Super Yo-Yo
Super Yo-Yo | |
Cover of Super Yo-Yo volume 1 | |
超速スピナー (Chōsoku Supinā) | |
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Genre | Sports |
Manga | |
Written by | Takashi Hashiguchi |
Published by | Shogakukan |
English publisher | [1] |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | CoroCoro Comic |
Original run | November 15, 1997 – July 15, 2000 |
Volumes | 7 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Takao Kato |
Produced by | Toshihiro Nakazawa |
Written by | Katsuyuki Sumisawa, Katsuhiko Koide |
Music by | Tetsuya Yamamoto |
Studio | Xebec |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Tokyo[2] |
English network | |
Original run | December 1, 1998 – September 10, 1999 |
Episodes | 22 |
Super Yo-Yo[lower-alpha 1] (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[5] 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.
Manga volume list
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | |
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1 | April 25, 1998 | ISBN 4-09-142611-5 | |
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2 | August 25, 1998 | ISBN 4-09-142612-3 | |
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3 | February 25, 1999 | ISBN 4-09-142613-1 | |
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4 | May 25, 1999 | ISBN 4-09-142614-X | |
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5 | October 25, 1999 | ISBN 4-09-142615-8 | |
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6 | March 25, 2000 | ISBN 4-09-142616-6 | |
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7 | October 25, 2000 | ISBN 4-09-142617-4 | |
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Anime
Cast[6]
- Dōmoto Shun'ichi (堂本 瞬一): Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo
- Hōjōin Seito (北条院 聖斗): Voiced by: Yūji Ueda, Ai Orikasa (childhood)
- Kogure Chūta (小暮 宙太): Voiced by: Saori Higashi
- Kirisaki Mai (霧崎 マイ): Voiced by: Makiko Ohmoto
- Yumemiya Rian (夢宮 りあん): Voiced by: Chiemi Chiba
- Kimura Beso (木村 ベソ): Voiced by: Junko Noda
- Anō Jienma (安濃 慈円馬): Voiced by: Yuuki Matsuda
- Musashimaru Benkei (武蔵丸 弁慶): Voiced by: Takuma Suzuki
- Nakamura Meijin (中村 名人): Voiced by: Shin-ichiro Miki, Noriko Hidaka (childhood)
Music
Opening themes
- "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).
Ending theme
- "Future" performed by Chiaki Nakajima.
Soundtrack
A soundtrack album titled Haipā Saundo Gigusu "Chōsoku Supinā" Ongaku Shū (ハイパー・サウンド・ギグス「超速スピナー」音楽集, lit. Hyper Sound Gigs "Ultra-fast Spinner" Music Collection) has been released by Polystar in Japan on September 1, 1999.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "SOMEDAY LET'S GO TOGETHER" (performed by rub-down) | Mitachi Yori Asa | Sugiuchi Shinsuke | 3:54 |
2. | "Future" (performed by Chiaki Nakajima) | Masumi Kawamura, Yuno Zen Kisato | Ogura Ryo | 4:16 |
3. | "LOOP & LOOP" (performed by Morikubo Shotaro) | Mitsuko Shiramine | Orenji | 4:26 |
4. | "LOOP GIG FOR 堂本瞬一" (Dōmoto Shun'ichi) | Tetsuya Yamamoto | 4:10 | |
5. | "LOOP GIG FOR 北条院聖斗" (Hojoin Seito) | Tetsuya Yamamoto | 4:10 | |
6. | "LOOP GIG FOR 夢宮りあん" (Yumemiya Rian) | Tetsuya Yamamoto | 1:57 | |
