Super Yo-Yo Explained

Ja Kanji:超速スピナー
Ja Romaji:Chōsoku Supinā
Type:manga
Author:Takashi Hashiguchi
Publisher:Shogakukan
Demographic:Children
Magazine:CoroCoro Comic
First:1997
Last:2000
Volumes:7
Type:tv series
Director:Takao Kato
Producer:Toshihiro Nakazawa
Music:Tetsuya Yamamoto
Studio:Xebec
Network:TV Tokyo[1]
First:December 1, 1998
Last:September 10, 1999
Episodes:22

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[2] and released in 2003.

A Game Boy video game adaptation has been published by Hudson Soft in Japan on September 18, 1998.

Plot

Shunichi 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 Shunichi for help. Shunichi 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, Shunichi 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.

Anime

Cast[3]

Music

Opening themes

Ending theme

Soundtrack

A soundtrack album titled has been released by Polystar in Japan on September 1, 1999.

Release

The anime series has been released on VHS in 5 volumes by Bandai Visual.

VolumeEpisodesRuntimeRelease date
11 - 5111 minutesMay 25, 1999
26 - 10111 minutesJuly 25, 1999
311 - 1490 minutesSeptember 25, 1999
415 - 1875 minutesNovember 25, 1999
519 - 2275 minutesJanuary 25, 2000

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 超速スピナー (archived) . Japanese . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20041215000140/http://www.production-ig.co.jp/xebec/sakuhin/spiner/index.html . December 15, 2004 .
  2. Web site: Odex program library.
  3. Web site: 「超速スピナー」キャスト (archived) . Japanese . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20041215063403/http://www.production-ig.co.jp/xebec/sakuhin/spiner/cast.htm . December 15, 2004 .