YoYo Related News From Around The World
Yoyorecreation has announced a second bimetal yoyo for their “Rebellion” budget line, this one called “Invaders Must Die”. Seems like between “Start The Riot” and now this, the names for the Rebellion line are getting weirder and more awesome! And hey, another bimetal from Yoyorecreation doesn’t sound like a bad thing at all. Check it out in the hands of the always amazing Tatsuya Fujisaka.
Yoyo used is Invaders Must Die by Rebellion.
Yoyorecreation announced some new releases for EYYC…new colorways of the Gargantua, Start The Riot, and Draupnir, but the most interesting news is the release of a POM Diffusion. We know these will be available first at EYYC (Prague) and 44Festival (Japan), but we don’t have anything in the way of specs yet.
Blasted POM sounds fun, even if there really aren’t any advantages to using this material over just making a low-cost aluminum yoyo. And the vibe issues are a little worrying, but maybe they won’t be as bad as they sound. Either way, for Yoyorecreation fans this sounds like a pretty sweet release! Check out Yoyorecreation’s statement below.
POM Diffusion
The Diffusion was renowned for changing the plastic yo-yo market with it’s revolutionary axle configuration, but in an effort to push the performance even further we experimented with using POM material (Polyacetal). These POM prototypes were a huge hit with our team, and so we are pleased to announce that we will be making a full production run!*
The higher density of POM material compared to the polycarbonate of the original Diffusion gives the POM Diffusion much more of a solid feel on the string, and a much more powerful spin. The POM Diffusion is given a blasted finish, which compliments the already smooth texture of the POM material. It is completely different to the touch compared to the regular Diffusion.
* – Due to the way POM shrinks during the manufacturing process, these Diffusions may suffer more vibe than the regular Diffusions. For the same reason, the pad size of these models is different from the standard YYR pad size, and will require a pad with a 19mm outer diameter. Since this will be a super limited-run, these yo-yos will be blank. This run will not ship with a slim bearing like with the regular Diffusions.
Rebellion, the budget yoyo line from YoYoRecreation, has it’s first bi-metal yoyo releasing soon! Yusuke Otsuka runs it through a hella clean prelim run in this quick video. Yusuke took 5th Place at last year’s World YoYo Contest, so I think it’s safe to say that he knows a thing or two about making a yoyo look good.
No word on price or release date yet, but considering the pricing of the Rebellion line I think it’s safe to say we can expect this to come in under $100. Sweet!
While we were all busy ooohing and aaaaahing over all the new yoyo releases, YoYoRecreation dropped this little gem that might actually be the single best release at Worlds!
This new bearing removal tool appears to let you insert the tool into the center of the bearing, and then expand the jaws to grip the bearing from the inner race and pop the bearing out easily…and then with another twist you can disengage the jaws and let the bearing easily pop off the tool. Brilliant! And it looks super cool to boot. Available at the World YoYo Contest this weekend for ¥4000 (about $32 USD).
Yoyorecreation just released a trailer for “Revelation”, a short new documentary coming soon about the 7-year old company that has been a dominant player in the high-end yoyo market in Japan…one of the most demanding yoyo markets in the world.
Filmed and edited by Piotrek Smietana, and featuring tons of drone footage and extra-epic music. Because yes.
Our latest release in The Summer of Titanium™ is yet another World YoYo Contest release from Yoyorecreation, the Seventh Heaven! This Sleipnir-inspired titanium yoyo is a full-sized competition-ready yoyo and Yoyorecreation owner Kengo Kido believes it to be a culmination of everything he has learned in his seven years of running Yoyorecreation.
This beauty will set you back ¥77777 (of course), which is about $625 USD. Available first at the World YoYo Contest!
The Summer of Titanium™ has played out well beyond the possible dreams of any yoyo player or collector. For those of you who haven’t been keeping track, we’ve had the YoYoFactory Dream, Luftverk Evora, One Drop Citizen, iYoYo TIger, Something Anglam TISS, Something Anglam Zero, and now the Yoyorecreation Seventh Heaven.
This is madness. Glorious, sparking on concrete, madness.
The hits just keep on coming from Yoyorecreation with their World YoYo Contest releases!
Next up we have a brand new bi-metal yoyo, the Yoyorecreation Valkyrie! Designed with input from Yoyorecreation team member Piotrek Smietana, the Yoyorecreation Valkyrie is a design from the people who brought you the Draupnir, which has become the gold standard for bi-metal yoyos. We don’t have specs yet, but while the shape and profile appear to be incredible similar to the Draupnir, the weight and weight distribution have apparently been changed to make this a more “accessible” feeling bi-metal for a wider range of competition players.
Expected retail is ¥25800 (about $207 USD), and the Valkyrie will be available first at the 2015 World YoYo Contest.