7. | "LOOP GIG FOR 武蔵丸弁慶" (Musashimaru Benkei) | Tetsuya Yamamoto | 3:03 | |
8. | "LOOP GIG FOR 小暮宙太" (Kogure Chuta) | Tetsuya Yamamoto | 2:53 | |
9. | "LOOP GIG FOR 輪刃剛志" (Waha Tsuyoshi) | Tetsuya Yamamoto | 2:59 | |
10. | "LOOP GIG FOR 霧崎マイ" (Kirisaki Mai) | Tetsuya Yamamoto | 4:09 | |
11. | "CHAMPION SHIP" | Tetsuya Yamamoto | 2:11 | |
12. | "NOCTURNE FOR A GENIUS" | Tetsuya Yamamoto | 1:18 | |
13. | "MYSTERIOUS GIRL" | Tetsuya Yamamoto | 2:42 | |
14. | "SCHOOL DAYS" | Tetsuya Yamamoto | 1:54 | |
15. | "LOOP & LOOP (H.S.G. VERSION)" (performed by Morikubo Shotaro) | Mitsuko Shiramine | Orenji | 4:26 |
Total length: | 48:56 |
Episode list
No. | Title | Original airdate |
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1 | "Yōyō to no deai" (ヨーヨーとの出会い) | November 30, 1998 |
2 | "Raibaru no ōkisa" (ライバルの大きさ) | December 7, 1998 |
3 | "Aitsu to tatakau tame ni" (あいつと戦うために) | December 14, 1998 |
4 | "Japan chanpion kānibaru kaisai" (ジャパンチャンピオンカーニバル開催) | December 21, 1998 |
5 | "Shutsujō ken o kakete" (出場権をかけて) | January 18, 1999 |
6 | "Michi no haipā doragon" (未知のハイパードラゴン) | January 25, 1999 |
7 | "Shun'ichi nagare kōryaku hō" (瞬一流攻略法) | February 15, 1999 |
8 | "Raibaru ga iru kara koso" (ライバルがいるからこそ) | February 22, 1999 |
9 | "Yōyō man sanjō" (YOYOマン参上) | March 15, 1999 |
10 | "Sorezore no omoi" (それぞれの思い) | March 22, 1999 |
11 | "Shōto sutoringusu no Kirisaki Mai" (ショートストリングスの霧崎マイ) | April 12, 1999 |
12 | "Saibāsupēsu no tatakai" (サイバースペースの戦い) | April 19, 1999 |
13 | "Shōri no yukue" (勝利の行方) | May 10, 1999 |
14 | "Shōgeki no kokuhaku" (衝撃の告白) | May 17, 1999 |
15 | "Higeki no hamon" (悲劇の波紋) | June 7, 1999 |
16 | "Arashi no junkesshō" (嵐の準決勝) | June 14, 1999 |
17 | "Ame no hōmonsha" (雨の訪問者) | July 5, 1999 |
18 | "Dī purojekuto no nazo" (Dプロジェクトの謎) | July 12, 1999 |
19 | "Omoide no yōyō" (思い出のヨーヨー) | August 2, 1999 |
20 | "Futatsu no doragon" (ふたつのドラゴン) | August 9, 1999 |
21 | "Shukumei no taiketsu" (宿命の対決) | August 30, 1999 |
22 | "Shitō no hateni" (死闘の果てに) | September 6, 1999 |
Release
The anime series has been released on VHS in 5 volumes by Bandai Visual.
Volume | Episodes | Runtime | Release date |
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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 |
Notes
- ↑ Having never been licensed in NA, this manga and its anime adaptation are most commonly known as Chousoku Spinner. Super Yo-Yo is the title of both the Singaporean English edition of the manga and English dub of the anime, and it is the one adopted in this article.
References
- ↑ "Chuang Yi English publications catalogue (archived)". Archived from the original on June 8, 2007.
- ↑ "超速スピナー (archived)" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 15, 2004.
- ↑ "Documenting Singaporean Dubs". Lost Media Wiki. 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20061019083253/http://kikutvcom.forumco.com/topic~TOPIC_ID~1690.asp
- ↑ "Odex program library".
- ↑ "「超速スピナー」キャスト (archived)" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 15, 2004.
External links
- Super Yo-Yo (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia