The Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl TV started being shot in 1989. The anime was based on the manga Yawara, Hiroko Tokita was the director. Naoki Urasawa began working on it before starting Happy!. The music is written by Hideharu Mori who also wrote music for Maison Ikkoku: Kanketsuhen movie and Ranma 1/2 TV. 124 series were released all in all, each lasting for 26 minutes. Like the manga, the anime is filmed as a comedy.

The Yawara! Soreyuke Koshinuke Kiss!! movie was based on the manga Yawara by Naoki Urasawa also known for his works Happy!. Hiroko Tokita was the director. Naoki Urasawa began working on it after finishing Happy!. The anime is filmed as a comedy with slight drama, romance.

1996 saw the anime Yawara! Special - Zutto Kimi no Koto ga movie release based on the manga Yawara by Naoki Urasawa released in 1986. Morio Asaka was the director. Morio Asaka who had filmed Chobits OAV was invited director of Yawara! Special - Zutto Kimi no Koto ga. The music is written by Hideharu Mori who also wrote music for Maison Ikkoku: Kanketsuhen movie, Ranma 1/2 TV and Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl TV. The anime combines comedy, drama, romance.

The anime Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou ~Quiet Country Cafe~ OAV is filmed after the manga Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Tomomi Mochizuki was the director. Tomomi Mochizuki who had filmed Kimagure Orange Road: Shonen Jump Special OAV and Kimagure Orange Road: The Movie was invited director of Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou ~Quiet Country Cafe~. The Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou ~Quiet Country Cafe~ OAV soundtrack belongs to Choro Club also known for music to Aria the Animation TV. The anime is filmed as a slice of life with slight comedy, drama, science fiction.

The anime Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou OAV is filmed after the manga Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Takashi Anno was the director. Gontiti wrote a soundtrack for the anime. Like the manga, the anime is filmed as slice of life and science fiction.