akio Sakai (5 episodes
eps 3, 8, 16, 22, 30
) 
Daiki Shimazaki (eps 53, 62) 
Hirohide Fujiwara (13 episodes
eps 12, 18, 26, 32, 42, 50, 59, 67, 74, 82, 88, 97, 106
) 
Hiroko Tokita (10 episodes
eps 1, 15, 23, 27, 44, 54-55, 75, 90, 124
) 
Hiroshi Fukutomi (eps 41, 76, 96) 
Junichi Sakata (21 episodes
eps 4, 6, 9-10, 25, 28, 33, 39, 46, 51, 56, 63, 70, 77, 84, 91, 105, 111, 116, 120, 123
) 
Katsuhisa Yamada (eps 2, 98) 
Kazuhiro Mori (ep 17) 
Kazushige Takatō (eps 64, 71) 
Kazuyoshi Katayama (eps 31, 49) 
Kitarō Kōsaka  (5 episodes
eps 13, 24, 36, 61, 89
) 
Kōichi Chigira (eps 14, 57) 
Makoto Moriwaki (5 episodes
eps 38, 69, 81, 99, 113
) 
Masaharu Okuwaki (eps 47, 85, 94) 
Morio Asaka (10 episodes
eps 40, 48, 52, 60, 68, 78, 86, 93, 102, 109
) 
Naoto Kanda (8 episodes
eps 66, 73, 80, 92, 100, 108, 114, 118
) 
Satoru Namekawa (5 episodes
eps 95, 103, 110, 115, 119
) 
Shigeru Morikawa (4 episodes
eps 7, 11, 35, 43
) 
Tomihiko Ōkubo (eps 65, 83, 107) 
Toshio Hirata (eps 19, 37) 
Tsukasa Abe (4 episodes
eps 104, 112, 117, 121
) 
Yutaka Okamura (7 episodes
eps 5, 58, 72, 79, 87, 101, 122
) 
Episode Director:
Akio Sakai (5 episodes
eps 3, 8, 16, 22, 30
) 
Hirohide Fujiwara (13 episodes
eps 12, 18, 26, 32, 42, 50, 59, 67, 74, 82, 88, 97, 106
) 
Hiroko Tokita (10 episodes
eps 1, 15, 23, 27, 44, 54-55, 75, 90, 124
) 
Hiroshi Fukutomi (eps 41, 76) 
Junichi Sakata (18 episodes
eps 4, 10, 28, 33, 39, 46, 51, 56, 63, 70, 77, 84, 91, 105, 111, 116, 120, 123
) 
Katsuhisa Yamada (eps 2, 98) 
Kazuhiro Mori (eps 17, 21, 25) 
Kazuyoshi Katayama (ep 31) 
Keitarō Motonaga (eps 45, 64) 
Kitarō Kōsaka  (4 episodes
eps 24, 36, 61, 89
) 
Kōichi Chigira (eps 14, 57) 
Makoto Moriwaki (5 episodes
eps 38, 69, 81, 99, 113
) 
Morio Asaka (14 episodes
eps 40, 48, 52, 60, 65, 68, 78, 83, 86, 93-94, 96, 102, 109
) 
Naoto Kanda (11 episodes
eps 47, 53, 66, 73, 80, 85, 92, 100, 108, 114, 118
) 
Satoru Namekawa (9 episodes
eps 5-6, 9, 11, 95, 103, 110, 115, 119
) 
Shigeru Morikawa (ep 35) 
Tatsuhiko Urahata (7 episodes
eps 7, 13, 34, 43, 49, 62, 71
) 
Tensai Okamura (eps 101, 122) 
Tomihiko Ōkubo (ep 107) 
Toshio Hirata (eps 19, 37) 
Tsukasa Abe (4 episodes
eps 104, 112, 117, 121
) 
Yasunori Urata (eps 20, 29) 
Yutaka Okamura (4 episodes
eps 58, 72, 79, 87
) 
Unit Director: Morio Asaka 
Music: Hideharu Mori 
Original Manga: Naoki Urasawa 
Character Design: Yoshinori Kanemori 
Art Director: Yūji Ikeda 
Art: Hitoshi Nagasaki (ep 117) 
Animation Director:
Akio Sakai (eps 3, 8, 30) 
Hiroshi Hamasaki (ep 2) 
Hiroshi Ōsaka (5 episodes
eps 37, 47, 57, 66, 75
) 
Katsunori Kimizuka (30 episodes
eps 5-6, 9, 11, 14, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 38, 41, 45, 50, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 98, 101, 104, 108, 112, 121
