2003-11-06, 22:29 | Link #1 |
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Yawara!
If that recent posting on the list is Fashionable Judo Girl Yawara, then I'd recommend it to most people....especially if you have a fondness for the best of the older "completely hand-drawn" anime, or if you're into sports anime.
I myself don't like all the cliches that seem to go with nearly all sports anime, but Yawara avoids most of them. Also, this anime was pretty popular when it came out, and some would group it with the "classics". I wouldn't. It's on the Kempis Good Anime List, though. -k And Yawara is so cute! |
2003-11-07, 10:00 | Link #4 |
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I also enjoy Yawara immensly. It always brigtens my day when a new bittorrent comes out. It has some really endearing characters and superb voice work. This show is so much better than 85% of the stuff that's out there currently and I'm being generous!
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2003-11-08, 10:25 | Link #5 |
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Well, I'm a pretty big sports anime fan..so I of course like this series a lot. However, it does focus a lot on the main character (Yawara's) life, and doesn't just focus on sports, so it is probably appealing to a larger audience base. 120+ episodes though...going to be another year or two before they can get this anime subbed completely....
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2003-11-09, 03:03 | Link #6 | |
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2003-11-09, 05:06 | Link #7 | |
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2003-11-10, 19:14 | Link #8 | |
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I really liked the first 13 eps (or so) of a couple of looooong anime: Ranma 1/2. Naruto. One Piece. Dragon Ball Z. Also, some long ones get a startlingly bad story arc or two and then come back to being great anime, like Naruto or Kodocha. If Yawara does start repeating itself then I'll have to say. "Bleah, how disappointing!" but so far it hasn't. If it did why did you watch the whole set? Even during my most anime-starved college SLP VHS fansub days I stopped watching an anime series I didn't like. -k curious |
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2003-11-10, 21:33 | Link #9 |
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I haven't watched this show yet, but I noticed this show is by Madhouse, just like Hajime no Ippo, and from the description it sounds really like Hajime no Ippo except with a female lead and Judo instead of boxing.
I'll give it a try... |
2003-11-10, 21:58 | Link #10 |
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The author of the Yawara manga, Naoki Urasawa, is far and away my favorite mangaka ever, but I must say that Yawara is also far and away his least interesting work. It's good if you like really insubstantial, fluffy stories that are heartwarming and cute, but if you seek even the smallest amount of challenge in your anime it will be a dull experience.
Personally, I am really really looking forward to Madhouse's Monster anime to be aired next year. Now that is some spectacular Urasawa material. |
2003-11-11, 00:27 | Link #11 | |
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Try it anyways. It's lovely. It was broadcasted right besides Ranma and routinely used to beat it in ratings. Yawara's voice actress has a really nice, distinctive voice, completely different from your usual ear-bleeding young girl. Besides the 140+ TV episodes, there's a 90 min. TV special "Road to Barcelona" also fansubbed. I have seen a low quality VHS rip floating in Streamload.com. It would be a nice addition to Animesuki's own torrents even if it's only 352x240, 15 fps DivX 3.11 |
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2003-11-11, 03:18 | Link #12 |
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Yawara is a great great series--a shoujo sports anime, yes. I've watched all the episodes that were subbed on VHS, and highly recommend it. If neither sports anime nor shoujo anime appeals to you, well, it may not be what you're looking for.
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2003-11-11, 05:37 | Link #13 | |
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2003-11-11, 12:02 | Link #16 | |
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2003-11-11, 18:46 | Link #17 |
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The seinen target audience is men of college age or older. Typically more sophisticated and mature than shounen. Yawara bears few resemblances to an average seinen manga/anime but it ran in Big Comic Spirits, which is a seinen magazine.
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2003-11-11, 21:38 | Link #18 | |
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As I said earlier, Yawara! was broadcasted right after (or before, I forgot) Ranma, and a case can be argued that Ranma is not as "all ages" friendly as Yawara! considering all the nudity, yet Ranma (manga) ran in a boys magazine. |
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