Yoyorecreation has announced another new release for the 2015 World YoYo Contest…a new entry-level plastic yoyo called the FAY!
Retailing for just ¥1980 (about $16 USD), the FAY appears to come stock with a half-spec bearing for responsive play, and can easily be fitted with a full-width bearing for unresponsive play. The shape looks great for beginners or advanced players, and at this price point the FAY could be a huge hit for Yoyorecreation! This is also the first Yoyorecreation yoyo to use side caps (yay, side caps!) and they are actually designed to be easily removable. Perfect for customizers!
Hello, and welcome to the absolute most adorable yoyo-related thing you’ll see all year.
Japanese yoyo retailer SpinGear has created two packs of special “stickers” for the popular Japanese messaging app Line, featuring SpinGear owner Takahiko Hasegawa, with appearances by YoYoRecreations’ Kengo Kido, CLYW’s Chris Mikulin, Ayumu Harada, and Harrison Lee, One Drop’s Ryosuke Kawamura, and even YoYoFactory’s Ben McPhee (munching on Mister Donut with his trusty camera around his neck). This is seriously one of the best things ever!
Download the sticker packs at the links below. (If you open them on your mobile phone, they should automatically open in the Line app).
YoYoRecreation just announced a pile of new releases for their Rebellion line being released at Worlds, and now we have a glimpse at a new plastic model for their main line! The Gargantua is, hopefully, releasing at Worlds and it looks like in the hands of a skilled player it can handle pretty much anything.
Plus we get a look at Iori Yamaki’s 1A Semi-Final routine for Worlds and if he goes clean he’s definitely got a shot at a big win this year.
The Butcher is part of the first wave of releases from Rebellion, a budget line of yoyos created by Kengo Kido and Piotrek Smietana of YoYoRecreation.
The Butcher is a budget-friendly aluminum yoyo, based slightly on the design of the YoYoRecreation Mr. Butcher. Featuring a slimmer profile than the rest of the Rebellion line, the Butcher is ideal for ultra-complicated 1A play that requires fast movement through a lot of string segments, or 3A play which is always helped by a slightly narrower yoyo. Fast, stable, and long spinning, the Butcher is also dead smooth, to the point that it’s hard to admit it’s a “budget” model. Considered among plays to be one of the best all-around players of the Rebellion line so far, the Butcher can handle all your tricks and more.
The fit and finish on all of the Rebellion models are excellent for a line of budget yoyos. Available in solid colors only, the Rebellion line is meant to be a solid value with a simple aesthetic. Packed in a stamped cardboard box, the Rebellion line features only a simple engraving with its name and the brand’s flag icon.. Simple and straightforward, this model is meant for players.
The Rebellion Butcher retails for just $56, making it an amazing value for the serious player on a budget. With high quality manufacturing and great play value, the Butcher is unbelievably good and meets or exceeds the value of most other yoyos in this price range. The Butcher looks, plays, and holds up like a far more expensive yoyo, and should serve you well.
The Rebellion Butcher is available now at YoYoExpert.com.
YoYoRecreation has just announced FOUR new yoyos being released under their “Rebellion YoYos” sub-brand at the 2015 World YoYo Contest!
Liliputian ¥4480 / $36 USD
The Liliputian is an undersized model, something we don’t see a lot of lately. Available first in light purple and black.
Qilin ¥6480 / $52 USD
The Qilin is based on the YoYoRecreation Sleipnir, giving players a shot at similar performance for a much lower price.
Dread & Dread G – ¥8800 / $70 USD
With a 62mm diameter, the Dread is modeled after the YoYoRecreation Dreadnought, a cult classic among yoyo players. The Dread G version is heavier, weighing in at 80 grams for players who want something that solid and stable.
There will also be new colorways available for the existing Rebellion YoYos models, the Acro, Butcher, and Golyat.
YoYoRecreation has released another “team portrait” video, this one featuring Yuusuke Ootsuka.
This is one of the first yoyo videos to be shot extensively with drone footage and the result is staggeringly beautiful. It’s such a completely different look for yoyoing, and once again Backspin leader Piotrek Smietana has taken yoyo cinematography to the next level.
Yuusuke’s yoyo play is fantastic, but hearing him talk about the motivation behind his freestyles is really my favorite part. This part in particular really struck me:
Nowadays, tricks are telling too much information to the audience. That’s why I want to express only a few things with my freestyle. I think that most people don’t choose the most important parts, and simply don’t watch how it looks overall. I want to make a point, that showing the best of your skill doesn’t always mean to show all of your tricks in a single freestyle.
New players coming up and starting to think about competing in freestyle competitions..pay close attention to this idea. I promise you, it will be the thing that separates you from the pack.
Huge thanks to YoYoRecreation and Piotrek Smietana for this incredible video!