) 
Kitarō Kōsaka  (15 episodes
eps 7, 13, 24, 36, 46, 61, 70, 79, 89, 95, 102, 109, 114, 117, 123
) 
Kunihiko Sakurai (15 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 23, 28, 35, 43, 49, 54-55, 62, 69, 77, 85, 119
) 
Masaru Kitao (13 episodes
eps 32, 40, 48, 53, 59, 67, 74, 81, 86, 94, 99, 103, 110
) 
Reiko Kurihara (eps 12, 18) 
Shigeru Fujita (6 episodes
eps 89, 105, 111, 115, 118, 124
) 
Takuo Noda (ep 19) 
Tomihiko Ōkubo (13 episodes
eps 27, 34, 42, 52, 65, 73, 83, 91, 97, 107, 113, 116, 122
) 
Tsukasa Abe (ep 90) 
Yoshinori Kanemori (eps 22, 44) 
Yoshiyuki Momose (ep 4) 
Yūzō Satō (17 episodes
eps 16, 20, 26, 31, 39, 51, 58, 63, 71, 78, 82, 87, 93, 96, 100, 106, 120
) 
Sound Director: Yasuo Urakami 
Director of Photography:
Kinichi Ishikawa 
Takeshi Fukuda 
Producer:
Masao Maruyama 
Michihiko Suwa (Yomiuri TV) 
Satoshi Suzuki 

Background Art:
Hitoshi Nagasaki (Studio Wyeth; 17 episodes
eps 3, 5-6, 8, 30, 37, 39, 53, 59, 61, 67, 69, 83, 85, 97, 99, 101
) 
Junko Ina (eps 13-14, 19) 
Kazuko Katsui (6 episodes
eps 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 47
) 
Kazushige Takatō (eps 12, 17, 21) 
Keiko Tamura (28 episodes
eps 2, 4, 7, 9, 11-12, 16, 18, 20-21, 23, 25, 29, 32-42 even, 45, 47, 50, 52, 57, 62, 66, 68, 80
) 
Kiyomi Ōta (ep 19) 
Kyōko Naganawa (eps 15, 19) 
Mariko Kobayashi (eps 28, 31) 
Masanori Kitta (17 episodes
eps 2, 4, 7, 9, 11-12, 16, 18, 20-21, 23, 25, 29, 32, 34, 36, 42
) 
Masato Shibata (ep 22) 
Masatoshi Kai (11 episodes
eps 2, 4, 7, 9, 11-12, 16, 18, 20, 36, 42
) 
Masayoshi Banno (4 episodes
eps 13-14, 19, 26
) 
Masayuki Kaneko (11 episodes
eps 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 16, 18, 20-21, 23, 25
) 
Masumi Nishikawa (26 episodes
eps 2, 4, 7, 9, 11-12, 16, 18, 20-21, 23, 25, 29, 32-42 even, 45, 47, 52, 57, 62, 64, 123
) 
Mutsuo Koseki (ep 1) 
Naomi Sakimoto (8 episodes
eps 1, 3, 8, 10, 13-15, 19
) 
Naoya Tanaka (eps 13-15, 19) 
Naruyo Kiriyama (22 episodes
eps 1, 3, 8, 13-15, 29, 56, 58, 60, 84, 86, 89, 91, 96, 100, 102-103, 107, 110, 112, 123
) 
Rieko Ohiwa (Studio Wyeth; eps 119, 124) 
Shinichi Uehara (19 episodes
eps 1, 3, 8, 10, 12-15, 19, 40, 56, 58, 60, 84, 91, 114, 118, 121, 123
) 
Tomoko Doi (31 episodes
eps 3, 5-6, 8, 10, 13-15, 20, 23-24, 26-27, 30, 33, 35, 37-39, 41, 43-44, 46, 48, 111, 115, 117, 119-120, 122, 124
) 
Toshiyuki Yoshimura (25 episodes
eps 2, 4, 7, 9, 11-12, 16, 18, 20-21, 23, 25, 29, 32-42 even, 45, 47, 50, 64, 66, 118
) 
Yōko Nagashima (4 episodes
eps 13-14, 19, 37
) 
Yukari Matsuzaki (9 episodes
eps 18, 20, 29, 32, 34, 36, 80, 98, 112
) 
Yūko Kobayashi (25 episodes
eps 3, 5-6, 8, 30, 33, 35, 37-39, 41, 43-44, 105, 108-111, 113-119 odd, 120, 122, 124
) 
Editing: Harutoshi Ogata 
Finish Animation:
