Super Yo-Yo

• Ja Kanji — 超速スピナー • Ja Romaji — Chōsoku Supinā • Genre — Sports (Yo-yo)

• Type — manga • Author — Takashi Hashiguchi • Publisher — Shogakukan • Magazine — CoroCoro Comic • First — 1997 • Last — 2000 • Volumes — 7

• Type — tv series • Director — Takao Kato • Producer — Toshihiro Nakazawa • Writer — Katsuyuki Sumisawa • Music — Tetsuya Yamamoto • Studio — Xebec • Network — TV Tokyo • First — December 1, 1998 • Last — September 10, 1999 • Episodes — 22 Super Yo-Yo 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. A Game Boy video game adaptation has been published by Hudson Soft in Japan on September 18, 1998.

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.

Source: • Shun'ichi Domoto: Showtaro Morikubo • Seito Hojoin: Yūji Ueda, Ai Orikasa (childhood) • Chuta Kogure: Saori Higashi • Mai Kirisaki: Makiko Ohmoto • Rian Yumemiya: Chiemi Chiba • Beso Kimura: Junko Noda • Jienma Ano: Yuuki Matsuda • Benkei Musashimaru: Takuma Suzuki • Master Nakamura: Shin-ichiro Miki, Noriko Hidaka (childhood) • Tsuyoshi Whapa: Kōichi Tōchika • Daiki Akagi: Kenichi Suzumura

• "SOMEDAY LET'S GO TOGETHER" performed by rub-down (Episodes 1–14). • "Loop & Loop" performed by Showtaro Morikubo (who also voiced the main character) (Episodes 15–22).

• "Future" performed by Chiaki Nakajima.

A soundtrack album titled lit. Hyper Sound Gigs "Ultra-fast Spinner" Music Collection has been released by Polystar in Japan on September 1, 1999.

The anime series has been released on VHS in 5 volumes by Bandai Visual. • Volume — Episodes — Runtime — Release date • 1 — 1 - 5 — 111 minutes — May 25, 1999 • 2 — 6 - 10 — 111 minutes — July 25, 1999 • 3 — 11 - 14 — 90 minutes — September 25, 1999 • 4 — 15 - 18 — 75 minutes — November 25, 1999 • 5 — 19 - 22 — 75 minutes — January 25, 2000