Ep. 53: Entrevista exclusiva de Matsuda

Yawara tries a kata guruma (shoulder wheel), lifting Teleshikova on her shoulders, but she is able to escape by walking on her hands to go out of bounds. Jigoro continues to criticize Yawara as a "fighting dog" unworthy of a judoka, and states that his judo does not win by judges' decisions or points, but on outright ippons. Teleshikova vows not to lose despite not having the fan support and world class training. After multiple moves and countermoves, Yawara finally executes an impossible ippon with 3 seconds left in the match for a victory. Right afterwards, Jigoro angrily pulls off Yawara off the stage and refuses to let Yawara attend the award ceremony. The media begins to ask about the rumor that Kojiro left because of being thrown by a 5-year-old Yawara. Yawara runs off, saddened by having been the cause of her father's departure, and Matsuda chases after her. She vows to quit judo because it separated her family. As Matsuda confesses his feelings for Yawara for the first time, she falls asleep on his shoulder. Kojiro is confronted by men in suits and sunglasses who work for Honami Group, and Sayaka orders that nothing be spared to hire him as her coach. (Source: Wikipedia)
Episódios
- Ep. 49 · Yawara enfrenta a Rainha Belkens enquanto Matsuda confronta Kojiro e Jody compete contra Teleshikova
- Ep. 50 · Kojiro compartilha seu passado e dicas enquanto Jody enfrenta Teleshikova em uma partida final dramática
- Ep. 51 · Yawara enfrenta Teleshikova enquanto Jody se recupera e Matsuda entrega a carta de aviso de Kojiro.
- Ep. 52 · Yawara enfrenta os ataques implacáveis de Teleshikova enquanto se recupera de um quase nocaute.
- Ep. 53 · Entrevista exclusiva de Matsuda
- Ep. 54 · Matsuda faz um resumo dos eventos a partir do momento inicial
- Ep. 55 · Recap duas características do melhor judoca do mundo e a chegada de Kojiro como um potencial treinador
- Ep. 56 · Yawara anuncia sua intenção de abandonar o judô em meio ao caos da mídia e às ofertas de rivais
- Ep. 57 · A Decisão da Fujiko-san