Teruo Soma (eps 5-6, 11) 
Yasuko Yamaguchi (eps 5-6, 11) 
In-Between Animation:
Akemi Magochi (7 episodes
eps 5-6, 9, 11, 14, 17, 25
) 
Ako Kagiyama (eps 16, 124) 
Atsuko Matsushita (19 episodes
eps 40, 44, 49, 51, 53, 59, 62, 73-81 odd, 82-83, 85, 87, 89, 122, 124
) 
Chinami Igei (7 episodes
eps 109-110, 118-122
) 
Emiko Kawakami (ep 69) 
Harumi Imamura (6 episodes
eps 5-6, 9, 11, 14, 17
) 
Hideo Hayashi (eps 1, 13) 
Hidetsugu Itō (23 episodes
eps 75, 77, 79, 82-83, 85-87, 89, 95, 97, 99, 102-103, 106-107, 111, 113, 117-120, 124
) 
Hiromi Nakai (eps 7, 20) 
Hiroshi Nagahama (5 episodes
eps 22, 54-55, 58-59
) 
Hiroyuki Kasugai (7 episodes
eps 3, 7, 12-13, 15, 18, 23
) 
Hiroyuki Shimizu (ep 48) 
Hitoshi Kagiyama (eps 16, 124) 
Kaori Nakamura (5 episodes
eps 66, 70-71, 77, 79
) 
Kasumi Hara (ep 16) 
Kazuhiko Matsushima (eps 87, 118) 
Kazuo Shimizu (11 episodes
eps 67, 69, 75, 82-83, 89-91, 102, 109, 121
) 
Keiko Watanabe (eps 9, 11) 
Kenichi Konishi (ep 26) 
Kenichi Ueda (7 episodes
eps 67, 69-70, 82, 89-90, 95
) 
Kenichi Yamada (ep 26) 
Kenji Hayama (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 15-16, 19
) 
Kimihiko Iwasaki (11 episodes
eps 67, 87, 100, 102, 105, 111, 117, 119, 121-123
) 
Kiyoko Makita (ep 26) 
Koichi Asano (ep 24) 
Koji Okimura (9 episodes
eps 28, 39, 51-55, 57, 59
) 
Kunihiko Hamada (8 episodes
eps 71, 87, 95, 99, 103, 118, 121-122
) 
Kunio Takahide (7 episodes
eps 1-3, 12-13, 15, 40
) 
Kyōko Kikukawa (4 episodes
eps 18, 23, 29-30
) 
Mamoru Uematsu (eps 5-6, 9, 11) 
Masahiko Sasaki (ep 110) 
Masakazu Saitō (ep 36) 
Michiko Hayashi (11 episodes
eps 71, 77, 79, 86-87, 95, 99, 103, 106, 113, 121
) 
Mieko Matsui (7 episodes
eps 13, 23, 42, 46, 51, 61, 73
) 
Mio Nakano (ep 51) 
Naoyuki Kuzuya (eps 25, 33, 38) 
Norimitsu Suzuki (11 episodes
eps 19, 22, 24, 27, 30, 36-37, 52-53, 59, 61
) 
Osamu Motoyama (14 episodes
eps 67, 69-70, 91, 95, 99, 102-103, 111, 117, 119-121, 124
) 
Sachiko Kozuka (ep 51) 
Sachiyo Hiraide (ep 58) 
Saki Watanabe (21 episodes
eps 5-6, 9, 11, 14, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 38, 45, 56, 64, 66, 68, 72, 76, 98, 101, 114
) 
Sakiko Watanabe (ep 41) 
Satoshi Ishino (eps 106-107) 
Satoshi Nishimura (4 episodes
eps 10, 20, 39, 44
) 
Satoshi Shiomi (14 episodes
eps 34, 39-40, 42-43, 49, 52-55, 57, 59, 61-62
) 
Shigeki Ohshiro (8 episodes
eps 74, 89, 100, 105, 113, 121-123
) 
Shigeru Tsuzuki (7 episodes
eps 1-3, 12, 15, 37, 40
) 
Shinji Tanaka (eps 66, 77, 79) 
Shōgo Furuya (11 episodes
eps 7, 10, 13, 15, 18-20, 22, 27, 30, 36
) 
Tadashi Oppata (eps 17, 38) 
Tadashi Ozawa (eps 13, 20) 
Taeko Watanabe (5 episodes
eps 9, 11, 14, 17, 21
) 
Takako Hirata (5 episodes
eps 54-55, 62, 90, 100
) 
Takao Maki (eps 26-27) 
Takehiro Noda (ep 24) 
Tatsuji Narita (ep 10) 
