Yawara: Difference between revisions

 

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* [[Almost Kiss]] (Yawara and Kazamatsuri in their first date, but they're interrupted by Jigoro, Sayaka and Matsuda.)

** {{spoiler|(Even worse between Yawara and Matsuda. At the last episode, Matsuda almost kisses Yawara, but he was pushed by drunken Jigoro and their friends.)}}

* [[Anime Accent Absence]] (Subverted in Jody Rockwell. Yawara has to correct her Japanese frequently, although it does improve over time. Some of the other world-class athletes have to use translators, and some try to use English. At least one picks up enough Japanese to trash-talk)

* [[Arranged Marriage]] {{spoiler|(Sayaka and Kazamatsuri.)}}

* [[Asskicking Pose]] (Subverted, in that they all use a real judo stance)

* [[Attention Whore]] (Jigoro)

* [[Dance Battler]] (Subverted in {{spoiler|Fujiko. Her flexibility from her past experience in ballet makes her extremely hard to pin, and she uses ballet music to time her moves, but her judo isn't particularly dance-like at all}}. Inverted when Jigoro uses judo and karate moves at a disco)

* [[Date Peepers]] (Yawara and Kazamatsuri out together attract Matsuda, Sayaka and Jigoro)

* [[Delinquents]] (Several show up at various times, Sudoh in particular)

* [[Disappeared Dad]] (Yawara's father Kojiro has been off on a training journey since she was 5. Frequently turns into [[Parental Abandonment]] as her mom is usually gone looking for him, but they have a normal relationship when she's home)

** Sayaka always calls her Todo (no long vowels) = sea lion/sea cow.

* [[Hair Decorations]] (Yawara wears bands or ribbons frequently especially in tournament)

* [[Huge Schoolgirl]] (Played in an [[Missed the Call|unusual way]] with Fujiko)

* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]] (Yawara, most of the time)

* [[Instant Fanclub]] (Lots of people try to join the judo team at Yawara's high school, until she [[Training from Hell|scares them off]]. Sayaka gets a huge cheering section of her own as well)

* [[It's a Costume Party, I Swear]] (Sayaka invites Yawara to a party, specifying casual attire while everyone else is in formal wear)

* [[It's All My Fault]] (Yawara blames herself for {{spoiler|throwing her father when she was five years old, leading to have [[Big Screwed-Up Family|family problems]]. This is one of the main reasons why she wants to quit judo}})

* [[Love Triangle]] (A few overlapping ones)

* [[Mad Love]] (Kuniko towards Matsuda)

* [[Make Way for the Princess]] (Sayaka expects this when she visits Yawara's school, planning to challenge Yawara. However, she gets hit on and has to [[Badass Normal|show her stuff]])

* [[Manly Tears]] (Hanazono)

* [[Miniature Senior Citizens]] (Jigoro)

* [[Miracle Rally]] (Played straight, subverted, averted, lampshade and justified, all more than once. This series likes to play with this one)

* [[Muscles Are Meaningless]] (Justified in that this is the whole point of Jigoro's [[My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours|style of judo]], that skill beats pure strength. Lampshaded in most of the open weight class fights, since Yawara is in the extra lightweight class, but most of her opponents are heavyweights, so people comment on this frequently.)

* [[Nervous Wreck]] (Fujiko)

* [[Oh Crap]] (Kazamatsuri, especially when {{spoiler|he deals about marriage with Sayaka}})

* [[Ojou]] (Sayaka)

* [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]] (Any number of Yawara's opponents)

* [[Paparazzi]] (Matsuda and Kumoda get stuck doing this when nothing more interesting is going on, and hate it)

* [[Panty Shot]] (Yawara delivers a number of these, since something like wearing a skirt doesn't stop her from using judo. Her first real publicity involves one , as Kumoda gets a shot of her subduing a purse snatcher from... an angle that ''doesn't'' show her face. Oddly enough, Yawara never seems bothered about the picture making the front page of one of the sports papers.)

* [[Parental Abandonment]] (Not complete, but Yawara's father has been [[Disappeared Dad|out on a training journey]] since she was five, and her mother is frequently out chasing rumors trying to find him)

* [[Porn Stash]] (Subverted in that when she discovers it, Yawara keeps cleaning like it isn't anything unusual. Matsuda is the one who panics)

* [[The Promise]] (Yawara promises {{spoiler|to fight Jody Rockwell again in a tournament somewhere, the first time she actively agrees to a real tournament}})

* [[Rich Bitch]] (Sayaka, of course)

* [[The Rival]] (Played straight and subverted in Sayaka, who sees herself as one and is seriously frustrated when Yawara doesn't really think that way. Jigoro sets her up as a rival for Yawara in an attempt to [[Genre Savvy|encourage Yawara's fighting spirit]]. {{spoiler|She does eventually become one, along with a number of world-class judo athletes from other countries}}).

* [[Save Our Team]] (Hanazano to both Jigoro and Yawara)

* [[Shipper on Deck]] (Jody and Fujiko are supportive of Yawara/Matsuda)

** Seems that Sayaka ships the pairing as well. She once asked Matsuda if he's tired following Yawara.

* [[Survival Mantra]] (Fujiko chants this mantra whenever she wants to concentrate on her movements or to calm herself{{spoiler|. She even says this when she's giving birth to her baby}})

{{quote|'''Fujiko:''' "Une, deux, trois...Une, deux, trois...UNE, DEUX, TROIS!"}}

* [[Theme Tune Cameo]] (In Episode 57, Jigoro sings the opening theme while he's in the bath)

* [[Thinking Out Loud]] (Kazamatsuri)

 

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