Well, they released thodr 40 episodes in one set but that was (as said) a year ago and nothing have been said when the next sets will get a release so with this pace it will take at least 3 years until they have them all out... if they don't go bankrupt before that, which wouldn't surprise me at all. Though, they made it through releasing the entire Urusei Yatsura, as 50 freaking singles, so maybe they will make it through this one as well.
Anomalous: You are right but to be fair that's just the first 40 episodes and it was released over a year ago and with no mention about when the rest of the series will be released. I personally won't get it unless I can get it all as I have been screwed too many times by the R1 anime industry to buy DVDs that's not complete sets.
Does Yawara really need fansubs? There are subbed R1 DVDs (at the not half bad price of $2 per episode) you can track down if you're American or desperate.
Jarinko chie the movie is available for download throughout the web, but I haven't seen the series around. I'd love to see those too. The movie was great.
Yeah, they mentioned picking up the series from after episode 13 where it's been left hanging forever or so. So I'm allowing myself to feel kind of hopeful about it.