Tōru Umeoka (4 episodes
eps 40, 42, 52-53
) 
Yasuhiro Geshi (ep 38) 
Yasuyuki Honda (ep 33) 
Yuichi Ito (4 episodes
eps 86, 91, 105-106
) 
Yūji Tateno (ep 36) 
Key Animation:
Akihiro Izumi (ep 14) 
Akira Takeuchi (eps 8, 23) 
Akira Takeuchi (ep 25) 
Akira Watanabe (ep 25) 
Atsuko Ōtani (eps 8, 10, 13) 
Chūji Nakajima (eps 9, 21) 
Fujio Oda (eps 5-6, 14) 
Fumie Muroi (7 episodes
eps 5-6, 9, 11, 14, 21, 25
) 
Hajime Yoshida (eps 8, 23, 26) 
Hideyuki Satō (eps 5-6) 
Hiroko Minowa (ep 24) 
Hiroshi Hamasaki (ep 2) 
Hiroshi Ōsaka (4 episodes
eps 30, 37, 57, 75
) 
Hiroshi Shimizu (eps 13, 24) 
Hitoshi Ueda (ep 15) 
Junichi Hashimoto (ep 4) 
Junichi Nagano (eps 8, 23) 
Katsunori Kimizuka (eps 9, 11, 21) 
Katsutoshi Tsunoda (ep 20) 
Kazuhiko Miyake (ep 26) 
Kazuko Shibata (eps 12, 16, 20) 
Kazuya Takeda (ep 7) 
Keiji Gotō (eps 17, 26) 
Keiko Watanabe (eps 11, 14, 21) 
Kenichi Shimizu (ep 4) 
Kenichi Tsuchiya (ep 12) 
Kitarō Kōsaka 
Kōichi Tsuchida (ep 9) 
Kumiko Kawana (ep 3) 
Kunihiko Sakurai (eps 15, 20) 
Kunihiro Abe (ep 17) 
Makiko Yamauchi (ep 4) 
Mamoru Sasaki (ep 12) 
Mariko Aoki (ep 16) 
Masafumi Yamamoto (ep 4) 
Masahiko Yoda (5 episodes
eps 2-3, 7-8, 12
) 
Masaki Takei (4 episodes
eps 1, 10, 13, 18
) 
Masami Ozone (ep 20) 
Masaru Kitao (eps 2-3, 7, 15) 
Masato Kimura (ep 8) 
Masaya Suzuki (eps 17, 21) 
Masayuki Yagi (ep 4) 
Michio Mihara (5 episodes
eps 1, 3, 7, 12, 16
) 
Miho Shimogasa (ep 17) 
Minoru Okamoto (ep 25) 
Nobumasa Shinkawa (4 episodes
eps 16, 19, 22, 27
)  (29 episodes
eps 28-34 even, 35-36, 39, 43, 47, 53, 57-58, 65, 67, 71, 75, 79, 82, 86, 89, 95, 102, 106, 109, 113, 116, 119, 121, 123
) 
Noriko Moritomo (ep 10) 
Osamu Nabeshima (eps 13, 19, 23) 
Reiko Eda (4 episodes
eps 8, 10, 15, 19
) 
Reiko Kurihara (eps 1, 22, 26) 
Takafumi Watanabe (ep 17) 
Takahiro Gotō (6 episodes
eps 5-6, 9, 11, 14, 25
) 
Takashi Hashimoto (ep 8) 
Takeshi Koike (eps 1, 18) 
Takuo Noda (ep 22)  (ep 35) 
Tatsuya Suzuki (ep 25) 
Tetsurō Aoki (ep 3) 
Tomihiko Ōkubo (ep 24) 
Toshiyuki Tsuru (eps 1, 7-8) 
Tsutomu Awada (eps 13, 18) 
Yasuhiko Ōyama (eps 9, 11) 
Yasushi Muraki (ep 17) 
Yasuzō Iino (ep 26) 
Yoshie Kawamura (ep 27) 
Yoshie Sakata (ep 23) 
Yoshiharu Ashino (7 episodes
eps 5-6, 9, 11, 14, 21, 25
) 
Yoshiharu Satō (eps 13, 24) 
Yoshihito Hishinuma (7 episodes
eps 5-6, 9, 11, 14, 21, 25
) 
Yoshinobu Aohachi (ep 22) 
Yoshinori Kanemori (12 episodes
eps 40, 44, 63, 66, 73, 78, 81, 94, 96, 100, 103, 109
) 
Yukio Okano (eps 3, 20, 23) 
Yūzō Satō (eps 22, 26) 
Photography:
Hajime Noguchi (Takahashi Production; ep 3) 
Hitoshi Yamaguchi (eps 1-2, 4-5) 
Junko Nagai (Takahashi Production; ep 3) 
Kōji Yamakoshi (T Nishimura; ep 6) 
Miho Sakata (Takahashi Production; ep 3) 
Satoshi Saito (T Nishimura; ep 6) 
Taizo Matsuzaki (Takahashi Production; ep 3) 
Toshiyuki Fukushima (Takahashi Production; ep 3) 
Yasuhiro Matsumura (eps 1-2, 4-5) 
Yasuyoshi Toyonaga (eps 2, 4-5) 
Yūichi Katsumata (T Nishimura; ep 6) 
Planning:
Michihiko Suwa (Yomiuri TV) 
Shigekazu Ochiai 
Production Advancement: Toshikatsu Tokoro (eps 5, 45) 
Recording Adjustment: Hisanori Ōshiro 
Sound Effects: Akihiko Matsuda 
Theme Song Composition:
Hirokazu Fujii (OP1) 
Midori Karashima (ED2) 
Wataru Yahagi (ED1) 
Yūko Hara (OP3,ED3) 
Theme Song Performance:
LAZY LOU's BOOGIE (ED#4) 
Mariko Nagai (OP#1+OP#4) 
Midori Karashima (ED#2) 
Miki Imai (OP#2) 
Rika Himenogi (ED#1) 
Yūko Hara (OP#3+ED#3) 
Yūko Minaguchi as Yawara Inokuma 

Akira Kamiya as Shinnosuke Kazamatsuri 
Chiyoko Kawashima as Fujiko Itou 
Ichirō Nagai as Jigorou Inokuma 
Masashi Sugawara as Kaoru Hanazono 
Toshihiko Seki as Kousaku Matsuda 
Yoshino Takamori as Sayaka Honami 

Ai Satō as Kristin Adams 
Akira Shimada as Tokunaga 
Atsuko Mine as Yuki Todo 
Chafūrin as Kamoda 
Daisuke Namikawa as Junji 
Eriko Hara as Kazumi 
Hideyuki Umezu as Yoshida 
Hirohiko Kakegawa as Rune (Jody's fiancé) 
Hōchū Ōtsuka as Announcer 
Ikuo Nishikawa as Hagoromo 
Jun-ichi Kanemaru as Kawano 
Junichi Sugawara as Yasui 
Kaeko Sugisaki as Tao (ep 48) 
Kazuhiko Kishino as Nikkan Every's Editor in Chief 
Kōsuke Meguro as Sasaki 
Kuniko Oguchi as Murai 
Kyoko Yamada as
Kurokawa 
Megumi Gotou (ep 121) 
Masaaki Okabe as Kojiro Inokuma 
Masashi Hirose as
Inagaki 
Kamata 
Kujiraoka (ep 37) 
Masaya Onosaka as Reporter 
Megumi Hayashibara as Takeyuki Suzuki 
Mie Suzuki as
Nanda 
Youko Minamida 
Miki Itō as Yurie 
Minako Arakawa as Gal A 
Minoru Inaba as Coach Ishikura 
Minoru Yada as Tamaranch 
Miyuki Ichijō as Jody Rockwell 
Naoki Bandō as
Fujiko's Father 
Ueda (ep 5) 
Naoki Makishima as Tomioka 
Reiko Suzuki as Matsuda's Mother 
Rica Fukami as Outawara 
Run Sasaki as Belkens 
Runa Akiyama as Kuniko Kaga 
Ryūji Nakagi as Gouzou Yuutenji 
Seiko Tomoe as Fujiko's mother 
Shōko Saitō as Mari Oda 
Shōzō Iizuka as Ozaki (ep 76) 
Takuma Gōno as Yūjirō Ishida 
Takumi Yamazaki as Yoshida (ep 97) 
Tamao Hayashi as Kim 
Tomohiro Nishimura as Makita (ep 5) 
Toshiharu Sakurai as Hatakeyama 
Toshihiko Seki as Daisaku (ep 37) 
Toshiko Fujita as Tamao Inokuma 
Yōko Matsuoka as Kaori 
Yoku Shioya as Sudo 
Yoshino Takamori as Saeko (ep 19) 
Yū Shimaka as Katagiri 
Yūji Mitsuya as
Hiroyuki Nishikimori 
Nishikimori (ep 1) 
Yukari Hishizu as Katsuragi 
Yukari Takayama as Katsuragi 
Yukiji as Gonzalez 
Yūko Minaguchi as Kaneko Inokuma 
Yūko Mizutani as Anna Teleshikova 
Yūko Sasaki as
Matsuda's mother 
Yukari 
Yumi Touma as Kyon Kyon/Shimizu 

Akio Ōtsuka 
Akira Shimada 
Chisa Yokoyama 
Ginzō Matsuo 
Hideyuki Umezu 
Hisako Kyōda 
Jūrōta Kosugi 
Kaneomi Oya 
