The Duncan Midnight Special rebranded as Duncan Hyper Midnight originally intended for the Japan market, but mounted on a US "Midnight Special" card.
The Hyper Midnight yo-yo was sold only in Japan (including this muddled card version that was bought in Japan). Unless you're paying close attention to the text on the yo-yo, it is easy to visually mistake Hyper Midnight for Midnight Special and vice versa. This notion may help explain the mismatched yo-yo with the card by Duncan. (Or, it was just easier to use the US card to avoid translation costs and reprinting the card in Japanese.) Both the US and Japan versions of the yo-yo are identical to the standard Duncan Imperial. The only difference between these two "Midnight" models and the Imperial was the name and color. Duncan eventually fixed this production mistake and re-released the Hyper Midnight on a Duncan/Bandai branded card.
The Hyper Midnight imprint is a bit more challenging to find than the Midnight Special imprint, whether you are looking for it in the USA or Japan.
