Video game

Super Yo-Yo

Nintendo exclusive

Japanese manga series

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Platforms: Game Boy
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Publishers: Tentōmushi Comics
Country: Japan

About

Super Yo-Yo (Japanese: 超速スピナー, Hepburn: Chōsoku Supinā; lit. 'Ultra-fast Spinner') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takashi Hashiguchi. The series was serialized in Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic magazine between December 1997 and August 2000, and was translated into English and published in Singapore by Chuang Yi.

In 1998, the manga series was adapted into a 22-episode anime television series produced by Xebec, it ran from November 1998 to September 1999. The television series has been dubbed into English in Singapore by Odex and released in 2003.

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Story

Shun'ichi Domoto is a 5th grade boy. He usually helps the sport teams in his school due to his talent in sports. One day his friend, Beso Kimura lost his Yoyo in a Yoyo duel against a bully boy, Benkei Musashimaru and ask Shun'ichi for help. Shun'ichi challenges Benkei to a Yoyo duel then defeats him.

After that he was challenged by the exceptionally gifted Yoyoer, Seito Hojoin and get beaten because he ridiculed the Yoyo game. So, Shun'ichi enters Japan's Yoyo championship to get his revenge from his loss with Seito. Throughout this Championship, he learns new Yoyo Skills, meets new friends and powerful rivals.