Kiyoyuki Yanada 
Kōhei Miyauchi 
Masaharu Satō 
Masayuki Katō 
Michihiro Ikemizu 
Minami Takayama 
Nobuo Tobita 
Ryō Horikawa 
Satomi Koorogi 
Shigezō Sasaoka 
Shōzō Iizuka 
Takehito Koyasu 
Takeshi Kusao 
Takumi Yamazaki 
Toku Nishio 
Yasunori Matsumoto 
Yuzuru Fujimoto 
Japanese companies
Animation: Madhouse 
Animation Production: Madhouse 
Backgrounds:
Atelier BWCA 
Coro Workshop 
Green 
Madhouse 
Studio Wyeth 
Toho Video 
Xuyang Animation 
Broadcaster: Nippon Television Network 
Casting Cooperation: Aoni Production 
Co-Production: YTV 
Film Developing: Tokyo Laboratory 
Finish Animation:
Artland 
Boran Animation 
DR Movie 
I.T.T 
IM Studio 
K-Production 
Lee Production 
Lifework 
Mushi Production 
SPEC Korea 
Studio Angel 
Studio CATS 
Studio Egg 
Studio Fantasia 
Studio Junio 
Studio March 
Studio Marine 
T. Nishimura 
Toho Video 
Trace Studio M 
Xuyang Animation 
Yamato Pro 
Young Woo Production 
In-Between Animation:
Animaruya 
Anime Torotoro 
Artland 
Boran Animation 
DR Movie 
Dragon Production 
I.T.T 
Kowloon Animation 
Lee Production 
Lifework 
Nakamura Production 
Production I.G (as IG Tatsunoko) 
Project Team Muu 
SPEC Korea 
Studio Argo 
Studio Egg 
Studio Fantasia 
Studio Ghibli 
Studio March 
Studio Mark 
Studio Pokke 
Toho Video 
Twenty First 
Usagi-ya 
Watanabe Productions 
Xuyang Animation 
Young Woo Production 
Key Animation:
DR Movie 
Studio Fantasia 
Xuyang Animation 
Photography:
Sankō Production 
T. Nishimura (ep 6) 
Takahashi Production (ep 3) 
Production: Kitty Films 
Production Assistance:
Madhouse 
Mook Animation 
Watanabe Productions 
Recording Production: Audio Planning U 
Recording Studio: APU Studio 
Sound Effects: Fizz Sound Creation 
Titles: Maki Production 
English staff
English companies
Translation: Anastasia Moreno 
Licensed by:
AnimEigo (eps 1-40)  (Expired) 
English cast
(none)
Spanish cast
Spanish staff
Dubbing Director: Jaume Lleal (Catalan dub) 

Insert Song Performance: David (Catalan dub; ep 39) 
Geni Rey as Ginger 'Yawara' Inokuma (Catalan dub) 
Montse Anfruns as Ginger Inokuma (Valencian dub) 

Albert Trifol Segarra as Kosaku Matsuda (Catalan dub) 
Aleix Puiggalí as Kaoru Hanazono (subst; Catalan dub) 
Benja Figueres as Kosaku Matsuda (Valencian dub) 
Carme Abril as Fujiko Itô (Catalan dub) 
Carme Buxaderas as Tamao Inokuma (Catalan dub) 
Eduard Farelo as Kaoru Hanazono (Catalan dub) 
Félix Benito as Jigoro Inokuma (subst; Catalan dub) 
Francesc Fenollosa as Jigoro Inokuma (Valencian dub) 
Isabel Requena as Fujiko Itou (Valencian dub) 
Josep María Zamora as Jigoro Inokuma (Catalan dub) 
Julia Sorli as Sayaka Honami (Valencian dub) 
Mark Ullod as Shinnosuke Kazamatsuri (Catalan dub) 
Núria Trifol as Sayaka Honami (Catalan dub) 
Oriol de Balle as Kaoru Hanazono (subst; Catalan dub) 
