Bandai Professional - Hyper Yo-Yo - 1st anniversary
Exhibit #2423
Type
Event
Shape
Standard (-)
Axle
Fixed
Packaging
Bubble Carded
Construction
Multi-piece plastic
Response
Starburst
Diameter
58 mm
Gap
Fixed
Weight
50 gm
Condition
Mint in Package
Date
1998
Owner
Rick Brough
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A special release of the Bandai Hyper Yo-Yo marking the one year anniversary of the start of "Yo-Yo Day" in Japan.
When the yo-yo boom began in Japan in 1997, Bandai held many yo-yo-related events on Yo-Yo Day which they marked as April 4. This date was chosen because "four" in Japanese is pronounced yon (YOH-n); the fourth day of the fourth month can be thought of as yon-yon, which sounds similar to yo-yo. This model of yo-yo was imprinted with the date "4 April 1998" which is unusual in itself. Its shape is similar to the Duncan Professional.