Oscar Barberán as Shinnosuke Kazamatsuri (Catalan dub) 
Rosa Aguado as Kuniko Kaga (Catalan dub) 

Albert Socias as Kojiro Inokuma (Catalan dub) 
Alberto Mieza as Corresponsal (Catalan dub)  (Catalan dub) 
Aleix Estadella as Sudo (Catalan dub) 
Aleix Puiggalí as Kamoda (Catalan dub) 
Alicia Laorden as Anna Teleshikova (Catalan dub) 
Amadeu Aguado as
Comentarista (Catalan dub) 
Professor Polnareff (subst; Catalan dub) 
Ana María Camps as
Sayuri Yoshinagawa (subst; Catalan dub) 
Tamao Inokuma (Catalan dub) 
Ana Maria Mauri as Tamao Inokuma (subst; Catalan dub)  (subst; Catalan dub) 
Anna Frigola as Megumi Uzaki (Catalan dub)  (Catalan dub) 
Anna Orra as
Anna Teleshikova (subst; Catalan dub) 
Fill d'en Hagoromo (Catalan dub) 
Yoko Minamida (subst; Catalan dub) 
Aureli Delgado as Sudo (Valencian dub) 
Aurora García as Kruscheva (Catalan dub)  (Catalan dub) 
Belén Roca as Yukari Komiya (Catalan dub) 
Carme Buxaderas as
Kim Yeong Suk (Catalan dub) 
Kyoko Hikage (subst; Catalan dub) 
Carme Canet as Jody Rockwell (Catalan dub) 
Cristina Mauri as Mari Oda (subst; Catalan dub)  (subst; Catalan dub) 
Diana De Guzmán as Yuji Todo (Catalan dub) 
Domenech Farell as Sasaki (Catalan dub) 
Eduard Elias as Saito (Catalan dub)  (Catalan dub) 
Elisenda Padrós as
Amiga de la Ginger (Catalan dub) 
Shimizu (Catalan dub) 
Emili Freixas as Hagoromo (Catalan dub) 
Emilio Freixas as
Diplomàtic (Catalan dub) 
Hagoromo (Catalan dub)  (Catalan dub) 
Taxista iugoslau (Catalan dub) 
Enric Casamitjana as
Keisuke (Catalan dub) 
Majordom Tokunaga (subst; Catalan dub) 
Professor Polnaref (Catalan dub) 
Enric Serra Frediani as
Diplomàtic (Catalan dub) 
Toranosuke Ushiwo (Catalan dub) 
Yasui (Catalan dub) 
Esperança Domènech as
Belkens (Catalan dub) 
Kiyoko (Catalan dub) 
Félix Benito as Director d'escola (Catalan dub) 
Ferran Llavina as Yasushiro Yamashita (subst; Catalan dub)  (subst; Catalan dub) 
Gemma Ibáñez as
Mari Oda 'Marilyn' (Catalan dub) 
Yukari Komiya (Catalan dub) 
Ignasi Abadal as Sr. Honami (Catalan dub) 
Jaume Costa as
Kono (Catalan dub) 
Tomioka (Catalan dub) 
Jaume Lleal as Tokunaga, el majordom (Catalan dub) 
Jaume Mallofre as
Sr. Ito (Catalan dub) 
Yamashita (Catalan dub) 
Joan Massotkleiner as Sudai (Catalan dub)  (Catalan dub) 
Jordi Nogueras as Hakateyama (Catalan dub) 
José Antequera as Katagiri (Catalan dub)  (Catalan dub) 
José María Neguillo as Empleat (Catalan dub)  (Catalan dub) 
Josep Maria Mas as Yasui (Catalan dub) 
Lourdes López as
Belkens (Catalan dub) 
Sra. Matsuda (Catalan dub) 
Margarida Gual as Katori (Catalan dub)  (Catalan dub) 
Maria Lluïsa Magaña as Kazumi (Catalan dub) 
Marta Barbará as Kuniko Kaga (Catalan dub) 
Marta Covas as Kaneko Inokuma (Catalan dub)  (Catalan dub) 
Marta Ullod as Kyoko Hikage (Catalan dub) 
Miquel Cors as
President (Catalan dub) 
President Outaguro (Catalan dub) 
Montse Puga as
Sayuri Yoshinagawa (Catalan dub) 
Yuki Todo (Catalan dub)  (subst; Catalan dub) 
Montserrat Roig as Jody Rockwell (subst; Catalan dub)  (subst; Catalan dub) 
Norbert Ibero as Ishikura (Catalan dub) 
Oriol Rafel as
Aminagaki (Catalan dub) 
Jigoro Inokuma (jove; Catalan dub)  (jove; Catalan dub) 
Oriol de Balle as
René Simard (Catalan dub) 
Sudo (Catalan dub) 
Pep Bermúdez as
Cap d'en Matsuda (Catalan dub) 
Diplomàtic (Catalan dub) 
Professor (Catalan dub) 
Pep Ribas as
Davis (Catalan dub) 
Entrenador Yutenji (Catalan dub) 
Gozo Yutenji (Catalan dub) 
Pilar Rebollar as Amiga de la Ginger (Catalan dub) 
Ramon Canals as Hakateyama (Catalan dub) 
Ramon Puig as Murakami (Catalan dub)  (Catalan dub) 
Roger Pera as Nishikomori (Catalan dub) 
Santi Lorenz as Konnomori (Catalan dub) 
Teresa Manresa as Gotoda (Catalan dub)  (Catalan dub) 
Vicky Martínez as
Nanda (Catalan dub) 
Yoko Minamida (Catalan dub) 
Xavier Fernández as Makida (Catalan dub) 

Elisabet Bargalló (Catalan dub) 
Enric Cusí (Catalan dub) 
Felip Bau (Valencian dub) 
Ivan Pera (Catalan dub) 
Joan Sanz (Catalan dub)  (Catalan dub) 
Jordi Nogueras (Catalan dub) 
Norbert Ibero (Catalan dub) 
Roser Contreras (Catalan dub) 
Sergio Capelo (Valencian dub) 
Teresa Poch (Catalan dub) 
Teresa Soler (Catalan dub) 
Spanish companies
Broadcaster:
K3 (Televisió de Catalunya) 
TV3 (Televisió de Catalunya) 
Distributor: Luk Internacional (Spain) 
Licensed by: Luk Internacional (Spain) 
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Lella Carcereri 
Renata Bertolas as Jenny 

Guido Bettali as Charlie (Matsuda) 
Lella Carcereri as Betty Wing (Sayaka Honami) 
Oliviero Corbetta as Teodore Moore (Jigorou Inokuma) 
Italian companies
Broadcaster: Junior TV (1990) 
Distributor: Carioca 
Dubbing: Carioca 
Tagalog staff
Tagalog cast
(none)
Ahlee Reyes as Yawara Inokuma 

Charmaine Cordoviz as
Fujiko Itou 
Kuniko Kaga 
Ely Martin as Kaoru Hanazono 
Klariz Magboo as Sayaka Honami 
Mark Aspiras as Shinnosuke Kazamatsuri 
Robert Brillantes as Shinnosuke Kazamatsuri (2nd voice) 
Roger Aquino as Jigorou Inokuma 

Ahlee Reyes as
Kaneko Inokuma 
Tamao Inokuma 
Charmaine Cordoviz as
Anna Teleshikova 
Jody Rockwell 
Mrs. Honami 
Ely Martin as
Mr. Kazamatsuri 
Nishikimori 
Klariz Magboo as
Kaori 
Kasumi 
Kyoko 
Saeko (resemblance of Sayaka Honami) 
Toudo Yuuki 
Yukari Komiya 
Mark Aspiras as
Kamoda 
Saimonji 
Yuutenji Gouzou 
Robert Brillantes as
Kamoda (2nd Voice) 
Yuutenji Gouzou (2nd voice) 
Roger Aquino as
Kojirou Inokuma 
Mr. Honami 
Sudo 
Tagalog companies
Broadcaster: QTV Channel 11 
Dubbing: ALTA Productions 

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